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Photo: Addis Journal The last decade has seen a number of exciting new lodges make their debuts in different parts of Ethiopia. Though not yet numerous, the new breed of lodges are every bit as polished as their chic urban counterparts. The eco-friendly lodges have the advantage of protecting the heritage and culture of the land whilst at the same time increasing in a small way, knowledge and understanding of this country. In a series of posts, Addis Journal will feature ten unique spots that are spread out in every direction from the capital. The lodges are chosen for their spectacular locations, outstanding guest amenities and commitment to conservation. Located in the outskirts of Yirga Alem town, midway between Awasa and Dila, Aregash Lodge is by far the most attractive of those lodges. 317 kms away from Addis, it is only three hours drive. Situated in 11 acres of land, the bold and beautiful house deep in the wood is inspiring of awe in the true meaning of that word: a f

Photo from Arefe Abstract: Bamboo is an abundant resource in Ethiopia and has a great potential for commercialization, which can drive rural development. In view of these realities, this study analyzed the state and determinants of small-scale bamboo commercialization in Ethiopia. Data were collected from three major bamboo-growing districts (Awi, Sidama, and Sheka) and four urban centers (Masha, Hawassa, Bahir Dar, and Addis Ababa) via semi-structured interviews, group discussions, and questionnaire surveys with key actors along the value chain. Results revealed distinctive differences in proportion of cash income, value chain structure, and management engagement among the districts. Percentages of cash income were 60.15, 42.60, and 9.48 at Awi, Sidam, and Sheka, respectively. Differences were statistically significant between Sheka and both other districts (p = 0.05), but not between Awi and Sidama. The value chain structure showed that compared with Sheka, Awi and Sidama h

There is no denying that Africa, and East Africa in particular, is currently buzzing with entrepreneurial activity. Adding to the buzz, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has signed a collaborative agreement with Microsoft East Africa Limited to grow entrepreneurship in the region. The agreement sees Microsoft providing training and mentorship services to Ethiopia’s UNDP supported Entrepreneurship Development Programme (EDP) for 200 000 entrepreneurs. These services fall under Microsoft’s flagship entrepreneurship programme in Africa, the 4Afrika Initiative. The initiative looks at helping African entrepreneurs accelerate their economic development as well as improve the continent’s global competitiveness. “Microsoft brings this vision, as well as its vast experience in providing ICT skills, education and curriculum for developing countries, to the deal,” says the initiative. This agreement makes perfect sense for the division, which launched a similar program

አዲስ አበባ ነሐሴ 8/2006 በኢትዮጵያ ለመጀመሪያ ጊዜ የተባባሩት መንግስታት የልማት ፕሮግራም እና በምስራቅ አፍሪካ የማይክሮሰፍት ድርጅት 200 ሺህ ኢትዮጵያዊያን  ስራ ፈጣሪዎችን ለማብቃት የግል ዘርፍ የትብብር ስምምነት ተፈራራሙ። የልማት ፕሮግራሙ ለኢዜአ እንደገለጸው ስምምነቱ ሁለቱ ደርጅቶች በኢትዮጵያ ለሚካሄደው የስራ ፈጠራ ፕሮግራም ለ200 ሺህ ስራ ፈጣሪዎች የስልጠናና የክትትል አገልግሎት ለመስጠት ተስማምተዋል። እነዚሀ አገልግሎቶችም አገር በቀል ስራ ፈጣሪዎችን በማብቃት የአፍሪካን ኢኮኖሚያዊ እድገት ለማፋጠንና በዓለም ተወዳዳሪነቷን ለማሳደግ  የማይክሮሶፍት ፎር አፍሪካ ኢኒሽዬቲቭ አካል ይሆናሉ፡፡ ስምምነቱ በስራ ፈጠራ ዙሪያ የሚከናወኑ ተግባራትን ለማሳደግ ያለመ ነው። በስምምነቱ መሰረት ከፍተኛ የማይክሮሶፍት በጎ ፍቃደኞች ስራ ፈጣሪዎችን በመከታተል በስትራቴጂና በገበያ ድጋፍ በማድረግ ምርጥ ስራ ፈጣሪዎችን በመደገፍ ለማይክሮሶፍት ፎር አፍሪካ ኢንሽዬቲቭ ሽልማት እጩ ያቀርባሉ። በተጨማሪም ለጀማሪ ስራ ፈጣሪዎች ነጻ ሶፍትዌር ለሚያቀርበው ማይክሮሶፍት "ቢዝስፓርክ" ለተሰኘ የዓለም ፕሮግራም እድል እንዲያገኙ ለማስቻል ይሰራሉ። በቀጣይም ስራ ፈጣሪዎችን ምርታቸውንና አገልግሎቶቻቸውን በማቅረብ  በማይክሮሶፍት ጥቃቅንና አነስተኛ ኢንተርፕራይዝ በኩል ዓለም  አቀፍ ተቀባይነት እንዲያገኙ ድጋፍ ይሰጣሉ። ስምምነቱ ጥቃቅንና አነስተኛ ቢዝነስና ስራ ፈጣሪዎችን ለማነሳሳት ለተቀረጸው የራስን ቢዚነስ መገንባት በሚል ስያሜ  የስልጠና ፕሮግራም  ያካትታል፡፡ በኢትዮጵያ  የልማት ፕሮግራሙ ተወካይ ኢዩጌኔ ኦውሱ  በማይክሮሶፍት የሚቀርቡ ምርቶችና አገልግሎቶች  ወጣትና ተስፋ ሰጪ ስራ ፈጣሪዎችን አቅም ለማመንጨት ልዩ የሆነ እድ

Photo from hawassaonline Abstract The study was undertaken with the prime objective of assessing the impacts brought out by investments in Hawassa City. As the study is basically both empirical and analytical in nature, field survey method was adopted. The study considered only the projects which are operational and at implementation stages. Among the nine investment streams, investors from six streams had given consent to cooperate in the data collection process.  Thus the total population for the sample purpose from six streams is 288. Out of 288 projects, 40 sample investors were selected on disproportionate to size sampling basis. Both primary and secondary sources were sought for data collection. Semi structured questionnaire was prepared and distributed among the sample investors. Interviews were conducted with officials of Hawassa City Investment and Environmental Protection Bureau. Focus group discussion was conducted among the dwellers residing near to factories.