Women Entrepreneurship Development Program in Ethiopia

This project aims to support women entrepreneurs in certain urban and surrounding areas in Ethiopia. It seeks to give women entrepreneurs better access to finance and entrepreneurial and technical training and services. Women who have experience in running their own micro or small business decide to participate in the program and the components of the program that are most useful for them. The program helps women gain access to microfinance provides training on skill development technology and product development and also includes general advocacy and outreach initiatives. This initiative seeks to increase the incomes and employment of female-run micro and small businesses. It aims to provide loans to about 17 500 women entrepreneurs facilitate access to financial services and improve the capacity of existing microfinance institutions.

The expected intermediate outcomes for this project include: increased earnings and employment of micro and small enterprises owned or partly owned by the participating female entrepreneurs in the targeted cities of Ethiopia.