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Mass Youth Employment in Apiculture

Project:   Mass Youth Employment in Apiculture
Timeline: November 2023 – October 2028
Sector: Agriculture, Financial Inclusion, Marketing
Donor: MasterCard Foundation
Region: Oromia, Sidama, South Ethiopia, and Central Ethiopia
Zone: Bale Zone, East Bale, East Sidama, Kembata, Kembata, North Sidama, South Sidama, Tambaro Special Woreda, and West Arsi, Wolayita
districts: 33
Kebelles: 273
Direct: Male: 74,565,  Female: 298,259,  Total: 372,824
Indirect: Male: 280,682, Female: 269,674,  Total: 550,356

  • Project: Supporting Ethiopian Coffee farmers for EUDR Compliant Marketing
    Timeline: April 1, 2025, to December 31, 2025
    Sector: Agriculture, Environment and Natural Resource
    Donor: Royal Norwegian Embassy
    Region: Oromia,
    Zone: Illubabor and Bale
    districts:     4 in Illubabor and 3 in Bale zone
    Kebelles: 
    Direct:     Male ____ Female ___ Total 6000 households
    Indirect: 

Project: Nature-Based Solutions for Sustainable and Inclusive Development (NSSID)
Timeline: June 2023-December 31/2026
Sector: Agriculture, Forestry, Water and Energy, Women and Youth, Planning and Development, Industry, and Trade.
Donor: SIDA
Region: Central Ethiopia
Zone: East Gurage
districts: East Meskan and South Sodo
Kebelles: 4
Direct: Male 4,185 Female 1,793 Total 5978
Indirect: Male: 12,554 Female: 5,380 Total 17934

Project: Transform Soil Fertility Management in Ethiopia/TRANSFORM
Timeline: January 2025-December 31, 2028
Sector: Soil fertility and health improvement, Agriculture
Donor: Embassy of  Kingdom of Netherlands and EU
Region: Oromia and Central Ethiopia
Zone: Arsi and Halaba
districts: Tiyo, Digalu fi Tijo, Sire and weira
Kebelles: 16
Direct: Male 23,333, Female 10,000, Total 33,333
Indirect: Male, Female, Total

Project: Livelihood Improvement for Rural Women Phase II LI4RW II
Timeline: January 2025-December 31, 2027
Sector: Livelihood, Environment, Agriculture
Donor: Mrs. Veronika Pernthaner-Maeke
Region: Oromia 
Zone: West Arsi
Districts: Dodola
Kebelles: 3
Direct: Male:  0, Female: 335 Total: 335
Indirect: Female: 600 Total: 200 Total: 800


Project: Forests for Sustainable Development (FSD) Programme
Timeline: April 2022-December 31, 2025
Sector: Agriculture, Water and Energy, Planning and Development, Climate Change & Environment
Donor: Royal Norwegian Embassy
Region: Oromia 
Zone: East Bale, Bale, West Arsi, Guji, and Borena
Districts: 20
Kebelles: 142
Direct: Female 25,151, Male 30,526, Total 55,677 And women and youth groups: 2,150 (215 groups),
Indirect: 

Project: Nature for Green Development (N4GD) Sustainable NRM for Secured Livelihood & Energy Security
Timeline: February 2020–April 2023
Sector: Agriculture, 
Donor: EU
Region: Oromia 
Zone: –
Districts:
Kebelles:
Direct: Male 2,100, Female 900, Total 3,000
Indirect: 

Project: Gender Transformative Climate Smart Agriculture & Agri-business (CSAAB)
Timeline: November 2019– April 2023
Sector: Agriculture, 
Donor: UN Women
Region: Oromia 
Zone: –
Districts:
Kebelles:
Direct: Male 900, Female 3,660, Total 4,560
Indirect: 

Project: Natural Resources Management for Resilience and Economic Development in Rural Ethiopia—Central Rift Valley (CRV) Landscape Management Project
Timeline: January 2019-December 2022
Sector: Agriculture, Forestry, Water and Energy, Women and Youth, Planning and Development, Industry, and

Trade.

Donor: SIDA
Region:  Oromia and SNNPR
Zone: East Showa, West Arsi and Gurage
Districts: Adami Tullu Jiddo Kombolcha, Heban Arsi, Negelle Arsi, Meskan, East Meskan and South Sodo
Kebelles: 8
Direct: Male 9,000, Female 3,660, Total 12,200
Indirect: Male: 18,760, Female: 8,040 Total: 26,800

Project: Scaling out Integrated and Multi-sectoral Eco-regional Approach in Bale Eco-region: HARE (SHARE II)
Timeline: May 2019 – April 30, 2024
Sector: Forest, Agriculture, Livelihood, Natural Resources Management
Donor: Embassy of Kingdom of Netherlands and EU
Region:  Oromia 
Zone: West Arsi and Bale
Districts: Nansebo, Kokosa, Dodola, Gasara, Gololcha and Harana Buluk
Kebelles: 12
Direct: Male 32,150, Female 17,568, Total 49
Indirect: 12 million downstream water users in Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia (of which 3.8 million in Ethiopia)

Project: Gender Sensitive Employment through Climate Smart and Value-added Highland Barley
Timeline: January 1, 2024-December 31, 2024
Sector: Livelihood, Agriculture
Donor: UNDIP
Region:  Oromia 
Zone: West Arsi 
Districts: Dodola
Kebelles: 1
Direct: Male: 0 Female: 130 Total: 130
Indirect: Total: 1369 (not segregated by sex) 

Timeline: July 2026-June 2027
Sector: Agroecological Transition and Agriculture
Donor: Agroecology Fund
Region: Central Ethiopia
Zone: Guraghe
districts: South Sodo and East Meskan
Kebelles: 2 watersheds
Direct: Male 514 Female 95, Total 609
Indirect: 12,334

Project Implementers: A consortium project implemented by Farm Africa (lead), SOS   Sahel Ethiopia, NABU-Ethiopia and Environment and Coffee Forest Forum (ECFF)

Timeline: April 2026-February 2029
Sector: Forestry
Donor: Royal Norwegian Embassy
Target Geography: Oromia & Southwest Ethiopia. SOS works in Bale-Oromia

Zone: Bale
districts: Goba and Berbere Woredas
Direct: Project Total 74,286 households (40% Female)

Project Implementers: AGRA, SOS Sahel Ethiopia and Green Agro-Solution PLC

Timeline: March 1, 2026 – March 31, 2030
Sector: Youth Job creation and Agriculture
Donor: MasterCard Foundation
Region: Oromia
Zone: North Shewa, East Shewa, West Shewa Zones and Sheger City Administration
Districts: 14 districts (Aleltu, Deberelibanos, Berek, and Mendida, Zukala, Melka Odda, Welmera, Ejere,         Gallan Arabsaa, Andode, Gafarsa Guje, rural Sabatta, Kurra Jidah, and Galan Gudda). 

Direct: Male 16,000 Female 64000, Total 80,000