Project Overview:
- Project Period: Part of a five-year initiative (2023-2028) with a budget of 779 million Ethiopian birr, funded by USAID.
- Project Goal: To support 33,000 PSNP households in reaching sustainable graduation thresholds through various interventions:
- Strengthening on-farm and off-farm enterprises
- Creating wage employment opportunities
- Improving diets
- Enhancing resilient market systems and commercialization
- Facilitating private investment and finance.
🎯 Intervention Zones and Woredas:
- North Wello Zone: Bugna, Gubalafto, Habru, Raya Kobo, Lasta
- South Gondar Zone: Estie, Sede Muja, and Guna Begemider
🤝 Project Leadership:
- Led by: Mercy Corps Ethiopia
- Implementing Partner: Mahibere Hiwot for Social Development
- Technical Partners: Village Enterprise and First Consult
👥 Launching Event Highlights:
- Diverse stakeholders from regional, zonal, and woreda level offices, as well as other CSOs and private institutions, participated in the event.
- Welcoming speech by Ato Tilahun Asmare, Deputy Chief of Party for HRA, and opening speech by Ato Silashi Mulunehe, Head of Amhara Regional Agriculture Bureau.
- Highlight presentation of the HRA Amhara Region coordination by Hana Hile.
- Closing remarks by Ato Atalaye, Deputy Head of the Regional Finance Bureau, after discussions on project activities.