{"id":1627,"date":"2022-03-02T08:23:43","date_gmt":"2022-03-02T05:23:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amref.org\/ethiopia\/?page_id=1627"},"modified":"2026-02-02T11:44:44","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T08:44:44","slug":"kefeta","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/amref.org\/ethiopia\/kefeta\/","title":{"rendered":"Kefeta | Elevating Ethiopian Youth"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1627\" class=\"elementor elementor-1627\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-70fe7586 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"70fe7586\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6231d3d\" data-id=\"6231d3d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-11be8851\" data-id=\"11be8851\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-392acd5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"392acd5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3038\" height=\"2194\" src=\"https:\/\/amref.org\/ethiopia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/03\/Kefeta-Logo-English-Colors.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1647\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amref.org\/ethiopia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/03\/Kefeta-Logo-English-Colors.png 3038w, https:\/\/amref.org\/ethiopia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/03\/Kefeta-Logo-English-Colors-300x217.png 300w, https:\/\/amref.org\/ethiopia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/03\/Kefeta-Logo-English-Colors-1024x740.png 1024w, https:\/\/amref.org\/ethiopia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/03\/Kefeta-Logo-English-Colors-768x555.png 768w, https:\/\/amref.org\/ethiopia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/03\/Kefeta-Logo-English-Colors-1536x1109.png 1536w, https:\/\/amref.org\/ethiopia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/03\/Kefeta-Logo-English-Colors-2048x1479.png 2048w, https:\/\/amref.org\/ethiopia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/03\/Kefeta-Logo-English-Colors-365x264.png 365w\" 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elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a0e64de\" data-id=\"a0e64de\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b261b9 elementor--h-position-center elementor--v-position-middle elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-widget elementor-widget-slides\" data-id=\"1b261b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;arrows&quot;,&quot;transition&quot;:&quot;fade&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;transition_speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"slides.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-slides-wrapper elementor-main-swiper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Slides\" dir=\"ltr\" data-animation=\"fadeInUp\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-wrapper elementor-slides\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-107e95c swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\"><div class=\"swiper-slide-bg\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Amref Ethiopia SACCO\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\" ><div class=\"swiper-slide-contents\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-0f6ff8e swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\"><div class=\"swiper-slide-bg\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Amref Ethiopia Kefeta\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\" ><div class=\"swiper-slide-contents\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-528130b swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\"><div class=\"swiper-slide-bg\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Launch event for the USAID - Amref Ethiopia Kefeta activity\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\" ><div class=\"swiper-slide-contents\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-bf080ea swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\"><div class=\"swiper-slide-bg\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Launch event for the USAID - Amref Ethiopia Kefeta activity\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\" ><div class=\"swiper-slide-contents\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-2e80ec4 swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\"><div class=\"swiper-slide-bg\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"ASURE project\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\" ><div class=\"swiper-slide-contents\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-0b411d8 swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\"><div class=\"swiper-slide-bg\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"South Ethiopia Mom&amp; daughter\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\" ><div class=\"swiper-slide-contents\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-4a9d622 swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\"><div class=\"swiper-slide-bg\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"IMG_2820\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\" ><div class=\"swiper-slide-contents\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-e31aee5 swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\"><div class=\"swiper-slide-bg\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"ARAG woman - South Ethiopia\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\" ><div class=\"swiper-slide-contents\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-d443e36 swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\"><div class=\"swiper-slide-bg\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"SBC Strategy Photo1\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\" ><div class=\"swiper-slide-contents\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-88705a9 swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\"><div class=\"swiper-slide-bg\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"South Ethiopia3\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\" ><div class=\"swiper-slide-contents\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-01f892e swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\"><div class=\"swiper-slide-bg\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Young woman in business\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\" ><div class=\"swiper-slide-contents\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-0192b74 swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\"><div class=\"swiper-slide-bg\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Amref Youth Council - AYC Amref Ethiopia\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\" ><div class=\"swiper-slide-contents\"><div  class=\"elementor-button elementor-slide-button elementor-size-sm\">Click Here<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-8c988b0 swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\"><div class=\"swiper-slide-bg\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Kefeta Amref\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\" ><div class=\"swiper-slide-contents\"><div  class=\"elementor-button elementor-slide-button elementor-size-sm\">Click Here<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-980978d swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\"><div class=\"swiper-slide-bg\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Kefeta Amref\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\" ><div class=\"swiper-slide-contents\"><div class=\"elementor-slide-heading\">Item #15<\/div><div  class=\"elementor-button elementor-slide-button elementor-size-sm\">Click Here<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-443e2a4 swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\"><div class=\"swiper-slide-bg\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\" ><div class=\"swiper-slide-contents\"><div class=\"elementor-slide-heading\">Item #16<\/div><div  class=\"elementor-button elementor-slide-button elementor-size-sm\">Click Here<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-3c7bc39 swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\"><div class=\"swiper-slide-bg\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Kefeta youth friendly Amref\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\" ><div class=\"swiper-slide-contents\"><div class=\"elementor-slide-heading\">Item #17<\/div><div  class=\"elementor-button elementor-slide-button elementor-size-sm\">Click Here<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-1227eda swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\"><div class=\"swiper-slide-bg\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Amref Ethiopia - Kefeta\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\" ><div class=\"swiper-slide-contents\"><div class=\"elementor-slide-heading\">Slide Heading<\/div><div class=\"elementor-slide-description\">Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Ut elit tellus, luctus nec ullamcorper mattis, pulvinar dapibus leo.<\/div><div  class=\"elementor-button elementor-slide-button elementor-size-sm\">Click Here<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-prev\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Previous slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-left\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-next\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Next slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-746e6f9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"746e6f9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-90e5768\" data-id=\"90e5768\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32ee485 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"32ee485\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Vision<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3553e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c3553e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ethiopian youth who are game changers: empowered to advance their own economic, civic, and social development; resilient in the face of shocks; actively promoting development within their communities and contributing to the country\u2019s peace and prosperity.<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2faecaa elementor-section-height-full elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"2faecaa\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-50fda02\" data-id=\"50fda02\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac3639e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ac3639e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our integrated and multi-sectoral approach co-designed with youth and grounded in positive youth development, starts with a mindset shift: given the opportunity, youth can lead the country to a peaceful and prosperous future.\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca9b3df elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"ca9b3df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f0e7bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6f0e7bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">To this end, youth will not be mere recipients of Kefeta \u2013 they will be its co-creators, implementers, decisionmakers and leaders.<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-840ac9b elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"840ac9b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-72bfb46\" data-id=\"72bfb46\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6974cf2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6974cf2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">THE CHALLENGES FACING ETHIOPIA\u2019S YOUTH<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ba3dbe elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6ba3dbe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">With youth between ages 15-29 accounting for 33.8% of the urban population, and another 32.8% below the age of 15, Ethiopia is poised for a significant youth bulge. Readying the youth ecosystem to accommodate this growth and harvest the demographic dividend is of paramount importance for the country\u2019s socio economic and political transformation.<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4df4e0a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4df4e0a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2341\" height=\"1266\" src=\"https:\/\/amref.org\/ethiopia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/03\/icons.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1676\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amref.org\/ethiopia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/03\/icons.png 2341w, https:\/\/amref.org\/ethiopia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/03\/icons-300x162.png 300w, https:\/\/amref.org\/ethiopia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/03\/icons-1024x554.png 1024w, https:\/\/amref.org\/ethiopia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/03\/icons-768x415.png 768w, https:\/\/amref.org\/ethiopia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/03\/icons-1536x831.png 1536w, https:\/\/amref.org\/ethiopia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/03\/icons-2048x1108.png 2048w, https:\/\/amref.org\/ethiopia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/03\/icons-365x197.png 365w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2341px) 100vw, 2341px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea3abab elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ea3abab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sources: EDHS 2016; MoE Annual Statistics (2019-2020); MoE Report, 2020 CSA;\nMinistry of Women, Children and Youth National Roadmap to End Child Marriage and FGM\/C 2020\u20132024; 2019\nPMA Survey Result, 2019<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-32fa6f2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"32fa6f2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-44b898b\" data-id=\"44b898b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75156cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"75156cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><br>\nASPIRATIONS OF ETHIOPIA\u2019S YOUTH\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-387b0e6 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"387b0e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9a11fb4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9a11fb4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-10aba6b\" data-id=\"10aba6b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eecd08f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"eecd08f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/amref.org\/ethiopia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/09\/Youth-Map-Revised-image.png\" title=\"Kefeta Youth Map\" alt=\"Youth Map Kefeta Amref\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6847c04\" data-id=\"6847c04\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e858008 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e858008\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><h5><strong>Ethiopian youth are ready for change: They want to be the force for change for their country, they want their voices heard and to be given the opportunity to dream big and materialize the dream. They are ready to contribute to their country and be treated equally.<\/strong><\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7b6b5e3 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7b6b5e3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-48d85cd\" data-id=\"48d85cd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000e345 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"000e345\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"958\" src=\"https:\/\/amref.org\/ethiopia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/03\/Quotea.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1686\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amref.org\/ethiopia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/03\/Quotea.png 1920w, https:\/\/amref.org\/ethiopia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/03\/Quotea-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/amref.org\/ethiopia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/03\/Quotea-1024x511.png 1024w, https:\/\/amref.org\/ethiopia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/03\/Quotea-768x383.png 768w, https:\/\/amref.org\/ethiopia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/03\/Quotea-1536x766.png 1536w, https:\/\/amref.org\/ethiopia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/03\/Quotea-365x182.png 365w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-efe5557 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-items-top elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"efe5557\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d2c426a\" data-id=\"d2c426a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-55ca1cc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"55ca1cc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c11d8af\" data-id=\"c11d8af\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc4110c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cc4110c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our OBJECTIVES<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e688b6e\" data-id=\"e688b6e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-48c488d elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"48c488d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9045d1b\" data-id=\"9045d1b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c2cd3c3\" data-id=\"c2cd3c3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebbefb7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ebbefb7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">     Starting with the formation of youth \n     coalitions and networks, and establishing \n     a youth-led Youth Empowerment Fund, \n     Kefeta works towards empowering youth \n     to advance their own economic, civic, \n     and social development.<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-9a9c4ba elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9a9c4ba\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-50b5a79\" data-id=\"50b5a79\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70056c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"70056c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">INCREASE YOUTH\nCAPACITY FOR\nADVOCACY AND AGENCY<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c179b6a elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"c179b6a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-double-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Achieve a greater voice and role for youth in governance and civic affairs<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-double-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Implement youth-led solutions for community development<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-646fe55\" data-id=\"646fe55\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cddc9ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cddc9ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">CREATE NEW ECONOMIC\nOPPORTUNITIES FOR\nYOUTH<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b407f76 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"b407f76\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-double-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Strengthen systems for youth to acquire skills that make them more employable<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-double-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Link youth with the private sector to improve job placements<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-double-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Establish and promote youth-led enterprises<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a92f18b\" data-id=\"a92f18b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c36df62 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c36df62\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">EXPAND YOUTH ACCESS\nTO ESSENTIAL SERVICES\nTHAT ARE MORE YOUTH\nFRIENDLY<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5589cf1 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"5589cf1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-double-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Decrease barriers to accessing quality youth-friendly services (YFS) across health, education and career support, and finance<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e0ee6de elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e0ee6de\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" id=\"interventions\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-defe110\" data-id=\"defe110\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da06f0a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"da06f0a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our STRATEGIES<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-fa56fed elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fa56fed\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a4522ef\" data-id=\"a4522ef\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-219d636 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"219d636\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"168\" height=\"116\" src=\"https:\/\/amref.org\/ethiopia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/03\/democratric-icon.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1709\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">DEMOCRATIC AND REPRESENTATIVE YOUTH COALITION<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Kefeta will encourage youth to join existing youth groups and\/or establish new interest groups in schools, higher education institutions (HEIs), workplaces, and out-of-school settings. We will then link these groups through local, regional, and national coalitions with democratically elected boards, and build their institutional capacity across governance, fundraising, inclusivity, and more. The coalitions will be a permanent platform for youth to network and collectively advocate for their rights, amplifying their voices and fortifying their actions.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0bff907 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"0bff907\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"146\" height=\"104\" src=\"https:\/\/amref.org\/ethiopia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/03\/THE-ETHIOPIAN-HIGHER.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1711\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">THE ETHIOPIAN HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTION ALLIANCE<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Kefeta will create a platform comprising 16 universities and technical and vocational education and training (TVET) institutions to develop approaches and tools to align education and workforce needs, strengthen career services, and enhance data systems to monitor student outcomes. One of the core activities of the Alliance will be to enhance HEI career centers, which will be the main spaces for students to access life skills training, employability skills, linkages to internships, employment opportunities, and other YFS.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c3d84d3\" data-id=\"c3d84d3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ac043a elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"9ac043a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"161\" height=\"121\" src=\"https:\/\/amref.org\/ethiopia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/03\/YOUTH-EMPOWERMENT-FUND.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1712\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">YOUTH EMPOWERMENT FUND<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Kefeta will allocate $10 million to the youth empowerment fund (YEF), which will provide seed grants for the creation of new youth groups and higher education institution activities, matching grants to help youth groups and coalitions address community challenges, and low interest loans for youth who want to start or grow their own business through Kefeta youth saving and credit cooperative (SACCO).<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8722c57 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"8722c57\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"104\" height=\"122\" src=\"https:\/\/amref.org\/ethiopia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/03\/Youth-Friendly-Services.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1713\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">YOUTH-FRIENDLY SERVICES<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Kefeta will improve access to quality, comprehensive, respectful, youthfriendly, and gender-sensitive services by engaging and training service providers and expanding service delivery points in locations frequented by youth, such as youth hubs, schools, and industrial parks.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1e2e58 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"a1e2e58\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"148\" height=\"101\" src=\"https:\/\/amref.org\/ethiopia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/03\/PRIVATE-SECTOR-ENGAGEMENT.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1710\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">PRIVATE SECTOR ENGAGEMENT<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Kefeta will work with Ethiopian private companies such as East African Holding (EAH) and Roha Health Campus to support youth employment, creation of YFS within the private workspace and to use them as learning platforms for all our employment and youth engagement related interventions.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-044d478\" data-id=\"044d478\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e447ece elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"e447ece\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"166\" height=\"124\" src=\"https:\/\/amref.org\/ethiopia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/03\/YOUTH-HUBS.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1714\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">YOUTH HUBS<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Using a franchise model, Kefeta will establish 26 city hubs, of which eight will serve as cluster hubs managed by youth coalitions. Housed in existing youth centers, all hubs will provide a range of free services, including life skills trainings, career services, business incubation, and referrals to youth-friendly health services. The youth hubs will be a crucial safe space for out-of-school youth to congregate, learn and explore, and exercise creativity.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c3080b elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"6c3080b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"145\" height=\"107\" src=\"https:\/\/amref.org\/ethiopia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/03\/YOUTH-LED-ENTERPRISE.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1715\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">YOUTH-LED ENTERPRISE SPIN-OFFS<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">\nTo ensure the development of permanent platforms for Ethiopian youth, Kefeta will turn selected interventions and end products into enterprises as part of youth coalition capacity building. Kefeta will feature a built-in business incubation arm that will support potential entrepreneurs to conduct feasibility studies, implementation research, and develop business models.\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-873c6a4 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-items-top elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"873c6a4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-27ccfa8\" data-id=\"27ccfa8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-f8a1c4b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f8a1c4b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6cca696\" data-id=\"6cca696\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b26f284 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b26f284\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Partners<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6f5a296\" data-id=\"6f5a296\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-0af1ca6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0af1ca6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f2a6a6f\" data-id=\"f2a6a6f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2c657d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c2c657d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80078aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"80078aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1324\" height=\"144\" src=\"https:\/\/amref.org\/ethiopia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/03\/International-Partners.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1725\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amref.org\/ethiopia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/03\/International-Partners.png 1324w, https:\/\/amref.org\/ethiopia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/03\/International-Partners-300x33.png 300w, https:\/\/amref.org\/ethiopia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/03\/International-Partners-1024x111.png 1024w, https:\/\/amref.org\/ethiopia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/03\/International-Partners-768x84.png 768w, https:\/\/amref.org\/ethiopia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/03\/International-Partners-365x40.png 365w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1324px) 100vw, 1324px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-800b935 elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"800b935\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1341\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1341\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Amref Health Africa<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1341\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1341\"><p><strong>Amref Health Africa<\/strong>, headquartered in Kenya, is the largest Africa-based international non-governmental organization (NGO). They are currently running programs in over 35 countries in Africa with lessons learnt over 60 years of engagement with governments, communities and partners to increase sustainable health access in Africa. Amref Health Africa also incorporates programme development, fundraising, partnership, advocacy, monitoring and evaluation, and has offices in Europe and North America as well as subsidiaries; Amref Flying Doctors, Amref Enterprises and the Amref International University. Since 2002, Amref Health Africa in Ethiopia has partnered with the Government of Ethiopia and local communities to implement diverse health and development project portfolios throughout the country.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Amref Health Africa leads Kefeta, which conceptualizes Ethiopian youth as game changers, empowered to advance their own economic, civic and social development, promote development within their communities, and ultimately contribute to Ethiopia\u2019s peace and prosperity. Amref Health Africa is working with local organizations, both public and private, as well as international groups in order to realize this vision.<\/p><p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amref.org\">www.amref.org<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1342\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1342\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">International Youth Foundation (IYF)<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1342\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1342\"><p><strong>International Youth Foundation (IYF<\/strong><strong>)<\/strong>, based in Baltimore, Maryland, is a youth empowerment organization which has been focused on identifying sustainable opportunities to support youth as employees, entrepreneurs, change-makers and citizens. For 30 years, IYF has worked with over 600 local partners in more than 100 countries, with 3 primary objectives: strengthening youth agency, increasing economic opportunities, and ensuring that systems are youth inclusive. Their funding partners include the W.K Kellogg Foundation, the Aga Khan Foundation, BP, Akimat of Atyrau Region, American Express, Arcos Dorados, Chevron, the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, Ukaid, FedEx, Mastercard, Microsoft, The Rockefeller Foundation, USAID, World Learning, and countless others. Given their experience with youth empowerment through programs such as the Passport to Success soft skills curriculum and other capacity building tools, IYF contributes to foundational as well as intermediate result areas of Kefeta interventions.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/iyfglobal.org\/\">https:\/\/iyfglobal.org\/<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1343\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1343\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Arizona State University (ASU)<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1343\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1343\"><p><strong>Arizona State University (ASU)<\/strong> is a public research university established in 1885 and has been named the most innovative university in America for the past six consecutive years. The University partners with international development agencies to work on projects worldwide; they work on USAID-funded projects in various countries in different domains such as education, human rights, and law. ASU will draw on its experience forging coalitions with Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in Malawi, Ghana, and Morocco to partner with Addis Ababa University (AAU) and Addis Ababa Tegbareid Polytechnic College (AATPC) and form an Ethiopian HEI alliance (with at least 16 universities and TVETs across the highest priority regions). It supports youth in higher education to be fully prepared for employment and entrepreneurship while enhancing data systems to monitor student outcomes. \u00a0<\/p><p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.asu.edu\/\">www.asu.edu\/<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1344\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1344\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">John Hopkins University Center for Communications Program (JHU-CCP)<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1344\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1344\"><p><strong>John Hopkins University Center for Communications Program (JHU-CCP)<\/strong> was created to emphasize the importance of communication in public health with several areas of focus including family planning &amp; reproductive health, HIV, non-communicable diseases, maternal and child health, as well as malaria, COVID-19, and other emerging infectious diseases. JHU-CCP works with NGOs, government, and community health workers, among others, and has two decades of experience implementing Social and Behavior Change (SBC) programs in Ethiopia.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>JHUCCP leads mass mobilization, capacity building and social, behavior change (SBC) interventions to raise youth voices, provide platforms for meaningful dialogue with key stakeholders, and channel youth energy into a force for change. They employ gender transformative models and tools in the design and execution of the SBC strategy, contributing to key foundational and intermediate result areas of Kefeta.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/jhuccpeth.org\/\"><strong>https:\/\/jhuccpeth.org\/<\/strong><\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1f0807 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e1f0807\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Local Partners - CSOS<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24579c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"24579c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1380\" height=\"452\" src=\"https:\/\/amref.org\/ethiopia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/03\/local-partners.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1726\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amref.org\/ethiopia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/03\/local-partners.png 1380w, https:\/\/amref.org\/ethiopia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/03\/local-partners-300x98.png 300w, https:\/\/amref.org\/ethiopia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/03\/local-partners-1024x335.png 1024w, https:\/\/amref.org\/ethiopia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/03\/local-partners-768x252.png 768w, https:\/\/amref.org\/ethiopia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/03\/local-partners-365x120.png 365w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1380px) 100vw, 1380px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a99601 elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"0a99601\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1111\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1111\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Development Expertise Center (DEC)<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1111\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1111\"><p><strong>Development Expertise Center (DEC)<\/strong> is an Ethiopian National Civil Society Organization founded in 2007. It has long-standing experiences of implementing projects in four program areas: skills and entrepreneurship development, lobby and advocacy, child development, as well as gender and life skills development programs. DEC has its own entrepreneurship and vocational training centers in Bahirdar, Jimma, Dessie, and Kombolcha cities. Building on its experiences, DEC will contribute in key Kefeta result areas in selected intervention cities.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/decethiopia.org\/\">https:\/\/decethiopia.org\/<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1112\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1112\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Ethiopian Center for Disability and Development (ECDD)<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1112\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1112\"><p><strong>Ethiopian Center for Disability and Development<\/strong><strong> (ECDD)<\/strong> established in 2005, ECDD is one of the leading Ethiopian Civil Society Organizations engaged in promoting, facilitating and building organizational capacity for disability inclusive development in the country. ECDD has extensive experience in promoting and supporting the implementation of inclusive policies and practices for the social and economic inclusion of persons having visual, hearing, mobility and intellectual disabilities in health, employment and economic empowerment programs. ECDD will play a key role in ensuring inclusion of youth with disabilities in interventions of all Kefeta result areas.\u00a0<\/p><p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ecdd-ethiopia.org\/\">www.ecdd-ethiopia.org\/<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1113\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1113\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Family Guidance Association of Ethiopia (FGAE)<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1113\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1113\"><p><strong>Family Guidance Association of Ethiopia (FGAE) <\/strong>is a volunteer-based Association established in 1966. FGAE pioneered family planning (FP) services and tested different innovative approaches (including youth-friendly, community and workplace programs) to create demand and address the unmet need for modern FP. Currently, the Association is a network of eight branches and 47 integrated SRH service delivery facilities including 15 youth centers and 10 sex-workers friendly clinics, more than 200 outreach sites and 306 social franchised private family health clinics. Building on its experiences as youth-serving organization, FGAE contributes in key Kefeta result area in most of the intervention cities.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/fgaeet.org\/\">https:\/\/fgaeet.org\/<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1114\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1114\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Talent Youth Association (TAYA)<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1114\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1114\"><p><strong>Talent Youth Association (TAYA)<\/strong> is a youth-led national civil society organization founded in 2003. TAYA has experience in employing a tested strategy to ensure meaningful engagement of young people in governance and programming, and uses Youth-Adult partnership as a model to facilitate youth involvement in policy and legal processes. Recently, TaYA has entered MOU with Addis Ababa Bureau of Youth and Volunteerism Coordination and Job Creation Commission to work on the city\u2019s six youth centers to transform them to youth friendly multipurpose incubation centers. Building on its experiences as youth-focused organization, TAYA plays key roles in the implementation of Kefeta Activity in selected intervention cities.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/tayaeth.org\/\">https:\/\/tayaeth.org\/<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1115\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1115\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Youth Culture Development Foundation (YCDF)<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1115\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1115\"><p><strong>Youth Culture Development Foundation (YCDF) <\/strong>is a youth development national Civil Society Organization established in 2013. YCDF implements various projects that contribute for youth development with emphasis on life skills education, gender-sensitive pedagogy, intercultural dialogue, sustainable livelihood, youth empowerment and participation, and active citizenship. Currently, as part of its strategic mission on peace education, conflict management and resolution, good governance and democratization, YCDF is involved in the CSOs task force of the Ministry of Peace and the Ethiopian Human Right Commission. The Foundation becomes one of the partners of Kefeta consortium to contribute in selected result areas implemented in urban cities.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/ycdfoundation.wixsite.com\/ycdfoundation\">https:\/\/ycdfoundation.wixsite.com\/ycdfoundation<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1116\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1116\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Youth Network for Sustainable Development (YNSD)<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1116\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1116\"><p><strong>Youth Network for Sustainable Development (YNSD)<\/strong> is a national civil society organization legally registered in 2004. It is an umbrella network of more than 160 youth organizations\/associations operating in the country. The major role of the organization is to develop capacities of its members by providing technical, financial and material support.\u00a0 YNSD\u2019s major program area focuses on youth and women empowerment through capacity building trainings, organizing youth dialogue forums, conducting experience exchange programs at national and international levels, and organizing youth led events. Information and Communication Technology (ICT), health and environment are also YNSD\u2019s other program focus areas.<\/p><p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ynsdethiopia.org.et\/\">www.ynsdethiopia.org.et\/<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5774a84 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5774a84\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">PRIVATE SECTOR PARTNERS<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b392ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9b392ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1252\" height=\"410\" src=\"https:\/\/amref.org\/ethiopia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/03\/Private-Sector-Partners-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1768\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amref.org\/ethiopia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/03\/Private-Sector-Partners-1.png 1252w, https:\/\/amref.org\/ethiopia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/03\/Private-Sector-Partners-1-300x98.png 300w, https:\/\/amref.org\/ethiopia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/03\/Private-Sector-Partners-1-1024x335.png 1024w, https:\/\/amref.org\/ethiopia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/03\/Private-Sector-Partners-1-768x252.png 768w, https:\/\/amref.org\/ethiopia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/03\/Private-Sector-Partners-1-365x120.png 365w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1252px) 100vw, 1252px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-722ddb6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"722ddb6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1191\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1191\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Center for African Leadership Studies (CALS)<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1191\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1191\"><p><strong>Center for African Leadership Studies (CALS<\/strong><strong>)<\/strong> revolutionizes institutions and supports individuals through evidence-based leadership training, while also taking into account cultural and local contexts. They have varied partners, including Seed Forum Global, Tecno Mobile, Afrilabs, Dashen Bank, Jobs Creation Commission Ethiopia, the University of Michigan, British Council, Afro Bytes, Social Enterprise Ethiopia, and iHub. Embracing the principles of innovation, passion, collaboration, and environment, Xhub, a new branch of CALS was launched in 2014. This branch of CALS, which specializes in training, leadership and entrepreneurship, mentors young entrepreneurs in various fields including information technology, engineering, agribusiness, art, education and more. Partnering with other Kefeta consortium members, CALS contributes to key interventions implemented in target urban cities.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/africanleadershipstudies.com\/\">https:\/\/africanleadershipstudies.com\/<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1192\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1192\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Dereja<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1192\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1192\"><p><strong>Dereja<\/strong>, a subsidiary of Info Mind Solutions PLC, was established in 2017 and works primarily in Addis Abeba. Specializing in entrepreneurship training, coaching, and skills training, Dereja hosts a digital portal which provides employment information, an accelerator program, and career expos, supporting recent graduates to make informed and beneficial decisions as they embark on their new career. Some of Dereja\u2019s partners include Jobs Creation Commission Ethiopia, GIZ, People in Need, Earuyan Solutions, Mastercard Foundation, and Young Africa Works, and their overall program is supported by Young Africa Works as well as the Mastercard Foundation. Dereja lends technical support to Kefeta, and ultimately contributes to key result areas<\/p><p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dereja.com\/\">www.dereja.com\/<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1193\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1193\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Orangeswitch Marketing and Advertising<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1193\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1193\"><p>Orangeswitch Marketing and Advertising is a boutique total solution strategy and creative agency. Our skillset extends from early-stage strategic development to the realization of brand identity and tactical and communication elements. Orangeswitch has been working within the advertising industry for ten years. During the years it has been in business, it has been refining its services and tools of delivery for a transcending work output. Orangeswitch has a proven track record of delivering unparalleled support and value to each and every one of our clients, whether it\u2019s a large corporation, governmental institutions, NGOs or a startup local business. Our clients depend on us for all facets of marketing including: corporate branding, advertising, layout design, event coordination, communication campaign and photography.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/orangeswitch.com\/\"><strong>https:\/\/orangeswitch.com\/<\/strong><\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1194\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1194\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">EGA Management and Financial Solution PLC<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1194\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1194\"><p><strong>EGA Management and Financial Solution<\/strong><strong> PLC<\/strong> is a private management and finance consulting firm which was launched in 2015. EGA specializes in systems design and review, organizational assessment and restructuring, business consulting services providing growth-oriented business strategies, strategy design, development and implementation, as well as training and capacity building. This private firm has diverse clients, including NGOs, private companies, academic institutions, and bi-lateral organizations. Using an organization development and system strengthening (ODSS) tool, EGA will conduct a preliminary analysis of the local CSOs\u2019 capacity in their respective hubs. This tool will allow for the co-design of a capacity development plan for these local CSOs, examining how to further strengthen their ability to design, implement, monitor and evaluate the impact of their programing. This technical and programmatic capacity building will be imperative for ensuring the sustainability of these local organizations.<\/p><p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.egaplc.com\/\"><strong>www.egaplc.com\/<\/strong><\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1195\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1195\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Monitoring, Evaluation, Research and Quality Improvement Consultancy PLC (MERQ)<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1195\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1195\"><p><strong>Monitoring, Evaluation, Research and Quality Improvement Consultancy PLC <em>(MERQ)<\/em><\/strong> is a consulting firm established in 2013, with a branch in Semera &#8211; Afar region, and a sister company in the US. Their projects are funded by a variety of donors, such as the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the Centre for International Reproductive Health Training (CIRHT) at the University of Michigan, the Ethio-Canada MNCH Project, Twining Centre, American International Health Alliance (AIHA), the Fred Hollows Foundation, WHO, John Hopkins University (JHU), Network of HIV + in Ethiopia (NEP+), and the Ethiopian Midwives Association (EMwA). \u00a0MERQ provides training in the fields of health and social sciences, services in public health and health care, management and capacity building. With specializations in monitoring, evaluation, research, quality improvement, capacity building &amp; training, and program assessments, MERQ serves as a technical resource partner for Kefeta and supports activity evaluations and standardize tools and strategies for baseline assessments.<\/p><p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.merqconsultancy.org\/\">www.merqconsultancy.org\/<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-51f3b4a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"51f3b4a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-df68ced\" data-id=\"df68ced\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c342c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2c342c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Resources <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8c11570 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8c11570\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-852204f\" data-id=\"852204f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee81f31 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ee81f31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/amref.org\/ethiopia\/download\/kefeta-stories\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"359\" src=\"https:\/\/amref.org\/ethiopia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/08\/Kefeta-banner-for-stories-link-1-e1766772280206-1024x459.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1827\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amref.org\/ethiopia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/08\/Kefeta-banner-for-stories-link-1-e1766772280206-1024x459.png 1024w, https:\/\/amref.org\/ethiopia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/08\/Kefeta-banner-for-stories-link-1-e1766772280206-300x134.png 300w, https:\/\/amref.org\/ethiopia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/08\/Kefeta-banner-for-stories-link-1-e1766772280206-768x344.png 768w, https:\/\/amref.org\/ethiopia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/08\/Kefeta-banner-for-stories-link-1-e1766772280206-1536x688.png 1536w, https:\/\/amref.org\/ethiopia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/08\/Kefeta-banner-for-stories-link-1-e1766772280206-2048x918.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4335682\" data-id=\"4335682\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-719cd2e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"719cd2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/amref.org\/ethiopia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/Kefeta-Youth-SACCO-Profile.pdf\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"455\" src=\"https:\/\/amref.org\/ethiopia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/04\/Kefeta-Youth-SACCO-Stories.pdf-e1769879771643.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4356\" alt=\"Kefeta Youth SACCO Amref Ethiopia\" 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