WIDU Ethiopia

Join Us for the WIDU Info Session!

Are you interested in starting and supporting micro and small businesses through diaspora engagement? Or are you already in the process of applying and need more insights?

Join our WIDU info session on Sunday, February 16, at 2:00 PM (Amsterdam/Berlin/Rome time) | 4:00 PM (Ethiopia time) to learn how WIDU.africa empowers entrepreneurs through funding and coaching.

📅 Date: February 16, 2025
⏰ Time: 2:00 PM (CET) | 4:00 PM (EAT)
📍 Online Session
https://us04web.zoom.us/j/79130503927?pwd=ItFKaNNGb5cTDEC8M3bXZdQBv4F1ux.1

Don’t miss out—spread the word and invite others who might be interested!

Reminder:

Our Helpdesk will be available tomorrow. Don't forget to come if you face any difficulties or have any question about the application process.

ነገ ዊዱ helpdesk ይኖራል። ለማንኛውም ጥያቄ፣ እገዛ እንዲሁም በአጠቃላይ ስለ ዊዱ ማወቅ ከፈለጉ፤ የመረጃ ዴስካችን ላይ መምጣት አይርሱ።

Did you know?

WIDU.africa empowers African businesses across all sectors with financial support and personalized coaching. This means that by partnering with WIDU, entrepreneurs receive three personalized coaching sessions alongside the grant to support their journey.

ያውቁ ኖሯል?

WIDU.africa በሁሉም መስኮች ላሉና በአፍሪካ ለሚገኙ ቢዝነሶች የገንዘብ እና የስልጠና ድጋፍ እንዲያገኙ ያስችላቸዋል። ስልጠናውም ከWIDU ጋር የሚሰሩ ቢዝነሶችን እና የስራ ፈጣሪዎችን ባማከለ መልኩ ሶስት ጊዜ ይሰጣል።

#WIDUafrica #Entrepreneurship #InvestInAfrica

Reminder:

Our Helpdesk will be available tomorrow. Don't forget to come if you face any difficulties or have any question about the application process.

ነገ ዊዱ helpdesk ይኖራል። ለማንኛውም ጥያቄ፣ እገዛ እንዲሁም በአጠቃላይ ስለ ዊዱ ማወቅ ከፈለጉ፤ የመረጃ ዴስካችን ላይ መምጣት አይርሱ።

Reminder:

Our Helpdesk will be available today. Don't forget to come if you face any difficulties or have any question about the application process.

ዛሬ ዊዱ helpdesk ይኖራል። ለማንኛውም ጥያቄ፣ እገዛ እንዲሁም በአጠቃላይ ስለ ዊዱ ማወቅ ከፈለጉ፤ የመረጃ ዴስካችን ላይ መምጣት አይርሱ።

NOTICE!‼️‼️
Please be advised that our Helpdesk will not be available today due to internal events. in the meantime, please use our email [email protected] for any kind of question.

ዊዱ Helpdesk ዛሬ በውስጣዊ ፕሮግራሞች ምክንያት እንደማይገኝ ልናሳውቅ እንወዳለን። ለማንኛውም ጥያቄ በኢሜል አድራሻችን [email protected] ላይ መጻፍ አይርሱ።

Greetings from WIDU,

We’re excited to announce our participation in the Diaspora Exhibition 2025! If you’re in Addis Ababa, be sure to visit us today at Ghion Hotel.

እንኳን ለብርሀነ ጥምቀቱ በሰላም አደረሳችሁ።

Reminder:

Our Helpdesk will be available tomorrow. Don't forget to come if you face any difficulties or have any question about the application process.

ዊዱ helpdesk ነገ ሀሙስ ይኖራል። ለማንኛውም ጥያቄ፣ እገዛ እንዲሁም በአጠቃላይ ስለ ዊዱ ማወቅ ከፈለጉ፤ የመረጃ ዴስካችን ላይ መምጣት አይርሱ።

🎁 WIDU Ethiopia Holiday Campaign: A Gift with Impact! 🎁

Season’s Greetings from WIDU Ethiopia!

This holiday season, let’s celebrate with purpose! 🌍✨ WIDU.africa empowers communities across Africa by turning remittances into sustainable investments. Together, we’re fostering innovation, creating jobs, and driving economic growth.

🌟 What’s Coming?
✅ Heartwarming success stories from entrepreneurs making a difference.
✅ Ethiopian diaspora networking events.
✅ And so much more!

Let’s make this season one of impact, growth, and connection!

💡 Stay tuned for updates. #WIDUEthiopia #GiftWithImpact #EmpoweringCommunities #HolidayCampaign

Reminder:

Our Helpdesk will be available tomorrow. Don't forget to come if you face any difficulties or have any question about the application process.

ዊዱ helpdesk ነገ ሀሙስ ይኖራል። ለማንኛውም ጥያቄ፣ እገዛ እንዲሁም በአጠቃላይ ስለ ዊዱ ማወቅ ከፈለጉ፤ የመረጃ ዴስካችን ላይ መምጣት አይርሱ።

Don't forget to come to our help desk if you have any question or difficulty in the process.

ዛሬ ቀኑ ሀሙስ ነው። ለማንኛውም ጥያቄ፣ እገዛ እንዲሁም በአጠቃላይ ስለ ዊዱ ማወቅ ከፈለጉ፤ የመረጃ ዴስካችን ላይ መምጣት አይርሱ። ከላይ የተገለጸውን አድራሻ ይከተሉ።

Kicking off our interview series with this inspiring video!

At the Learning Journey event, one of our entrepreneurs, Seble Geremew, shared her journey and valuable advice to light the path for aspiring entrepreneurs!

NOTICE!‼️‼️
Please be advised that our Helpdesk will not be available today due to internal events. in the meantime, please use our email [email protected] for any kind of question.

ዊዱ Helpdesk ዛሬ በውስጣዊ ፕሮግራሞች ምክንያት እንደማይገኝ ልናሳውቅ እንወዳለን። ለማንኛውም ጥያቄ በኢሜል አድራሻችን [email protected] ላይ መጻፍ አይርሱ።

We are proud to see the entrepreneurs building a strong support network rooted in shared knowledge and collaboration. This event is a testament to the thriving entrepreneurial ecosystem we are cultivating together.  
 
Thank you for being part of this journey!

The event was a success with highlights such as inspiring stories like that of Semhal Guesh, founder of Kabana Leather, and a venture to an herbal oil production site, followed by financial literacy training.

Reflecting on our recent event held on October 24-25, the WIDU.africa Ethiopia team hosted an inspiring gathering for entrepreneurs who successfully completed the WIDU grant process. This gathering highlighted the power of collaboration, learning, and growth within our vibrant entrepreneurial community.

✨WIDU Invites You to the Empower Addis Expo!✨

We are excited to announce that WIDU will be participating in the upcoming Empower Addis Expo! Join us on November 16th and 17th at Millennium Hall to learn more about our impactful projects supporting Small and Micro Enterprises (SMEs) and the incredible entrepreneurs we work with.

Please use the link below to register and to know about the event more: Empower Addis Expo Registration Link

More Info

Come and be part of this enriching experience! We look forward to welcoming you and sharing our journey of support and growth for SMEs.

See you at the Empower Addis Expo! 🚀✨ @helenshow @Empowerweekend @WIDU

NOTICE!
Please be advised that our Helpdesk will not be available for 2 weeks due to internal events. in the meantime, please use our email [email protected] for any kind of question.

ዊዱ Helpdesk ለሁለት ሳምንታት በውስጣዊ ፕሮግራሞች ምክንያት እንደማይገኝ ልናሳውቅ እንወዳለን። ለማንኛውም ጥያቄ በኢሜል አድራሻችን [email protected] ላይ መጻፍ አይርሱ።

🌻🌼ለመላው ኢትዮጵያውያን እንኳን #ለ2017 ዓም በሰላም አደረሳቹ እያልን፣ አዲሱ አመት የሰላም፣ የተስፋ፣ ያሰብነው የሚሳካበት አመት እንዲሆንልን መላው የዊዱ ቤተሰብ ይመኛል✨🌼🌻🌼🌼🌻🌻

✨ከፍተኛ ጥራት ያላቸውን የእጅ ቦርሳዎች በማምረት ላይ የምትገኘው አዜብን እናስተዋውቃቹ! #አዜብ_ተመስገን ጠንካራ እናት, ስራ ፈጣሪ, እንዲሁም ኩራት የሚያጎናጽፍ የበለጸገ ቦርሳ አምራች የንግድ ድርጅት #ሉላ_ባግስ ባለቤት ናት። ✨

ለልብስ ስፌት ያላት ፍቅር ገፋፍቶ ወደ አትራፊ ሥራ ዘርፍ እንድትገባ አድርጓታል።

#ስለ_ዊዱ_እንዴት_ሰማች? #ስራው_ውስጥእንዴት_ገባች? #ዊዱ_ላይ_በመሳተፏስ_ምን_አይነት_ለውጦችን_አመጣች? #አሁንስ_በምን_ሁኔታ_ቢዝነሷን_እያስኬደችነው? ለሚሉት ጥያቄዎች መልስ ቪድዮው ላይ ያገኙታል።

Have a closer look at Original WIDU Grant participating with the diaspora process in our #explainer_video!

🤝 Join the #WIDU project now and receive a grant of up to 2,500 euros alongside personalized coaching sessions to help you develop your project in Ethiopia!

💼 WIDU.africa is a regional project funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and implemented by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH.

🌍 #WIDU operates in 6 African countries (Cameroon, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Togo, and Tunisia). It aims to promote entrepreneurship and job creation with the support of the African diaspora in the following European countries (Germany, Austria, Belgium, France, Norway, the Netherlands, Sweden, and Switzerland).

🔎 For more information, visit our platform: https://widu.africa

On this Eïd al-Adha, let us come together to celebrate sacrifice, generosity, and unity. May this day be filled with moments of joy, sharing, and peace for all. Eid Mubarak! 🌙✨
#EidalAdha #WIDUAfrica #Tunisia #Ethiopia #Cameroon #Togo #Ghana #Entrepreneurship #Diaspora
https://widu.africa/fr?mtm_campaign=Eid-Al-Adha-Jun-Tu

#Fantastic #Updates from WIDU Ethiopia!

In the first 3 months of 2024, a total of #7 million ETB in grant funding has been disbursed to support 50 entrepreneurs.
This is a great initiative that is fostering new business development across Ethiopia. ️

The grants have been instrumental in supporting start up businesses in Addis Ababa and regional cities in Ethiopia.
This will contribute to job creation, economic growth in specific sector.

Are you an aspiring entrepreneur in Ethiopia? Research available grants or visit https://widu.africa/WIDU-grants to learn more about how to apply on WIDU for funding and turn your business idea into a reality!

#WUDU team recently partnered with Bridge Professional Development Center to host a 2-day public speaking workshop.

#Public #speaking is a crucial soft skill, valuable not just in the professional world, but in any situation! This training equipped our team with the tools and techniques to confidently deliver presentations, manage stage presence, and effectively connect with their audience.

A huge thank you to all the participants for your dedication and enthusiasm!

Alongside the #International Mother's Day, we take a look back at one of WIDU's milestone, the #WomenCall.

Launched in Ethiopia on July 1st, 2023 the #WomenCall aimed to promote women's successes by supporting female entrepreneurs in developing their businesses.
The new instrument has focused mainly on the country's rural areas, where women are facing barriers in terms of funding and networking. Officially closed on 31 August, more than 391 have applied to #WomenCall and 120 women are supported so far, gaining access to new opportunities.
#Shout out to every women, Mothers in the corner!👏👏
#HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!!

ለመላው የክርስትና እምነት ተከታዮች በሙሉ እንኳን #ለፋሲካ በአል በሰላም አደረሳቹ። በአሉ የሰላም የጤና እንዲሁም መልካም የምንሰራበት በአል ይሁንልን በማለት የዊዱ ቲም ይመኛል።

Every Labor Day reminds us that even the most successful entrepreneurs started with a simple idea and a lot of hard work. There are no shortcuts to building something great. It takes dedication,perseverance and the sweat of your brow. 🧤🪡🧵⛑️🧳

እያንዳንዱ የላብ አደሮች ቀን ምን እንድናስታውስ ያደርገናል? በጣም የተሳካለት የቢዝነስ ሰው እንኳን ጅማሪው ከምንም በመነሳት ግን ደግሞ ትልቅ ሃሳብ እና ብዙ ትጋት ይዞ መጀመሩን ያስገነዝበናል። ታላቅ ነገር ለመገንባት አቋራጭ መንገድ የለም፤ የራስ ተነሳሽነት፣ ትጋት እና፣ ጽናትን ይጠይቃል። መልካም የሰራተኞች ቀን!

አዲስ አበባ እና አቅራቢያ ለምትገኙ የዊዱ ኢትዮጵያ ተሳታፊዎቻችን ለማንኛውም ዊዱን የተመለከቱ ጥያቄዎች የመረጃ ዲስካችንን በተጠቀሰው ጊዜና ቦታ ይጎብኙ።

Happy International Mother Earth Day! Let's show our love for our planet by taking action against climate change.