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Workshop on Strategic Plan Development

Written by Dereje Alemu | 04 May 2010

The ILO WEDGE Project carried out a three days workshop on Strategic Plan Development for the Southern Region Women Entrepreneurs Association (SWEA). The Workshop took place from 29 April - 1 May 2010 in Hawassa, capital of the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Regional Government. The workshop was attended by 24 participants drawn from the SWEA, Trade and Industry Bureau, Women's Affairs Bureau, Chamber of Commerce and other concerned government and private sector organizations in the Region. The purpose of the workshop was to assist the SWEA to develop a three years strategic plan which will serve as a guide for the actions that the Association will be taking towards developing its capacity and improve its services to members.

During the occasion, the ILO WEDGE project donated one Personal Computer for the Regional WEA which will be used for maintaining and updating the membership database of the Association. Similar donation of a PC was also made to the Adama Town WEA on 28 April 2010. The PCs were donated in the context the Project 'Developing Women Entrepreneurs Associations Membership Bases (WEAMB) signed between the ILO and the Irish Aid in Ethiopia to strengthen five WEAs in Ethiopia. The PCs were handed over to the board members of the two WEAs in their respective offices.

Handing over of PCs to Southern and Adama WEAs

FAMOS Training Conducted to MOTI

Written by Dereje Alemu | 22 April 2010

The ILO WEDGE conducted FAMOS training to the heads of departments and agencies of the Ministry from 16-18 April 2010 in Adama. The training was attended by a total of 29 participants (5 female and 24 male) drawn from the head office and agencies such as FeMSEDA, Textile and Garment Development Institute, Leather and Leather Products Technology Institute and Basic Metals Development Institute.

The objective of the FAMOS training was to introduce the FAMOS check tools and methods to the heads of departments and agencies of the Ministry of Trade and Industry so that they could analyze the gaps in addressing FAMOS and take actions to integrate FAMOS in their respective sector strategies and programmes.

Participants of the training were able to capture the FAMOS Check concept, its rationale, and the process of carrying out the Check and the various tools and methods used. In addition to preparing short term action plans that each of the departments and/or agencies would like to implement immediately after getting back to their respective areas, they have also agreed to integrate FAMOS in the preparation of their respective strategic plans which they are due to prepare as per the recently finalized Business Process Re-engineering (BPR) of the Ministry.

In their final evaluation, the participants of the workshop indicated that the content and applicability of the FAMOS Check are very important and highly relevant to MOTI and its affiliate agencies.