Year of Establishment
1996
Year of Registration
1997
Type of Organization
Local Professional organization
Vision of the Organization
- Creation of self-employed and empowered
women communities and play a significant role in the reduction
of urban poverty
General Objective
- Improve the social & economic status
of poor women micro-entrepreneurs
Specific Objectives
- Help poor self-employed urban women increase
their income & improve the quality of their lives
- Help the women to improve their lines
of business & thereby secure their employment
- Create better employment opportunities
for the women by providing skills and business related trainings
- Provide savings & credit facilities
- Facilitate forums for women to discuss
their problems and strategic needs as well as exploit ways
of improving the quality of their lives
Strategy
- Organizing (institution building)
- Training
- Financing
Activities of the Organization
- Organizing poor self-employed women in
cooperatives and other types of groups
- Providing training in entrepreneurship,
leadership skill, civic education, business skills, literacy
and health
- Facilitating credit & saving services
- Constructing market shelter and pit-latrines
Publication
- "Idget Besra" -Bi-monthly Newsletter
Beneficiaries
- 2500 women and pit-latrine users
Plan of Expansion
Areas of expansion
- To intervene in other Kebeles
Address
Organization for
Women in Self-Employment
Tel:251-1-655836
251-1-164463
Address: P.O. box 1993
Email:wise@telecom.net.et
Contact Address:
Kefle Ketema: Kirkos
Kebele: 05
House Number: 716
Contact person :Tsigie
Haile (Director)
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
