Ethiopia

Our impact

Context

Located in the Horn of Africa, Ethiopia faces significant climate challenges, including drought and rainfall variability. Agriculture accounts for nearly 70% of jobs and remains particularly vulnerable to climate shocks, which heighten food insecurity, especially for female-headed households. Socodevi works in Ethiopia to strengthen the climate resilience of rural and urban women by promoting the adoption of climate-resilient agricultural practices, improving the storage and processing of teff and legumes, and strengthening co-operatives.

Objectives and Expected Results

  • Gender equality and women’s empowerment.
  • Strengthening the climate resilience of rural women.
  • Adoption of climate-resilient agricultural practices.
  • Strengthening co-operatives.

Sectors of Activity

  • Climate adaptation

  • Women’s empowerment

  • Agricultural value chains (teff, legumes, small ruminants, poultry)

  • Co-operatives

  • Food security

Projects in Ethiopia

Projet Strong'HER de Socodevi en Éthiopie

Strong’HER

Through this project, Socodevi strengthens the capacity of rural and urban women in Ethiopia to develop and adopt climate-resilient practices. Strong’HER also promotes women’s active participation in decision-making processes so they can gain greater control over resources and benefits while expanding their networks to strengthen both their individual and collective resilience. By working alongside co-operatives, […]
  • Funded by:
    Global Affairs Canada
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Partners

Donors and Co-funders

  • Donor: Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
  • Financial partner: Humundi
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Contact

Ethiopia Office
Zouleka L.G.K Building, Airport Road
Woreda 03, Bole Sub -City
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
(+251) 950 093 952

The Countries Where We Are Present

Senegal

For more than two decades, Socodevi has been working in the Casamance, Tambacounda, Thiès, Saint-Louis and Sine Saloum regions to strengthen climate resilience, professionalize economic enterprises (co-operatives, economic interest groups), and increase women’s economic empowerment. Interventions combine sustainable and climate-adaptive agricultural practices, Nature-based Solutions (ecosystem restoration and inclusive governance of natural resources), access to financial […]

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Ukraine

Since 2008, Socodevi and its Ukrainian partners have been working to professionalize dairy and grain value chains, strengthen the co-operative movement and, since 2022, increase the resilience of rural families—particularly women and displaced people—facing war.

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Vietnam

Vietnam is a country where Socodevi has been active for more than two decades, working to strengthen the co-operative sector, improve rural livelihoods, and promote both social and economic inclusion. Projects focus on diversifying and increasing income, improving co-operative governance, supporting women’s entrepreneurship, and promoting biodiversity.

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