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GIZ

German development cooperation; entrepreneurship and finance programmes.

Location
Addis Ababa
Layer
Capital & Financing
Type
Development partner
Source
Mixed sources
Checked 22 Oct 2026

Connections

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Funding5

  • Financed byBMZ
    Programmes · 16 active · 12 recently ended · 9 older ended
    • Private Sector Development in Ethiopia (PSD-E)Featured2020-12–2029-12Active
    • Job Partnerships and SME Promotion IIFeatured2019-09–2027-03Active
    • Global Project on Digital TransformationFeatured2019-02–2027-03Active
    Show all 16 active programmes
    • Soil Matters - Innovations for Soil Health and Agroecology2024-10–2030-01Active
    • Climate sensitive Innovations for Land Management II2024-03–2027-06Active
    • Sustainable Economic Transformation and Sustainable Finance2022-10–2029-11Active
    • Strengthening Rural Value Chains2021-02–2027-12Active
    • Strengthening Rural Value Chains II2021-02–2029-10Active
    • Experts Fund Migration and Diaspora2019-03–2027-03Active
    • Global Project on Training and Employment2018-12–2028-03Active
    • GP AgriChains2018-12–2029-03Active
    • WIDU.africa2018-12–2028-10Active
    • Qualification and Employment Prospects for Refugees, Internally Displaced People and Host Communities in Ethiopia II2017-11–2027-10Active
    • Environmental and Social Standards in Textiles III2016-08–2027-09Active
    • Ethio-German Sustainable Training and Education Programme IV2012-01–2027-11Active
    • Partnering in Business with Germany2011-06–2027-04Active
    Recently ended (12)
    • Employment creation in the informal sector in Africa in cooperation with the African Diaspora in Germany2018-12–2028-10Ended
    • Continental Free Trade Area (CFTA)2015-02–2028-03Ended
    • Capacity Development in Higher Education Engineering Reform and Outcome Based TVET Reform2012-01–2027-11Ended
    • Sustainable Training and Education Programme (STEP)2012-01–2027-11Ended
    • Sustainable Training and Education Project2012-01–2027-11Ended
    • Cluster support for the agricultural and food industries in Ethiopia2019-09–2027-03Ended
    • Skills Initiative for Africa (SIFA)2016-09–2026-12Ended
    • Green Innovation Centres in the agriculture and food sector2014-08–2026-09Ended
    • GenerationDigital!2022-06–2026-08Ended
    • Citizens engagement and innovative data use for Africa's development2018-07–2026-07Ended
    • Programme to Foster Innovation, Learning and Evidence in HIV and Health Programmes2011-04–2026-05Ended
    • Business Scouts for development2010-11–2026-01Ended
    Older ended (9)
    • Business Environment and Investment Climate including e-government2020-12–2025-09Ended
    • Job Partnerships and SME Promotion2018-11–2024-06Ended
    • Innovationswerkstatt II (Innovation Factory)2017-11–2022-09Ended
    • Global Initiative on innovative employment services for youth2015-05–2022-01Ended
    • Abala TVET College2017-12–2020-12Ended
    • CAADP: Supporting agricultural technical vocational education and training (ATVET)2012-01–2020-07Ended
    • Engineering Capacity Building Programme (ECBP)2012-11–2019-03Ended
    • Innovation Transfer into Agriculture - Adaptation to Climate Change (ITAACC)2012-12–2018-07Ended
    • Realising shared solutions (Innovationswerkstatt I)2014-11–2017-12Ended
  • Financed byEU DelegationNot yet mapped
    Programmes · 2 active
    • DESTA - Digital Ethiopia: Skills and TVET Action2025-09–2029-08Active
    • Enhancing Business Performance of Micro-, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs) in Post-Conflict Areas in Ethiopia2024-03–2028-03Active
  • Financed byNetherlandsNot yet mapped
  • FundsGrowthAfrica
  • FundsICE Addis
    Programmes · 1 active
    • JumpstartDates not capturedActive

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