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Sunny day. A low, ochre-colored building with light blue doors and windows. A sign points to the "Selam Children's Village Head Office" - the entrance to the college. Plants adorn the entrance area.

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BEYEPP – BAVARIAN ETHIOPIAN YOUTH EMPLOYMENT PROMOTION PROJECT

Vocational training and start-up support for a sustainable future.

The project strengthens the employability and income prospects of disadvantaged yound adults in Addis Ababa. Funded by the Bavarian State Chancellery, it focuses on practical training, start-up support and the involvement of the private sector in order to promote sustainable development.

Facts

  • Ethiopia
  • 09/2024 – 08/2026
  • Bavarian State Chancellery

Key topics

  • Career guidance / skills assessment
  • Entrepreneurship / start-up support
  • Employment promotion / job integration

Target group

  • Disadvantaged youths
  • Vocational Trainers

 

Practice-oriented qualification for the future

The picture shows a bbw trainer leading a workshop on occupational safety in a room with participants. The trainer is standing in front of a table with a laptop and projector. The participants are sitting at tables in the background.

In collaboration with Selam Technical and Vocational College (STVC), the project aims to prepare young adults for the labour market or self-employment by offering practical qualifications, apprenticeships, and start-up courses.

Additionally, Selam trainers receive further professional and pedagogical training to ensure long-term training quality. Networking events promote cooperation between educational institutions, companies, and other relevant stakeholders to create practical training programmes.

Creating opportunities for disadvantaged young people

A bright workroom with several work tables, tools and equipment. Students in work clothes are working on projects. A sign indicates "Demonstration area". The room is well lit and spacious.

This initiative provides disadvantaged young adults in Addis Ababa with training in electrical engineering, textiles/fashion, agriculture, mechanics and carpentry. Four hundred and fifty young people complete a short qualification programme, 35 per cent complete an apprenticeship, and 20 teachers receive further training.

A further 150 people take part in start-up courses. Cooperation with the private sector is strengthened and 125 young people find employment. Training courses for trainers and the development of networks will improve training structures in the long term.

GALLERY

A mural can be seen on a white brick wall. It shows the Swiss flag, the word "SELAM" (peace in Amharic) and the Ethiopian flag. The colors are blue, red, yellow, green and white. The picture conveys an impression of internationality and peace.

Selam mural

Photo of the detailed planning workshop at Selam College 2024. Tables with laptops, projector, notes and people in discussion. Materials from Selam Children's Village and partner organizations are on the table.

Selam 2024 planning workshop

Group photo of the participants in the 2024 planning workshop. Several people smile at the camera, a man takes a selfie. The setting is a conference room. A projector shows "Bayarian Ethiopian Youth Employment Project".

Participants in the 2024 planning workshop

A planning workshop is taking place here. A group of people are sitting at a long table looking at a screen with a presentation. Laptops and bottles of water can be seen. The room looks bright and friendly.

Planning workshop

Here, several people are enjoying a meal together in the Selam College restaurant. Arranged at a table and chairs, they are in a lively mood. Sunlight falls on the scene.

Restaurant Selam College

Picture shows rows of chard plants in a greenhouse with an irrigation system. Green leaves grow in dark tubes. Modern agriculture.

Urban Agriculture

Here, several men are working on woodwork in a wood workshop. They are wearing beige work clothes with orange details. There are machines and various pieces of wood in the background. The room is spacious and looks rather rustic.

Joinery

Three young men concentrate on their work at workbenches in a wood workshop. They are using various tools to work with wood. The room is simply but functionally furnished. The picture conveys a sense of teamwork and manual work.

Exercise at the carpentry workshop

Two men measure with a tape measure on a concrete floor in a workshop. The floor is worn and shows paint stains. Wood is lying around. The men squat down, concentrating on their work.

Workshop carpentry

A well-stocked workbench in a container. There are numerous tools, such as saws, hammers and scales, neatly stowed away on shelves. There are more tools on the table. The room is illuminated by a neon tube.

Joinery tools

A mural can be seen on a white brick wall. It shows the Swiss flag, the word "SELAM" (peace in Amharic) and the Ethiopian flag. The colors are blue, red, yellow, green and white. The picture conveys an impression of internationality and peace.
Photo of the detailed planning workshop at Selam College 2024. Tables with laptops, projector, notes and people in discussion. Materials from Selam Children's Village and partner organizations are on the table.
Group photo of the participants in the 2024 planning workshop. Several people smile at the camera, a man takes a selfie. The setting is a conference room. A projector shows "Bayarian Ethiopian Youth Employment Project".
A planning workshop is taking place here. A group of people are sitting at a long table looking at a screen with a presentation. Laptops and bottles of water can be seen. The room looks bright and friendly.
Here, several people are enjoying a meal together in the Selam College restaurant. Arranged at a table and chairs, they are in a lively mood. Sunlight falls on the scene.
Picture shows rows of chard plants in a greenhouse with an irrigation system. Green leaves grow in dark tubes. Modern agriculture.
Here, several men are working on woodwork in a wood workshop. They are wearing beige work clothes with orange details. There are machines and various pieces of wood in the background. The room is spacious and looks rather rustic.
Three young men concentrate on their work at workbenches in a wood workshop. They are using various tools to work with wood. The room is simply but functionally furnished. The picture conveys a sense of teamwork and manual work.
Two men measure with a tape measure on a concrete floor in a workshop. The floor is worn and shows paint stains. Wood is lying around. The men squat down, concentrating on their work.
A well-stocked workbench in a container. There are numerous tools, such as saws, hammers and scales, neatly stowed away on shelves. There are more tools on the table. The room is illuminated by a neon tube.

Financed by:

Logo of the Bavarian State Chancellery: lettering on the left, Bavarian coat of arms on the right. Two golden lions hold the coat of arms.

FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT

Marcel Schwarz

Project Manager

E-mail: marcel.schwarz@bbw.de

Marlyse Annoepel

Project Manager

E-mail: marlyse.annoepel@bbw.de