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Rahel Hiruy
Damacen
Cultivating essential oils, spices and herbs and ensuring the employment of female farmers



Biruktawit Tigabu
Whiz Kids Workshop
Improving the lives of Ethiopian children and youth through cost-effective, age-appropriate and culturally relevant educational media
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Fatma Guettou & Hamid Noroozian
Watoto Arts
Creating dolls that represent appearances of all children as well as different family constellations, to promote inclusive play and a future without discrimination.
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Muna Idow
Mermaid Simskola
Promoting the importance of swimming amongst children and adults increasing self-esteem, safety and their belief in the future.
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Susan Dahlbeck
Healthy Women
Offering training and social gatherings to improve the physical and mental health of young women in the suburbs to promote a more equal society.
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Jean Charles Cari
Artozik
Offering music making for children and youth to increase self-esteem, diversity and integration.
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Hamere Mulugeta
Nu Chika Enabuka
Creating a journey for children and their families in search of the Ethiopian identity that has been concealed through time.
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Hiwet Mamo
Hiwet Music
Using music to educate children from both affluent and underprivileged communities in Ethiopia with focus from 0 -10 years of age.
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Enkunesh Azanew
Bright Start Child Day Care
Providing quality, holistic and affordable early childhood care and learning center with nutritious food, medical check-ups, foundational learning, and structured and unstructured play for children from low and middle income families.



Yiknubeh Hailemichael
Eagle Computer Technology Plc
Providing computer programming training from grade 2 according to the level of children by preparing their training programs at schools during the weekends.



Adane Alemu
Addis Vision
Improving the lives of children from low income families and giving them a chance to benefit from education, health, livelihood, and other basic social services and capacity building opportunities.
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Emenet Mersha
Elillta Products
Working with both vulnerable women and their children who produce scarves, jewelry and soap in export standard and thus are able to have a decent life and job opportunities.
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