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Positive Action for Development (PAD) was established in 2011 by Dr. Girma Admasu. PAD is an indigenous, non-governmental, non-profit, secular, and legally registered Ethiopian Civil Society Organization (Registration No. 2330). The organization was founded with the aspiration of becoming an institution of excellence, humanity, and optimism, serving as a role model within the humanitarian and development sector. PAD envisions a just, compassionate, and inclusive society. Its mission is to cultivate a society in which all people can thrive, guided by the values of optimism, integrity, kindness, excellence, and impactful action. Since its inception in 2011, when it launched a girls’ education program in Dire Dawa with an initial grant of USD 5,000, PAD has grown into a diversified, nationwide organization with strong institutional and financial management capacity. Today, PAD manages a portfolio valued at approximately USD 10 million. PAD implements programs across multiple thematic areas, including emergency humanitarian response; agriculture; health and nutrition; prevention and response to gender-based violence; child and youth development; support for migrant returnees; green livelihood development; democratization and human rights; peacebuilding; livelihood promotion and economic development; integrated support for urban destitute populations; community mental health; and the rehabilitation and reintegration of trafficking returnees. With more than 14 years of experience in the humanitarian and development sectors, PAD maintains an active operational presence in nearly all regions of Ethiopia. In addition, PAD is an active member of national consortia, clusters, and coordination platforms, enabling the organization to expand its reach, strengthen coordination, and maximize its impact across the country.

At Self Help Africa, our mission is to alleviate hunger, poverty, social inequality and the impact of climate change. We achieve this through community-led, market-based and enterprise focused approaches to agricultural development, ensuring that people with have access to:  Nutritious food Decent incomes and employment  Clean water and basic services All while sustaining natural resources.  Our aim is to transition communities out of long-term poverty through work that gives them greater control over their futures and provides a better quality of life.  The main focus of our work is in sub-Saharan Africa, where global hunger and poverty is most acute.  We believe that equitable economic development is key to ending poverty.  Our core areas of focus are:  Sustainable landscapes, resilient food systems and healthy communities. Sustainable businesses, decent employment and thriving economies. Crisis response and resilience. System strengthening and an enabling policy environment.

At the International Fund for Agricultural Development, we envisage vibrant, inclusive and sustainable rural communities where people live free from poverty and hunger. Three in four of the world's poorest people live in the rural areas of developing countries. Most of them depend on agriculture for their livelihoods – and in turn, produce much of the food we eat. It’s not an easy job. Many rural people living in poverty face massive economic, social and environmental challenges – from climate change and food insecurity, to inequality, conflict and lack of access to resources. These overlapping problems cannot be solved working alone. As an assembler of development finance, we partner with governments, the private sector, civil society and others to provide grants and concessional and low-interest loans to developing countries. This helps to address critical needs and support rural people as they lead their own development. IFAD-supported projects promote prosperity, food security and resilience by connecting rural poor people to the finance, markets, technology and knowledge they need to address their biggest challenges. We catalyse public and private investments, advocate for policies that empower rural people and their institutions, and promote innovation in order to achieve lasting, systemic change for rural communities in every region of the world. Throughout our work, we emphasize the importance of inclusion and equity, focusing special attention on gender and groups that are often overlooked, like youth, Indigenous Peoples and persons with disabilities. We strive to foster an organizational culture built around these values. Furthermore, as a results-driven organization, we conduct rigorous monitoring and evaluation to assess our impact and scale up what we know works. That’s one of the reasons we are a top-rated development organization.

Orbis is an international nonprofit that builds strong and sustainable eye care systems globally that put treatment and prevention within reach. We believe in a world where everyone can access the eye care they need to thrive. Changing the Way the World Sees® A staggering 90% of all vision loss is treatable or preventable. That equates to 1 billion people on this planet living with vision loss from avoidable causes. Nine out of ten people with vision loss live in low- and middle-income countries, and 55% are women and girls.

We work where trees are needed most. By planting trees at scale and working hand in hand with people across Africa, we’re creating sustainable ways for communities to grow food, earn incomes and restore ecosystems — together. But our mission goes beyond just planting trees. The heart of what we do is creating lasting change, for both people and the planet.

ECES is an independent, non partisan neutral and not for profit Foundation headquartered in Brussels with a global remit. ECES was established at the end of 2010 by the initiative of Fabio Bargiacchi, till today serving as its Executive Director. ECES has implemented activities already in more than 50 countries, mainly, but not only, in Africa and Middle East, and primarily with funding from the EU and EU Member states. ECES promotes electoral and democratic strengthening through the provision of advisory services, operational support via innovative project and financial management methodologies. In our activities we mainsteam capacity and leadership development using peer exchanges and comparative experiences to promote dialogue and the prevention and mitigation of electoral conflicts. ECES has crafted and copyrighted its strategy called "A European Response to Electoral Cycle Support - EURECS", which is implemented via other specific methodologies and tools that makes a total of 20 copyrights. EURECS is an innovative delivery mechanism to implement electoral and democracy assistance activities that are consistent primarily with European values and EU policies targeting the facilitation of cooperation on electoral matters between the EU, the EU member states and their partner countries. ECES has obtained the Tcertification and ISO 9001 certifications for our financial transparency and for our quality management system. We implement our activities via a truly international, multicultural and multilingual personnel. With individuals with at least 60 different nationalities who can work in at least 30 languages we are as diverse as the electoral stakeholders we cooperate with worldwide. This native insight and our innovator spirit make us better electoral assistance implementor and helped us foster strong relationships also because we can communicate and work in many languages and therefore understand many cultures. ECES implemented, with other partners, on behalf of the EU the ERMES project, called the European Resource for Mediation Support, which was a strategic tool for the EU’s role in mediation and dialogue. ECES provided the key expertise, and the office of the project was situated within our HQ. In this context, ECES is also a proud member of the European Peacebuilding Liaison Office network, the biggest and leading civil society European platform of 50 independent organisations and think tanks from 17 European countries committed to peacebuilding and the prevention of conflict. Since 2024, ECES has been a member of the Team Europe Democracy Initiative (TED). The initiative will establish and strengthen networks among EU institutions, EU member states, think tanks, academia, civil society organisations and other like-minded organisations in democracy support, human rights and other related areas.

Sandford International School, located in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, is a premier coeducational day school serving students aged 3 to 18 since 1947. It offers a British-based curriculum, Cambridge IGCSE, and the IB Diploma Programme to a diverse body representing over 50 nations. The school is an IB World School and the oldest CIE Test Centre in Ethiopia.

Frontieri Consult PLC is one of the leading research and consulting firms in Ethiopia. It operates not only as a research firm but also as a creative agency, talent firm, and technology developer. Established in 2008 by a dynamic group of Ethiopian professionals, Frontieri has its headquarters in Addis Ababa, with branch offices in Juba, South Sudan (since 2022), Nairobi, Kenya (since 2023), and Kampala, Uganda (since 2023). The company aims to further expand its reach to other regions in Africa and Europe, and also to the Middle East. Fully owned by Ethiopians and equipped with pragmatic approaches, Frontieri focuses on delivering tailored solutions and quality services in various sectors, including research and policy analysis, impact evaluation, capacity development, technology innovation, creative communication, talent outsourcing, and strategic planning. Frontieri Consult has established subsidiary companies that specialize in communication and advertising (Capra Communication), talent outsourcing (Vasta Talent), and technology and innovation (Elixone Tech). With a commitment to excellence and dedication to meeting the evolving needs of its clients, Frontieri and its subsidiaries are well-positioned for continued success under strong leadership.

Together with our development partners, we build on the unique assets and strengths of rural people. We focus on learning what works for them through research, action, sharing, and enriching their knowledge. We then implement field programs that empower rural communities. Today, IIRR continues to influence local and national agendas to mobilize political commitments, funding, and innovation necessary to alleviate poverty in rural areas.

VisionFund Micro Finance Institution (S.C) is a leading provider of financial services to the underserved in Ethiopia. Established in 1998 and licensed by the National Bank of Ethiopia, we have a strong presence in both rural and urban areas. With a vast network of 121 branches connected by a robust core banking system, we offer convenient access to our services for over 1.9 million customers.