Currently Ongoing
Project # One
Project Title: Productive Employment and Decent Work for Youth and Women in Textile and Garment Manufacturing Sector in Ethiopia
Project description
FSS, in collaboration with the INCLUDE platform, is leading a project to establish African Policy Dialogues in Ethiopia (APD-Ethiopia) in order to bridge the gap between knowledge generation and policy making or practice.
Project Duration
February 2024-January 2026.
Through various tasks, this project will facilitate evidence-based dialogue and policy engagement among diverse policy actors. By fostering meaningful discussions, the project seeks to inform policy making based on research evidence and knowledge.
This initiative targets the textile and garment sector, which is touted as one of main light manufacturing sub-sectors to drive industrial transformation in the country. It is targeted as an important source of growth and productive employment. Furthermore, 60% of the workers in the textile sector are women. Key issues in this sector, such as poor working conditions, high staff turnover and the absence of a minimum wage need to be dealt with in order to improve employment prospects, particularly for women and youth. However, several policy, implementation and knowledge gaps remain to be addressed in order to achieve that.
Project # Two
Gender, Climate Change, and Nutrition Integration Initiative (GCAN) Ethiopia
Project description
GCAN is a collaborative effort between the Forum for Social Studies (FSS) and IFPRI t advance evidence based and inclusive climate policy on Ethiopia
The initiative focuses on embedding gender equality, women’s empowerment, and nutrition-sensitive approaches into Ethiopia’s climate change policies and strategies for sustainable agri-food systems.
It contains creating multi-stakeholder platforms, hosting thematic dialogues and national conferences, conducting capacity assessments, and delivering tailored training programs to empower key stakeholders, including government agencies, civil society organizations, and researchers.
Project Duration
February 20 2025 – 30 June 2027
Objectives:
- Ensure systematic integration of gender, climate, and nutrition in policy and practice
- Strengthen institutional and technical capacity across sectors
- Improve cross-sectoral coordination and policy coherence
- Support evidence-based decision-making and inclusive policy engagement