Catalyste+ Ethiopia

22/12/2025

As 2025 comes to a close during the holiday season, we are grateful for our inspiring communities and dedicated Advisors. Thank you all for your contributions to Catalyste+ this year! We look forward to continued collaboration and reaching new milestones in 2026.

From all of us at Catalyste+, we wish you and your loved ones a joyful holiday season! ✨🎄

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Alors que l'année 2025 touche à sa fin pendant la période des fêtes, nous sommes reconnaissants envers nos communautés inspirantes et nos conseillers dévoués. Merci à tous pour votre contribution à Catalyste+ cette année ! Nous nous réjouissons de poursuivre notre collaboration et d'atteindre de nouveaux objectifs en 2026.

De la part de toute l'équipe de Catalyste+, nous vous souhaitons, à vous et à vos proches, de joyeuses fêtes de fin d'année ! ✨🎄

01/08/2025

Positive Action for Development (PAD) is a charity organization focused on improving the lives of disadvantaged groups in Eastern Ethiopia. Through four assignments with Catalyste+, PAD strengthened its organization and community impact. Their success includes developing monitoring and evaluation (M&E) systems for their shelter cluster, conducting a Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats (SWOT) analysis, implementing an employee work plan, hiring more women in leadership roles, and strengthening fundraising and marketing strategies.

Read more in our newest Impact Story on our website: https://www.catalysteplus.org/our-impact/impact-stories/ethiopia-empowering-women-in-leadership-and-building-organizational-structures/.
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Positive Action for Development (PAD) est une organisation caritative dont l'objectif est d'améliorer la vie des groupes défavorisés dans l'est de l'Éthiopie. Au cours de quatre affectations avec Catalyste+, PAD a renforcé son organisation et son impact sur la communauté. Leurs succès comprennent le développement de systèmes de suivi et d'évaluation (S&E) pour leur groupe sectoriel chargé des abris, la réalisation d'une analyse SWOT (forces, faiblesses, opportunités et menaces), la mise en œuvre d'un plan de travail pour les employés, l'embauche de plus de femmes à des postes de direction et le renforcement des stratégies de collecte de fonds et de marketing.

Pour en savoir plus, lisez notre dernière histoire d'impact sur notre site web : https://www.catalysteplus.org/our-impact/impact-stories/ethiopie-lautonomisation-des-femmes-dans-le-leadership-et-la-creation-de-structures-organisationnelles/?lang=fr.

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27/05/2025

Over the past two weeks, our advisor CA Lynne Brennan delivered life skills training to two groups of 20 beneficiaries at our partner organization, Addis Hiwot Center of the Blind.
The Center works to empower individuals who have experienced vision loss later in life supporting them as they adjust to their new reality, rebuild their self-confidence, and work toward becoming active, accepted members of their community.
Thanks to the training, participants gained valuable tools to express themselves, build friendships, and engage more confidently in their surroundings.
✨ Here are some moments captured from the training!

06/05/2025

We’re excited to share that our assignment with Nexus Ethiopia has successfully wrapped up! With the support of our advisor, CA Raymond Kingdon, the team explored and developed solutions for an online project management tool to enhance their impactful HDP Nexus (Humanitarian-Development-Peace) programming.
To show their appreciation, the Nexus team surprised CA Ray with a heartfelt farewell—complete with a cake, and thoughtful traditional Ethiopian gifts. It was a beautiful way to celebrate a meaningful collaboration.
Huge thanks to everyone who made this assignment a success!

28/04/2025

24/04/2025

We’re thrilled to kick off a new assignment with our partner, Nexus of National Humanitarian Actors in Ethiopia —a humanitarian organization dedicated to strengthening the resilience of vulnerable communities and delivering integrated Humanitarian-Development-Peace (HDP) Nexus programs for truly inclusive and sustainable development.
With the support of CA Raymond Kingdon, this assignment will focus on selecting and developing an online project management tool to enhance the way Nexus Ethiopia manages and delivers impact.
We’re excited about the potential this collaboration holds and can’t wait to see the positive changes unfold in the coming weeks. Stay tuned for updates!

08/03/2025

Happy International Women’s Day! Today and every day we are proud to through our work at Catalyste+. We’re committed to promoting women’s equal participation as agents of change in economic, social and political spheres. This is a principal goal in many of our initiatives, including our Accelerating Women’s Empowerment (AWE) program, spanning 21 countries. Collectively, we can make a difference and accelerate gender equality all over the world.

We are grateful to Global Affairs Canada for their financial support that allows us to do the work that we do. Canada’s International Development – Global Affairs Canada

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Joyeuse journée internationale de la femme ! Aujourd'hui et chaque jour, nous sommes fiers d'accélérer l'action grâce à notre travail chez Catalyste+. Nous nous engageons à promouvoir la participation égale des femmes en tant qu'agents de changement dans les sphères économiques, sociales et politiques. Il s'agit d'un objectif principal dans nombre de nos initiatives, y compris notre programme Accelerating Women's Empowerment (AWE), qui couvre 21 pays. Collectivement, nous pouvons faire la différence et accélérer l'égalité des sexes dans le monde entier.

Nous sommes reconnaissants à Global Affairs Canada pour son soutien financier qui nous permet de faire le travail que nous faisons. Le développement international du Canada - Affaires mondiales Canada

07/03/2025

Happy International Women’s Day!

At Catalyste+ Ethiopia, we are committed to achieving gender equality and advancing women’s economic empowerment. Through our three pillars—access to resources, agency, and enabling environments—we work to create opportunities where women can thrive, lead, and succeed.
Together, we are building a future where every woman has the tools to shape her own success.

📷 Photo from our partner, Haregua Apparel, a women-led fashion manufacturer employing over 100 staff. Our advisor, Mark Malinowski, worked with Haregua’s team in formalizing the company’s go-to-market strategy and communication plan back in September 2024.
📸 Credit: Catalyste+ Advisor Mark Malinowski

Stronger economies for better lives!

03/03/2025

As part of our work in the tourism and hospitality sector, our advisor, Chef Brian, has been collaborating with Ras Amba Hotel to enhance kitchen management. With years of industry expertise, he has been supporting the team since early February, and we’re excited to see the lasting impact of his guidance!

📸 Take a look at some behind-the-scenes moments from the training!

21/02/2025

Catalyste+ Advisor Lori Legault successfully completed a one-month assignment in Ethiopia with Development for Peace Organization (DPO)!. Both Lori and our partner had a great experience working together.

Here are some snapshots from the assignment, along with highlights from yesterday’s farewell party organized by DPO!

14/02/2025

At the beginning of January 2025, we worked on an impactful assignment with our partner, Cheshire Ethiopia. Our Catalyste+ Advisor, CA Janice Link, led a hybrid training on transformational leadership and the theory of change.

Reflecting on her experience, CA Janice shared how warmly she was welcomed with kindness and hospitality. She also highlighted how meaningful it was to visit the rehabilitation center in Menagesha and see firsthand the life-changing services and assistive devices provided to people with disabilities. She was especially moved by the dedication of the staff and their commitment to supporting children.

📸 Check out some highlights from her visit in the photos below!

06/02/2025

Our Catalyste+ Advisor, CA Lori Legault, has been working alongside our newest partner, Development for Peace Organization (DPO), a national NGO committed to humanitarian projects in both emergency and development settings across various regional states in Ethiopia.

Throughout her stay until the end of February, Lori will be supporting the team in resource mobilization, branding, and communication strategies, helping to amplify their impact and sustainability.

We’re grateful for this collaboration and excited to see the positive changes ahead!