Hailemariam & Roman Foundation

08/07/2026

Making no-stop borders a reality in Africa requires more than physical infrastructure development. It demands political will, institutions that work in concert, and reforms that are felt beyond the border post in lower costs, faster movement of goods and predictable trade environment.

As TradeMark Africa Board Chair & Former PM Ethiopia, Hailemariam Desalegn Boshe notes: "Building No-Stop Borders is multifaceted: technical, political and institutional. Practical implementation starts with movers and momentum, region by region, corridor by corridor, beginning where alignment is strongest and where scaling works."

For the last 15 years, TradeMark Africa has worked with governments, regional institutions and the private sector to build systems that contribute to reducing the costs and time of trading across borders and build enabling business environment, via faster, more efficient trade systems that strengthen regional integration and economic policies.
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Credit: TradeMark Africa

08/07/2026

Watch how 𝑹𝒂𝒅𝒊𝒐 𝑳𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝑮𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒑𝒔 in South Omo are helping families improve food production, support girls education & create positive social change.

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07/07/2026

Watch highlights from the 𝐘𝐄𝐒 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝑴𝒂𝒓𝒌𝒆𝒕 𝑳𝒊𝒏𝒌𝒂𝒈𝒆 𝑭𝒐𝒓𝒖𝒎,
where youth entrepreneurs and partners came together to share experiences, build connections, and strengthen pathways for sustainable businesses.
Mastercard Foundation

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25/06/2026

We are pleased to share a new video documenting the progress of 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐀𝐠𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 (𝐂𝐀) in the South Omo Zone. Through the collaborative efforts of the HRF & concerned stakeholders, pastoralist and agro-pastoralist communities are finding a viable path to improve food security and build household resilience.

የአርብቶ አደሩ አዲስ ተስፋ፦ የእቀባ ግብርና በደቡብ ኦሞ ቆላማ አካባቢዎችThe New Hope of Pa...

24/06/2026

𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵-𝗟𝗲𝗱 𝗘𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗲𝘀

The Hailemariam & Roman Foundation (HRF), in collaboration with the South Ethiopia Region, convened a Market Linkage Forum in Jinka Town to strengthen market opportunities for youth-led enterprises established under the Youth Self-Employment in South Ethiopia (YES) Project in South Omo and Ari Zones.

The forum, held on June 22, 2026, brought together government institutions, private-sector actors, financial institutions, and development partners to explore practical solutions to improve market access, strengthen business partnerships, and enhance value addition for youth-owned enterprises.

Since its launch in 2024, the YES Project has reached more than 31,000 young women and men, enabling over 18,000 to establish businesses in the livestock, agro-processing, and eco-tourism sectors. The project has also facilitated ETB 20 million in financing and provided productive assets to 1,400 enterprises, benefiting 14,600 young people.

Building on these achievements, participants discussed strategies to create sustainable market systems that support business growth for young people and reaffirmed their commitment to enhancing the competitiveness and long-term sustainability of youth-led enterprises across the South Omo and Ari Zones.

The YES Project is a partnership between the Hailemariam & Roman Foundation and the Mastercard Foundation to improve and diversify income opportunities for disadvantaged young women and men in the South Omo and Ari Zones.

22/06/2026

ፋውንዴሽኑ ከመንግሥት ተቋማት ጋር በመቀናጀት ለስራ ፈጣሪ ወጣቶች ድጋፍ እያደረገ ነው
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ጂንካ፤ሰኔ 15/2018(ኢዜአ) ፡-የኃይለማርያምና ሮማን ፋውንዴሽን ከመንግሥት ተቋማት ጋር በመቀናጀት በሚያደርግላቸው ድጋፍ ተጠቃሚ መሆናቸውን በደቡብ ኦሞ እና በአሪ ዞኖች የሚገኙ ስራ ፈጣሪ ወጣቶች ተናገሩ።

ፋውንዴሽኑ ከማስተር ካርድ ፋውንዴሽን እና ከመንግስታዊ ተቋማት ጋር በመቀናጀት በወጣቶች የኢኮኖሚ አቅም ግንባታ ላይ ያከናወናቸውን ተግባራት አስመልክቷል።

በጂንካ ዩኒቨርሲቲ በተካሄደው ኤግዚቢሽን ላይ ስራዎቻቸውን ያቀረቡ ስራ ፈጣሪ ወጣቶችም የኃይለማርያምና ሮማን ፋውንዴሽን ከመንግሥት ተቋማት ጋር በመቀናጀት በሚያደርጉላቸው ድጋፎች ተጠቃሚ መሆን መጀመራቸውን ገልጸዋል።

በአሪ ዞን የደቡብ አሪ ወረዳ ነዋሪ ወጣት ያዕቆብ ገርሲኖ በፋውንዴሽኑ እና በመንግሥት ተቋማት ድጋፍ 10 አባላት ያሉት ማህበር በማቋቋም በንብ ማነብ ስራ እንደተሰማሩ ገልጿል።

በአሪ ዞን ጂንካ ከተማ በዶሮ እርባታ ከተሰማሩ ወጣቶች መካከል ወጣት ወንድምነህ ሀብታሙ እንደገለፀው 10 አባላት ያለው ማህበር በማቋቋም በ45 ቀን ጫጩት አቅርቦት እና በዕንቁላል ጣይ ዶሮ እርባታ መሰማራታቸውን ጠቁሟል።

ፋውንዴሽኑ እና መንግስታዊ ተቋማት ድጋፍ በዶሮ እርባታ በቂ ስልጠና መውሰዳቸውን ጠቁመው ፥ አሁን ላይ እስከ 4 ሺህ ጫጩቶችን ለገበያ በማቅረብ ጥሩ ገቢ እያገኙ መሆናቸውን ተናግሯል።

ሌላው በደቡብ ኦሞ ዞን ሐመር ወረዳ ወጣት ሉቲየ ወንጌላ በበኩሉ 10 አባላት ያለው ማህበር በማቋቋም ፍየል በማሞከት ለገበያ የማቅረብ ስራ ላይ መሰማራታቸውን ገልጿል።

በወሰዱት በቂ ስልጠናና እና ድጋፍ ፍየሎችን በማድለብና ለገበያ በማቅረብ የተሻለ ገቢ እያገኘ መሆኑንም ጠቁመዋል ።

የፋውንዴሽኑ ምክትል ዋና ስራ አስፈፃሚ ሶስና ኃይለማርያም (ዶ/ር) በወቅቱ እንደገለፁት የኃይለማርያም እና ሮማን ፋውንዴሽን ከመንግስታዊ ካልሆኑ ተቋማትና ከመንግስታዊ ተቋማት ጋር በመተባበር በደቡብ ኦሞ እና በአሪ ዞኖች በተመረጡ ወረዳዎች የወጣቶች የራስ ስራ ፈጠራ ፕሮጀክት ተግባራዊ እያደረገ ነው።

የዚህ ፕሮጀክት ዓላማ ሥራ ፈላጊ ወጣቶችን በክህሎት ስልጠናዎች ማብቃት፣ ኢንተርፕራይዞችን እንዲያቋቁሙ መደገፍ፣ የፋይናንስ አቅርቦትን ማመቻቸት መሆኑን ጠቅሰዋል፡፡

እንዲሁም ቀጣይነት ያለው የገበያ ትስስርና ተቋማዊ ድጋፍ እንዲኖር በማስቻል መንግስት ለወጣቶች የስራ ዕድል ለማመቻቸት እና የወጣቶችን የኢኮኖሚ አቅም ለማጎልበት እያደረገ ያለውን ጥረት ማገዝ እንደሆነ ገልጸዋል።

ላለፉት ሁለት ዓመታት በየደረጃው ከሚገኙ መንግስታዊ መዋቅሮችና ሌሎች ባለድርሻ አካላት ጋር በመቀናጀት በሁለቱ ዞኖች 31 ሺህ 617 ወጣቶችን በንግድ ክህሎት ስልጠና በመስጠት የማብቃት ስራ መስራቱን አንስተዋል።

የአሪ ዞን ዋና አስተዳዳሪ አቶ አብርሃም አታ በበኩላቸው ፋውንዴሽኑን በዞኑ የሚገኙ ስራ ፈጣሪ ወጣቶችን የክህሎት እና የፋይናንስ አቅም በማጎልበት ትልቅ እገዛ እያደረገ መሆኑን ገልጸዋል።

መንግስት የወጣቶችን ተጠቃሚነት ለማሳደግ ሰፊ ርብርብ እያደረገ መሆኑን ጠቅሰው፥ የፋውንዴሽኑ ድጋፍም ወጣቶቹ ውጤታማ እንዲሆኑ አቅምን ይፈጥራል ብለዋል።

የደቡብ ኦሞ ዞን ምክትል አስተዳዳሪ አቶ ታደለ ጋያ በበኩላቸው ፋውንዴሽኑ በአርብቶ አደሩ አካባቢ የተለያዩ ፕሮጀክቶችን በመቅረፅ የአርብቶ አደሩን ማህበረሰብ ተጠቃሚ እያደረገ መሆኑን ገልጸዋል።

ፋውንዴሽኑ የወጣቶችን አቅም ከማጎልበት ባሻገር ተማሪዎችን የምገባ መርሃ ግብር በመደገፍ፣ ዘመናዊ እርሻን በማስተዋወቅ፣ በተፈጥሮ አያያዝና እንክብካቤ ረገድ ግንዛቤ በመፍጠር በጤናው ዘርፍ አስተዋጽኦ ማበርከቱን ገልጸዋል።
Source: Ethiopian News Agency

25/05/2026

𝐇.𝐄. 𝐇𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐦 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐏𝐡𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐋𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐅𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐧 𝐄𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭

H.E. Hailemariam Dessalegn, AGRA Board Chair and former Prime Minister of Ethiopia, has called on Africans to redefine liberation through economic transformation, regional integration, sustainable water management and African-led solutions during an international conference held at the Parliament of Rwanda on May 24, 2026, to mark the 62nd African Liberation Day.

“The next phase of African liberation is no longer fought on the battlefield. It is fought in infrastructure networks, in trade corridors, in research and development labs, in agriculture and food systems transformation, and in adding value to products made in Africa,” H.E. emphasized.

The conference, organized by the Pan African Movement Rwanda Chapter in collaboration with partners, brought together senior government officials, diplomats, parliamentarians and Pan-African leaders under the African Union’s 2026 theme focused on ensuring sustainable water availability and safe sanitation systems to achieve the goals of Agenda 2063.

16/05/2026

𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐋𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐧 𝐍𝐮𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧-𝐒𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐀𝐠𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞, 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐋𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐜𝐤 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐕𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐬

The Hailemariam & Roman Foundation (HRF), in collaboration with the South Omo Zone Agriculture Department, conducted refresher trainings and a stakeholders sensitization workshop from May 13–15, 2026, in Turmi Town, South Omo Zone.

​More than 250 participants from Bena Tsemay, Hamer, Dasenech, and Nyangatom woredas of South Omo Zone participated in the sessions, including agricultural experts, animal health workers, private veterinary pharmacy-service providers, and high-level representatives from relevant government institutions and development stakeholders.

​While one of the refresher training sessions focused on nutrition-sensitive agriculture, diversification and nutrient-dense food production and consumption, the other focused on improved animal breeds, feed and health service provision. At the concluding session, high-level advocacy and stakeholders’ sensitization discussions were held to mobilize zonal and woreda leaders and stakeholders on taking collective action to improve agricultural production and strengthen value chain systems.

​The sessions, conducted under HRF's Agricultural Transformation, Food and Nutrition Security Project, aimed to strengthen technical knowledge, promote shared understanding, and support ongoing efforts related to food and nutrition security and agricultural development in South Omo Zone.

29/04/2026

From training to transformation, see how youth & women in South Omo are creating new livelihood opportunities through the YES Project, implemented by HRF in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation. Watch the full story.

1 like. "Empowering Pastoral Youth & Women for Market Oriented Livestock"

11/04/2026