Reconciliation through Livelihoods in Addis Ababa
23 January 2023|JRS Addis Ababa team
Job creation through small business start-up support is one of the main components of the project with a lead role of JRS, in which case the target beneficiaries including refugees from different nationalities and Ethiopian host community members are purposely integrated to form groups and establish joint ventures which enable JRS to attain a double fold objective of smooth integration and to promoting social cohesion of refugees with host communities and at least temporarily mitigate the legal and procedural barriers of refugees (since refugees cannot able to access business license in Ethiopian legal context to date) that promote self-reliance, financial independence and empowering refugees plus Ethiopians. For further comprehension, the following testimonial video link can be accessed.