U.S. Ambassador Ervin Massinga, USAID Deputy Administrator Paloma Adams-Allen, Professor Berhanu Nega, Minister of Education, and Danish Ambassador Kira Smith Sindbjerg celebrated the one-year anniversary of the $46 million Childhood Development Activity.   

Funded by USAID and the LEGO Foundation, this five-year program provides critical emergency support for pre-primary children in five regions: Amhara, Afar, Tigray, Oromia, and Somali.  It benefits children ages 3 – 6+ years with an estimated reach of 1.8 million children and communities in both conflict and drought affected areas. 

The program emphasizes the use of play as a central component of the learning process. Play-based learning contributes to the development of essential skills such as problem-solving, collaboration, and critical thinking.  Policies that integrate play-based learning contribute to the overall well-being and success of future generations. The first year of this program reached more than 13,000 children and engaged in more than 46 communities across five regions despite the challenging operating environment. 

[Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, February 8^th, 2024] Top Employers Institute has recently unveiled the list of certified Top Employer companies. For the fourth consecutive year, Huawei stands out by receiving the Regional Top Employer certification in Africa. Furthermore, the company has achieved this distinction on a national level in 10 countries in the Northern Africa Region (North, West & Central Africa), including Algeria, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Egypt, Ethiopia, Mali, Morocco, Democratic Republic of Congo, Senegal, and Tunisia.

Each year, Top Employers Institute, a global reference in recognizing excellence in human resources practices, acknowledges companies committed to fostering an optimal workplace atmosphere for their people through the implementation of HR policies and practices that prioritize human well-being.

The Top Employers Institute certification program is based on evaluating companies through their participation and performance in the “HR Best Practices Survey”. This study investigates 6 key domains of human resources – Steer, Shape, Attract, Develop, Engage and Unite – subdivided into 20 themes, covering talent management strategy, work environment, talent acquisition, training and skills development, well-being at work, as well as diversity and inclusion.