Posted Mon, 02/13/2012 - 16:08 by Anonymous
Welcome to WISE official website. Organization for Women in Self Employment (WISE) is an Ethiopian Resident Charity registered with the Ministry of Justice since August 1997 and has been operating since January 1998.WISE is a non-governmental organization (NGO) located in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. We are dedicated to elimination of urban poverty and the realization of sustainable livelihoods among poor urban women. In WISE, the major focus areas are economic, social and political empowerment of women and the attainment of gender equality.
Posted Mon, 02/13/2012 - 16:07 by Anonymous
The Organization for Women in Self Employment(WISE) was established in September, 1997 and commenced full programme operation in January, 1998. WISE has been working with poor self-employed women in their efforts to achieve self-reliance, exercise their rights and improve the quality of their lives.
Posted Tue, 10/23/2012 - 15:32 by Anonymous
Posted Sat, 10/06/2012 - 13:25 by Anonymous
WISE celebrated its 15th anniversary warmly in September and the fifteen years work displayed to visitors from every corner during an exhibition which lasted five days. WISE also awarded its first target members and staffs who served at least five years and those who produced an outstanding performance from each department.
Posted Mon, 07/16/2012 - 16:00 by wiseadmin
Canada funds Coady Institute's work in Ethiopia (WISE), Ghana and Zambia. $4.95million, five-year funding to empower women and build food security.
The Coady Institute will expand leadership education and build capacity in each country by working closely with three existing partner organizations:
- Women in Self-Employment (WISE) in Ethiopia will focus on its credit and savings network to provide business and life skills training.
Posted Mon, 07/09/2012 - 16:55 by wiseadmin
WISE won a competition organized by CCRDA, the umbrella organization for CSOs with over 350 members, on sharing good practices to the National Charities Good Practice Day of 2011/2012 and winning a 1st rank in the urban poverty reduction .
Posted Mon, 07/09/2012 - 16:38 by Anonymous
Melissa Waggener Zorkin from the US, a supporter of WISE, and her friends visited the new Women Training Center which is under construction on May 5, 2012 and held discussions with WISE target groups and staff. Melissa promised to extend her support to the training Center.
Posted Thu, 03/29/2012 - 09:55 by Anonymous
WISE has been selected to be further developed as a center of excellence by the Institute of International Education(IIE). Four countries in Eastern Africa have been targeted and one organization in each country has been selected to develop as the center of excellence in the area of women leadership
Posted Thu, 02/16/2012 - 17:17 by Anonymous
The extension of WISE Women’s Training Center is progressing. The structure will be used for,among others as a women’s crafts display center. Members of the SACCOs,staff of WISE,board members, funding partners and individual supporters have put in their services. WISE was able to obtain free of charge for design and supervision of the building.Melissa Waggener, an individual business woman,from the united states of america donated $25,000 for the expansion of WISE'S Women's Training Center.
Posted Tue, 12/21/2010 - 11:33 by wiseadmin
We are a non-profit organization that helps low income women to overcome poverity .During the past fourteen years,we have been remarkbly successful in helping thousands of these women to improve the quality of their lives and the lives of their family members by making them self-supporting entrepreneurs.
