Transcript lessons from the GA study tour

As you come in take a
board pen and write
one word (on the flip
chart) that comes to
your mind when you
think of Ethiopia
Enterprise
and
Entreprene
urs in
Ethiopia
Bahir Dar
Upper Awash valley
Addis Ababa
Websites for the enterprises
http://www.africajuice.com/
http://www.solerebels.com/
http://www.oxfam.org.uk/get-involved/philanthropy/enterprise-developmentprogramme/follow-the-honey
http://www.dutch-creations.nl/en/grower/9424/Sher-Ethiopia-Plc.html
Your task
You need to find out about a variety of
enterprises currently underway in
Ethiopia, in order to make a short report
‘to camera’ about progress in Ethiopia
Your news report is titled
‘Closing the Development Gap in
Ethiopia’
Your task
Visit 4 tables to find out about Enterprises and
Entrepreneurs in Ethiopia.
You have a data capture sheet to enable you to
record key information about each project, try
and research 3 or 4 different projects.
If you need to check your answers each station
has a support document.
Your task
Work in pairs to practise and record a 1 minute
report for the BBC news (they are doing a special
report on development in Ethiopia.)
Use your research and the information on
‘Progress in Ethiopia’
You might like to scribe 3 questions and prepare
your answers. (use the report outline sheet)
Use one of the Sony cameras to record your
report.
Statistics for Ethiopia 2013
Indicator
2000
2014
Growth rate
2.9%
2.6%
Birth rate
43.6/1000
34.1/1000 (2011)
Children out of
primary school
6.342 million
2.389 million
(2010)
Literacy
29%
39%
GNI PPP
$460
$1,300
GDP growth rate
6%
7%
Exports
$1.9 bn (2005)
$5.99 bn (2012)
Life expectancy
52.2
62.3 (2011)
Figures : World data bank
What progress has been made in Ethiopia in the last 2
decades?
“The country is no longer paralyzed by the
complexity of the challenges”
Bill Gates
60% Reduction in children dying between the late 80’s and
today.
On it’s way to meet most of the MDG’s by 2015.
In the last decade or so, Ethiopia’s economic growth has
been among the best performing in the world in large part
due to better policies, increased productivity, and an increase
of Foreign Direct Investing (FDI).
As you leave take a
board pen and write
one word (on the flip
chart) that comes to
your mind when you
think of Ethiopia