Micro - Enterprise
Groups for women

For mobility impaired people in Ethiopia it is almost impossible to get an education, find a job or run a business. In the last eight years, we have trained about 80 people with disabilities in various trades. Of these, two groups have started their own businesses, but with moderate success because the circumstances of life for people with impairments make sustainability and growth difficult. Based on this experience, we continue to offer eleven women from three different craft groups (Hayadolls, Sefisisters, and Chuchura) our accessible workshops, transportation, and coaching in all aspects of entrepreneurship after their training. They were trained with us over several years in doll making, tailoring and crochet. Under the Addis Guzo umbrella, they have now joined together to form the Bottlebrush Craft Center cooperative.

Only in this way is it possible for them to run their business successfully and thus secure a regular income. Today they sell their high quality products at handicraft markets, bazaars or directly on our project site. One of these groups is now training other women with disabilities.