Connect Ethiopia

Connect Ethiopia is an Irish business charity changing the way poverty is tackled in the developing world.

Focussing the efforts of the Irish business communities, institutions and sectoral associations, the organization assists in the creation of a multitude of linkages between Ireland and Ethiopia, aimed at assisting the country's economic development.

"I would like to congratulate you and your colleagues on a most innovative and creative approach to the whole question of foreign aid"

F.W. De Klerk Former Premier Republic of South Africa

VISITING ETHIOPIA:
Please click here for an account of a visit made to Ethiopia, by Kathryn Thomas of No Frontiers.

• It has a strong sense of nationhood
• It is relatively incorrupt
• It has a low crime rate
• It is relatively stable politically
• Irish people have an emotional link to
it – Live Aid
• Ireland shares its history of famine


TRADE MISSIONS 17th - 23rd October, 2009 more>>>




Some of the people who have taken part in one of our trade missions to Ethiopia.





A joint Ethiopian / Irish tourism task force has been established to devise a strategy for the tourism industry in Ethiopia.



ELECTRONICS MANUFACTURING FACILITY OPENS IN ADDIS ABABA Chairman and co-founder of Connect Ethiopia, Philip Lee, is delighted to announce the opening of a new electronics manufacturing facility in Addis Ababa. read more>> CONNECT ETHIOPIA'S SIXTH TRADE MISSION A RESOUNDING SUCCESS. Connect Ethiopia's sixth trade mission, led by Chairman of the Advisory Board, Philip Lynch, Chief Executive, One51 plc. has achieved significant milestones. read more>> Connect Ethiopia’s Third Trade Mission - A Resounding Success! Connect Ethiopia, the new Irish Business charity, has just returned from their Third Trade Mission. The charity was set up to foster and encourage trade and investment into Ethiopia, in an effort to enable Ethiopians trade their way out of poverty. read more>> ECONOMIC LINKS BETWEEN IRELAND AND ETHIOPIA SET TO STRENGTHEN. A memorandum of Understanding has been agreed between the Dublin Chamber of Commerce and the Addis Ababa Chamber of Commerce. read more>>
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