From Thursday, November 24th, 2022 to Friday, November 23rd, 2022 the participants took part in training on Constituency Building. 

The training session for the three cohorts was led by Dr. Alemayehu Debebe, Dr. Temesgen Aschenek, and Biniyam Solomon for each cohort respectively.

The CSRC is looking for a Research Consultant to conduct research on a baseline study titled “Unionization in Industrial Parks: the case on Hawassa Industrial Parks”. The consultant will be engaged from July 25, 2022, to October 5, 2022.

Interested parties will send their CV to contact@csrc-et.org before 5 pm on July 15, 2022.

On Friday 15th April 2022, the Civil Society Resource Center, in collaboration with the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung under its Flight and Migration Competence Center project line (FES-FMCC), and Hawassa University-College of Law and Governance Studies, organized and hosted an online workshop that will provide the participants of the 2022 National Refugee Law Moot Court Competition with an overview of relevant mooting skills. 

This session began with a presentation from the guest speaker, Yonas Birmeta. followed by a panel discussion with previous mooters, Hamrawi Kelemu, Darik Tsegaye, and Atran Tadesse about their experience during their moot court competition.

They shared with the participants their perspectives, anecdotes, and advice on how to approach the moot court competition, followed by a short Q&A with the panelists and the participants of the 2022 National Refugee Law Moot Court Competition.

The CSRC – with support from the Civil Society Support Programme Phase 2 (CSSPP2),  IrishAid, UKAid, Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the Embassy of Sweden in Addis Ababa – held an evaluation event and final ceremony for both cohorts of the mentorship and capacity-building training for organizations working on disabilities /associations of persons with disabilities on February 25th, 2022.

This event followed the two weeks when both cohorts developed and executed their advocacy campaigns, and was introduced by Eyerusalem Belay, our Program Officer, who led the discussion evaluating and reflecting on the training program and advocacy campaigns, followed by Yilkal Hassabie who spoke about successful advocacy for disability rights and reviewed the advocacy campaigns conducted by the two cohorts.

The event was closed by the distribution of the participants’ certificates of participation.

The CSRC – with support from the Civil Society Support Programme Phase 2 (CSSPP2),  IrishAid, UKAid, Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the Embassy of Sweden in Addis Ababa – is continuing on with the mentorship and capacity-building training for the second cohort of organizations working on disability rights and associations of persons with disabilities, between the January 31st – February 5th.

The first day of the training program was led by Eyerusalem Belay, our Program Officer, and focused on the Ethiopian civic space, networking and stakeholder management

On the second day (February 1st) of the training program, the second cohort took part in a session on financial management and organizational structure that was led by Tibebu Bogale.

On February 2nd, the third day of the training program with the second cohort, the participants took part in a session on proposal writing, led by Eyerusalem Belay.

On February 3rd, the fourth day of the training program with the second cohort, the participants took part in a session on advocacy, led by Befekadu Hailu.

On February 4th, the fifth day of the training program with the second cohort, the participants took part in a session on gender and disability sensitivity, led by Mihere Nigussie.

The second half of the day’s training focused on the importance of building a social media presence as a CSO and was led by our mentorship and capacity-building officer, Abebaye Asrat.

For the final day of the mentorship and capacity-building training program with the second cohort of organizations working on disability rights/associations of persons with disabilities. the participants were given a chance to reflect on the events of the past week and were able to brainstorm and workshop their online advocacy campaign plans.

The CSRC – with support from the Civil Society Support Programme Phase 2 (CSSPP2),  IrishAid, UKAid, Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the Embassy of Sweden in Addis Ababa – is hosting a six-day mentorship and capacity-building training for organizations working on disability rights and associations of persons with disabilities, between the January 24th – January 29th. This is the first of two cohorts.

For the first day of the training program, participants learned about the Ethiopian civic space and networking and stakeholder management. This training was led by Eyerusalem Belay, our Program Officer.

On January 25th the first cohort took part in the second day of the training program, focusing on financial management and organizational structure, and was led by Tibebu Bogale.

The third day of the training program, on January 26th, focused on Advocacy and was led by Befekadu Hailu

The fourth day of the training program, held on January 27th, focused on proposal writing and was led by Eyerusalem Belay.

The fifth day of the training program, held on January 28th, focused on gender and disability sensitivity and was led by Miheret Nigussie. 

For the final day of the training program with the first cohort, on January 29th, the participants took this time to reflect on what they had learned from the past week and had the opportunity to workshop their online advocacy campaign ideas. This final session was led by Eyerusalem Belay.

On December 23, 2021, the Civil Society Resource Center, in partnership with the African Civil Leadership Program (ACLP) and TIMRAN, held a training on gender sensitivity as part of the Strategic and Targeted Mentorship and Training Program. This session was led by Eyerusalem Solomon, the Executive Director of TIMRAN.

Members of the cohort learned about gender and the various legal frameworks that protect women’s rights in Ethiopia. Each participant weighed in on ways their organization can be more gender-inclusive.

On September 18th, 2021, the Civil Society Resource Center (CSRC) held a training session on social media management for members of the third cohort of the Strategic and Targeted Mentorship and Training Program. The training highlighted the importance of using social media for CSOs and the need for its incorporation in every activity.

The representatives shared their experiences of using social media as CSOs, and they conducted an audit of their social media accounts and the followers and engagements the accounts have.

During the final session, the trainees created a draft social media strategy that will be finalized and implemented throughout the training and mentorship program.

On September 1^st, 2021, the Civil Society Resource Center (CSRC) launched its third cohort of Emerging and New Civil Society Strategic and Targeted Mentorship and Training Program. This annual 10-month CSRC flagship program is run in collaboration with the African Civic Leadership Program (ACLP) and exists to host, mentor, and launch the selected emerging CSOs under each cohort. In addition to intensive training and mentorship sessions, CSRC will provide a working space, technical expertise, and research support.

This third cohort, which includes eight selected CSOs, is the largest and most diverse group of CSOs selected to date. Members of the cohort work on various causes such as gender equality, climate justice, disability inclusion, and justice, and labor rights. During the introductory meeting, representatives of these organizations introduced themselves and their respective organizations. And, an overview of the program and its benefits were discussed.

On July 3^rd, 2021, from 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM, the CSRC hosted a validation workshop for the ECSLP’s ‘Training of Trainers’ manual at Jupiter Hotel. The ECSLP is a training program that aims to enhance the skills knowledge and commitment of CSO leaders and staff in Ethiopia.

The workshop was attended by 15 guests consisting of newly established CSOs and experienced CSO members focusing on women’s and children’s rights, the rights of youth with disabilities, human rights research and communications. Also in attendance were law students interested in civil society work in Ethiopia.