The Addis Ababa city has created about 87,000 new jobs for unemployed residents in the city during this budget year, Addis Ababa small and micro enterprises development bureau announced.
Head of the bureau, Leulseged Yeferu told WMC that about 87,000 unemployed youths and women found in 117 wereda became beneficiaries of the job creation activities.
According to Lelulseged, the bureau has created jobs for youths and women in manufacturing , construction , trade, service , urban agriculture , metal and wood works using the youth revolving fund allocated by the federal government.
Luelseged noted that youths graduated from different universities, technical and vocational training institute and uneducated jobless youths were parts of the job creation program.
The Addis Ababa city administration is providing loan, marketing and working areas for free to youths organized to engaged indifferent sectors , he indicated. Most of the youths are involved in the public participatory development the activities, he underlined.
Addis Ababa city small and micro enterprises development bureau is targeting to create jobs for about 103, 576 youths and women indifferent sectors , Walta learnt.