Our Objectives

Health Systems and Workforce Development

Strengthen health systems and workforce capacity by supporting professional development, evidence-informed health policy, competency development, and effective workforce management.

• Support health workforce planning, management, development, and effective utilization.
• Provide technical advisory services on health policy, workforce strategy, and policy implementation.
• Support the development, review, and implementation of evidence-based scope-of-practice frameworks.
• Promote clarity in professional roles, responsibilities, competencies, and accountability.
• Identify gaps between professional education, regulatory requirements, and workplace practice.
• Strengthen collaboration among healthcare professionals, educational institutions, healthcare organizations, and policymakers to improve service quality.

Training and Capacity Building

Develop the knowledge, skills, and competencies of professionals, institutions, and communities through practical, relevant, and evidence-informed learning.

• Design and deliver professional, technical, leadership, and management training programs.
• Develop curricula, training manuals, learning resources, and competency assessment tools.
• Support continuing professional development and lifelong learning.
• Strengthen communication, teamwork, problem-solving, decision-making, and leadership capabilities.
• Facilitate workshops, seminars, mentorship, and knowledge-sharing activities.
• Evaluate training effectiveness and promote the application of learning in professional practice.

Institutional Development and Organizational Performance

Help organizations strengthen governance, leadership, operational effectiveness, accountability, and long-term institutional capacity.

• Conduct institutional capacity assessments and organizational performance reviews.
• Identify institutional gaps and develop practical improvement plans.
• Support strategic planning, governance, leadership, and management development.
• Promote quality improvement, change management, and organizational accountability.
• Strengthen human resource management, teamwork, and institutional systems.
• Support evidence-informed decision-making and sustainable organizational performance.

Research, Policy, and Knowledge Development

Generate, interpret, and apply knowledge to inform policy, strengthen institutions, and improve development outcomes.

• Conduct needs assessments, situational analyses, policy reviews, and applied research.
• Analyze institutional, workforce, and community development challenges.
• Translate research findings and practical experience into actionable recommendations.
• Develop policy briefs, technical reports, implementation frameworks, and educational resources.
• Promote evidence-informed policy development, program design, and decision-making.
• Facilitate knowledge exchange and adapt relevant international practices to Ethiopian and regional contexts.

Project Development, Implementation, and Evaluation

Support organizations and development partners throughout the project lifecycle, from identifying needs and designing interventions to implementation, evaluation, and continuous improvement.

• Identify development priorities and translate them into practical projects and programs.
• Develop concept notes, project proposals, theories of change, logical frameworks, and implementation plans.
• Support project budgeting, resource planning, coordination, and implementation.
• Design monitoring, evaluation, accountability, and learning frameworks.
• Establish appropriate indicators, baseline assessments, and follow-up evaluations.
• Measure outcomes, document lessons learned, strengthen accountability, and identify opportunities to improve or scale successful interventions.

Community Development, Sustainability, and Resilience

Support inclusive, community-led development that connects health, livelihoods, social participation, environmental stewardship, and long-term community well-being.

• Strengthen community leadership, participation, local problem-solving, and community organizations.
• Promote women’s empowerment, youth development, inclusion, and equal opportunities.
• Support community health education, preventive health awareness, and healthy living.
• Promote entrepreneurship, sustainable livelihoods, cooperative development, and local economic opportunities.
• Support environmental stewardship, sustainable resource use, and cultural and natural heritage preservation.
• Develop initiatives that integrate health, food security, livelihoods, environmental sustainability, and community resilience.

Where appropriate, initiatives may explore alignment with national development priorities and international frameworks, including UNESCO’s Man and the Biosphere Programme. This does not imply endorsement or an established partnership.

Strategic Partnerships and Knowledge Exchange

Build collaborative relationships that mobilize expertise, facilitate knowledge transfer, and strengthen institutional and community capacity.

• Develop partnerships with government institutions, universities, professional associations, civil society organizations, development partners, and private-sector organizations.
• Facilitate collaboration among Ethiopian professionals, diaspora experts, and international technical specialists.
• Promote mentorship, professional networking, institutional collaboration, and knowledge transfer.
• Support joint research, training, capacity-building, and development initiatives.
• Connect local needs with relevant technical expertise and partnership opportunities.
• Contribute to initiatives aligned with Ethiopia’s national priorities and relevant regional and international development goals.

Digital Innovation and Technology-Enabled Development

Promote the responsible use of technology and innovative methods to improve learning, research, institutional performance, and development outcomes.

• Promote digital tools in training, research, project implementation, and institutional management.
• Support online, blended, and technology-enabled learning approaches.
• Strengthen digital knowledge sharing, information management, and evidence-informed planning.
• Encourage practical innovations that improve organizational performance and access to knowledge.
• Support the adoption of appropriate technologies to strengthen professional and institutional capabilities.
• Explore scalable digital solutions that respond to local needs and available resources.