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ILO Supports Kulehe Project to Boost Youth Entrepreneurship and Financial Inclusion
The Kulehe project aims to create employment opportunities for 120 young people through skills and entrepreneurship development from both host communities and refugee populations in Nifas Silk Lafto Sub City, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The project was launched on 29 January 2025 by Safe Light Initiative, a youth-led NGO and recipient of the ILO and Edukans Foundation supported Youth to Youth Fund (Y2YF).
Out of 120, selected youth will be awarded with seed capital by Safe Light Initiative to launch their own business while others will be introduced to local financial institutions offering digital financial services without traditional requirement for collaterals and business linkage opportunities.
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