CDSF Archived News and Stories

IWD2021:#ChooseToChallenge gender inequality in rural Ethiopia

International Women’s Day feature post by Morag Humble, Alinea’s Director of Health & Gender Equality, and Soyome Alemayehu, Gender & Nutrition Capacity Development Specialist for the Agricultural Growth Program-2 Capacity Development Support Facility, funded...

SNNPR AGP2 Technical Committee Refresher Training

The CDSF regional office in Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Region (SNNPR), in collaboration with the regional AGP CU, held refresher training for the Regional AGP2 Technical Committee from December 11 to 12, 2020 in Shashamane town.  Competency areas...

Supporting Leaders in SNNPR

The CDSF regional office in Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Region (SNNPR) conducted Leadership refresher training from December 4 to 5, 2020 in Shashamane town.  Topics covered in the training included: International standards for public sector leadership...

Refresher Training Focuses on Engaging Rural Women

The National Capacity Development Support Facility (CDSF) in collaboration with its SNNPR regional office conducted training on the Women Empowerment Manual (WEM) and refresher training on the Gender Toolkit (GTK), Common Interest Group Business Guide Book (CIG BGB)...

Gender Model Families (GMF) Recognized in Graduation Ceremony

On January 3, 2020 in Gumer Woreda, 10 families were recognized for their achievement in becoming Gender Model Families and another 14 follower families were also recognized for their work. Organized by the Woreda in collaboration with Gurage Zone, the Gender Unit of...

CDSF SNNP Regional Office Welcomes Interns

The Agricultural Growth Program II Capacity Development Support Facility (AGP2-CDSF) SNNP Regional office welcomed six (5 female) newly joined interns. An orientation was held in Hawassa on December 19-20, 2019 to support their successful start with the program. The...

SNNPR Cooperative Agency Rolls out Business Guidebook Training

The SNNPR Cooperative Agency, in collaboration with the Regional Agricultural Growth Program (AGP) Coordination Unit and the Capacity Development Support Facility (CDSF), officially rolled out the Common Interest Group Business Guidebook (CIG BGB) training. Two...

SNNPR HOSTS GRADUATION CEREMONY FOR MASTER FACILITATORS

The SNNP Agricultural Growth Program Capacity Development Support Facility (AGP2-CDSF) Regional Office held a half-day Master Facilitators (MFs) graduation ceremony on October 15, 2019, in Hawassa city, at the Ker - Awud international Hotel. A total of 43 graduates...

AGP2 Food Fair in Tigray

The CDSF office in Tigray, in collaboration with CASCAPE Nutrition and Gender (CANAG), Mekele University capacity building for scaling up of evidence-based best practices in Ethiopia (CASCAPE), Tigray Bureau of Agriculture and Rural Development (TBoARD) and...

CDSF Celebrates School Egg Day

The Capacity Development Support Facility (CDSF) Oromia Office celebrated School Egg Day on June 25, 2019 in Sharoma Elementary School in Arsi Zone, Hitosa Woread, Oda Jila Kebele. The purpose of the event was to create awareness among the school community and parents...

Computer Tablets Improve Information Sharing Among Farmers

The 2017 Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources (MoANR) Extension Strategy recommends enhancing agricultural knowledge through information communication technology (ICT) led extension service delivery. In line with the recommendation, CDSF facilitated...