October 31 - Events for the Week, Addis Abeba, Ethiopia

Friday '31
- Art Show by Seifu Abebe @Taitu Till Nov 10 [0911711369, seifuart@gmail.com]
- Photography Workshop @Goethe
- Grain, Pulses and Tech Expo @AU
- Bavarian Evening @German School 6.30pm 0115534461

Saturday '1
- Photography Workshop @Goethe

Sunday '2
- Movie 'Sciuscià' @Juventus 6.30pm

Monday '3
- Addis Eats' Food Tour 2pm [info@addiseats.com]

Tuesday '4
- Movie "TORNERANNO I PRATI" @IIC 6.30pm

Thursday '6
- ICONS - ART EXHIBITION @IIC 6.30pm
- ERCA Discussion @Ghion 8.30am [RSVP: 0115519713/155221/518055]
- Coffee Conference @Hilton [Register: eceaoffice@gmail.com]
- Trade Fair @Expo [0115-528559/515394] Till Nov 12

Friday '7
- Coffee Conference @Hilton [Register: eceaoffice@gmail.com]

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October 22, 2014: Donor Agency Briefing: Refugees. @devex @raj_devex @CarineUmu

Moderator: Michael Igoe
Panel:
Mike McDonagh
Bornwell Katande

- Given the generosity of Ethiopia 30

- Level 3 emergencies:
--beyond the regional capacity to respond.
--High population at risk
--Syria, Iraq, CAR & S. Sudan: no solution politically on the horizon
--Ebola is at a better situation of being solved
--Syria--6.5billion $
Horn of Africa
--Total IDPs ~6 million
--Food insecure ~14million

Going Beyond life saving
- Ethiopia: 645,000 refugees in 23 camps; yet ET continues to receive refugees
- Ethiopia
--is at the frontline when it comes to regional security, refugee assistance

--Strategy in Et has 5 key elements
1. Ensure ET is a safe place for refugees
2. Be able to receive more people
3. Keeping the border open for Ethiopia
4. Support the host community
5. Accountability

Resilience - In Gambela over 190k S.Sudanese, refugees teach locals. They make ET their home; they find opportunities. In 2015, helping refugees develop themselves is in plan, contribute to the host country.

Challenge
Eg. Recruit refugees that were teachers goes a long way.

Points for the way forward
- We should be moving some of the development budget to the life saving efforts. (509 Billion vs 17Billion)
- Private Sector: have huge contributions eg. Gates Foundation, can provide support.
- Donor base used to be western but it is changing.
- Going beyond life saving goes a long way

 Legal migration
- train migrants about their rights
- if they migrate illegally it gets difficult. So it's better to deal with the issue from the departure point. And promote the legal one at the same time. Follow up on the migrants gets easier as well.

Resettlement area issues
- UNHCR biometric system helps verify refugees and document theft is mitigated.

- Accepting refugees is hospitality, is looking into the future neighborliness. Europe is not doing much regarding migration. The US is well ahead in that (eg. Green Cards). It's shameful that the rich countries refuse refugees and countries like Ethiopia are accepting huge numbers of refugees.


- Ethiopia is accepting from 10 to 12 thousand Eritrean refugees every year.
- 1 in 3 are women. Un accompanied children arrive sometimes

- On average refugees spend 17 years in a camp.
- It is more realistic for refugees to work in the camps than to ask host countries to open their job markets.

- identify the capabilities of refugees
- there is a lot of capacity in the camps

October 24 - Events for the Week, Addis Abeba, Ethiopia.

Friday '24
- Art Show by Seifu Abebe @Taitu Till Nov 10 [0911711369, seifuart@gmail.com]
- Hub of Africa Fashion Week @Gelani
- 5th Addis Build @Expo [0930099152]
- Classical Music Festival @Yared 6.30pm

Saturday '25
- NGO Bazaar @IEC 8.30am
- 5th Addis Build @Expo [0930099152]
- GA: Society of Electrical Engineers @Washington Hotel, 9am
- GA: EEMTECA @Chamber 1pm
- GA: Pioneers Ethio Aviation @EAL Hall 8.30am [0115-533349/519563]
- Cheshire Walk
- EiABC 60th Anniv @EiABC
- Taste of Addis @Tropical
- Career Fair @UNECA [0912062178]
- Hub of Africa Fashion Week @Gelani

Sunday '26
- Taste of Addis @Tropical
- 5th Addis Build @Expo [0930099152]

Monday '27
- 5th Addis Build @Expo [0930099152]

Tuesday '28
- Contemporary Dance @National Theatre, 6.30pm

Wednesday '29
- Photography Workshop (from Dakar & Berlin) @Goethe Till Nov 4
- Grain, Pulses and Tech Expo @AU

Thursday '30
- Grain, Pulses and Tech Expo @AU
- Discussion "Low Cost Housing" @Goethe 2.30pm [By Invitation]
- Enzo Favata & Dudu Manhenga in Concert @African Union 6.30pm
- Open Mic @Jams6.30pm

Friday '31
- Grain, Pulses and Tech Expo @AU
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October 22, 2024: Devex Career Forum, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

October 10 - Events for the Week, Addis Abeba, Ethiopia

Friday
- EU Film Festival 'The Last Sentence' (Sweden) @Alliance 6.30pm

Saturday
- Cartoon 'Les blagues de Toto' @Alliance 10am
- EU Film Festival 'Nova Zembla' (Netherlands) @Goethe 6.30pm

Sunday
- EU Film Festival 'Jack Strong' (Poland) @Italian C.I, 6.30pm
- Kids Sunday @Juventus 11am-6pm
- Hospice Ethiopia, Fund Raising Dinner @AU 5pm

Monday
- Chamber Training [011-551-3882, 011-552-8204]
---"Introduction to International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) for SMEs",
---"Rules and Regulations of VAT and Income Tax"
- Training: Counter Terrorism @ISS [acpst@issafrica.org]

Tuesday
- EU Film Festival 'A Gun in Each Hand' (Spain) @Italian C.I 6.30pm

Wednesday
- EU Film Festival 'Our Beloved Month of August' (Portugal) @Goethe 6.30pm

Thursday
- EU Film Festival 'El Greco' (Greece) @Alliance 6.30pm
- Exhibition Opening - Deutschland im Koffer @Goethe 3.30pm
- ETHIO5PEXPO (Plastic) Exhibition @Expo [0911522299, 0935999177] Till 19th

Friday
- EU Film Festival 'The Selfish Giant' (UK) @Italian 6.30pm
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October 3rd - Events for the Week, Addis Abeba, Ethiopia.

Friday
- Art festival @Netsa Art Village
- EU Film Festival 'The Great Beauty' (Italy) @ICI 6.30pm

Saturday
- Art festival @Netsa Art Village
- EU Film Festival 'Paulette' (France) @Alliance 6.30pm
- EU Film Festival 'The Secret of Kells' (Ireland) @Alliance 4.30pm
 
Sunday
- EU Film Festival 'Fimfarum 2' (Czech) @ICI 4.30pm
- EU Film Festival @ICI
---'Fimfarum 2' (Czech), 4.30pm
---'Couleur de Peau Miel' (Belgium), 6.30pm
- Blood Donation Event @Red Cross, 8.30am

Monday
- Chamber Training [011-551-3882]
---"Basic Managerial Skills"
---"Purchasing & Supplies Management",
- EU Film Festival 'Punk Syndrome' (Finland) @Goethe 6.30pm
 
Tuesday
- Concert: Caraibes Afrique Bresil @ICI 8pm

Wednesday
- EU Film Festival 'The Hunt' (Denmark) @Alliance 6.30pm

Thursday
- EU Film Festival 'Almanya - Welcome To Germany' (Germany), @Goethe 6.30pm

Friday
- EU Film Festival 'The Last Sentence' (Sweden) @Alliance 6.30pm
 

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