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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Bridging Gaps, Creating Opportunities

Empowering Ethiopian youth through vocational training, entrepreneurship and health awareness for a sustainable tomorrow.

Program Partners

  • Merck Family Foundation
  • Karl Kübel Stiftung
  • Selam Technical and Vocational College
  • Addis Ababa City Administration

Our Mission

Transforming Lives Through Empowerment

LIVE-ADDIS helps unemployed and vulnerable young people enter the labor market through market-driven vocational skills, entrepreneurship training and health awareness.

Our current four-year project is part of the APHEET program, an alliance that combines population, health and environment work with social and economic empowerment.

Read Our Story
Photo from "LIVE-ADDIS Conducts Joint Review workshop with Key Stakeholders at Bellevue Hote": one or more people and people studying
Photo from "APHEET Program Hosts 3rd Steering Committee & Technical Team Joint Review Worksh"
Photo from "LIVE-ADDIS organized Capacity Building and Cross-Learning Workshop for All staff"
Yeka & Lemi KuraSub-Cities

Our Approach

Holistic Development

We believe in a comprehensive approach to youth empowerment, addressing economic, social and health dimensions together.

  • Vocational Training

    Market-driven vocational training for unemployed young people at Selam Technical and Vocational College.

  • Entrepreneurship

    Entrepreneurship training that helps trainees move into employment or self-employment.

  • SRH Awareness

    Sexual and Reproductive Health awareness alongside the skills training.

  • Population, Health & Environment

    The APHEET alliance's integrated Population, Health and Environment (PHE) approach.

In Our Words

Investing in young people today.

Read the program updates LIVE-ADDIS shares from its workshops, trainings and partner meetings.

Read Our Updates
“Empowering the youth is like planting seeds; nurture them today, and they will grow to bear fruit for the community tomorrow.”
LIVE-ADDISAPHEET program update, December 2025

Updates

Latest From The Field

Workshops, trainings and partner meetings, as LIVE-ADDIS shared them on its Facebook page.

Ready to Make a Difference?

Join us in empowering the next generation of Ethiopian leaders and changemakers.