Call for proposal for Facilitate short- term skills training and quality apprenticeship for refugee and host communities in Ethiopia
ILO · Call for implementing partners
Posted 18 Sept 2026 · 9 days left
In plain terms
The ILO seeks implementing partners to deliver short-term skills training and quality apprenticeships for refugees and host communities in Ethiopia, focusing on youth employment and digital literacy. The call opened 18 September 2026 and closes 10 October 2026, but no budget or detailed eligibility criteria are stated in the available text.
A generated summary of the donor's text; the original wording is below.
Summary
Context and Rationale
Ethiopia is home to one of Africa’s largest refugee populations, with over 1 million forcibly displaced persons (FDPs) and millions of vulnerable host community members. The country faces a youth bulge with 70% of the population is under the age of 35, yet over 8.4 million children remain out of school, and 90% of 10-year-olds cannot read or write. These challenges are compounded by high youth unemployment, limited digital infrastructure, and systemic barriers to education, skills development, and decent work, particularly for displaced youth, women, and persons with disabilities.
Despite Ethiopia’s significant policy progress and commitments under the Global Refugee Forum (GRF), young refugees and vulnerable host community members continue to face entrenched barriers to social and economic inclusion. This includes but not limited to, exclusion from Market-Relevant Skills Development: FDPs and host community youth face gaps in access to foundational, transferable, and digital skills. The formal education system is overstretched, and most displaced youth are unable to benefit from existing technical and vocational training (TVET), digital literacy initiatives…
Excerpt from the donor's page. The full text, annexes and forms are on the original call.