The Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation (ATI) and the Mastercard Foundation have announced the agriculture-focused Dignified Employment for Youth in Ethiopia ("ADEY") Program to support over 600,000 young people, 80 percent of whom will be young women, to engage in inclusive and dignified work opportunities in the agriculture sector. ADEY aims to create work opportunities for 611,343 young people: 427,940 in self-employment, and 183,403 in wage employment. ADEY will also invest $74.5 million in grants to enhance employment opportunities for young people. "ADEY will have an impact on young women's lives beyond supporting employment opportunities. It will enable young people to acquire skills, technology, and tools to find employment either through self or wage employment in agriculture.
