Connect Ethiopia

Connect Ethiopia is a new initiative by Irish businesses to create and develop trade and business partnerships between Ireland and Ethiopia.
If the Irish business community, as well as civil society, were to focus their efforts on one country, rather than many, we may actually make an appreciable and sustainable difference.

"I would like to congratulate you and your colleagues on a most innovative and creative approach to the whole question of foreign aid"

F.W. De Klerk Former Premier Republic of South Africa

Kathryn Thomas, No Frontiers visited Ethiopia earlier this year.
Please click here for an account of her trip.

• It has a strong sense of nationhood
• It is relatively incorrupt
• It has a low crime rate
• It is relatively stable politically
• Irish people have an emotional link to
it – Live Aid
• Ireland shares its history of famine


Upcoming Trips Our next trade mission to Ethiopia will take place from November 23rd to November 28th, 2008. more>>>




Ethiopia exported €270 million in 2000/01





Over €11,000 has been raised in the first ever fundraising event for Connect Ethiopia



Skerries residents joined by Trevor Sargent, Minister of State for Food & Agriculture in support of Sodo. Once again the community of Skerries has shown the true meaning and spirit of Christmas as over €11,000 has been raised in the annual Christmas appeal. read more>> Cork photographer establishes the Ethiopian Professional Photographers Association. Janice O’Connell, Managing Director of Cork based f22 Photography, together with 20 local photographers in Ethiopia, has formed the first professional representative body for photographers in that Country. read more>> Connect Ethiopia’s Third Trade Mission - A Resounding Success! Connect Ethiopia, the new Irish Business charity, has just returned from their Third Trade Mission. The charity was set up to foster and encourage trade and investment into Ethiopia, in an effort to enable Ethiopians trade their way out of poverty. read more>> Connect Ethiopia - Third Trade Mission to Addis Ababa Founding members of Connect Ethiopia, Brody Sweeney, O’Briens Sandwich Bars and Philip Lee, Philip Lee Solicitors are currently leading the third Irish Trade Mission to Addis Ababa which takes place from October 21st to October 26th. read more>>
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