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Logistics Officer Posted: 2 days ago Education Development Center Aug 22, 2019 Education Development Center Work Place: Bahir Dar, Amhara Level: Mid Level ( 2+ - 5 years experience) Aug 22, 2019 EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT CENTER (EDC) EDC is a global nonprofit organization that designs, delivers and evaluates innovative programs to address some of the world’s most urgent challenges in education, health, and economic opportunity. Working with public sector and private partners, we harness the power of people and systems to improve education, health promotion and care, workforce... View job details
Project Coordinator Posted: 4 days ago Millennium Water Alliance - Ethiopia Aug 24, 2019 Millennium Water Alliance - Ethiopia Work Place: Bahir Dar with frequent travel to project implementation woredas, Amhara Level: Senior Level (5+ years experience) Aug 24, 2019 Background The Millennium Water Alliance (MWA) is a permanent coalition of leading humanitarian and private organizations that convenes, integrates, and influences critical players in the business, technology, government and NGO sectors to supply safe drinking water and sanitation (WASH) to millions of the world’s poorest people in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Founded in 2002, MWA... View job details
Junior Accountant Posted: 5 days ago FH Ethiopia Aug 23, 2019 FH Ethiopia Work Place: sahila, Amhara Level: Junior Level (1+ - 2 years experience) Aug 23, 2019 INTERNAL/EXTERNAL VACANCY FH Ethiopia FH Ethiopia , a non-governmental organization engaged in relief and development activities, would like to invite potential candidates to apply for the following position: ... View job details
Combolcha, Shewarobit and Chacha Branches Posted: 6 days ago VisionFund Micro-Finance Institution S.C. Aug 19, 2019 VisionFund Micro-Finance Institution S.C. Work Place: Combolcha, Shewarobit and Chacha, Amhara Level: Managerial Level (Manager, Supervisor, Director) Aug 19, 2019 Major Responsibilities Manages overall portfolio growth and portfolio quality Ensures verification of existence of clients and credit worthiness of their business Chairs the Branch Credit Committee (BCC) and participates in evaluating, approving, or rejecting loans according to the level of discretion; Ensure saving deposit and withdrawals in accordance to the policies,... View job details
Kunzila Project Manager Posted: 1 week and 2 days ago The Bilateral Ethiopia - Netherlands Effort for Food, Income and Trade (BENEF... Aug 23, 2019 The Bilateral Ethiopia - Netherlands Effort for Food, Income and Trade (BENEF... Work Place: Bahirdar with frequent travel to Kunzila project area, Amhara Level: Senior Level (5+ years experience) Aug 23, 2019 Short Description of the Position Kunzila horticulture industry development is one of three prospective horticulture corridors identified by the government of Ethiopia; the other two being Shalla and Alage. The Kunzila site is located in Amhara Regional State, 54 km from Bahir Dar on the west side of Lake Tana with a total land size of 526. In relation to the floriculture investment,... View job details

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Capital City

Bahir Dar

Unemployment Rate

2 %

Employment to Population ratio

73.3 %

Major Economic Activities

About 85% of the people are engaged in agriculture. The State is one of the major Teff (staple food) producing areas in the country. Barely, wheat, oil seeds, sorghum, maize, wheat, oats, beans and peas are major crops produced in large quantities.

Cash crops such as cotton, sesame, sunflower, and sugarcane grow in the vast and virgin tract of the region's lowlands. The water resources from Lake Tana and all the rivers found in the region provide immense potential for irrigation development.

About 450,000 hectares of arable land is irrigable and suitable, especially for horticultural development.

Administrative

The State of Amhara consists of 10 administrative zones, one special zone, 105 woredas, and 78 urban centres. Amharic is the working language of the state.

Heritage

The 12th century Rock-Hewn churches of Lalibela, and the palaces in Gondar the world known heritages of the country. The traditional mural paintings and hand craft, the preserved corpse of the royalty found in the ancient monasteries in Lake Tana, as well as the Semien mountains national park, which shelters the endemic Walia ibex are spectacular tourist attractions, Three tourist attractions found in the region are registered in the UNESCO list of world heritages. Besides these known heritages, the Blue Nile Falls, the caves and unique stones in northern Showa, and the Merto Le Mariam church are special tourist attractions.