Ethiopian Diaspora Trust Fund Secretariat Starts Operations

Addis Ababa May 7/2019 The Ethiopian Diaspora Trust Fund (EDTF) Secretariat officially started operations in Addis Ababa today.

The EDTF is an initiative of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, which was launched in August 2018.

The Secretariat will be responsible for the administration and management, implementation of policies and projects and among others.

The Chairman of the Trust Fund, Professor Alemayehu G. Mariam remarked, “We recently made final selection of the secretariat staff after a rigorous recruitment process conducted jointly by EDTF Advisory Council and UNDP.”

He appreciated UNDP for the generous and substantial two-year grant support for the EDTF Secretariat.

All of the money donated to EDTF will be used exclusively to pursue the organization’s objectives and to keep it in proper operation with utmost liability and transparency, he stated.

It is to be recalled that the trust fund is established to support improving the lives of disadvantaged Ethiopians by funding critical socio-economic projects in Ethiopia.