From ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ฑโ๐ฎ๐ฒ, ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฑ, ๐ฏ๐ฌ ๐ณ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฎ๐น๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ย from Wollega University (Main, Shambu & Gimbi Campuses), Nekemte TVET, and Nekemte Polytechnic joined a two-day intensive training on:
.๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐น ๐ช๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด
.๐ ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ผ๐ณ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ด๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐น ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐๐
. ๐๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ถ๐ป๐ป๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป-๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐บ๐ถ๐ฐ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ
The training was officially opened by Dr. Gemeda Duguma, on behalf of ๐๐ฟ. ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฎ ๐๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฎ, Vice President for Research and Technology Transfer, who highlighted the strategic role of makerspaces in fostering creativity, applied research, and gender-responsive innovation.
Closing remarks were delivered by Dr. Tesfaye Lemma Tefera, President of Wollega University, who underscored alignment with KPIs, highlighted women-only research grants, and reaffirmed the Universityโs commitment to gender equity and institutional innovation.
This pilot reinforces a clear message: ๐๐ธ๐ถ๐น๐น๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ด๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด, ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป ๐น๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ถ๐ ๐ฒ๐
๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ถ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ด.
The piloting series continues ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐บ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐. More stories, more breakthroughs, more women rising through innovation.