The EtD-FaM Project intends to orchestrate the Ethiopian/Djibouti EtD-FaM-Project Partners’ needs with the European universities’ support to develop 6 makerspaces in the field of civil engineering, agriculture, business & economics, manufacturing, veterinary medicine and general engineering with the idea to become an example for all study programmes in Ethiopia, Djibouti and beyond.

The overall objectives of the EtD-FaM-Project are:

– Contributing to the Ethiopian and Djibouti government efforts in realising the gender equality at

HE level and industries

The specific EtD-FaM objectives are:

– Strengthening practical skills of female staff, students and graduates through to hands-on training

– Improving the quality of engineering and business education for female students through the specific makerspaces for females only

– Improve females’ creativity in experimenting and innovation

– Providing female staff, students and graduates a company-like environment for testing their practical skills