Bahir Dar AWSEC
The Bahir Dar AWSEC was the first one ever formed and was the blueprint for all future school rollouts.
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This is a picture of the main classroom. We are very proud of achieving a 1:1 student to PC ratio. This is very rare. Our PCs are also all internet enabled. |
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Our classes have a 65% ratio in favour of women. It is our policy to increase the number of women in business.
Admission criteria are ages 16-25, with state high school certificate at least to grade 10. And the students are selected from the poorest families. |
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Example of class schedules. |
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Coffee ceremony. An assembly style opportunity for gathering and speeches. |
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Askal, one of our brightest students. She is also President of Alchemy Systems plc. |
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Celebratory dinner with the classroom to mark their progress and the formation of the first company for class training purposes. |
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Nega, Trainee Sales Director, talking to Chris Price, Exec. VP Sales EMEA for Advanced Alchemy. |
After more than one year of training in English, IT and business skills our students now have a very clear view on how they see their future. At the beginning of February 2008 we asked them in which field they would like to work and what kind of company they want to set up. Here are the amazing answers:
1) Belaynesh - Antivirus reseller
2) Yirgalem - Book Publishing
3) Selenat - Printing Press
4) Habtu - Movie Production and Photo Lab
5) Netsanet - Chain of fitness clubs, and tennis clubs.
6) Birhan - Bulldozer rental
7) Yawikal - Garment Factory
8) Alemayehu - Software development (hotel applications)and e-marketing
9) Birhan - Car rental business
10) Alemtihun - Cinema
11) Mastwal - PC retail chain and accessories
12) Atzede - IT distributor
13) Melkamsira - Tour operator and Data company
14) Temesgen - Photo processing labs and graphic design
15) Nega - Food processing and fisheries
16) Aynalem - Flower plantation and export
17) Bosena - Internet cafe
18) Askal - Construction equipment rental
19) Netsanet - Office furniture manufacturer
20) Eskedar - Construction materials distributor
21) Medferiash - Computer services and networking
22) Tsiggereda - Jewelery Manufacturing and traditional clothes
23) Meseret - Supermarket chain.
24) Mulat - Psychologist
This means that 24 new companies will be set up in Bahir Dar by September 2008, employing many more people.
Our young entrepreneurs will be funded by microfinance institutions and local institutions and assisted troughout the initial process of setting up their businesses by Alchemy World.
