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Welcome To Institute for Sustainable Development
Vision
The vision of ISD is to contribute towards an Ethiopia that is free from hunger and poverty by combining the best in modern and traditional knowledge.
Mission
Our mission is to raise the importance of using sustainable knowledge, practices and innovations in order to support and improve the livelihoods of local communities in Ethiopia.
Objectives
Carry out research to speed up development by bringing together the best in traditional knowledge and modern science.
Values
Respect the knowledge, practices and cultures of local communities with regard to natural resources management, and learn from them Believe in equity and solidarity.
What We DO
Organic Agriculture
Cultural Bio Diversity
Bio Gas
The Founder
ISD was founded in 1996 when Dr. Tewolde Berhan Gebre Egziabher and his wife, Sue Edwards, were asked by the Ethiopian Government to come up with alternatives for expensive external inputs, particularly chemical fertilizers, in order for smallholder farmers to make their land productive.
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Organic Newsletter
News and Update
News and Update
Baseline Study Validation Workshop
Rural Women Cultivating Change (RWCC) Project Baseline Validation Workshop is underway in Woldiya town, 21 -22 June 2022. The workshop was jointly organized by ISD and WEA.
Mr. Alemu Asalfew
Mr. Alemu Asalfew is a staff member of the Institute for Sustainable Development (ISD). He is making compost in his yard, growing vegetables naturally, without chemical inputs, and benefiting not only his family but also his neighbors.
Second UPSCALE Project meeting,
Ethiopian Multi Actors Community(MAC) Stakeholder meeting at Liesak Resort, Bishoftu hosted by ISD.
Whom We Work With
ISD works in colaboration with local and international organizations to meet its goal and ISD’s source of funding is grants from national and international donors. As of January 2011, ISD’s donors and partners included the following.
