Eminence Social Entrepreneur

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Eminence Social Entrepreneurs plc intends to become a leader in social entrepreneurship through its business endeavors; all of which echo social responsibility. Based in Addis Ababa, Eminence does not limit its engagements within Ethiopia alone, but envisions growing social entrepreneurship beyond its country of origin.

Eminence is an investment set on establishing pathways for broader sustainable

change. In so doing, Eminence takes investing a step further as opposed to conventional quick profit oriented specific market business.

As a social entrepreneur, Eminence has been fostering social change in key identified areas by engaging in poverty alleviation and addressing social and environmental challenges.

Eminence’s mission is simple. The company seeks to find applicable business methodologies, combines these with innovation to impact the wider community. In other words, Eminence finds gaps and attempts to fill in these gaps through creation and enhancement. Where gaps have been identified, if falling within the realm of the departments currently functional within Eminence, the company employs innovation to come up with new methods. On the other hand, for already existing methodologies/ modes of operation, Eminence intervenes to ensure better performance and utilization of capacities.

Eminence (Thinking Schools Ethiopia) to Host Thinking Schools International Co-Founder & Thinking Foundation Head Dates: March 3-6, 2012

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Mr. David Hyerle will be visiting Eminence on the above mentioned dates. During this visit, he will meet & discuss with select partners both from the government and private sector.

1. TSE intends to collaborate with the media department to conduct an in-house interview for program documentation & later publicity;

2. TSE will prepare a press release session to be attended by select print media outlets for publication as part of follow-up events that will strengthen TSE launch

Brief Intro

David Hyerle, EdD, is an author, researcher, seminar leader, and keynote speaker focused on integrating

Current Books by David Hyerle: content learning, thinking process instruction, and collaborative leadership across whole schools. He is founding director of the Thinking Foundation (www.thinkingfoundation.org), a nonprofit organization supporting research in cognitive and critical thinking development for the purpose of creating thinking schools nationally and internationally.

Visual Tools for Transforming Information Into Knowledge

Student Successes With Thinking Maps®

School-Based Research, Results, and Models for Achievement Using Visual Tools

Corwin Press, Second Edition, © 2011, 248 pages

Books being published in Spring 2012

Developing Connected Leadership

Solution Tree Press

Book on Thinking

Corwin Press

Eminence SE Initiatives in the Media

Several media outlets were invited to the MOU Signature Ceremony

For Eminence SE, this exhibition will supplement its social entrepreneurship engagements and fortify the company’s commitment to socially (in this case and environmental) responsible. that Eminence SE organized with regards

to its upcoming environment sustainability initiative ‘Environmental Seedling Exhibition’ which is projected to take place in Addis Ababa, June 5-July 5, 2012. This exhibition will present multiple opportunities for the community, government and private sectors to join hands in activities that will build and strengthen action towards greener surroundings as well as environmental sustainability.

Among the press groups represented were the government English and Amharic newspapers; The Ethiopian Herald and Addis Zemen. Having reputable countrywide circulation, both newspapers released the news on (Tuesday) February 7, 2012. The Ethiopian Herald read ‘AACBPCAA Director General Ato Tsegaye G/Mariam on his part said that… public mobilization and awareness an important tool in the fight against environment degradation….’ a statement that truly complements Eminence SE endeavors on the matter.

Thinking Schools Ethiopia acquires government backing

After a series of deliberations between Eminence delegates and government representatives, Eminence has acquired the full

support it requires from the latter. This Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the Addis Ababa City Administration Education Bureau

and Eminence Social Entrepreneurs, plc on December 23, 2011. This agreement recognizes the pilot project that will begin in schools within Addis Ababa soon. In addition the bureau will provide necessary support documentation, deploy experts and also coordinate processes that enable partners to work together. Thinking Schools Ethiopia will initially launch the pilot project in Addis Ababa targeting both public and private schools, with the intention of reaching to the various regions of Ethiopia. This agreement comes as a much awaited confirmation by the Thinking Schools team both in Ethiopia and Thinking Schools International.

Transform the Environment Seedling Exhibition is Now Official!

Eminence Social Entrepreneurs has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with partners as part of the preparations underway in a build-up to the seedling exhibition (June 5-July 5, 2012). This MOU was signed between Eminence Social Entrepreneurs, plc and

1.The Ministry of Agriculture (MoA);

2.The Federal Environment Protection Agency (FEPA);

3.The Addis Ababa Environment Protection Agency (AAEPA);

4.The Ethiopian Heritage Trust (EHT) and;

5.The Addis Ababa Beautification, Park and Cemetery Administration Agency (AABPCAA)

This MOU Signing Ceremony took place on February 6th, 2012 at the Intercontinental Hotel, which hosted the ceremony bearing the entire costs as contribution to this environment impacting initiative.

Following the signing session, Ato Tesfaye Alemu, CEO/President of Eminence thanked all of the partners for supporting the initiative undertaken by Eminence. Acknowledging the responsibility Eminence has taken upon itself as a social entrepreneur, he briefly shared the objectives of the seedling exhibition, the prospect events that will take place and also spoke about the importance of the partnership thus founded.

He stressed that the exhibition will not only focus on show casing and making available for purchase tree seedlings; but will also focus on fruit and food plants. Fruit and food plants are an important addition to the exhibition considering Eminence desires to promote traditions of backyard gardens which in a way contribute to the issue of food insecurity when deeply endorsed and analyzed. In one way or other, families especially in urban areas where the trend is not very visible, can at least grow their own fruits an

d vegetables which will be available at the exhibition.

Ato Tsegay G/Mariam General Manager at AABPCAA said that this is a great initiative on the part of Eminence. He also noted that responsibility to ensure sustainability and continuation of initiated efforts befalls all citizens—both individually and in groups. Linking the upcoming seedling exhibition objectives to the Growth and Transformation Plan (GTP) and the overall activities his organization engages with in a bid to restore Addis Ababa’s natural wealth; he asked the media to continue its task of building awareness. In the end, he applauded community action over the past year in which over 90, 000 seedlings were planted and are currently being nurtured and acknowledged that his organization will continue to work closely with Eminence even after the exhibition.

Ato Solomon from the Ministry of Agriculture on the other hand, stressed on the need to continue the work thus far done by briefly sharing that the ministry is crafting programs on environment in addition to programs already in progress.

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