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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 Environment Initiative (EEI) Team First Meeting with Partners

EEI team which is responsible for organizing the 2012 Seedling Exhibition met with Partner organization contact persons on 23 February 2012 at Eminence Head Office.

More details at www.seedlingexhibition.com

Eminence Mass Wedding Launch Dinner Successful

Eminence invited prominent business people, academics, embassy delegates and government officials to a dinner that 
the company organized at the Addis Ababa Sheraton Hotel. The dinner which took place on February 9, 2012 was intended as a platform that would launch this Eminence Mass Wedding Ceremony initiative.

World renowned Maitre Artiste World Laureat Afewerk Tekle was one of the dignitaries present at the dinner. Other prominent guests came from a diverse and rich pool of business pioneers such as Ayat Real Estate as well as Ambassador Garment and Trade plc and Wegagen Bank.The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ethiopian Chamber of Commerce, House of Federations and the Education Bureau are just a few of the government offices that were represented. International NGO presence was felt with the likes of World Vision, PSI among others. Considering marriage involves religious principles, representation from denominations such as the Ethiopian Orthodox Church were present as well.

Go to yeshigabicha.com for more details...

“Yeshi Gabicha – 2012” becomes official

Local and international media were invited by Eminence to a press conference at the Addis Ababa Radisson Blu Hotel February 23, 2012 to publically announce “Yeshi Gabicha - 2012” (Union of a Thousand Couples), an event Eminence is planning to facilitate in June 2012.

Media present at the press release came from significant local and international information channels. To name a few: local English press were The Reporter, Daily Monitor, Sub-Saharan Informer, Capital, Ethiopian Herald and Ethiopian Press Agency, while local Amharic press were Addis Lisan, Addis Standard, Negadras, Sendek, Addis Zemen, and the Walta Information Center. Local media included: Sheger FM, 96.3 FM,  Fana Broadcasting, Afro FM, Fitih Newspaper, etc. Also a number of local magazines were present such as Kumneger, Arhibu and Fedel, all of which have wide readership locally. International media and press included: Deutsche Welle, Xhinua and Reuters.

Go to  yeshigabicha.com for more details