The Ethiopian Cities Association (ECA) is an alliance of currently 86 Ethiopian cities working towards improving the living conditions of the urban Ethiopian population. The Ethiopian Cities Association was established in February 2009 to represent, advocate for and build the capacity of its member cities. The formation of Ethiopian Cities Association (ECA) is the joint interest and effort of Ethiopian Cities to strengthen coordination of their efforts and mutually work towards mitigating the deep-rooted and diversified urban problems in their cities. Initially, the cities and their stakeholders jointly studied the international cities networks’ experiences, learned from their success and in principle agreed on the creation of Cities Network in Ethiopia. Accordingly, a task force that consisted of experts from Addis…
ABOUT US
SUPPORT CITIES
(Lobby and Advocacy for the interests of Member Cities)
KNOWLEDGE HUB
(Offering Platform for Knowledge Exchange, Tailored Training, Advisory Service, Documentation and Information Exchange)
REPRESENTATION, NETWORKING AND PARTNERSHIP
PROMOTING AND
FACILITATING
CREATING NETWORK
(Creating Sister Cities in and outside the Country)
INTERNATION-
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COMPETITIVE
WORKSHOP ON THE IMPACT OF EXPANSION OF INDUSTRIAL PARKS ON URBAN HOUSING IN CITIES
In this Workshop different media were invited and attended. Among them, Amhara Media Corporation covered the event in this way.
LATEST ACTIVITIES AND NEWS
The Executive Board of ECA Approved the 2015 E.C. fiscal year performance report and the 2016 E.C. fiscal year plan
(August 25, 2023, Adama) Ethiopian Cities Association’s (ECA) 2015 E.C. fiscal year performance report and 2016 E.C. fiscal year plan were presented to its Executive Board of and discussed and…
ECA and Forum for Social Studies (FSS) signed MoU to work together
(August 22, 2023, Addis Ababa) Ethiopian Cities Association (ECA) and Forum for Social Studies (FSS) signed Memorandum of Understanding today at the FSS’s office to work together on various issues….
ECA and Addis Ababa City Administration Mayor’s Office signed to work together in various fields
(July 10, 2023, Addis Ababa) Ethiopian Cities Association (ECA) and the Addis Ababa City Administration Mayor’s Office, Internal and External Relations Directorate signed a memorandum of understanding regarding on sister…
Sensitization Training Workshop for Tigray Region Cities
Two weeks before (from May 31- June 3, 2023) Ethiopian Cities Association (ECA) in collaboration with the Ministry of Urban and Infrastructure were organized a four-day training workshop in Mekelle…
WHY YOU WORK WITH US?
ETHIOPIAN CITIES ASSOCIATION (ECA)
ECA is a national platform for Ethiopian Cities to collaborate, share and learn from each other so as to bring positive change in their respective areas.
- This platform of learning contributes for the fair development of cities and national growth.
- As the only national association of cities and local government in the country, the special urban affairs trainings are being provided.
- Ethiopian cities among themselves and between other countries’ cities are being twinned via ECA.
- As a sole national representative of cities, ECA advocates cities affairs firmly.