WHEREAS, 10 order to enable women with low livingstandard organize in income generating activities with the view to alleviating their economic and social problems. it has become necessary to provide them with financial and technical support;

WHEREAS, as the problems of women are problems of the society as a whole and from lessons learned from past experiences and problems previously encountered by women’s associations, the situation requires special attention, support and follow-up of the government and the public:

WHEREAS, in order to strengthen their all-out participation and enable them to become beneficiaries, it ha become necessary to create conducive conditions that “help women create their own social movement;

WHEREAS, to achieve these objectives, it has become necessary to sct up the Ethiopian Women’s Development Fund;

NOW, THEREFORE, in accordance with Article 55(11) of the Constitution of the Federal D,emocratic Republic of Ethiopia, it is hereby proclaimed as follows: