ESSSWA is currently implementing a three-year US AID-funded project titled: “Strengthening Public Sector Social Service Systems in Ethiopia” (SPSSSSE). The ultimate purpose of the project aims at improving the social services system in Ethiopia with primary focus on strengthening social service delivery system and workforce development in the country. The project is working with MoLSA, regional BoLSAs and TVET agencies to train and build the skills of 4,000 Para-professionals and community level social workforce in Amhara, SNNNP, Oromia, Tigray regions and Dire Dawa and Addis Ababa city administrations. The result is that 490 trainees graduated and deployed and over 1000 were under training in the reporting period. Description of actual services provided by your staff within the assignment: Some of the major services rendered by ESSSWA’s staff are: Developing partnership and networking among major public sector social service providing institutions like Amhara, Oromia, Dire Dawa, Addis Ababa, SNNP BoLSAs and TVET Agencies, and Pact Ethiopia OVC program to provide quality and sustainable social services,  Awareness created among major public sector social service providing institutions on effective delivery of quality and sustainable social service to the community, Capacities of 49 TVETs strengthened in curriculum development through and in materials supports and training, Training provided for BoLSA (regional) and ZoLSA (zonal) officials in Amhara Regional State. 490 Community Service Workers trained and graduated in Amhara and Oromiya Regional States and started rendering social services to the vulnerable population. 1124 pre-service trainees enrolled for the training in 9 polytechnic TVET colleges Data base established and started capturing social service trainees’ profile, services provided to them and their deployment,