The Ethiopia Strategy Support Program organized a day-long conference on “Towards what works in rural development in Ethiopia: Evidence on the impact of investments and policies” on Friday December 13th . The conference marked the end of the second phase of the Ethiopian Strategy Support Program, supported by USAID, DFID, and CIDA (now DFATD). The purpose of the conference was to present updated knowledge on impacts of investments in rural areas in Ethiopia, mostly based on primary data gathered from a large number of rural households. The conference was attended by almost 90 people from different sectors.