Addis Ababa city is experiencing rapid expansion and population growth. Following thernpopulation growth the demand for employment opportunities is getting much higher than thernsupply of jobs. In addition to this the expansion of the city could not significantly respond to therndemand for shelter. These key problems of employment opportunity and housing shortage arernbecoming a challenge to urban citizens in Addis Ababa. Unless these evils are tackled, the desiredrnfruits of development i.e. improved quality of urban citizenâ€™s life will not be realized. None ofrnurban institutions could resolve these problems individually but individual actions need to berncoordinated, road blocks cleared and challenges tackled by different institutions having different inrnsome cases overlapping roles. This thesis aims at exploring the government institutionsâ€™ role ofrnenabling the private sector and NGOâ€™s & Private Companyâ€™s contribution in tacklingrnunemployment and housing shortages. The role of one NGO, WISE, and one private company,rnSunshine construction PLC, were taken in this thesis to see their individual and coordinated actionrnin tackling unemployment and housing shortage in Addis Ababa. This resulted in-depthrnunderstanding of the problem and recommending possible solutions. The thesis has revealed thatrnthe level of unemployment in Addis Ababa is significantly high, the absence of employment policyrnand coordinated action caste its shadow on the efforts of government in tackling unemployment.rnSimilarly, there has been no coordinating organ of the housing sector that synergizes individualrnefforts and clear obstacles. Moreover the supply of land is a bit of a challenge that negativelyrnaffecting the supply of housing. Strong collaboration and partnership among the NGOs, privaternfirms and the government organs responsible for housing and employment believed to bring aboutrna positive change in the labour market and housing development