Ethiopia

Tsigereda G Woldegiorgis has over nine years of experience in the construction industry. Currently Tsigereda is working for United Nations World Food Programme as a project Engineer where she builds warehouses, food distribution centers and schools for local communities and refugees in Ethiopia. Tsigereda holds a bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from Addis Ababa university…. read more »

Kibrom Aregawi is an assistant professor with over 10 years’ experience in teaching, research, and consultancy services in the Department of Management at Mekelle University, Ethiopia. Currently, he is the coordinator of the Center for Entrepreneurship Development. He is tasked with promoting an entrepreneurial culture and climate in the university community and beyond by organizing… read more »

Akiber Chufo Wachemo has over nine years of experience in different positions in Arba Minch University, Ethiopia. Currently, he teaches various courses in the field of Environmental Engineering and advises undergraduate and postgraduate students at Arba Minch University, Ethiopia. Akiber Chufo holds PhD degree in Environmental Engineering from Beijing University of Chemical Technology, China. His… read more »

Milkias Berhanu has over eleven years of experience working with government and private institutions, primarily as an academic at the Adama Science and Technology University, one of two science and technology universities in the country. Milkias Berhanu Tuka has also served as the electrical team leader and a power expert for the Adama-II wind farm… read more »

Marta Tsehay Sewasew has six years’ experience and involvement in several developmental programs on girl’s education, women economic empowerment, youth leadership, adolescent and youth reproductive health, and orphan and vulnerable children support projects. Currently, Marta is working for the Development Fund of Norway in Ethiopia as a program coordinator on the Girls Education and Youth… read more »

Dina B Tsehay is a Sociology graduate from the University of Mumbai, and has over four years’ experience in various fields of community development. Dina currently works as a project officer at a local NGO called MLWDA, where she primarily focuses on designing economic empowerment projects for marginalized women. Dina Berhane Tsehay has also done… read more »

Yordanos Berhanu has over three years of experience in the healthcare sector, focusing on telehealth. Currently, Yordanos is a chief operating officer at Telemed Medical Services, an innovative telehealth provider in Ethiopia. She works on technology-based health product developments, coordination, and project management. Yordanos Berhanu Tolessa holds a bachelor’s degree in Public Health and is… read more »

Israel Taye is young pan-African lawyer from Ethiopia, passionate about African renaissance, youth empowerment, sustainable development, and human rights. He aspires to fast-track youth participation in continental and international development initiatives and has over three years’ experience in various fields in the public management sector, in human rights in particular. Currently, he serves as a… read more »

Mitiku Gabrehiwot is a lecturer at Mekelle University with over 10 years of research and teaching experience. He is a postgraduate Coordinator at the Department of Anthropology and is responsible for launching and supervising master’s programs within the department. He also works with the Mekelle School for the Blind where he organizes and coordinates volunteers… read more »

Azeb Gebresilassie Tesema is an Assistant Professor of Public Health at Mekelle University in Ethiopia. She holds a Master’s degree in Public Health and a Bachelor’s in Environmental Health. Azeb Gebresilassie Tesema received a diploma from the Senior Leadership Program at Yale University and a certificate for Young African Leaders in Kenya. She has experience… read more »

Hailemelekot Tekleyohannis has over four years’ experience in business development and investment promotion. Currently, Hailemelekot is a business facilitation and investment promotion director at WAFA Marketing and Promotion PLC, where he focuses on building the capacities of small and medium enterprises, consulting businesses, and creating strategic alliances between Ethiopian and foreign businesses. He is currently… read more »

Helina Stiphanos Teka is an aspiring legal researcher from Ethiopia. She is currently interning at the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), where she supports the assessment of reports on the status of domestication of International Humanitarian Law instruments in Ethiopia. Helina is a 2016 graduate of Addis Ababa University, College of Law and… read more »

Tigst Waltenigus Tebekew is a co-founder and Practitioner Counselor at Erk Mead Media,Ethiopia (Posterity Psychological Therapy Center). In her role at Posterity Psychological Therapy Center, Tigst helps families and women in psychological crises through community dialog, counseling and forgiveness. Currently, Tigst is working as a media personality, and leads Erk’s psycho-social community support project. Tigst… read more »

Admasu Kassa has over eight years of experience in teaching in higher institutions, including Haramaya University. He is an entrepreneur and the owner of a private school. Currently, he is a lecturer and trainer who offers training on English language and pedagogy in various institutions in Ethiopia and Somaliland. Admasu has worked with VSO volunteers… read more »

Alem Gebru Tamirat has over eight years of experience in diverse fields within the community-development sector, specifically on changing attitudes on disability issues. At present, Alem is an executive director in Women with Disabilities for Change, where she focuses on capacity building and creating awareness about women and children with disabilities in the community. Alem… read more »