Ethiopia

Mehret Amsalu Dubale has over five years’ experience leading multiple maternal, neonatal and child health (MNCH) projects. Currently, Mehret is a PhD candidate in Public Health and Water at Addis Ababa University, where she is researching feasible solutions to water, sanitation and hygiene-related public health challenges among Ethiopian mothers and children. Mehret collaborates with international… read more »

Deginet Doyiso has four years of experience working as a Public Prosecutor in the Kambata Tambaro Zone Justice Office, in the SNNP Region of Ethiopia. As a disabled person, Deginet works to ensure that all disabled people in Ethiopia are given equal opportunities and do not live in poverty. He has received training in various… read more »

Linda Lapiso is an electrical engineer and construction consultant with over eight years of work experience in the sector. Currently, Linda is a freelance consultant, who specializes in designing electrical building services for residential, commercial, and industrial developments in EthiopiaLinda Lapiso Dilebo also volunteers in community-development programs and speaks against the sidelining of women in… read more »

Zena Afework is a knowledge management, extension communication and capacity building specialist who works in the agricultural sector. He has worked in international NGOs for more than five years. Currently, he is an Organizational Knowledge Sharing Consultant in the World Bank Group Ethiopia Country Office.

Medhin Mekonnen is an experienced general manager with eleven years’ experience in the agribusiness sector. Since 2009, he worked as a general manager of a farmers’ agricultural cooperative union, which is engaged in farm input supply, provision of extension services, and microfinance services in Ethiopia. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Cooperative Business Management and… read more »

Makda Asrat Dejene, a recent law graduate of Addis Ababa University, works for the International Organization for Migration (IOM). She previously worked as a public relations manager for ZTE,Ethiopia, a Chinese multinational telecom corporation. She developed and implemented the company’s corporate social responsibility projects. Some of these projects engaged female science students. Makda Asrat Dejene… read more »

Alemfrie Chekole has over 10 years of experience in teaching and research and rendering community services in Bahir Dar University. She earned a degree in Management from Bahir Dar University and a Master’s in Business Administration from Mekele University,Ethiopia. She has worked as a manager, gender office coordinator and entrepreneurship project leader where she acquired… read more »

Abrhame Endrias Butta has more than nine years of experience working in academics and entrepreneurship. He focuses on agripreneurship, rural innovation, and smallholder livelihoods in Ethiopia. Currently, Abrhame owns and manages his own company, Green Agro Mechanization, which offers services including mechanization, crop chemical and pesticide supplies, a farm credit service, and financial-literacy training. It… read more »

Dagnachew Bogale Wakene has been working for over nine years as an advocate, educator, and research consultant with a focus on disability rights and inclusive development. He holds a Bachelor of Law degree from the Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia, and a Master’s of Philosophy majoring in Rehabilitation and Development Studies from Stellenbosch University, South Africa…. read more »

Yemisrach Mesfin (Japi) is an experienced economist and business development advisor with more than eight years work experience in various development organizations and startups. She completed her undergraduate studies in Finance and Development Economics and followed with a Master’s degree in Social Works, both from Addis Ababa University. Currently, Yemisrach Mesfin Bogale is working as… read more »

Saba Kahsay Bisrat has over five years of experience in the construction business sector. She is currently the founder and Managing Director of Revo Construction where she executes projects that mainly focus on alternative construction methodologies. She is also a partner with a turnkey solution company called TKM Maestro Technology PLC,Ethiopia and serves as co-founder… read more »

Tinbit Daniel is a law graduate, dedicated to contributing to the improvement of the lives of children, especially young girls. She is now the Girls Empowerment programs director, leading a new innovative project to launch the new African animation series called Tibeb Girls. This series is intended to change the way girls are seen by… read more »

Bezawit Dagne Bezabih has more than eight years of experience in governmental and the nonprofit sector. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Statistics from Addis Ababa University in Addis Ababa. Now, she is completing her post graduate study in project management at Addis Ababa University. Bezawit Dagne Bezabih is currently a project lead, working… read more »

Zelalem Kibret has over six years of experience in various legal and communal affairs. Currently, Zelalem is trying to build his own virtual law office to help the poor. Moreover, Zelalem is an activist and a blogger who regularly campaigns and writes on the issues of constitutionalism and good governance. He volunteers on the university… read more »

Ermias Tessema Beyene is an architect and a town developer with hands-on experience on various projects ranging from designing and constructing building elements, developing housing units, and urban level research projects. Currently, he is working as a town developer in a rural urbanization project called Tukuls to Dachas (T2D), a program aiming at transforming 4,500… read more »