Fikru Tadesse Aragaw

Fikru Aragaw has over ten years’ experience in the automotive engineering sector and entrepreneurship. Currently, Fikru owns and manages his own company, Meri Publishers, focusing on publishing books on driver’s education and automotive technology. He also volunteers and runs a community service project called ‘Road Safety for Children’, which is focused on training elementary school students about road safety and carefulness. Fikru Tadesse Aragaw holds a bachelor’s degree in Automotive Technology from Adama Science and Technology University. Fikru is passionate about this sector because Ethiopia has one of the highest traffic accident rates in the world. Upon his return from the Mandela Washington Fellowship, Fikru plans to expand his business and also influence the government to introduce road safety programs in curriculum for elementary schools.