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GENDER SPECIALIST Ayantu has BA degree in History and MA degree in Gender Studies from Addis Ababa University. Currently, she is working as a National Gender Specialist at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Country office as a Gender focal point at both the national level and headquarter and handling women focus projects. She has served as a program officer at UN Women Ethiopia on Rural Women Economic Empowerment (JP RWEE). She has started her journey of work as a journalist at RF. She has worked as an assistant producer -Anker person/news presenter and produced different programs.
- Email: ayantu.chewaka@fao.org
- Mobile Number: 251921305762
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COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT/EDUCATION Worknesh has got her degree from Kotebe Teachers Training College to teach Home Economics and Biology. She has taught for 10 years in three high schools then changed her profession and started to work at Gudina Tumsa Foundation at positions of education program officer and gender officer. She has earned Bachelor’s degree in community development from Metro State University in the United States and came back to her country to found Tarkanfi Sustainable Development which was active for the last ten years in areas of education, women and girls rights, peach building, conflict resolution and humanitarian activities.
- Email: workneshbegi@gmail.com
- Mobile Number: 251930291798
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AGRICULTURALIST Almaz has B.A in Geography from Bahir Dar University, MA and PhD. from Haramaya University in Development Studies. She has published her researches in notable journals. She was part of mega projects while she was a lecturer in Bahir Dar University. The project is now being implemented in eight universities and the Ministry of Agriculture is also using it. She has got the title of associate professor from Bahir Dar University and was nominated as exemplary female lecturer.
- Email: almazboa2014@gmail.com
- Mobile Number: 251913356360
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AUTHOR, WRITER, TRADITIONAL MEDICINE Bekelech is a writer and contributor on agricultural, natural medicine and food/seed security. She has published more than 30 books on traditional medicine and the use of herbs. Her focus is home traditional medicine, animal feed, knowledge about plants to children, how to use Enjera in diverse ways and taking care of beauty and health in a traditional way.
- Email: bekeboku@gmail.com
- Mobile Number: 251911840985
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AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION / COMMUNICATION RESEARCHER Bethlehem has a BA degree in Sociology from Jimma University and MSc. in Developmental studies from Ambo University. She is well experienced in Agricultural extension research, & Gender-related agricultural innovations gained through her eight years of experience at the Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research.
- Email: betigeta52@gmail.com
- Mobile Number: 251961873893
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VETERINARIAN Almaz has got her veterinary degree from Kamaway University and MSC in pathology and DVM, MSc from Addis Ababa University. She has served her country as a veterinarian for 28 years. She has served in Bahir Dar University at various levels. She is now working in fish development projects.
- Email: almazh_2006@yahoo.com
- Mobile Number: 251918769405
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AGRIPRENEUR Eden Aminu is a young organizational, business development and passion- oriented Engineer with special skills in effective organizational & project management, communication and team work. Passionately driven towards her interest, she has worked as an Agripreneur working towards planning and implementing solution-oriented agricultural and renewable energy project plans for smallholder farmers of different categories from its initial build up to pack down.
- Email: edmend.aminu@gmail.com
- Mobile Number: 251911120002
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DEVELOPMENT / DISASTER MANAGEMENT Fatuma received her first degree from Civil Service University and her Master’s in disaster management from Semera University. She is now serving in Women and Social Affairs Bureau as director of Women participation and mobilization Directorate. Fatuma has participated in initiatives that aim to halt female genital mutilation in the Afar region. She proudly mentioned the success stories from Afambo and Abala Weredas and seven other weredas in which female genital mutilation practices are being halt. She is also working hard to ensure the economic empowerment and political participation of women in the region.
- Email: fatuma.kika2006@gmail.com
- Mobile Number: 251911903893