Empowering Ethiopian women: Key to successful National Dialogue

It is clear that holding successful national dialogue is of critical importance for any country to address major fault lines, arrest differences, find amicable solutions and achieve national consensus. With this same... Read more »

NBE’s aspiring initiative to bridge gender gap in financial sector

Recent data shows that Ethiopia is struggling with a widening gender gap in financial inclusion which poses a challenge to foster growth and equity. Despite significant strides toward financial inclusion, women continue... Read more »

 Turning challenges into opportunities: The inspiring journey

Fayiza Shemsu, lecturer of Material Engineering in Jimma University. She is the winner of the Biruh Ethiopia’s Entrepreneurship Idea Competition. The following is her stay with the Ethiopian Press Agency (EPA) where... Read more »

A nation will remain the land of the free only as long as it is the home of the brave

Throughout history, the role of women within the family, community and society is multilayered. From shouldering household responsibilities to taking care of children and the elderly, from promoting the well-being of their... Read more »

Empowering women  to ensure sustainable dev’t, lasting peace

Ensuring the peace and security of women and promoting their equal participation and benefits at all levels is a cross-cutting issue in every country’s social, economic and political progress or to achieve... Read more »

Lieutenant Ayida: Ethiopia’s leading woman airborne

Lieutenant Ayida Alaro is an Ethiopian Airborne Dispatcher Expert. She has jumped from an airplane about 37 times. She is someone who took the courage, bravery and patriotic feeling from forefathers and... Read more »

 ‘Emama Shekela, Mother of Clay’: Birukti

Birukti Tewolde, also goes by the nickname of ‘Emama Shekela’, was born and raised around Kazanchis, an area located in Addis Ababa. Birukti spends most of her weekends playing and exploring with... Read more »

Unleashing the potential: Empowering women to lead, inspire

In a society where girls are often discouraged from pursuing education and reaching leadership positions, it is crucial to question the reasons behind this disparity. Instead of being promoted academically or professionally,... Read more »

Women’s special gifts, unique potential make a global impact

Dina Kassa was born in Debre Berhan, a town 129 km far away from the capital Addis Ababa. Like most Ethiopian girls, gender based stereotypes had tried to prevent her from achieving... Read more »

 “Successful women have an aura that says  I belong in this seat”

Senait Fisseha is an Ethiopian-American Physician, Lawyer and Obstetrician-Gynecologist, with a specialization in Endocrinology from the University of Michigan. She is currently Vice-President of International Programs at the Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation.... Read more »