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 »

Trailblazing Ethiopian fashion designer: Senait Tibebu

Senait Tibebu is one of the pioneering Ethiopian women who passionately dedicated their time, energy, resources in the pursuit of their passions. In a situation where many fashion designers face obstacles in... Read more »

Hamere: The woman who uses games for mind dev’t

Hamere Mulugeta is the founder and Managing Director of Nu Chika Enabuka Center and Promotion. She was born and raised in Addis Ababa. She went to Hamle 19 Primary School and attended... Read more »

Consolidated effort to eliminate cervical cancer

Globally, every two minutes one woman dies of cervical cancer—totaling over 300,000 preventable deaths per year. Of which, women in developing countries bear the brunt of this disease and over 90 %... Read more »

Betelhem Dessie: young talented, Ethiopia’s tech queen

Sometimes, little things that seem to be inconsequential can uncover our special talent, alter the path of our lives for the better, and drive us to the life we want to live.... Read more »