Firehiwot Siyum Taddesse
Disability / by emwa
DISABILITY ADVOCATE
Firehiwot is intersectional disability advocate (self-advocate) from Ethiopia who has extensive experiences in disability inclusion, gender mainstreaming, youth participation at national, continental, and international level, including in the UN system. She is currently Project Officer at the African Disability Forum (ADF) for the “We are Able!” project in Ethiopia, advocating for disability inclusive food security programs and policies. In addition, she led on and provided technical support for ADF’s initiatives on Gender, Youth and Inclusion, including the Young African Women with Disabilities Leadership Program, the first in its kind pilot program that aimed at increasing and improving meaningful representation of young African women with disabilities in leadership and decision making. Before joining ADF in November 2021, Firehiwot worked at the H.Q. of the ILO in Geneva, as Jr. Gender Equality Officer, and Jr. Technical Officer on disability inclusion. She has working experiences in Ethiopia, Ghana, the U.S. and Switzerland. Firehiwot earned her Master’s in Disability Studies from Syracuse University in New York, with Scholarship award from Open Society Foundations. She was also an awardee of Open Society Foundations’ Civil Society Professional Program and is an alumna of the Young African Leaders Initiatives (YALI) RLC East Africa.
- Listing ID: 2204
- Email: fsiyum@gmail.com
- Mobile Number: 251910466718
