Mihret Nigussie Chengere
Disability / by emwa
DISABILITY ADVOCATE/WOMEN RIGHTS
Mihret is an immediate past President of Federation of Ethiopian National Association of Person with Disabilities, because of this position she has been advocating for the rights of more than 20million people with disabilities in Ethiopia. She is also current President of Fikir Ethiopian National Association on Intellectual Disabilities. Mihret is also a chairperson to Advisory committee of Ethiopian Women Human Right Defenders Network. She is also one of the founder and current President of Special Olympics Ethiopia -which is a sport federation focusing on people with Intellectual Disabilities. Mihret got Postgraduate in Development Management program, another MA in Project Management and Bachelor’s Degree in Management Information System from different universities. She is one of the fellows of BRIDGE CRPD-SDG Disability right movement for East-West Africa. Mihret has a total of more than 15 years’ work experience as Executive director, Program Manager, Team lead, Project officer & Trainer (i.e. social and economic development issues including Knowledge management, Disabilities Right, UNCRPD, SDG, GBV, Sex workers, and HIV/AIDS) with in NGOs and Organizations of People with disability. Mihret is a proud Rotarian full time volunteer who believed in ‘Service above self’. Apart from all the above volunteer leadership contribution, she is also working with Inclusion Africa as an Inclusive Education Regional Program Coordinator and this work engaged her to advocate for the rights of people with intellectual disability at Africa regional level specifically within 23 African countries.
- Listing ID: 2202
- Email: mahinigusse@yahoo.com
- Mobile Number: 251911305850
