Rigbe Gebrehawaria
Disability / by emwa
LAWYER/DISABILITY ADVOCATE/ SOCIAL WORKER
Rigbe is a diversity and inclusion advocate with over 14 years’ experience, working on disability rights and gender justice through research, advocacy, project management, training and human resource management. She is a Mandela Washington Fellow and has served in the East Africa Regional Advisory Board for the Mandela Washington Fellowship. She holds a Master of Social Work and a Bachelor of Laws. Besides having a physical disability, herself, Rigbe developed interest towards disability rights advocacy after working for a Non-Governmental Organization on the Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities, which exposed her to issues and challenges faced by Persons with Disabilities in general and Women with Disabilities in particular. Rigbe was also involved in her own private practice carrying out social consultancy for vulnerable groups focusing on Disability Inclusion. She is currently working as the Commissioner for Disability Rights and Rights of Older Persons at the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission. Prior to that, she worked at the U.S. Embassy Addis Ababa as a Senior HR Assistant and Disabilities Advisor. As part of her voluntary activities, Rigbe has worked as a legal aid counselor at the Ethiopian Women Lawyers Association (EWLA) and a project facilitator for non-governmental organizations working on disability inclusion. She is currently an expert member of the Working Group on the Rights of Older Persons and Persons with Disabilities in Africa. She is a board member of the Strategic Initiative for Women in the Horn of Africa (SIHA Network), co-founder and board member of the Ethiopian Lawyers with Disabilities Association, co-founder and board chair of Setawit NGO, and a board member of Eyu-Ethiopia. She has served as a board chair of the Ethiopian Women Lawyers Association (EWLA), a member of the National Experts Board/Advisory Group of the Resource and Support Hub Program and a member of the UN Women Civil Society Organizations Advisory Group.
- Listing ID: 2200
- Email: hagrigbe@gmail.com
- Mobile Number: 251911451104
