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PUBLIC POLICY/ PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION SPECIALIST Eden is a public policy and public administration consultant with five years of experience in being embedded in public institutions with a focus on supporting capacity building, policy and strategy development and also implementation across different sectors in Ethiopia and Rwanda. She is currently embedded at Ministry of Health, Rwanda advising on the performance management system in the sector, and supporting the implementation of key interventions in specific priorities including reducing maternal mortality. Prior to moving to Rwanda, Eden supported key public institutions including the Prime Minister’s Office and Jobs Creation Commission in developing and implementing policies, strategies and interventions on investment attraction, export promotion, and job creation sectors. Eden is passionate about improving governance in Africa and building the capacity of public institutions to improve development outcomes. She holds an MSC in international development; public policy and management from The University of Manchester.
- Email: madantsegaye@gmail.com
- Mobile Number: 250790008912
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DEVELOPMENT Bezawit has a PhD in Applied management and has worked as Secretary General for the Ethiopian National Commission for UNESCO. Currently she is working as a director at Construction Professional Development Institute.
- Email: yene21@gmail.com | gibezawit8@gmail.com
- Mobile Number: 251907270398
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GENDER AND HUMAN RIGHTS, ADVOCATE Bethelehem has a Master’s Degree from the Ethiopian Graduate School of Theology, on Development Studies focusing on Theology, Gender and Health. In addition, she has studied for her Masters of Science on Multidisciplinary studies from the State University of New York (SUNY). She is trained Psycho Social issues in Humanitarian settings and acquainted with the Core Humanitarian Standard. She has worked with civil society organizations in project management, implementations and in leadership positions for national and regional NGOs. On the projects she was leading, she has implemented, coordinated the full project cycle including on site evaluations and coaching stakeholders of the projects. Bethelehem has spearheaded one of the biggest projects in Ethiopia called Ethiopian Social Accountability Phase II, which was widely implemented by the World Bank’s Protection of Basic Services (PBS). She had led advocacy campaigns such as the 16 days activism against Gender Based violence using the country’s media and engagements with government and CSOs working on the issue. She had also worked as a lead consultant on the research conducted to identify the potentials of ratifying the Maputo Protocol to Ethiopia’s context. She had also worked as a Gender specialist for UNICEFF’s initiative called “design and manage the Inception phase of the roadmap to realize the London Girls’ Summit Commitment to end Child marriage and FGM/C by 2025”. Bethelehem has been trained on the “Gender in Leadership and Decision making” by the International Institute of Rural Reconstruction, “Women’s economic, social and cultural rights” by PWESCR, “Gender Responsive Right Based approach” by DEVCO.
- Email: tbethy@gmail.com
- Mobile Number: 251931387600
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HUMANITARIAN/DEVELOPMENT Aynalem is a Project, Program, Grants & Operations Management Specialist who is practical, results-oriented, and vision- driven professional with over 18 years of proven experience in the Development & Humanitarian interventions, having MA in Organizational Management &Finance from University of London. Proven experience in strategic development and program design, planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation; competent manager with considerable knowledge of working and theoretical knowledge of Operations Management Passionate about aligning business interests with development objectives, leveraging donor resources with commercial assets and vice versa, hence interventions are impactful & inclusive.
- Email: handsonconsultancyplc@gmail.com
- Mobile Number: 251911164658
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CIVIL SOCIETY CONSULTANT Aster has over 25 years of multi-sectoral experience in the civic sector in Ethiopia and Lesotho. Her sectoral expertise includes governance, conflict mitigation & peacebuilding, women’s empowerment and gender inclusion, HIV/AIDS, reproductive health, livelihood, and vulnerable children. She has worked on system strengthening – developing capacities of civil society organizations (CSOs), government institutions and communities at federal and regional levels in Ethiopia, and abroad. Aster is an experienced trainer and facilitator. She has undertaken research; she has helped to found several civil society organizations and serves on various CSO boards on voluntary basis. She is currently a freelance consultant – her sectoral focus being democracy/governance, peacebuilding, system strengthening and women’s empowerment. She has a BSc. and MBA in management.
- Email: aster.birke@yahoo.com
- Mobile Number: 251929345608
