Lulit Yonas Mengesha

SRHR Advocacy Officer, Talent Youth Association | Ethiopia Lulit Yonas Mengesha is a medical student currently working as a sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) advocacy officer at Talent Youth Association. She is an advocate for SRHR, meaningful youth participation, and gender equality to which she passionately contributes to by participating in youth groups and youth-led organizations. Lulit actively … Read More

Selamawit Eshetu

Program Officer, International Planned Parenthood Federation Africa Region (IPPFAR) | Ethiopia Selamawit Eshetu is a medical doctor and international sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) advocate. As a program officer at IPPFAR, she leads a project called the Global Advocacy and Accountability program which aims to enhance the legal, political, and economic commitment of SRHR by African Union member … Read More

Loza Admassu

Active member, Ethiopian Medical Students’ Association | Ethiopia Loza Admassu is a medical student who advocates for sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) in her society. She is the creator and host of Tankua, a local podcast on SRHR issues. Lozu served as the national officer for sexual and reproductive health and rights in her association and dreams to … Read More

Elezer Berhanu Zewde

Youth Council, Talent Youth Association | Ethiopia Elezer Berhanu Zewde is a youth sexual and reproductive health, rights, and justice (SRHRJ) advocate. In one of his roles, he serves as a Youth Council at Talent Youth Association where he works to ensure meaningful youth participation within the organization and its projects, which are mostly centered around sexual and reprodcutive health … Read More

Chala Kenenisa Edae

Executive Director, Youth Empowerment Society (YES) | Ethiopia Chala Kenenisa Edae is a public servant and leader. In his current role, he leads and serves young people through a nonprofit organization, Youth Empowerment Society (YES). YES is focused on youth entrepreneurship, health, education, and academic support. Chala is passionately interested in social justice, empowerment for young people, and is a … Read More

Dagmawit Workagegnehu

Founder & Project Manager, Safer-SRHR | Ethiopia Dagmawit Workagegnehu is a Women Deliver Young Leader and recent graduate of Hawassa University College of Medicine and Health Sciences with her Doctor of Medicine. She leads sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) programs in Ethiopia and works to empower young people in reproductive health. She is a founder and project manager … Read More

Elshaday Mekasha Kassaye

Active member, Ethiopian Medical Students’ Association (EMSA) | Ethiopia Elshaday Mekasha Kassaye is a medical student and community activist who is passionate about gender equality, women’s empowerment, and raising awareness about sexual and reproductive health. She is a youth leader and trainer for project SHEBA (Sexual Health Education for Better Awareness) where she delivers training on sexual and reproductive health … Read More

Selamawit Mersha

Ethiopia Selamawit is committed to leading youth sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) through a program called ‘Get Up Speak Out’. She addresses youth SRHR challenges through education, information, services, meaningful youth participation, and works to create an enabling environment for youth SRHR. She works for Youth Network for Sustainable Development (YNSD) and is dedicated to training young people … Read More

Mahlet Alemayehu

Ethiopia Mahlet graduated as a valedictorian from Hayat Medical College in Ethiopia. She is passionate about women’s health and provides free medical service to underprivileged girls and women and advises on the design of a mobile application for family planning. She is the co-founder of Mamaje, a Sub-Saharan coalition on sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) and environmental sustainability, … Read More

Bersabeh Mekasha

Ethiopia Bersabeh is a doctor who is passionate about shaping the next generation to build stronger communities through her project Sexual Health Education for Better Awareness (SHEBA). She seeks to ensure that all youth in rural Ethiopia have access to sexual health education and works with Ethiopian Medical Students Association Addis Ababa (EMSA AA). Fiscal Sponsor: COYDOE Project Title: SHE … Read More