Founders and Governance

N4ED is a non-profit organization registered by the Ethiopian Agency for Civil Society Organizations. Its governing body is composed of:

  • The general assembly, that includes all the volunteering members of the organization
  • The board of directors, composed of 7 people elected among the general assembly
  • The executive director, appointed  by the board of directors
  • It has also an advisory board composed of specialists in diverse fields.

Founders

Amare Getaneh
CO-FOUNDER AND CHAIRPERSON OF THE BOARD
Hiwot Amare
CO-FOUNDER AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Board of directors 

Amare Getaneh
Co-founder and Chairperson of the board

Retired superintendant at Ethiopian Electric Power

Yordanos Haile
Vice chairperson of the board

Owner and Manager at Festive Travel and Events

Azmera Kassahun
Board Member

Managing Director at Azmerino Catering; Author of Children Recipe and cooking book

Business website
Betelhem Lakew
Board member

Founder at Benu Foods

Fassika Alemayehu
Board member

Policy and Advocacy Adviser at the International Planned Parenthood Federation(IPPF) liaison office to the AU

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Board member
Selam Endale
Board member

Maternal and new born health and nutrition program officer at Nutrition International

General Assembly 

Abinet Tekle
Member

Owner and technical Advisor at NEED and Sewegna TV show; Public Relation at Food & Nutrition Society of Ethiopia

Addisalem Zebene
Member

BSc in public health, MSc in Public Health Nutrition

Azeb Asaminew MD
Member
Belyou Tekola
Member

Senior Expert on Development Cooperation and Foreign Relation at Ministry of Water, Irrigation and Energy

Brehane Gebre
Member

Chief  Nurse Professional at Black Lion Hospital

Dagmawit Tullu
Member
Dilnesaw Zerfu
Member

Associate researcher at Ethiopian Public Health Institute,

Ejigayehu Demeke
Member

Credit Adviser at Commercial Bank of Ethiopia

Eyerusalem Ensermu MD
Member

Pediatric resident at St. Paul Millennium medical college

Habtamu Tekle
Member

Finance & Administration Officer at Ethiopian Electric power

Haymanot Mulugeta
Member
Henock Gezahegn
Member

Senior Business Advisor and former Ethiopia Country Director of Nutrition International

Kalkidan Tesfaye MD
Member
Lealem Wagaw
Member

Assistant Lecturer, Department of Nursing at Salale University

Loza Wendimu MD
Member
Lulit Semunigus
Member

Admin & Finance Head at Ashebir Gebru Water Well Drilling Company; Finance Head at Dr Seleshi Mekonnen Veternery Drug; Auditor in Solyana Academy

Lydia Tesfaye MD
Member
Mahlet Alemayehu MD
Member
Ruth Teklemedhin
Member

Resident Engineer at Artelia Ville et Transport

Selam Kahsay
Member
Selamawit Eshetu MD
Member
Tsionawit Ermias
Member
Wassihoun Tefera
Member

IT teachor at Lycee Guebre-Mariam and Invigilator at the British Council

Yohanna Alemayehu
Member

Advisory board

Michèle Müller

Vice-President of Schlossberg Thun AG

Raad Ajlouni

CEO of ICEBERG.WS

Mariam Sambe

Founder of Academy of Bright Africans and Educator & Researcher at Concordia University