Category: Our Graduates

Yonas’ Story

Yonas was born in 1991 in a small village called Womberko which is approximately 20km north of Lalibela. His parents are farmers and he is the second youngest of 6 children.

2009
2024

There was no school in Womberko so the children had a 2 hour walk to a neighbouring village, Sarzena, in order to access education. All 5 of Yonas’s siblings are now married with children and all live in Womberko.

Yonas completed grade 4 in Sarzena and was interested in furthering his education. In 2001 he moved to stay with relatives in Lalibela. In Lalibela he studied from grade 5 to grade 12.

2011

In 2009, Yonas made successful application to join the scholarship fund. He was accepted to study medicine at University of Gondar. He graduated in 2015.

2015
  • 2016 In Gondar, General Practitioner and Lecturer. Researcher with Belgian team from the Institute of Tropical Medicine.
  • 2017-2019 Internal medicine specialisation at Gondar
  • 2020 In Lalibela, Internist + COVID coordinator+ Medical director
  • 2021 In Gondar, Internist + Academic coordinator for medical students.
  • 2022-2023 St. Paul’s hospital, Addis Ababa. Fellowships in Gastroenterology and Hepatology
  • 2024 Gastroenterologist and Hepatologist in Addis Ababa

August 2023
Attended Endoscopy
service in Turkey

August 2023
Attended international
conference in
Ghana

April 2024
Completed first international
training on digestive
endoscopy in China

July 2024
Presented an e- poster abstract on benign
esophageal stricture at an international
conference in South Korea

August. 2024
Attended International conference in
Kenya

Yonas’s graduation ceremony as a Gastroenterologist and Hepatalogist will take place in October 2024.

Yonas has asked me to pass on his grateful thanks to everyone who has
supported him, especially the members of the Bude Methodist Church. It would have been impossible for him to continue his education without the financial help we were able to give him.

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Our 2022 Graduates

Congratulations to the class of 2022

Birhan Zewdu BSc Civil Engineering
Hanan Bedru BSc Textile Engineering
Dinku Ayenew BSc Agriculture
Getahun Fentaw BSc Electrical and Computer Engineering
Tibebu Amha BSc Civil Engineering
Seble Agaze BA Management
Mulugeta Seteye BSc Electrical Engineering
Nuruhusien Umer BSc Mechatronics Engineering
Demeke Tesfaw BScMechatronics Engineering
Dr. Birhan Mesele Medicine
Tangut Agazh Diploma 4 Pharmacy

Eyerus Sisay

Eyerus was one of our first 10 students who joined the fund in 2009. We have supported her through grades 11 and 12 at school and through 5 years at Axum University. She now has a BSc in Engineering and a handsome husband. It is time for her to leave the fund and we wish her every success for her future. We hope she keeps her smile!

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  • 2010
  • 2012
  • 2013
  • 2015
  • 2016
  • July 2016
    Wedding Day

Our Graduates 2016

THANK YOU

Without the support from the scholarship fund, we would never have seen this day.

We are very grateful to all who have contributed.

You have given us a chance of a future and we will do our best to grasp it with both hands.

  • EYERUS SISAY BSc Civil Engineering from Axum University
  • MENGISTU YAREGAL BA in Economics from Bahir Dar University
  • ABEBE SALEHU BSc Civil Engineering from Gondar University
  • BIRHAN HABTAMU BA in Management from Adama University
  • TSIGIMARIAM TAFETE BSc in Chemistry from Bahir Dar University
  • TESHOME ANTACHEW BSc Civil Engineering from Addis Ababa University
  • HABTAMU MESKER BSc. In Animal Science From Axum University
  • BIRHAN TESFAY BSc. In Management from Jimma University

Destaw Temesgen

DESTAW-TEMESGEN-20152105 Age 24

Destaw has graduated with a BSc in Civil Engineering with Distinction

He has been doing contract work in Addis Ababa.

The Ethiopian Roads Authority sponsor clever young engineers to do a masters degree. Destaw has made application and will hear in February whether, or not, he has been accepted. If he is accepted, his fees will be paid but he would need help towards his living expenses.

Adane Akanie

ADANE-AKANIE-20152015 Age 27

Adane has graduated with a BSc in Agriculture and Rural Extension

Adane is interested in setting up his own chicken rearing farm.

As good chicken is not presently available in Lalibela, Ben Abeba Restaurant is happy to support him in this venture.

He is working on his Business Plan and will then look for funding to set up his business.

Muluye Abebe Amlaku

MULUYE ABEBE AMLAKU 20132013 Age 22 years

Muluye has graduated with a
BA in Cooperatives (Accounting and Auditing) with distinction from Hawassa University

Muluye now has employment with the Commercial Bank of Ethiopia and is presently based in Dessie.

He wrote to me asking that I pass on his thanks to everyone who has helped him in his achievement. It would have been impossible for him to reach this level without the financial support from the fund.