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The following people have offered to be mentors to young African adults. They have a variety of backgrounds and experiences, as will be noted in their brief summaries. We're grateful for their willingness to share their knowledge, experiences, time and resources.
Kidist T. Zeleke
Country of origin: Ethiopia
Country of residence: Houston, Texas (USA)
Major background/experience areas: Third year Ph.D. candidate at the University of Houston in Mathematics. Graduate of the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences -AIMS (Cape town, South Africa), Singularity University -NASA Ames (Silicon Valley, California).
Life purpose/Vision statement: I am interested in education and technology for change in Africa.
Marie-Christine Lammers
Country of origin: Belgium
Country of residence: Gabon
Major background/experience areas: Psychology, Social and Cultural Anthropology, Human Resources
Life purpose/Vision statement: Knowledge in life is only purposeful when experienced and shared.
Olugbenga Adebiyi John
Country of origin: Nigeria
Country of residence: Nigeria
Major background/experience areas: Education and Journalism
Life purpose/Vision statement: I want to be my best for God, for the benefit of humanity and use my God-given talent to the fullest. I want to help people to achieve their dreams and aspiration in life so that they too would be fulfilled.
Ratherford Mwaruta
Country of origin: Zimbabwe
Country of residence: Zimbabwe
Major background experience: Tourism and Environment, Passion for community development and international relations.
Life purpose/Vision statement: To be of service to others. I have learned the importance of keeping a positive mental attitude. I have failed a lot in my life, but I did not allow failure to deter me. The art of learning
through failure has groomed me to face the world head on with an open-minded attitude.
Wanda Gail Campbell
Country of origin: United States
Country of residence: USA
Major background/experience areas: Healthcare Administration, Leadership Training, Public Speaking, Peace Ministry
Life purpose/Vision statement: To foster Peace On Purpose through empathic experiential heart to heart connectedness; to cherish, with equal value, acceptance and respect, all races, religions, creeds and cultures; to nourish individuals and groups with spiritually transformative tools.
Yegzeru Belete
Country of origin: Ethiopian
Country of residence: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Major background/experience: Airline Pilot with Ethiopian Airlines
Life purpose/Vision statement: Appreciate life's blessings, and to be a good citizen of the world.
Ijahnya Christian
Country of origin: Eastern Caribbean
Country of residence: Ethiopia
Major background/experience: freelance writer and Pan-African development consultant in social development, environmental management and organizational leadership.
John Morfaw
Country of origin: Cameroon
Country of residence: Maryland, USA
Major background/experience: MBA from Lincoln University of Pennsylvania; founder and CEO of Tanyimor Project Inc.; Advisory Board Member of the Sustainability Institute of Clarion University of Pennsylvania.
Life purpose/Vision statement: To educate and empower the less privileged and marginalized in order for them to realize their full potentials.
Daniel Gelaw Alemneh
Country of origin: Ethiopia
Country of residence: USA
Major background/experience areas: Library and Information Sciences, Digital Libraries, Information Organization
Life purpose/Vision statement: To inspire, empower, and positively impact the lives of others.
Elder T. A. El Amin
Country of origin: Unknown
Country of residence: USA Major background/experience areas: former Adjunct Professor African Studies, Nile Valley Civilizations, Western History from 200BCE to 2011ACE, U.S. History from 1611ACE to Present, Marketing and Sales.
Life purpose/Vision statement: To awaken sleeping Africans to their traditional greatness in all areas of human endeavor, reconnect continental and Diasporan Africans, establish cultural and economic exchanges between the two groups, especially among the youth and live Maat (truth, justice, righteousness, harmony, balance, order and reciprocity) is my quest in this dispensation called life.
Lulu Gizaw
Country of origin: Ethiopia
Country of residence: Ethiopia
Major background/experience areas: mathematics, mobile communication, network monitoring and security, computer training.
Life purpose/Vision statement: Be a strong element for a better world.
Gilbert Kimutai Arap Bor
Country of origin: Kenya
Country of residence: Kenya
Major background/experience areas: I have worked as a Customs Officer, a Marketing Executive with Coca-Cola; a dairy processing entrepreneur and university lecturer (Catholic University of Eastern Africa, Eldoret). I am a Ph.D. candidate in Business Management (Marketing) at Moi University, Eldoret.
Life purpose/Vision statement: I envision an empowered African community and attainment of food security through education, training and environmental conservation.
Aly Sanoh
Country of origin: Guinea
Country of residence: USA
Major background/experience areas: I am a Ph.D. student in Sustainable Development at Columbia University in New York. I have worked as consultant for the United Nations program and the World Bank on numerous development projects in Africa. I currently direct a free tutoring program for children in immigrant families in Harlem.
Tsion Hailu
Country of origin: Ethiopia
Country of residence: Ethiopia and USA
Major background/experience areas: Biology-Biotechnology/Research/ Regulation of HIV/AIDS Clinical Trials
Life purpose/Vision statement: To build a lasting relationship with young Africans, especially girls, and help in strengthening their confidence by simply caring enough to be there for them, and sharing my life experience and expertise while learning from each other along the way.
Getahun Tafesse Desta
Country of origin: Ethiopia
Country of residence: Southern Sudan
Major background/experience areas: Poverty, Human Development, Monitoring & Evaluation
Life purpose/Vision statement: Making a difference in human wellbeing.
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