Abebayehu Kassa

Abebayehu has rich experience in both the education and health sectors, focusing in sexual reproductive health as well as HIV/AID. He has strong interpersonal, communication, problem-solving, organizational, and teamwork skills. Abebayehu also has strong competencies in training and event facilitation. Before joining GGE, Abebayehu managed the coordination of different community-based projects/programs in distinct areas of Ethiopia, including SNNPR, Amhara, Oromia, Afar, Somali, and Addis Ababa. He is an ardent supporter of the accelerated learning program, which represents a second chance in education for poor and neglected children.

Currently, Abebayehu serves as program coordinator for the ECW-MYR program. He provides coordination and technical support for the implementation of the UNICEF-funded Education Cannot Wait (ECW) program and the Speed School program. He also organizes and provides training for different professionals working in ECW and Speed School programs. In addition, Abebayehu conducts frequent visits and discussions with government offices and GGE implementing partners to align the delivery of the program  with Speed School quality standards. He also prepares a quarter-based report for donors.

Prior to joining the Geneva Global Team, Abebayehu supported the Speed School program under a GGE implementing partner organization for several years as a training officer and program coordinator. He coordinated on behalf of Speed School the support of more than 15,000 out-of-school children, more than 14,000 mothers, more than 2,500 O-class children, and linked schoolteachers of different woredas of SNNPRs and Oromia. He also served on CWDs and women empowerment projects to improve maternal health and SRH/HIV/AIDS status of the community at the grassroots level. Abebayehu obtained a diploma and first degree from KMPU and Addis Ababa University in 1998 and, 2005 respectively, and now he is a candidate for a master’s degree program in Development Management. Abebayeu is now a candidate for a master’s degree program in Development Management.