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Tsion Kiros alumni
Midako Publishing
Producing culturally relevant and inspiring stories that foster creativity, critical thinking and above all love of reading in children.
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Biruktawit Tigabu alumni
Whiz Kids Workshop
Improving the lives of Ethiopian children and youth through cost-effective, age-appropriate and culturally relevant educational media
Read more![](https://storage.googleapis.com/rfc2022/filer_public_thumbnails/filer_public/ef/9f/ef9f3a96-743b-4149-b391-f60cf0c2895d/rahel_hiruy_1_1.jpg__460x460_q85_subsampling-2.jpg?X-Goog-Algorithm=GOOG4-RSA-SHA256&X-Goog-Credential=rfc2022%40r4c-test.iam.gserviceaccount.com%2F20240908%2Fauto%2Fstorage%2Fgoog4_request&X-Goog-Date=20240908T020617Z&X-Goog-Expires=86400&X-Goog-SignedHeaders=host&X-Goog-Signature=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)
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Rahel Hiruy alumni
Damacen
Cultivating essential oils, spices and herbs and ensuring the employment of female farmers
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Nathan Damtew alumni
Yenetta Code
Building a strong and inclusive tech society in Ethiopia by teaching children how to code
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