He graduated from Ophthalmic Officer Course from University of Gondar (2007), obtained MSc in Public Health for Eye Care (2011), and PhD (2017) from LSHTM. He has led several large-scale research projects, awarded ten research grants (~$3 million), and published over 34 research articles. He is African Academy of Science Affiliate, and Mandela-Washington Young African Leaders Initiative Fellow, and member of the Ethiopia NTD Research Advisory Committee, Ethiopia Trachoma Advisory Group, and International Trachoma Initiative Trachoma Expert Committee (TEC).

Currently, the Projects Director for two projects in L10K: improving PHC service delivery project funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), and the electronic community health information system (eCHIS) for HEP performance improvement project funded by the Children Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF). Before taking this position, he worked as Project Director at Marie Stopes International Ethiopia for a Family Planning-by-Choice project funded by DFID. Dessalew has a BSc and Masters’s degrees in public health from Alemaya and Addis Ababa Universities, respectively.

She has over fifteen years of progressive work experience from grass root implementation to senior level of managing social development projects focusing on gender and social inclusion. She is qualified trainer in advocacy skills in reproductive health, engaging men in social norm change, comprehensive response to gender-based violence and gender and social inclusion mainstreaming in policies and programs.

He received Executive Education certificate on Public Private Partnership from Harvard Kennedy School of Government and completed the International Training on Program Evaluation from the World Bank. Berhanu is currently the Partnerships and Program Development (P&PD) Manager at UNOPS Bangladesh. He has also served as P&PD Team Leader at the United Nations Office for Project Services for Ethiopia, Sudan and Djibouti. Berhanu is the founding member of the Public Health Officer (PHOA) Association and Ethiopian Evaluation Associations (EEvA). He is the executive Board member for PHOA and served the EEvA as President for two years. He is an active and regular member of the Family Guidance Association of Ethiopia.

She is a Mandela Washington Fellow and has served in the East Africa Regional Advisory Board for the Mandela Washington Fellowship. She holds a Master of Social Work and a Bachelor of Laws. Besides having a physical disability herself, Rigbe developed interest towards disability rights advocacy after working for a Non-Governmental Organization on the Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities. She is currently working as the Commissioner for Disability Rights and Rights of Older Persons at the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission. Prior to that, she worked at the U.S. Embassy Addis Abeba as a Senior HR Assistant and Disabilities Advisor. Rigbe has volunteered as a legal aid counselor at the Ethiopian Women Lawyers Association (EWLA). She is currently an expert member of the Working Group on the Rights of Older Persons and Persons with Disabilities in Africa. She is a board member of the Strategic Initiative for Women in the Horn of Africa (SIHA Network), co-founder and board member of the Ethiopian Lawyers with Disabilities Association, board chair of Setawit, board advisor of EWLA and board member of Eyu-Ethiopia. She has served as a board chair of EWLA, a member of the National Experts Board/Advisory Group of the Resource and Support Hub Programme and a member of the UN Women Civil Society Organizations Advisory Group.

She is interested in minority rights, with a special focus on women's rights and the transformative power of advocacy in attaining equality. Helina aspires to foster improved accessibility to eye health services and knowledge through her involvement with Eyu Ethiopia. She holds a Master of Laws from the University of Essex and a Bachelor of Laws from Addis Ababa University.

She served in various governmental and non-governmental organisations in different capacities including as a clinical matron, project coordinator and officer and as a nurse trainer & supervisor. Presently, she is working for the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) funded Project HOPE (Health Opportunity for People Everywhere) as a specialist for the Community HIV Care and Treatment project. Sr Liyu is supporting the Federal HIV prevention and control office (HAPCO) at large and Ministry of Health of Ethiopia and two Regional State and Addis Ababa city (Gambella, SNNP and Addis Ababa Regions).

He has led several health systems strengthening programs including Trachoma, Malaria, Maternal and Reproductive Health, Nutrition, Child, Youth and Adolescent Health and Development. He collaborates actively with the Federal Ministry of Health of Ethiopia, Regional State Health Bureaus, and development partners and contributed to the development of national strategic plans, guidelines, and training manuals. He has authored and co-authored more than 31 peer reviewed journal articles.

He has BA in accounting and finance and master’s in business administration (MBA). He has over 15 years of experience in accounting, finance, logistics and human resources working for non-profit international organizations including Carter Center, JSI, ICCO COOPERATION, AIDS Healthcare Foundation and now at World Resources Institute. Gubignet is trained and certified on USAID Rules and Regulations on Grants and Cooperative Agreements and Financial Management for US Government Funding and has advanced accounting and finance software.

He graduated from Ophthalmic Officer Course from University of Gondar (2007), obtained MSc in Public Health for Eye Care (2011), and PhD (2017) from LSHTM. He has led several large-scale research projects, awarded ten research grants (~$3 million), and published over 34 research articles. He is African Academy of Science Affiliate, and Mandela-Washington Young African Leaders Initiative Fellow, and member of the Ethiopia NTD Research Advisory Committee, Ethiopia Trachoma Advisory Group, and International Trachoma Initiative Trachoma Expert Committee (TEC).

She has more than 13 years’ experience in finance administration having worked with various non-governmental organizations such as Organization for Rehabilitation and Development in Amhara (ORDA) in a Project Accountant Position during which she established one of the Project Offices in North Wollo Zone, Amhara Region and led all financial, logistics and administrative activities of the project for about four years. She has also worked with Population Counsel, Oxfam Great Britain, and MEDA (Mennonite Economic Development Associates) in Accountant and Finance Assistant Positions.

He has more than 12 years’ experience on eye health research project and logistics management. He has served in a Field Coordinator Position, and later as the Research Coordinator for two collaborative trachoma research projects between The Carter Center Ethiopia, Amhara Region Health Bureau, and the London school of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. He has published 11 research articles in various international peer reviewed journals.

She has served as an Expert Nurse in the last 10 years in government and private hospitals including Felege Hiwot Referral Hospital in Bahirdar and Yerer Private General Hospital in Addis Ababa. In 2018 she served as the Research Officer for a large collaborative research project between the Carter Center, Amhara Regional Health Bureau, and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK, during which she led the research team, coordinated field work, and performed detailed ocular examination for thousands of study participants.

She has about 6 years’ experience having worked as a clinical nurse in a government primary health care unit for about one year and in a cashier and office assistant positions in Propried, a project funded by USAID , for five years.

She earned a letter of commendation from Ethiopian Airlines for outstanding performance while she was working as an intern for about four months. Belyanesh is an accomplished computer programmer.

He has more than 8 years’ experience working in government health facilities as a health officer, supervisor, and head of a Primary Health Care Unit. He was trained and served as an Integrated Eye Care Worker (IECW) in Amhara Region for 5 years during which he received appreciation letter (2016) from the Carter Center and Amhara Region Health Bureau for his outstanding contribution in clearing the backlog of Trachomatous Trichiasis (TT).

He has extensive experience in research and program coordination having worked for more than 15 years at different Non-governmental (the Carter Center Ethiopia, Health Development and Anti-Malaria Association(HDAMA)) and governmental(Delanta and Bahirdar Zuria Districts) organizations in Kebele Manager, Developmental Agent, Data Collector, Research Coordinator and Project Coordinator poisions. Yosef is one of the co-founders of both TANA and Bahirdar charity organizations.

She has been awarded with letters of appreciation for participating in volunteer work in 2021 with the “Healthy Epiphany” Response Team from University of Gondar for giving emergency care, and certificate for completing training courses on diagnosis, treatment and adverse drug reaction management of both drug susceptible and resistant tuberculosis from University of Gondar in 2022 .