Beyond Student for Change

My name is Flower Bekele. I’m a 5 th year DVM student at Haramaya University.   I grow up in a city called Diredawa, but now I’m living in Hawassa. From my childhood, I remember we have a cat called “Konjit” and a dog named “Pitter”.   My family really loves animal specially my dad. pitter is a symbol of loyalty for me till now. When I was child, I used to be sick because of tonsillitis. I go to hospitals more often than expected. This was a big reason that pushes me to wonder about doctors. The more I go to hospitals, the more I become excited about doctors specially pediatricians. This is how my passion was born. I start dreaming about being a doctor not only dreaming, I keep saying I’m gone be a doctor without knowing what it really requires to be. Because, their action was captured in my mind. I grow up so fast and become a big girl. I took 12 entrance exams then the result came with unexpected news. The unexpected news was ma score was not enough to learn human medici...

  Hi! Please tell us who you are and what you do? My name is Bethel Samson. I'm 5th year medical student and a founder of Etege.  More about my work:  Interview with Bethel Samson  - ''T his is a pressing matter that requires attention. "In Breast Cancer early detection saves lives. It's very important to have regular screening so as to pick the Cancer early and have a much better outcome of medical treatment" said Bethel stressing the importance of early detection to reduce the number of people that lose their lives because of the disease.'' Please briefly describe your current role and professional interests? I make content for apps and websites that raise awareness about health issues in Ethiopia. What does a typical day look like for you? I attend class or bedsides during most weekdays and I study. Then I write content or I do the wire framing for my app or website. If there's a social media campaign, I write content for the posters. ...

  Hi! Please tell us who you are and what you do? Hi, my name is Meron Tsegaye, I graduated from Samara University with Doctor of Veterinary Medicine and from Admas University with BA degree in Management. Currently am studying Master of Public Health at Gamby Medical and Business College in the extension program. I work in a veterinary Drug Importing company as a Technical leader. I can describe myself in short as ‘3V’ (which are I am a Veterinarian, Vegetarian and Volunteer ) the reason behind for me being a vegetarian is I love animals and I never believe that animals suffer lass than humans. They feel pain as we do even worse, because they cannot help themselves. They feel the worst pain when they are prepared for food. So I became a vegetarian because we Veterinarians are considered as the guardians of animal welfare, rights and health so we shouldn’t eat the animal community which we are serving, treating and caring for. They become our patients when they got disease. And...

Yimesgen Tarekegn - Founder at Beyond Student for Change "ተማሪነት እምቅ አቅም እና ትልቅ እድል እንጂ ምንም ነገር የማሰብ፤ ሰርቶ የማሳየት እክል አይደለም።

Bethlehem Tesfu Estifanos ''Love is the greatest power on earth. It conquers all things.'' Hi! Please tell us who you are and what you do? Sure! I’m Bethlehem Tesfu Estifanos. A young African woman in Ethiopia who is currently studying medical public health at Unity University. As my hobbies are ART, music, reading books, meeting new people, and more. Since I mentioned books I just finished reading for the 4th time “ Essentialism : The Disciplined Pursuit of Less “by Greg McKeown which is an amazing book I will recommend.   I'm passionate about the socio-economic development of vulnerable populations, SDG, community service helping others specifically street children, and conflict-related sexual violence. I'm contributing my skills and knowledge through volunteerism in socio-economic development and peacebuilding. My background experience has exposed me to the vulnerability element of youth in situations of poverty, illiteracy, unemployment, drugs and substance ...