Yenigat Abate

Experience

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  SNNPR Poice Commission Child Protection Unit working in Collaboration with Save the Childen Norway

  Apr 2008 - Oct 2010

  Project Officer

  Trained and built the capacity of police officials regarding child rights and child protection works based on different national and international legislations. Coordinated and assisted zonal and special Woreda child protection police officials. Monitored periodically the works of Zonal and special Woreda child protection units. Led community mobilization officers to raise community awareness on child protection concerns and gender based violence.

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  Digital Opportunity Trust

  Jun 2012 - Jun 2013

  Community Facilitator

  Facilitated life, business and ICT trainings for participants including students, vulnerable youth, people living with HIV/AIDS and People living with disabilities , women at risk, commercial sex workers, and marginalized communities.Provided coaching, mentoring, and counseling to vulnerable youth, victims of gender-based violence and commercial sex workers to enable them generate income and make informed decisions to improve their lives. Recruited partner non-governmental organizations to work with DOT Ethiopia to provide valuable training to their beneficiaries. Show less

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  Organization for Social Development

  Apr 2014 - Feb 2017

  Project Officer

  Plan, organize, coordinate, implement and monitor Promoting Child Wellbeing through Enhanced Engagement of the Private Sector project.Plan, organize, coordinate, implement and monitor for the Improvement of Education, health service and gender based violence prevention interventions in Benishangul Gumuz region.Design and conduct trainings and meetings at Regional, zonal and Wereda level among representatives of government, civil society and business to create awareness on the issue of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). Organize and conduct focus group discussions and discussion forums among community leaders, government, businesses and civil society participants for the formulation of CSR guideline and to outline action priorities in the community. Organize Special need training for teachers, Small business skill trainings for marginalized women and people living with HIV/AIDS. Organize, coordinate and facilitate consultative and advocacy workshops and create responsive and effective lobbying campaign. Show less

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  MOSS ICT

  Mar 2017 - Nov 2017

  Project Supervisor
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  FACING AFRICA - NOMA LTD

  Dec 2017 - May 2023

  Country Manager
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  The Bible Society of Ethiopia

  Jun 2023 - Dec 2023

  Project coordinator at BSE