Ethiopia: A Woman Who Broke the Silence, Became a Voice for the Voiceless

When almost no one dares to talk about the issue, there was only one woman who dared to talk of it publicly, strived to curtail the outdated stereotype attached to the limitation through undertaking various activities whatever she could to change the life of her son and thousands of other Ethiopian children.

Zemi yenus is the Founder and Director of Nia Foundation. She was born and raised in Addis Ababa. However, due to the political unrest that occurred in the late 1970s, she was forced to flee to Italy at her 17s. While studying Italian and taking a hotel management course there, at age of 19, she was able to join UCHI- a refugee service agency that works with United Nations High Commission for Refugees. At the time, she was serving migrants entering to USA.

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