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March 2026 Professional Spotlight: Segen Misghina
This month’s spotlight features Segen Misghina, a Toronto-based beauty and lifestyle creator whose platform is rooted in representation, value, and authenticity. What began as a personal journey navigating acne and sharing honest skincare reviews has grown into a thriving space where women discover affordable fashion, beauty favorites, and everyday inspiration.
February 2026 Professional Spotlight: Aman Mekonen
This month’s spotlight is Aman Mekonen, Owner/Operator of Chick-fil-A Jackson Heights and Woodside in Queens, NY. A proud immigrant and father of three, his journey from the U.S. Army to finance and ultimately entrepreneurship is rooted in service, community, and creating opportunity for others.
January 2026 Professional Spotlight: Bsrat Mezghebe
This month’s spotlight is Bsrat Mezghebe, debut author of I Hope You Find What You’re Looking For. A proud DC native and daughter of Eritrean immigrants, she writes to preserve and celebrate Eritrean stories through fiction.
EDN 2025-2026 Scholarship Sponsors
This year has been a milestone for the EDN Scholarship Fund. Together, we raised $24,945.51, and our sponsors played a significant role in making that possible. Since 2019, our community has come together to raise over $110,000—a remarkable achievement that reflects...
Awardees of the 2025-2026 EDN Scholarship Fund
The Eritrean Diaspora Scholarship Committee is proud to announce the recipients of the 2025–2026 Eritrean Diaspora Network (EDN) Scholarship. Now in its seventh year, the fund continues to make a meaningful impact on the lives of Eritrean students, and we remain...
EDN 2025-2026 Scholarship Open for Applications
We’re thrilled to announce that applications are now officially open for the Eritrean DiasporaNetwork’s 7th Annual Scholarship Fund! If you’re an incoming or current college or graduatestudent, we invite you to apply for this exciting opportunity. Scholarships will be...
ኣርእስቲ:ማሕበረኮምና ምሕያል: ትርጉማት ቁልፊ መምርሒታት ኢሚግሬሽን ብትግርኛ
ማእከል ሕጊ ኢሚግሬሽን ኣመሪካ (ኣመሪካን ኢሚግሬሽን ሎው ሰንተር) ኣብ ቀረባ እዋን ኣብ ሕጊ ኢሚግሬሽን ኣመሪካ ንዝተራእየ ለውጢታት እንታይ ክግበር ከም ዝኽእል ምርሒት ኣብ ምሃብ...
Empowering Our Community: Tigrinya Translations of Key Immigration Guides
The American Immigration Lawyers Association has developed a series of brief, educational flyers to help navigate recent changes in immigration law, answer frequently asked questions, and address common immigration concerns. Know Your Rights: If ICE Comes to Your Work...
EDN 2024-2025 Scholarship Sponsors
We sincerely thank the different Eritrean business and foundation sponsors for their pivotal role in achievingour 2024-25 EDN Scholarship Fund fundraising goal. Their support was instrumental in being able to awardnine scholarships and changing the lives of Eritrean...
Awardees of the 2024-2025 EDN Scholarship Fund
The Eritrean Diaspora Scholarship Committee is excited to announce our 2024-2025 EDN Scholarship awardees. This is our sixth year of being able to impact the lives of Eritrean students positively, and we hope to keep it going for many more years. After careful...