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February 2023 Professional Spotlight: Merone Melekin
This month's spotlight features Merone Melekin, Deputy Director of the Minnesota Covid-19 Response. In her role Merone oversees crisis and cross-government management and operations for the State of Minnesota. Take a look into Meron's journey as she navigated a career...
#GivingTuesday 2022
Eritrean Diaspora Network is participating in #GivingTuesday, a global day of generosity that will take place on November 29, 2022. Your contribution will support EDN in its work to renew, recharge and revitalize the Eritrean Diaspora community. Donate through...
November 2022 Professional Spotlight: Hermon Mehari
This month's spotlight features Hermon Mehari, an accomplished jazz musician. Take a look into Hermon's inspiring journey to becoming an award winning trumpet player, whose talents have taken him around the world. Could you briefly explain some of your...
October 2022 Professional Spotlight: Hermon Hewitt
This month's spotlight features Hermon Hewitt, First Officer Pilot at UPS. Take a look into Hermon's inspiring journey to becoming a black, female, immigrant pilot in the male dominated aviation industry. Could you briefly explain some of your responsibilities in your...
Awardees of the 2022-2023 EDN Scholarship Fund
The Eritrean Diaspora Scholarship Committee is excited to announce our 2022-2023 awardees. This is our fourth 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 reviewing of 45...
September 2022 Spotlight: Benyam Tesfai
This month's spotlight is Benyam Tesfai, Director of Client Partnerships for a full-service creative agency. Read on to learn more about Benyam's incredible path to a successful career in media and marketing. Could you briefly explain some of your responsibilities in...
August 2022 Professional Spotlight: Efrem Fesaha
This month's spotlight features Efrem Fesaha, CEO & Founder of Boon Boona Coffee. Read on to learn more about how Efrem's passion for coffee led him on an incredible journey to entrepreneurship. Could you briefly explain some of your responsibilities in your...
July 2022 Professional Spotlight: Kibra Yemane
This month's spotlight features Kibra Yemane, an HR Business Partner at Netflix. Read on to learn more about Kibra and her interesting path to a successful Human Resources career. Could you briefly explain some of your responsibilities in your current career role?I am...
EDN 2022-2023 Scholarship Now Open for Applications
We are excited to announce the official opening of the Eritrean Diaspora Network (EDN) 4th Annual Scholarship Fund! We invite incoming or current college and graduate students to apply for the EDN Scholarship. Scholarships will be awarded for the 2022-2023...
June 2022 Professional Spotlight: Micheal HaDera
This month's professional spotlight is Micheal HaDera, author of “The Hollywood Assistant: Life Below The Line”. Read on to learn more about Micheal and his incredible journey from a career in Hollywood production to writer. Could you briefly explain some of your...