October 2020 Professional Spotlights: Mikal Woldu and Rut Semere

This month’s professional spotlights feature Ruthie and Mikal, founders of Eriwellbeing. Mikal is a scholar and community builder. She recently received her PhD in Anthropology. Ruthie is a Digital Media Strategist and also a trained self-development coach. Read this...

Awardees of the 2020-2021 EDN Scholarship Fund

The Eritrean Diaspora Scholarship Committee is excited to announce our 2020-2021 awardees. After careful review of sixty nine applicants, six were selected to receive scholarships in the amount of $2000. Here are their stories and their expressed gratitude to our...
September 2020 Professional Spotlight: Semret Russom

September 2020 Professional Spotlight: Semret Russom

This month’s professional spotlight features Semret Russom. Semret is the first Eritrean woman to compete in the fitness industry and is the owner of Semret Fitness. Read this month’s spotlight to learn more about her and her work. Could you briefly explain some of...
August 2020 Professional Spotlight: Master Tesfatsion

August 2020 Professional Spotlight: Master Tesfatsion

This month’s Professional Spotlight is Master Tesfatsion – Reporter and Host of Bleacher Report’s Untold Stories. Read about Master and his path to becoming a successful sports journalist! Could you briefly explain some of your responsibilities in your...

Ask EDN August 2020: Caught in the Middle

Dear EDN, I am an office manager. My boss’s wife and I became good friends after meeting at a Christmas party a few years back. We’ve hung out a few times with her friends, worked out and I babysit for them every so often. Lately, she’s suspected that my boss, her...