Research, Grants, and Partnerships

Facilitated major research infrastructure and community service initiatives including:

• Revival of Gorgora Health Clinic, benefitting a remote community.
• Expansion of legal aid centers—now the largest and most structured in Ethiopia’s university system.
• Hospital support program for rural health centers in North Gondar.

International Collaborations:

• Built transformative partnerships with The Ohio State University, resulting in projects like One Health, food safety, and veterinary education reform.
• Led the $25M MasterCard Foundation Scholars Program at UoG and Queens University (Canada), creating education opportunities for 600+ disadvantaged youth across East Africa.
• Established research and capacity-building collaboration with University of Boku, Austria, directly supporting farmers and faculty.

Introduced an internal online platform for managing research, community service, and technology transfer projects.