My name is Tekeste Ayalew, from the Rehabilitation Center for Victims of Torture in Ethiopia (RCVTE), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.  I have a Bachelor of Art Degree in social studies with lots of training in the country and abroad in the area of Development, Gender, HIV/AIDS, Conflict Management, Advocacy in Human Rights Projects and lots more. Prior to RCVTE I have worked for German Technical Cooperation [GTZ] as a Researcher and Communication Coordinator, Save the Children Canada Christian Relief and Development Association, umbrella organization of over 280 NGOs in Ethiopia as an assistant Membership Affairs Officer. Now I’m working as a Senior Program and Communication Officer at RCVTE since September, 2005.

Born in: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Nationality: Ethiopian