Expert

Michael Abera has over 20 years of professional experience in the development sector, with expertise in information management, technology for development, and project management. Michael studied Statistics and Computer Science at Addis Ababa University and has built a career focused on leveraging information and technology to strengthen development initiatives. 

Michael currently serves as Information Systems Manager at Riva, where he is based in Ethiopia.

Fretsega Girma is the HR, Finance & Support Team Manager for Riva Ethiopia based in Addis Ababa. She is responsible for overseeing all areas of Finance & Administration of Riva in Ethiopia. Fretsega has over 10 years of experience in Finance and Administration, working in the private and development sectors in Ethiopia.

Abubakari Wumbei has spent his career working at that point where systems either shift or stay stuck. He has seen how often progress slows down not because solutions are missing, but because people understand the problem in different ways — and act accordingly. For him, real change starts when leaders, institutions and citizens are working from the same picture of what is happening — and are ready to act on it together.