Wegahta Abera

Wegahta Gebreyohannes Abera (Amharic: ወጋሕታ ገብረዮሐንስ) is an Ethiopian humanitarian worker and founder of Hdrina, a non-profit organization working to eradicate malnutrition in the war-torn Tigray region of Ethiopia. In 2022 she was named one of the BBC's 100 Women for her humanitarian work.[1]

Humanitarian work

Abera founded Hdrina to tackle malnutrition and other social issues caused by the armed conflict in Tigray region. The organization implements several programs including emergency feeding in internally displaced persons (IDP) camps and runs women empowerment programme training women in urban gardening.[2][3] Her programme also includes helping victims of sexual violence perpetrated during the war and those pushed to commercial sex work resulting from poverty caused by the conflict.[4][5]

References
  1. "BBC 100 Women 2022: Who is on the list this year? - BBC News". News. Retrieved 2023-02-09.
  2. "14 African Women Shine in 2022 BBC 100 Women List - Afrocritik". 2022-12-20. Retrieved 2023-02-09.
  3. "Two Nigerians Make BBC's 2022 List Of 100 World Inspiring, Influential Women | Sahara Reporters". saharareporters.com. Retrieved 2023-02-09.
  4. "Ons Jabeur, Salima Rhadia Mukansanga And Joy Ngozi Ezeilo Join Global Music Phenomenon Billie Eilish And Actress Priyanka Chopra Jonas On The BBC's 100 Women List 2022". Nigerian Voice. Retrieved 2023-02-09.
  5. Redacción (2022-12-07). "100 mujeres inspiradoras e influyentes de todo el mundo del 2022 |" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-02-09.
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