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Tinebeb Berhane, VSO Ethiopia Diaspora Program Manager
Jessica Dubelaar
Jan 18 2011
Ethiopia, like many parts of Africa, is affected by a serious "brain drain" of skilled professionals who have left the country. CUSO-VSO, VSO Ethiopia, AHEAD, and ABIDE are working together to implement a diaspora volunteering initiative that aims to contribute to a "brain gain" within Ethiopia. Tinebeb Berhane is the Diaspora Program Manager for VSO Ethiopia; listen to her discuss this exciting program. Visit: http://www.cuso-vso.org/volunteer/diaspora/ to learn more.
I'm a Public Engagement Officer with Cuso International based out of Toronto, ON. I joined Cuso International after five years working with NGO coalitions in Atlantic Canada and Ontario. Through my own work overseas in Ghana and Nigeria I've experienced first-hand how transformational international volunteerism can be.
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