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Program Director:
My responsibilities include working closely with the Addis Ababa country office to manage and coordinate the organization’s roughly 750 construction projects and $2 million microfinance portfolio. I have been at A Glimmer of Hope – my dream job – since mid-2008.
For as long as I can remember, I have been fascinated by Africa. The sunsets, the animals, the music, the culture and the primal roots of humanity captured me from a very early age. In 2004, my husband and I celebrated our second anniversary with a two week safari in Africa which was everything I had hoped it would be and more. What I wasn’t prepared for was the poverty. My career as a technology product manager and graduate student had taken me all over the world – Asia, Russia, Eastern and Western Europe – but nothing prepares you for Africa. We returned compelled to do something about the extreme poverty we had seen and started a small business for the sole purpose of raising money for microfinance organizations. Shortly after that we started a family and I chose to be a stay-at-home mom for one precious, irreplaceable year.
Giving that up to join A Glimmer of Hope was a tough decision but it is incredibly meaningful to know that my efforts are helping to make a constructive difference in the lives of remote, rural Ethiopians every day and I count my lucky stars that I am able to do this work.
| Favorite Quote: | “You must be the change you want to see in the world.” |
– Mohandas K. Gandhi |
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