International Women's Day 2014 : The story of Yetnebersh Nigussie - Ethiopia

Yetnebersh Nigussie is Executive Director of the Ethiopian Center for Disability and Development (ECDD) in Addis Ababa. Active in more than 20 volunteer groups dedicated to issues ranging from persons with disabilities to girls’ education to youth, she also chairs the Ethiopian National Association of the Blind Women’s Wing.She was recently appointed Goodwill Ambassador for 2013-14 by the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management organizing committee of Ethiopia.