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Dereje

Gebremichael

Dereje worked for Ethiopia's Ministry of Water and Energy, involved with water-
related programs and projects, from 2012-2019. He also participated in many
transboundary water-related trainings and events. He has been working as a
senior grant acquisition and planning officer for the Ethiopian Orthodox Church
Development and Inter-Church Aid Commission (EOC-DICAC) and as a
member of the Act Alliance since January 2023.

In his current role, he helps develop gender-sensitive corporate partnerships,
planning, and M&E strategies for various humanitarian and development
programs. Through the application of a transformative masculinity approach, he
is actively engaged with the organization's Gender Unit to advance women's
empowerment and gender justice. He has integrated gender issues into aspects
of his professional development and made contributions to gender awareness
including as a volunteer and committee member for the Women and Youth
Affairs Department, participating in the production of the yearly gender bulletin,
and developing and implementing gender-sensitive projects focused on
managing and preventing gender-based violence.

The Male Champions for Women's Empowerment
provides an enabling environment for more women
as engineers and experts in the water sector and to
get a better balance of perspectives.

Senior Grant Acquisition Officer
Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church
Development and Inter-Church Aid Commission