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Assefa Gudina

Assefa has many years of experience working in the areas of water resources
management, agriculture, and the environment. He is currently regional social and
environment officer at the Eastern Nile Technical Regional Office (ENTRO). He is
also serving as the gender focal point, where he contributes to awareness raising
about gender policy and strategy related to the Nile Basin Initiative (NBI) for
ENTRO staff and on ENTRO-organized events.

He has participated in the preparation of ENTRO’s Gender Action Plan as well as
ensuring follow-up implementation of gender mainstreaming for the plan by
different thematic areas. Assefa is highly committed to ensuring gender equality in
the Eastern Nile countries through his ongoing engagement in the areas where he
works and through mainstreaming gender equality during implementation of
ENTRO activities.

There is an issue with equal representation
in the transboundary water sector.

We are often missing important
perspectives from women.

Regional social and environment officer
Eastern Nile Technical Regional Office