South Omo Zone & South Ari Woreda's Local Facilitator | IRC Ethiopia
Nebiyu Gashawbeza joined IRC in Ethiopia as the local facilitator in South Ari Woreda working to strengthen district approaches to sustainable WASH. He has more than 5 years of experience as a construction supervisor at an Addis Ababa Housing Development Project and the South Omo Zone Water Mines and Energy Department and has facilitated multiple WASH systems strengthening activities, supported the development of district SDG plans, and is familiar with community-based WASH management. Nebiyu has a B.Sc. degree in Civil Engineering from EIT-M.
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