University of Global Health Equity
Tsion Yohannes Waka
Chair, Center for Gender Equity, University of Global Health Equity
Tsion Yohannes is a faculty and the Chair of the Center for Gender Equity at University of Global Health Equity (UGHE) since February 2020. Tsion is responsible for managing the Center’s work in academic, research, and organizational development projects and also leads the Center’s program on Gender and SRH. Before joining UGHE in Rwanda, Tsion worked for 16 years as a gender expert and consultant with several international, local non-governmental, and government organizations in Ethiopia. Some organizations she previously worked with include UNWomen Ethiopia, Addis Ababa University, WorldBank, USAID- ATEP, OxfamCanada and Novib, MCDP, British Council etc.