Seyoum Atlie

Director, Roadmap for Integrating Smart Start in Ethiopia (RISE)

Population Services International (PSI) Ethiopia

Seyoum Atlie has extensive experience successfully leading in program design, planning, implementation, and M&E. He is adept at utilizing human-centered design (HCD) approaches to create lasting solutions that advance social change. He currently leads the RISE program in Ethiopia, led by Population Services International (PSI) overseeing a multi-disciplinary program team to partner with the government to institutionalize and scale an innovative SRH program supporting married adolescent girls. Prior to joining PSI, Seyoum was a Sr. Technical Manager with Pact and member of the leadership team for USAID’s flagship national orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) program.

Event Schedule

DAY 1

18 July 2023

Start Time	End Time	Session	Description	Action
06:30 pm EEST	08:00 pm EEST	Government Leadership and Accountability to Scale: Lessons from Ethiopia Side Event Kigali Marriott Hotel - Rubavu & Nyungwe & Akagera Rooms	It is imperative that the global development community move beyond boutique, unscalable program designs towards sustainable scale-up of promising interventions, Read More It is imperative that the global development community move beyond boutique, unscalable program designs towards sustainable scale-up of promising interventions, particularly through public sector leadership and accountability. This event will leverage the experience of the Ethiopian FMOH in leading the institutionalization and scale of an innovative ASRH intervention targeting married adolescent girls in Ethiopia, Smart Start, as a case study for the pursuit of sustainable scale-up. Representatives from the MOH, PSI Ethiopia, and BMGF will discuss their experience and lessons learned from this scale-up, asking the question what does government need to truly lead scale-up of promising SRH programming? Organizer: Population Services International (PSI) Read Less Speakers Dereje Duguma State Minister Federal Ministry of Health Ethiopia Dereje Abdena Bayisa Deputy Head, Oromia Regional Health Bureah Ethiopia Ministry of Health Seyoum Atlie Director, Roadmap for Integrating Smart Start in Ethiopia (RISE) Population Services International (PSI) Ethiopia Ann Starrs Director of Family Planning Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) Meseret Zelalem Director, Maternal Child Health and Nutrition Federal Ministry of Health Ethiopia