Zerihun Lemma

Zerihun joins IIRR with over 27 years of experience managing education programs and various other social sector projects. Prior to his Ethiopia Country Director position, Zerihun served as the Country Director in South Sudan and also as a Capacity Development Outreach Coordinator for Ethiopia IIRR office. He has conducted extensive work involving planning, research, analysis, implementation, and assessment of various integrated projects. He has worked both at the grassroots and donor level, and with governments, NGOs, and NGO constituencies. Zerihun has worked in Somali Land, Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya, South Sudan, Sudan and Ethiopia, with the Ministry of National Defence in Ethiopia and USAID. He holds a Bachelor’s of Arts in Education, Master’s of Arts in Curriculum and Instruction from Addis Ababa University, and Masters of Arts in Applied Community Change from the Future Generations University, West Virginia USA.