Abraham Melaku, Disability Mainstreaming Officer

Abraham Melaku

Disability Mainstreaming Officer

Handicap International

Location
Ethiopia
Education
Master's degree, Special Needs Education
Experience
14 years, 3 Months

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Total years of experience :14 years, 3 Months

Disability Mainstreaming Officer at Handicap International
  • Egypt
  • February 2014 to April 2014

Feb. 1, 2014- April 30, 2014 Disability Mainstreaming Officer, Handicap International, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Responsible for advising other six international Organizations those are working with Handicap International, to make their organization accessible for person with disability in related to physically accessibility, Information accessibility and internal policy,

Rehabilitation Project Officer at Handicap International
  • Egypt
  • July 2013 to January 2014

July 8, 2013- January 31, 2014 Rehabilitation Project Officer, Handicap International, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Responsible for the proper documenting and record keeping, and develops resources and conduct capacity building/awareness-raising activities to physiotherapists those are working in government hospitals about management, Methods of Raising awareness about physiotherapy and, Documentation and record keeping system in physiotherapy practice. Produced rehabilitation service directory and facilitate Television and Radio advertisement about the advantage of physiotherapy and about clubfoot

Inclusive Education Project Officer at Handicap International
  • Egypt
  • February 2012 to July 2013

Feb. 2012-July 7, 2013 Inclusive Education Project Officer, Handicap International, Dire Dawa and Harar, Ethiopia

Responsible for the proper documenting and record keeping, and develops resources and conduct capacity building/awareness-raising activities to teachers, Regional Education Bureau (REB) members, Disabled Person Association (DPOs) members, Bureau of Labor Social Affairs (BoLSA) members, Parents and students, develop resource to build the capacity of school community, develop interesting and user-friendly awareness-raising materials, conduct stimulating and effective training and information sessions and translate short documents in to local language or review the translation materials.

Inclusive Education Expert/Focal person at Addis Ababa Education Bureau
  • November 2011 to February 2012

Nov. 2011-Feb.2012 Inclusive Education Expert/Focal person, Addis Ababa Education Bureau, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Develop resources and conduct capacity building/awareness-raising activities, develop resource to build the capacity of school community, develop interesting and user-friendly awareness-raising materials, and conduct stimulating and effective training and information sessions.

Research, Project and Advocacy Officer, Arada Sub at City Women
  • January 2011 to October 2011

Jan. 2011-Oct. 2011 Research, Project and Advocacy Officer, Arada Sub-City Women, Children and Youth Affairs, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Conduct trainings, workshop or awareness-raising program related with child abuse. Preparing and disseminating leaflets. Design program to celebrate world and Africa children days.

Teacher at Africa Andenet No.1 Public school
  • September 1997 to July 2008

Sept. 1997 - July 2008 Teacher, Africa Andenet No.1 Public school, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Taught students in self- contained class. In addition to that I was a department head, supervising, coaching and monitoring other teachers in the department. I was also the representative of the school mini-media club; so that I motivated students to prepared programs which are relevant to their education and entertainment.

Education

Master's degree, Special Needs Education
  • at Addis Ababa University
  • January 2009
Bachelor's degree, Management Information System
  • at Unity University
  • January 2007
Diploma, Banking and Finance
  • at Addis Ababa Commercial College
  • January 2002
Diploma, teaching
  • at Dessie TTI
  • July 1998

Specialties & Skills

APPLICATION SOFTWARE
COACHING
DOCUMENTATION
DOCUMENTING
MENTORING
TEACHING
TRAINING
TRANSLATE

Languages

Amharic
Beginner
English
Beginner