Shimelis Adugna

Shimelis Adugna, the humanitarian Icon, [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100012020461389 born on October 13,1935] at Jigjiga town of the Somali Region in Ethiopia, the then eastern part of Hararge, from military family. He joined primary school in Hararge and attended high school at General Wingate secondary school in Addis Ababa. Eventually, he joined the then University College of Addis Ababa for BA in Education. From 1959-1961, he had post graduate studies and got MA in Social Service Administration from Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Bombay India. Shimelis Adugna is an Ethiopian diplomat and official who was the former president of the Ethiopian Red Cross Society. He developed and strengthened the Society’s ability to respond to disaster and humanitarian needs. He served as the Vice President of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies for Africa and as national coordinator for Jobs for Africa, an employment generation and poverty reduction program of the International Labour Organization and the United Nations Development Program. He is also the [https://fgaeet.org/historical-development/ Founding President] of the Family Guidance Association of Ethiopia (FGAE) for 18 years, from 1965 to 1983. Currently, Shimelis Adugna is the President Emeritus of FGAE.

Shimelis also served as minister of labour and social affairs; ambassador to the Republic of India; vice-minister of the Interior in charge of correctional institutions; and as an independent consultant and government advisor on issues of famine, demobilized soldiers, and orphans.

Shimelis, a well respected figure with voluntary services in Ethiopia and beyond, used to have argued that: “[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHQ_XaRXrTc Voluntarism] is a freely given service by individuals who have concern about development, peace, and humanities. … Quite often we make declarations and think we have done the job. Declarations and proposals are the beginning. Delivering on our promises is what really matters. … if we don’t deliver on our promises and declarations, then our own words would stand in judgement over us for failing to do what we should be doing!” Provided by Wikipedia