Aïda Muluneh is an Ethiopian photographer and artist based in the country’s capital city, Addis Ababa. The image above is taken from her series The World is 9, inspired by a quote from her grandmother: ‘The world is 9, it is never complete and it’s never perfect.’ Muluneh created 28 pieces of work for this project, each of which explores questions of love, life, history, time and space - click here to see the rest of this gorgeous series.
Emahoy Tsegue Mariam Guebru is a nun, pianist, and composer. She uses her talents to give back to the community by offering the proceeds from her CDs and concerts to philanthropic causes.
Her story can be found in our upcoming book, Temsalet: Phenomenal Ethiopian Women. Preorder a copy here.
Yetnebersh Nigussie Molla is Executive Director and a founding member of the Ethiopian Center for Disability and Development (ECDD), which works to make development inclusive for disadvantaged groups. As a young woman who became blind at age 5, she finds great reward in addressing issues at the center of her own personal life experience.
Her story, and many others, can be found in our upcoming book, Temsalet: Phenomenal Ethiopian Women. Preorder a copy here.