Almaz Gebru

Former United Nations Official: responsible citizen, Rotarian, passionate about sustainable human development #development. RT is not endorsement.

[Almaz Gebru @almazgebru]

Thank you @ToilyKurbanov for remembering all these great leaders who shaped the volunteer agenda worldwide; and enhanced UN Volunteers impact in various ways!

80 years and counting; their legacy lives on🙏🏿

Congratulations! @UNVolunteers

[Toily Kurbanov @ToilyKurbanov]

🇺🇳 Hall of Fame

On the UN’s 80th anniversary, @UNVolunteers salutes its past Executive Coordinators—leaders whose vision shaped volunteerism worldwide:

Assad Sadry (1971–73)
John Gordon (1973–76)
Hikmat Nabulsi (1977–87)
Brenda McSweeney (1988–97)
Sharon Capeling-Alakia (1998–2003)
Ad de Raad (2004–07)
Flavia Pansieri (2008–12)
Richard Dictus (2013–16)
Olivier Adam (2017–20)

🌍 Today’s global impact of UN Volunteers is built on their legacy.

Grateful to colleagues Ayesha Khan & Esra Sari for making this tribute possible

[Almaz Gebru @almazgebru]

Chelsea won it ALL unlike others - first team to win all European cup titles 👏👏@ChampionsLeague @EuropaLeague @Conf_League @UEFASuperCup.
Keep it up👍

[Pys @CFCPys]

🚨 Maresca: “When I bring Reece on he said don’t worry boss we’re going to win this game” (@footballontnt) #CFC

[African Initiatives for Relief & Development @AIRDInt]

Happy Holidays!

[Almaz Gebru @almazgebru]

Tshabala’s opening score for South Africa against Mexico ! Heartwarming!!!
#FIFAWorldCup

[FIFA World Cup @FIFAWorldCup]

What is the first moment or player you think of when you see this? 💭

#FIFAWorldCup

[Almaz Gebru @almazgebru]

Congratulations! Keep well.

[UN Women Africa @unwomenafrica]

We are pleased to officially introduce @annamutavati in her role as the Regional Director, UN Women East and Southern Africa Regional Office (ESARO). We look forward to her continued contribution in advancing Gender Equality and Women Empowerment in the region.

[African Initiatives for Relief & Development @AIRDInt]

Read further to see how AIRD has partnered with community volunteers to promote hygiene in the community of Yallo Woreda, Afar Region, in the Northern part of Ethiopia. https://t.co/pi3ns95k5c

[Almaz Gebru @almazgebru]

Would be good if commentaries are also being made by other international languages (if not done yet) given athletes participating from other countries too!!

[Solomon Kassa @SolomonMKassa]

Today, the streets of Addis Ababa pulsed with energy as thousands came together for the Ethiopian Great Run—a celebration of resilience, togetherness, and determination. This isn’t just a race; it’s a symbol of our nation’s unwavering spirit, where every step forward is a stride toward a brighter future.

Let this be a reminder: whether in sports, innovation, or building our nation, we stride with strength and passion. Together, we run for health, for hope, for fun, and for the pride of Ethiopia!

#EthiopianGreatRun #TogethernessInMotion #PrideOfAfrica #Ethiopia #AddisAbaba
💚💛❤️

[Almaz Gebru @almazgebru]

This is huge!!
Congratulations 👏👏

[Atlanta United FC @ATLUTD]

I know the MLS "experts" HATE us rn 🤫

[Almaz Gebru @almazgebru]

Contact details, please?

[African Hub @AfricanHub_]

This woman transforms used Tyres into beautiful furniture

Your thoughts on this

[African Initiatives for Relief & Development @AIRDInt]

AIRD Niger team hosted delegates from Government, Donors, and Partners to an open day at the Tahoua field office and showcased their work that contributes to the well-being of refugees. This was in a bid to strengthen partnerships and support refugees further. #Refugees

[Almaz Gebru @almazgebru]

Absolutely true! Keep it up and continue smiling👍@AIRDInt

[African Initiatives for Relief & Development @AIRDInt]

While the work of staff from the headquarters office might primarily take place within the confines of their desks, their contribution is essential in ensuring the smooth execution & success of our programs in the 12 African Countries where we operate. #MondayMotivation

[African Initiatives for Relief & Development @AIRDInt]

A family of refugees from South Sudan that was transported from Nyumanzi reception center in Adjumani district to Palorinya settlement in Obongi district. Once they arrive, they will be supported further to integrate within the host communities and live normally.

[Almaz Gebru @almazgebru]

What an inspirational story @danhailuend hope you put your journey in a form of a book to reach out to many with big dreams!

[DANIEL HAILU ENDALE @danhailuend]

በጣም ይቅርታ ከበራችሁ ላይ ቆሜ ስላቆምኮት🙏.
እኔ ዳንኤል እባላለሁ እዚህ እናንተ ፋብሪካ ብትቀጥሩኝ በታታሪነት እሰራለሁ ደሞ ቴክኒካል ስራ ጎበዝ ነኝ አልታክትም አልኩ ወ/ሮ ዛፍ ትንሽ ለነፋስ ዝቅ ባደረገችው የመኪናዋ መስታወት:: እጅግ ጠባብ ክፍተት ስለነበረ ስራ የማግኘቴ እድልም የዛኑ ያህል ጠባብ እንደሆነ እያወኩ::
መስታወቱን ዝቅ አድርጋ እይ...እኔም ብትቀጠር ደስ ይለኝ ነበር ነገር ግን ቀጥረን ጨርሰናል እንደውም ተጠባባቂ ብዙ ሰው ተመዝግቡአል:: እባክዎ የመጨረሻ ተጠባባቂ ሆኜ ልመዝገብ?? 🙏🙏 እሺ ትችላለህ:: አስገቡትና ከፀጋዬ ጋር ይገንኝ ብላ ገባች::
ለinterview ፋርማሲስት ፀጋዬ ቢሮ እንደ ገባሁ
እሺ እንኳን ደህና መጣህ ማን ልበል? አለኝ
ዳንኤል ሃይሉ እንዳለ እስከ አያት ካልጠራሁ የሚጥለኝ ስለመሰለኝ:: የት ትሰራ ነበር? የስራ ልምድ? እስኪ ስለ ራስህ ተናገር....
እኔ የስራ ልምድ የለኝም ተቀጥሬ መስራትም አልፈልግም ነበር ግን እዳሰብኩት አልሆን አልሳካ አልሞላልህ ስላለኝ በቃ ለመቀጠር ወሰንኩ ስለው አግብተሃል? ሲል አይ አላገባሁም አንተስ አግብተሃል? ብዬ ስጠይቀው እየሳቀ የጠየኩህን ብቻ መልስ ሲለኝ አይ እኔም የቀጣሪዬን ማንነት ማወቅ ስላለብኝ ነው አልኩት::
ወይ ጉድ ለመሆኑ ስንት አይነት welding ታውቃለህ? እኔ ከ30 በላይ ናችው ልዘርዝርልህ? ስለለው እንዴ... ከዚህ በፊት የተቀጠሩት በሙሉ 7 ወይም 8 አይነት ነው ያለው ያሉት አለና በፋብሪካው ውስጥ የነበሩትን ቻይናውያን ኢንጂነሮች በአሰተርጏሚ ሰፋ ያሉ ጥያቄዎች እንዲጠይቁኝ አስደርጎ የዛኑ እለት ተቀጥሬ ማምሻውን ከሌሎች ሰራተኞች ጋር በሰርቪስ ተመለስኩ:: ማንበብ መዘጋጀት መጣጣር መሞከር ከተጠባባቂዎቹ ብቻ ሳይሆን ቀድመውኝ ከተቀጠሩትም በተሻለ ደሞዝ እና የስራ ሃላፊነት እንዲኖረኝ አድርገውኛል::
ለ1 አመት ከ6 ወር ሳልቀር ሳይደክመኝ ሳልሰለች ከራሴ እና ከቻይናውያን ጋር እየተወዳደርኩ እየተፎካከርኩ ሰራሁ:: በራሴ ፈቃድ እረፍት ለራሴ ከለከልኩት::
የስራ ቦታው ገላን የምኖረው ኮተቤ ስለነበር በሰርቪስ ስጏዝ ጠዋትም ማታም እያነበብኩ በወር 2 እና 3 መፅሃፍት እጨርስ ለበር::
SINO እየሰራሁ ለመጨረሻ ጊዜ ያነበብኩት መፅሃፍ እንብቤ እንደጨረስኩ ከSINO-ETHIOPIA PHARMACEUTICAL እንድለቅና የራስ የሆነውን እራስን የሚያስችለውን ቀድሞም የነበረኝን የተዳፈነ ብርቱ ፍላጎት አቀጣጥሎታል:: /The Burden of Freedom Dr Myles Monroe/.
የመፅሃፋ የመጨረሻ ገፆች ላይ ነኝ
የ ሳይኖ-ኢትዮጵያም እንዲሁ:: በጠዋት ደርሰን ሁሉም ሰራተኞች ወደ ፋብሪካው ሲሄዱ የመፅሃፋን የመጨረሻ ገፅ ወደ ወ/ሮ ዛፍ ቢሮ እየሄድኩ ለ3ኛ ጊዜ በምናቤ አነበብኩ:: ከቢሮዋ እስፈቅጄ ግባሁ:: ሰላም እዴት ነህ? ምነው በጠዋት? አለችኝ
ውስጤ " በርታ አዎ ወስን ሳይመሽብህ በጠዋት ጉልበትህም ሳይዝል በወጣትነትህ ዛሬ ወስን ዛሬ ከወሰንክ ነገ የተሻለ ቀን ይሆንልሃል አትፍራ" ሲለኝ
ውጩ " ምን አለህ? በምን ልትኖር ነው? መናጢ ደሃ እንደሆንክ አትርሳ ዘመድ የለህ ገንዘብ እላስቀመጥክ ያሳለፍከውን ችግር እንዴት ትደግመዋለህ" ቢለኝም
በቃ ውስጤን ሰማሁት
ላደረግሽልኝ ነገር ሁሉ አመሰግናለሁ:: ከዛሬ ጀምሮ ስራ አቁሚያለሁ:: የራሴን ስራ ለመስራት ወስኛለሁ ሌላ ቦታ ልቀጠር አይደለም:: በነበረኝ ጊዜ ሁሉ ደስተኛ ነበርኩ:: እግዜር ያክብርሽ ብዬ በንግግር እና በድርድር ሃሳቤን እንዳታስቀይርኝ በማለት በቶሎ ከቢሮዋ ወጣሁ::
የስራ ባልደረቦቼም በውሳኔዬ ግራ ተጋብተዋል ክሊራንስ አዙሬ ደሞዜ ተቀናንሶ ታስቦ 2 ብር ከ 70 ሳንቲም በፖስታ ታሽጎ ከድርጅቱ Casher አበባ እጅ ትቀብዬ እነ ኢንጂነር አለማየሁ : እነ ቤዛ :ዬሴፍ : እነ ሚ/ር ዋንግን በሉ ቻው ብዬ ትሰናበትኩ::
ወ/ሮ ዛፍ የተከበረች ብርቱና ታታሪ ስትሆን አንቺ ብለን እንደ እናት ስለምንጠራት እንቺ እያልኩ ፅፌያለሁ:: በዚሁ አጋጣሚ ምስጋናዬም ይድረስልኝ:: ያኔ በወጉ ሳላመሰግን እንዳለፍኩ አሁን እድሜዬ ሲገፋ ታውቆኛል::
ወጣቶች ከውጩ ይልቅ ውስጣችሁን ስሙ ሳይመሽ አሁን ወስኑ::
ይቅናችሁ🙏🙏🙏

[African Initiatives for Relief & Development @AIRDInt]

Meet a team of Uganda program AIRD drivers, who drive refugees from one point to another. They ensure safety, empathy, patience, and a keen awareness of the vulnerable nature of their passengers. This team contributes greatly to the well-being of refugees.

[UNDP Africa @UNDPAfrica]

⌛️ D-1

Nairobi is calling! #YouthConnektAfrica2023 is almost here and the preparations are in full swing.

✨ Governments, the Diplomatic community and youth stakeholders, get ready for an inspiring summit, from 8 to 12 Dec. 🔖 Save the date!

🇰🇪 #YouthConnekt2023

[Almaz Gebru @almazgebru]

Way to go…towards enhanced economic integration and collective prosperity! Let us make 2024 a historic year - a Visa Free Africa among its members!👏

[Nile Post @nilepostnews]

Rwanda's President Paul Kagame has scraped off visa requirements for all African Countries.

#NilePostNews

[Almaz Gebru @almazgebru]

Congrats on your new appointment. Keep well!

[Pa Lamin Beyai_UNDP @PaLaminBeyai]

Honored to present my credential letter to His Excellency Osman Saleh, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the State #Eritrea, this morning. I assured him of my commitment to work with the Gov. in achieving the #SDG especially noting Eritrea’s commitment to social justice and #LNOB

[Njoya Tikum 🇺🇳🫱🏼‍🫲🏽 🇧🇫 🕊️ @NTikum]

This PeaceDay, our hearts go out to all those displaced by conflict, living in uncertainty. Let's not just wish for peace but actively work to create a world where everyone can find refuge, security, and hope. 🕊️

[Almaz Gebru @almazgebru]

Congratulations 👏! Well done!

[Alfredo Teixeira @teixei15]

Today I crossed an important bridge. I finished my #PhD courses on #Economic Programme. I have the strength, motivation and exaltation to proceed with the Thesis. Learning and growth never end! Life has a purpose @ahunnaeziakonwa @NouraHamladji @OlavoCorreia4

[Almaz Gebru @almazgebru]

The decision won’t help Wolves. Why not make a replay instea‼️

[BBC Sport @BBCSport]

Three officials who decided not to award a penalty to Wolves at Man Utd have been left out of this weekend's games.

#BBCFootball