Yohannes Assefa

Occupational Therapist 🇨🇦 🇪🇹|lecturer at UoG 🇪🇹| #Neurorehab| project manager @PDEthiopia| EAC 🇷🇼🇹🇿🇺🇬🇰🇪
Need to see equitable, safe, prosperous 🌎

[Yohannes Assefa @John1assefa]

@Mulugeta_PT You are such an inspiration, honoured to know you !

[Yohannes Assefa @John1assefa]

Excited to share my recent presentation at HBMRC, where I introduced my PhD proposal on Caregiver-Delivered pediatric rehabilitation for children living in Ethiopia.
Grateful for the opportunity to discuss my ideas with such an engaged audience. #HBMRC #PhDproposal

[Healthy Brain and Mind Research Centre @HBMRC_ACU]

The HBMRC end of year Conference was a great success this morning! It was a wonderful opportunity for our PhD, Masters and Honours students to share their research outcomes. Special thanks to FHS Executive Dean, Professor Suzanne Chambers @ChambersInOz for joining us.

[Healthy Brain and Mind Research Centre @HBMRC_ACU]

The HBMRC end of year Conference was a great success this morning! It was a wonderful opportunity for our PhD, Masters and Honours students to share their research outcomes. Special thanks to FHS Executive Dean, Professor Suzanne Chambers @ChambersInOz for joining us.

[The Reporter @TheReporterET]

Several #banks in #Ethiopia are raising employee salaries and bonuses amid soaring living expenses, according to internal memos.

ReadMore: https://t.co/80Cn5DsO8J

#Salaries #Bonuses #CostOfLiving

[Yohannes Assefa @John1assefa]

It is an honor to work with you Samantha Shann. Thanks so much for joining us on our first OT association assembly @otsamantha

[Samantha Shann @otsamantha]

It’s been a huge pleasure to spend time & work with the founding members of the #Ethiopian #OccupationalTherapists Association & pioneer faculty @UGondar. Their vision & passion for the profession is inspiring.

@John1assefa @thewfot @demeke_zelalem @haben_niguse

[WFOT @thewfot]

Recognising the development of the first #WFOT approved #OccupationalTherapy education programme in #Ethiopia with collaborations between @UGondar @MastercardFdn @QHSglobalhealth @icacbr

[WFOT @thewfot]

WFOT President @otsamantha participating in the #Ethiopian #OccupationalTherapists Association First Assembly Meeting

[WFOT @thewfot]

Site visit to Cheshire #Ethiopia #AddisAbaba discussing future #OccupationalTherapy & #CBR developments & collaborations @UGondar @icacbr

[WFOT @thewfot]

#Ethiopia sensitisation workshop with key stakeholders from Ministry of Health, Ministry of Education, civil society & professional associations to develop knowledge & understanding of #OccupationalTherapy & discuss the professions position in Ethiopia, now & for the future

[Yohannes Assefa @John1assefa]

@haldersey @UGondar @thewfot @molalignbelay It indeed was a great trip!😊

[Yohannes Assefa @John1assefa]

I attended #wfot2022 Congress at Paris!
It was overwhelmingly amazing. The Ethiopian OT association was approved to be a full member of WFOT. My team had a fruitful discussion with
@otsamantha and Tecla Mlambo.

[Yohannes Assefa @John1assefa]

Paris is incredibly beautiful too, which made me to took millions of pictures .
Thanks so much @UGondar, Mastercard Foundations scholars program, @thewfot
@molalignbelay @haldersey

[Yohannes Assefa @John1assefa]

I also met so many people, from all over the world, which we plan to collaborate with in the future. I even met with an Ethiopian born OT Tadalla who is currently working in Norway .

Also, huge thanks to @JuliaVuuren @demeke_zelalem
Kelly Embelm and Tadalla!

[Yohannes Assefa @John1assefa]

Happy to see 🇪🇹 listed under the #WFOT members list

[Yohannes Assefa @John1assefa]

A milestone!! #WFOT2022

[WFOT @thewfot]

Congratulations to ETHIOPIA - Ethiopian Association of Occupational Therapists who join as a full member in 2022 #WFOTCM2022 #WFOT2022

[Yohannes Assefa @John1assefa]

@saggitwon 🤣🤣 አሳቀሻል is insane 🤣🤣

[Yohannes Assefa @John1assefa]

I started a new role as a project manager at @PDEthiopia 🙂.

[Peace and Development Ethiopia @PDEthiopia]

Who are we:
Peace and Development Ethiopia (PD Ethiopia) is a non-governmental and not-for-profit organization aimed to support the peace and development initiatives in Ethiopia. It is registered in Amsterdam, Netherlands and works closely with local partners in Ethiopia.

[Yohannes Assefa @John1assefa]

@saggitwon totalitarian ወ kakistocracy 🤣🤣 you finally found the accurate name 🤣

[Yohannes Assefa @John1assefa]

Great news!! Happy to be part of the first Occupational Therapy program in 🇪🇹. @UGondar would it be possible to give us (the department) office now, it is been a while for us without having working space at the university.
@AsratAtsedeweyn @icacbr @MastercardFdn

[Heather Aldersey @haldersey]

Happy news from Gondar today- the Board officially approved the undergraduate occupational therapy curriculum, AND a dear colleague Dr. Solomon was promoted to full professor! Way to go everyone! @demeke_zelalem @AnshaNega @MastercardFdn @UGondar @QueensUHealth @icacbr @QueensSRT

[Yohannes Assefa @John1assefa]

Glad to be part of the advanced course on #NCD. I learnt a lot about #NCD . And I had an opportunity to do presentation on #stroke in Ethiopia, especially the gap in #strokerehabilitation in the health system. Thank you @NCDs_ITM @ITMantwerp @JosePenalvo
And all the team!

[José L Peñalvo @JosePenalvo]

Last day of the advanced course on #NCDs 2022 @ITMantwerp Great to meet and exchange with such a talented group and build up our @NCDs_ITM team!