Ethiopia: #MeTooEthiopia - Empowering Citizens to Demand Change

interview

Tiemert Shimelis is one of the founders of an Ethiopian movement - #MeTooEthiopia - geared towards fighting gender-based violence among Ethiopians. This new effort is an offspring of @ShadesOfInjera, an Instagram account that has hosted important discussions on vital social issues for the last seven years. Tiemert recently held discussions with The Reporter's Samuel Getachew on the movement, its importance, on some of the important yet symbolic gestures in the nation and on what the future holds when it comes to sexual harassment among Ethiopians - still a widespread taboo subject in many arenas. Excerpts:

The Reporter: Why was there a need to create an Ethiopian #Metoo movement?

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