{"id":131,"date":"2026-02-20T08:26:47","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T08:26:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:8080\/wordpress\/?page_id=131"},"modified":"2026-02-28T20:44:42","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T20:44:42","slug":"our-leadership","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pelicansweb.org\/?page_id=131","title":{"rendered":"Our Leadership"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"131\" class=\"elementor elementor-131\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64a5a2f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"64a5a2f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05ce5b2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"05ce5b2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24e6ddf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"24e6ddf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/pelicansweb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Gerezgiher-Abera.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-192\" alt=\"dr\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pelicansweb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Gerezgiher-Abera.webp 512w, https:\/\/pelicansweb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Gerezgiher-Abera-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/pelicansweb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Gerezgiher-Abera-150x150.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d24fc2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7d24fc2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-656e6fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"656e6fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"Y3BBE\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAEIAhAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\">In addition to his academic and research roles,\u00a0<mark class=\"HxTRcb\" data-complete=\"true\" data-sae=\"\"><strong class=\"Yjhzub\" data-complete=\"true\">Dr. Gerezgiher Buruh Abera<\/strong><\/mark> is the Head of Organization <strong class=\"Yjhzub\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\">Pelicans Ethiopia<\/strong>, a local non-governmental organization (NGO).<button class=\"rBl3me\" tabindex=\"0\" data-amic=\"true\" data-icl-uuid=\"2ad012ee-6ddb-4b47-a2b8-94d5ed71fc61\" aria-label=\"\u1270\u12db\u121b\u1305 \u12a0\u1308\u1293\u129e\u127d\u1295 \u12a0\u1233\u12ed\" data-wiz-attrbind=\"disabled=EetCoe_f\/C5gNJc;aria-label=EetCoe_f\/bOjMyf;class=EetCoe_f\/UpSNec\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwj24drOhf2SAxWhBfsDHYWOGxMQye0OegYIAQgCEAI\" data-hveid=\"CAEIAhAC\"><\/button><\/div><div class=\"Fsg96\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\">\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"otQkpb\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"3\" data-animation-nesting=\"\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-sae=\"\">Key Professional Roles<button class=\"rBl3me\" tabindex=\"0\" data-amic=\"true\" data-icl-uuid=\"4bb27937-8e2d-4a32-b9d8-f9dee8f38c1e\" aria-label=\"\u1270\u12db\u121b\u1305 \u12a0\u1308\u1293\u129e\u127d\u1295 \u12a0\u1233\u12ed\" data-wiz-attrbind=\"disabled=EetCoe_k\/C5gNJc;aria-label=EetCoe_k\/bOjMyf;class=EetCoe_k\/UpSNec\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwj24drOhf2SAxWhBfsDHYWOGxMQye0OegYIAQgDEAA\" data-hveid=\"CAEIAxAA\"><\/button><\/div><ul class=\"KsbFXc U6u95\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\"><li class=\"dF3vjf\" data-hveid=\"CAEIBBAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-sae=\"\"><span class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-complete=\"true\"><strong class=\"Yjhzub\" data-complete=\"true\">Executive Director\/Head:<\/strong>\u00a0He leads\u00a0<span data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-wiz-uids=\"EetCoe_s\" data-complete=\"true\"><a class=\"H23r4e\" href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=Zng5PSgAAAAJ&amp;hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-hveid=\"CAEIBBAB\">Pelicans Women Empowerment Belt<\/a><\/span> a local NGO based in Mekelle,Tigray,Ethiopia. He is actively involved in community-based health and development initiatives.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"dF3vjf\" data-hveid=\"CAEIBBAC\" data-complete=\"true\" data-sae=\"\"><span class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-complete=\"true\"><strong class=\"Yjhzub\" data-complete=\"true\">Associate Professor:<\/strong>\u00a0He serves as an Associate Professor at\u00a0Mekelle University\u00a0within the College of Health Sciences.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"dF3vjf\" data-hveid=\"CAEIBBAD\" data-complete=\"true\" data-sae=\"\"><span class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" aria-owns=\"action-menu-parent-container\"><strong class=\"Yjhzub\" data-complete=\"true\">Researcher:<\/strong>\u00a0He is a prolific researcher focusing on maternal health, neonatal care, and chronic diseases in Ethiopia.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-097e8f7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"097e8f7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd3be93 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fd3be93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"491\" src=\"https:\/\/pelicansweb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/structureorg.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-190\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pelicansweb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/structureorg.png 809w, https:\/\/pelicansweb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/structureorg-300x184.png 300w, https:\/\/pelicansweb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/structureorg-768x472.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96b1dfa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"96b1dfa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Strengthening collaboration with other NGOs:<\/strong><\/p><ol><li>Support letter secured from MUMs for MUMS<\/li><li>Registered on ACSOT plat form &#8211; costed 2000 Et Birr.<\/li><li>Made MOU with Tigray Global Environmental Restoration and applied for the Finland Embassy CFP.<\/li><\/ol><p><strong>CFP competitions<\/strong>: call applications include\u00a0 Canada &#8211; LIF CFP, African Women Development Fund, ELiDa CFP on peace building.<\/p><h4><strong>Voluntary services:\u00a0 <\/strong>participation on community services and training provisions and consultative supports for female groups<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In addition to his academic and research roles,\u00a0Dr. Gerezgiher Buruh Abera is the Head of &#8230; <\/p>\n<div class=\"text-center\"><a class=\"theme-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/pelicansweb.org\/?page_id=131\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-131","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pelicansweb.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/131","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pelicansweb.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pelicansweb.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pelicansweb.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pelicansweb.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=131"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/pelicansweb.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/131\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":195,"href":"https:\/\/pelicansweb.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/131\/revisions\/195"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pelicansweb.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=131"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}