SECAM appoints a Liaison
Officer to the AU in Addis Ababa
Mr. Berhanu
Tamene Woldeyohannes has
been appointed by the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar
(SECAM) as a Programme Officer of the SECAM Justice, Development and Governance
Department. He will be responsible for the SECAM African Union (AU) Liaison
Office in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The appointment takes immediate effect.
Mr. Woldeyohannes will facilitate
the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for an Observer Status for
SECAM at the AU. This is in line with some of the objectives of the Catholic
Church in Africa in contributing to the building of a unified, integrated,
strong, democratic, well governed, developed, prosperous, equitable, peaceful,
and respected Africa.
To enhance
SECAM’s objectives of working with the AU, Mr. Woldeyohannes
is expected to collaborate with Regional Justice and Peace Commissions in the sharing of information of common
concern in order to provide guidance to decision makers. With the Regional
Justice and Peace Commissions he will create collaborative relationships with
Regional Economic Commissions in Africa in order to promote the Integral
Development of Africa in line with the Post-Synodal Exhortation Africae Munus and the AU 2063
Development Agenda for the continent.
Prior to his joining SECAM, Mr. Woldeyohannes was Head of the Justice and Peace Department of the Episcopal
Conference of Ethiopia. He was also an instructor of Social Sciences and
Ethical Education in one of the Secondary Schools of the Catholic Church in
Addis Ababa. He also worked for the Social and Community Development Program of
the Catholic Church of his country in the Youth and Gender Program Section.
Mr. Woldeyohannes
has major competences in facilitation, community education, conducting
trainings, and organizing events. He also has vast experience in planning,
analyzing, implementing as well as monitoring and evaluating peace initiatives
and conflict transformation processes at the community level.
He holds an Executive Master’s Degree in Managing Peace and
Security and a degree in Law from Addis Ababa University, Postgraduate Diploma in Business
Administration, PGDBA
from Loyola Institute of Business Administration India, and BA in Philosophy
from Arrupe College, Jesuit Institute of Philosophy and Humanities,
Harare-Zimbabwe.
From the Communications Office of SECAM
