The Year 2013 in Review

February 2013

“Hope with Art” Exhibition

February 2013 (Addis Ababa) – “Hope with Art” Exhibition, is an initiative of the Israeli ART, Joy, and

Love project, where the works of 23 talented children from AHOPE Ethiopia and Artists for Charity

orphanages in cooperation with the Embassy of Israel.

The exhibition was a product of an intensive 10-day workshop in Netsa Art Village. The artists from

Netsa Art Village guided and mentored the children and succeeded in getting the best out of each child.

AHOPE Ethiopia is an Ethiopian Residents Charity which is a pioneer in the area of provision of

specialized care to destitute HIV-positive orphans and vulnerable children and their extended families in

order to improve their health and general living condition.

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Film on Ethiopian-born Israeli long distance runner screened

February 2013 (Addis Ababa) –– “Running Movie”, a documentary film narrating Haile Satayin’s

captivating journey to compete and win the marathon, was screened on February 27th at the Italian

Cultural Institute. Satayin is recorded as the oldest marathon runner in the 2008 Summer

Olympics.

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March 2013

The First Ethiopian Business Delegate Visits Israel

March 2013 (Israel) – The first private business delegation of Ethiopian businessmen and women

made an official visit to Israel during March 17-20, 2013.

The venture was made in a bid to bring Israel's technology and smart ideas to businesses in

Ethiopia by way of partnering with the Ethiopian businesses and people. As an eye opening

experience, the visit has successfully undertaken seminars, business to business meetings, and

official business tours in Israel.

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Israeli Hadassah Hospital gives microscopes worth €7,000 to

Mekelle University Ayder Hospital as partnership gesture

March 2013 (Mekelle) –– The Israeli Hadassah University Teaching Hospital gave 10

microscopes worth 7,000 Euros to Mekelle University (MU) College of Health Sciences in light of

the flourishing partnership they embarked on. The granting ceremony was held at Ayder Hospital

in coordination with the Embassy of Israel.

(Above) Ambassador Belaynesh (in the middle) honoring the donations

Representing the Dean and community of Hadassah Hospital, Professor Shlomo Maayan handed

the microscopes to Dr. Kindeya G/Hiwot (Academic Vice Chancellor and acting President of

Mekelle University) along with Dr. Zerihun Abebe (Dean of College of Health Sciences, Mekelle

University). The equipment is presented to be used for Histology studies for MU medical students.

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Ambassador Belaynesh Zevadia interview by local media

THE ETHIOPIAN HERALD MARCH 10, 2013

[Reporting by the Ethiopian News Agency (ENA)]

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Ethiopian runners win Jerusalem Marathon 2013!

March 2013 (Jerusalem) – Ethiopian runners won the 2013 Jerusalem Marathon in both men and

women races. Abraham Ketla in the men’s competition won setting a record for the race which

included 20,000 runners. Mihiret Anotonios and Radiya Mohammed won first and second places,

with Mihiret setting a record in the women's race with 2:47:26.

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Ethiopian-born Israeli crowned Miss Israel 2013!

The SUB-SAHARAN INFORMER SUNDAY - MARCH 17, 2013

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Miss Israel was given a warm reception

at Ambassador’s residence. [In the

picture with Ambassador Belaynesh

and Deputy Ambassador Leo

Vinovezky.]

His Holiness Abune Mathias enthroned 6th

Patriarch of Ethiopian

Orthodox Tewahdo Church

Abune Mathias pictured above with Amb. Belaynesh and Deputy Amb. Leo

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April 2013

USAID-MASHAV-MoA Smallholder program introduces

acclimatization of tissue culture plants at Holeta center

April 2013 (Holeta) – Acclimatization training courses were conducted at the Holeta Agricultural

Research Center by Israeli Small Holder Horticulture (SHH) coordinator and Holeta Tissue

Culture laboratory staff. The trainees came from local tissue culture laboratories working with

SHH program (6 laboratories) as well from private/commercial sectors and two universities

(Addis Ababa and Bahir Dar). The training addresses background on Tissue Culture (TC) and

characteristics of TC plants, methods, equipment and facilities for TC plants acclimatization and

recommended use of TC plants. The training combines theoretical background (morning lectures)

with practical training (afternoons).

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Holocaust Memorial Observed in Trio

April 2013 (Addis Ababa) – The Embassies of Israel, Germany, Poland along with the Goethe Institute,

and the international community observed the 2013 Holocaust Memorial Day and a solemn ceremony,

April 8, 2013 evening, held at the Goethe Institute. The processions consisted of remarks by Ambassador

of Israel, Amb. Belaynesh Zevadia, and representatives of Embassies of Germany, and Poland followed

by lighting of torches, and a special musical presentation, ending with a short Israeli documentary film:

“The Last Korczak Boy”.

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Embassy colorfully celebrates 65th

Independence Day

April 2013 – A warm Celebration of Israel’s 65th

Independence Day was held at the

Addis Ababa Hilton Hotel on the evening of April 15th

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May 2013

Embassy participates in Addis Int’l Film festival

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June 2013

Training on Fruits and Vegetables at Butajira Center for

Agriculture Excellence

Class Exercise Drip Irrigated Onion Field

Soil Preparation for Vegetable Nursery Vegetables Seed Sowing

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Ambassador of Ethiopia to Israel, H.E. Helawe Yosef Visits WMC

Surgery, SACH House

June 2013 – Ambassador of Ethiopia to Israel, H.E. Hilawe Yosef, visited the Wolfson Medical

Center (WMC) and Save a Child's Heart training in Israel.

The visit went very well. The Ambassador toured Wolfson Hospital and visited the Operating

Theatre where he met Dr Ejigu Yayehyirad Mekonnen, an Ethiopian heart surgeon taking part in

the Save a Child's Heart training program. After the hospital tour the Ambassador visited the Save

a Child's Heart children's home where he met children and mothers from Ethiopia and from

around the world who were brought to Israel to undergo lifesaving heart surgery. The Ambassador

was very impressed with the project and we hope to continue and cooperate with him in the future.

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July 2013

Youth Agriculture Project in Tigrai launched: Governments of

Germany and Israel Offer Funds and Expertise

July 2013 (Kilte Awlalo, Tigray) – The inauguration event of a new joint venture by the

governments of Germany and Israel collaborating with Ministry of Agriculture of Ethiopia and

FAO was held on 3rd

of July, 2013, where representatives of these governments officially laid the

foundation of 1.5 hectare of plantation project endeavors to rehabilitate landless youth association

members of Kilte Awlalo Kebele located near Wukro woreda, Tigrai Regional State.

The youth aged 30 and below were clustered under a 31-member Farmers’ Association, of which

15 are women, established with the aim of providing livelihood to landless young farmers ––

thereby encouraging them to come out robust and optimistic in their efforts to enhance their lives

at large.

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August 2013

Deputy Ambassador Leo Vinovezky interview with Capital newspaper

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September 2013

ወደ ዩኒቨርስቲ የሚገቡ ሴት ተማሪዎች ትምህርታቸውን ዳር እንዲያደርሱ ተጠየቀ

ከፍተኛ ውጤት በማምጣት በዚህ ዓመት ወደ ዩኒቨርስቲ የሚገቡ ወጣት ሴት ተማሪዎች በዩኒቨርስቲ ቆይታቸው የሚገጥማቸውን

ማንኛውንም ፈተና ተቋቁመው የጀመሩትን ትምህርት በብቃት ከፍጻሜ ማድረስ እንደሚጠበቅባቸው ቀዳማዊት እመቤት ሮማን ተስፋዬ

አመለከቱ። የአዲስ አበባ ትምህርት ቢሮ ከቪዥን ፎር ጀነሬሽን ጋር በመተበበር በአፍሪካ ኅብረት የመሰብሰቢያ አዳራሽ ለሴት ተማሪዎች

የስኬት ተሞክሮ መቅሰሚያ መርሃ ግብር አካሂዷል።

በትውልድ ኢትዮጵያዊት የሆኑት በኢትዮጵያ የእስራኤል አምባሳደር በላይነሽ ዘቫዲያ በበኩላቸው ሴት ተማሪዎች የሕይወት ትልማቸውን

ሳያሳኩ በጊዜያዊ ደስታና እርካታ መደለል እንደማይጋባቸው መክረዋል፡፡ ሴት ተማሪዎች የዩኒቨርስቲን ፈታኝ ህይወት በስኬት ካጠናቀቁ

እንደሳቸውና እንደሌሎች ስኬታማ እንስቶች ካሰቡት ደረጃ መድረስ አገራቸውን ማስጠራት እንደሚችሉ ገልጸዋል።

[Reporting by the Ethiopian Radio and Television Agency]

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October 2013

Pres. Mulatu holds talks with Ambassadors of Israel, Spain

October 2013 (Addis Ababa) – President Mulatu Teshome has expressed Ethiopia’s keenness to

boost existing ties with Israel particularly in economic sector. The president made the remark on

Monday while holding talks with Israeli Ambassador to Ethiopia Belaynesh Zevadia. The

discussions were focused on ways of fostering relations between the two countries.

Also same day, the President received and held talks with Miguel Fernandez, Spanish Ambassador

to Ethiopia. The two sides discussed ways to strengthen relations particularly in diplomatic and

investment spheres.

[Reporting by the Ethiopian News Agency]

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600,000 children and adults treated by Israeli, UK, and Ethiopian NGOs

The Daily Monitor October 2, 2013

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November 2013

Israeli doctors saved Ethiopian boy mauled by wild hyena

November 2013 (Israel) –– An 8-year old Ethiopian boy Abdulrazak, attacked by a wild hyena

received life-saving medical treatment through the joint humanitarian efforts of Amb. Belaynesh

Zevadia, Israeli diplomat Ismail Khaldi, the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee [JDC],

and Western Galilee Hospital in Nahariya, Israel.

On its November 27th edition, አዲስ ዘመን newspaper published a lengthy feature article; here is

its online link: http://www.ethpress.gov.et/addiszemen/index.php/addiszemen/society/6404-

2013-11-27-08-52-18

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Embassy participates in 6th

Ethio-Chamber International Trade Fair

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Embassy takes part at 2013 Diplomatic Bazaar in Addis

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Israeli Business Delegates hold B2B Seminar with Ethiopian counterparts

November 2013 (Addis Ababa) – The Israeli Embassy, Ethiopian Chamber of Commerce &

Sectorial Associations (ECCSA), and the Federation of Israeli Chambers of Commerce held a

Seminar at Intercontinental Addis Hotel on the 28th of November, 2013, that consisted of

insightful presentations and discussions made by Israeli Business delegation and Ethiopian

counterparts among whom was the honorable Mrs. Mulu Solomon (President of the Ethiopian

Chamber of Commerce and Sectoral Associations).

The Israeli delegation, which comprised representatives of Israeli companies from different

sectors, came with keen interest to learn investment and business opportunities in Ethiopia.

Following the opening presentations and the seminar, members of the delegation held rounds of

business-to-business meetings with their Ethiopian counterparts to explore business opportunities

and establish contacts.

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Ethiopian First Lady honors Women Leaders’ Conference in Israel November, 2013 (Israel) –– The International Women Leaders’ Conference, held in Haifa, Israel,

from November 3 to 8, 2013 was honored by the attendance of H.E. Mrs. Roman Tesfaye, First

Lady of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, who served in chairing plenary sessions

during the conference.

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December 2013

Monica Manaker conducts “AHUN Concert” at Italian Cultural Institute

December 2013 (Addis Ababa) – AHUN/NOW/አሁን Concert was performed by Monica Manaker,

singer, song-writer, and Cultural Affairs Director at the Embassy along the Ethiopian Addis Taem

Band – a unique mix of Ethio-Israeli-Latino music at Italian Cultural Institute.

The esteemed Ethiopian singer Girma Tefera as well as Cultural Dancer Melaku Belay were the

enchanting additions to the concert.

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Embassy celebrates Hannucha with friends

December 2013 – Representatives from the Ethiopian government, ministers, high rank officials,

invited guests, and friends of Israel celebrated Hannucha with us together at the Ambassador’s

residence.

Above from left to right: Ethiopian Minister of Culture and Tourism, H.E. Mr. Amin Abdulkadir; Special Advisor to the Ethiopian PM, H.E. Dr. Fasil Nahom; Ambassador Belaynesh Zevadia; Ethiopian State Minister of Foreign Affairs, H.E. Amb. Birhane Gebre-Kirstos; Israeli Embassy’s Economic Affairs Attaché.

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Visiting universities in Ethiopia for cooperation in various fields

At different occasions during 2013 – Deputy Ambassador Leo Vinovezky visited the Universities

of Addis Ababa, Gondar, Mekele, and Bahir Dar. In December, he met in Hawassa with one of

Israel's best friends in the south, Dr. Gete Tsegaye (PhD), Dean, School of Graduate Studies

Hawassa University, Ethiopia. She is a psychologist and a MASHAV Alumni. MASHAV is

Israel's Agency for International Development Cooperation under the Israeli Ministry of Foreign

Affairs.

Left: Leo Vinovezky with Dr. Dessalegn Mengesha –

Academic Vice-President, Gonder University

Right: Leo Vinovezky with Dr. Gete

Tsegaye (PhD) – Dean at School of

Graduate Studies, Hawassa University

In February, Leo traveled to Bahir Dar to discuss with Dr. Baylie Damtie bilateral cooperation

prospects in the areas of Agriculture, Medicine, Engineering, and Water Quality, as pictured

below.

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Above: Leo Vinovezky visiting ear surgery facility of Girar Bet Hospital at Butajira with

Monica Vinovezky, Prof. Redda Haimanot, and Dr. Udi Katzenel from Israel.

Ambassador Belyanesh and Consul Nati visit Israeli company in

Debrezeit

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Ambassador Belaynesh and

Consul Nati Bar-Natan in late

December visited JOYTECH – an

Israeli company which exports

“Made-In-Ethiopia” products all

over the world.

Swedish Jews visit in Ethiopia and reception by Ambassador Belaynesh

(Above pictures) Ambassador Belaynesh speaking with the delegation

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