Hon. Justice Meaza Ashenafi is the former Chief Justice of Ethiopia and a pioneer in the country’s women’s movement. As the founding Executive Director of the Ethiopia Women Lawyers Association and co-founder of ENAT, Ethiopia’s first women-focused bank, she has been a driving force for women’s rights and economic inclusion. Hon. Justice Meaza’s journey provides a compelling perspective on leadership as a vocation, fueled by purpose and a commitment to service.

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Music

Soft Piano Music/ Courtesy of Pond5

Super Africa Afropop Joyful/ Courtesy of Pond5

May It Bloom/ Anna Landstrom/ courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com

Amharic Soul/ Courtesy of Pond5

Beautiful Dreamer/ One Man Quartet/ courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com

Eskitsa/ Courtesy of Pond5

Aldrig - Pabi/ courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com

If It Matters/ Anna Landstrom/ courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com

Baraka Fi Donya/ Ebo Krdum/ courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com

Salamat/ Ebo Krdum/ courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com

Tezeta/ Courtesy of Pond5

Quietly tense/ Marten Moses/ courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com

Addis Ababa/ Courtesy of Pond5

Slow Defiance - Diskant/ courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com

Eshurruru/ Courtesy of Pond5

La Plume Volante/ Franz Gordon/ courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com

Soft expectations/ Expectations/ courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com

Big Sky Country/ Rymdklang Soundtracks/ courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com

Soft Discoveries/ Gabriel Lewis/ courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com