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The Maigenet Shifferraw Fellowship is dedicated to promote scholarship on Ethiopian women as well as empower and/or advance women’s wellbeing in Ethiopia.
The Role of CREW and the Guiding Philosophy of the Fellowship
Dr. Maigenet Shifferraw, who departed from us on March 23, 2016, was one of the founding members of CREW and served as president of the organization for a long period since the inception of the organization in 1991. Dr. Maigenet was dedicated to promoting women’s rights and human rights in general in Ethiopia and in other parts of the world for more than three decades. Consequently, Dr. Maigenet’s family has established the Fellowship in her memory and for her long service to humanity. The Maigenet Shifferraw Fellowship will be managed by CREW. CREW believes that the life experience of Dr. Maigenet and the efforts of CREW will serve as exemplary models for all women who strive to promote human rights and make the future a better and safer place for all women and for humanity in general.
The Fellowship is guided by two philosophies or principles. First, the experience of Ethiopian women and girls, like in other parts of the world, needs to be researched and documented so that we all can gain some knowledge and serve humanity better. Second, those who strive to protect women and girl’s rights and improve their situation need to be recognized and encouraged.