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Ethiopian digital app inventor Eden Tadesse is pictured with software engineer Mohammad Jamalaldeen, a Sudanese refugee, as she helps him get acquainted with career development services in a co-working space in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. [Courtesy]
An Ethiopian digital app inventor has been given a prestigious award from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation for creating an application designed to link refugees with employers.
Last week in New York, Eden Tadesse accepted a Goalkeepers Global Goals Award at a ceremony attended by Kenyan President William Ruto, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Bill and Melinda Gates, among others.
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