The Ethiopia Programme 2017-2022

Programme Objective

The projects aims to ensure the promotion, protection, respect and fulfilment of human rights in Ethiopia.  There are three main goals; to increase the capacity of state agencies to respect human rights and the protection of especially vulnerable groups; to empower civil society to be active actors in the promotion and protection of human rights and; to realize the enhanced protection of the rights of marginalized and vulnerable groups. This cooperation also seeks to build the network and reach of CHR, and to this end will continually seize opportunities for interaction between the Centre and other relevant institutions and initiatives to enable learning as well as exchange of expertise and experience for mutual benefit. Such collaborations are at a regional and international level and range from academic exchanges with other higher education institutions to other bilateral cooperation with non-academic partners in Africa and beyond.

Main Partners

  • Center for Human Rights at Addis Ababa University

Programme Initiatives

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Multidisciplinary Human Rights Teaching and Traininguman Rights Education and Academic Cooperation

Policy and Practice Collaboration and Diffusion

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Learning, Partnership, and Capacity Development

 Ethiopia Programme Staff

Rakel Larsen

Rakel Larsen

Regional Director – Africa

Cell phone: +254 790 409 420
E-mail: rakel.larsen@rwi.lu.se

Rakel Larsen joined RWI in November 2020 as the Director of the Nairobi Office. She brings more than 15 years of work experience in refugee protection, displacement and human rights mainly from Sub-Saharan Africa. Prior to joining the RWI, she worked for the Danish Refugee Council with humanitarian response and protection of refugees and other displaced persons in Ethiopia, Tanzania, Uganda and South Sudan.

Furthermore, she holds a Master’s in Law and a Master’s in African Studies (Human Rights and Development) from the University of Copenhagen.

Mumbi Maina-Murimi

Mumbi Maina-Murimi

Programme Officer

E-mail: mumbi.maina@rwi.lu.se
Before joining the Raoul Wallenberg team as a Programme Officer, Mumbi Maina-Murimi worked at the International Commission of Jurists – The Kenyan Chapter, and a private consultancy firm (MAENDELEO Group). She has a BA in law and is currently doing a Master’s programme in Development Studies.
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