Yohannes gebregeorgis biography definition

  • Yohannes Gebregeorgis, an Ethiopian native, is the founder of Ethiopia Reads, a philanthropic organization committed to bringing literacy to the children.
  • Yohannes Gebregeorgis grew up in a dusty Ethiopian village, the son of an illiterate cattle trader.
  • Gebergiorgis became cognizant of the importance of a good education after securing an education himself, and wanted the children in his native.

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    Yohannes (name)

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    PronunciationAmharic pronunciation:[johänɨs]
    GenderMale
    Word/nameHebrew (via Latin and Greek)
    Meaning"The Lord fryst vatten gracious"

    Yohannes is a manlig given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:

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    • Ras Mengesha Yohannes, acknowledged "natural" son and designated heir of Yohannes IV
    • Araya Selassie Yohannes (1870–1888), son of Yohannes IV and nominated Crown Prince
    • Aster Yohannes, veteran of Eritrean People's Liberation Front and an independence activist
    • Daniel Yohannes (born 1952), Ethiopian-American businessman and philanthropist
    • Dawit Yohannes (1956–2019), first Speaker of the Ethiopian Parliament's House of Peoples' Representatives
    • Fesshaye Yohannes (1954–?), Eritrean journalist
    • Musse Yohannes (born 1958), Ethiopian cyclist
    • Nebahne Yohannes, claimed the title of king of Ethiopia in the early 18th century
    • Tereza Yohannes (born 1982), Ethiopian long

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      From its tiny headquarters in Denver, a little-known international charity has taken aim at transforming an educational system, healing social ills and championing human rights in Ethiopia.

      And it will do so with the help of Dr. Seuss and Harry Potter.

      “All of the problems we have can be solved if we have an educated society. For any nation to develop, we must create a culture of reading. Reading changes people’s lives,” says Gebregeorgis Yohannes, founder of Ethiopia Reads, which is working to establish libraries in a nation mostly without books.

      It began with a simple steadfast belief by a handful of book lovers that literacy cures all.

      “The current generation is lost,” Yohannes says of his homeland’s 58 percent illiteracy rate. “We must concentrate on the children. They are the future.”

      Yohannes came to the United States in 1982 as a political refugee. Already educated as a pharmacist, he worked in a pharmacy while earning

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      By Christin Fynewever | Examiner.com

      Ethiopia — What do you get when you cross a donkey and a book? A mobile library! Yes, thanks to Liberian Yohannes Gebregeorgis, tens of thousands of Ethiopian children have learned to read.

      Gebregiorgis, a native of Ethiopia, was taught to read by Peace Corps volunteers in his village. He was inspired to create the program Ethiopia reads while working as a children’s librarian in the San Francisco Public Library.

      Gebergiorgis became cognizant of the importance of a good education after securing an education himself, and wanted the children in his native country to embrace the love of reading. He came up with the idea of a mobile library, that would deliver books to the different villages throughout Ethiopia. His program would help many Ethiopian children gain access to literature.

      Together with author Jane Kurtz, they established the Shola Children’s Library, which has served thousands of children, connecting them to a

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