Rahel Gizaw brings a depth of understanding to her role as MLI Country Lead for Ethiopia, as she has previously worked with the Federal Ministry of Health in Ethiopia. She provided major technical assistance on the topic of donor harmonization and alignment of health sector programs, a core issue area of MLI. As an advocacy and research officer with ActionAid Ethiopia, she led and coordinated an HIV resource tracking project and provided research on the intersection between HIV and violence against women. In addition, she monitored and evaluated the implementation of HIV prevention programs of ten partner organizations. Rahel is now based in Addis Ababa and speaks Amharic.