Fikir currently serves as Kaizen Ethiopia’s Quality Assurance and Program Delivery Specialist.
Fikir previously served as Kaizens Senior Program Coordinator at the HQ in Washington, DC, supporting USAID-funded projects related to organizational development and communities of practice in Sub-Saharan Africa. Before joining Kaizen, Fikir worked for Conservation International and the Virginia State General Assembly.
Fikir holds an MA in International Development from George Washington University, specializing in Food Security, Agriculture, and Economic Development University. She also holds a BA in International Studies from Virginia Commonwealth University. She is fluent in Amharic and has intermediate fluency in French.