A ray of Hope

I randomly came across a little seed of hope.

Ethiopia's President Girma Wolde-Giorgis is a good man. The Ethiopian presidency is largely a symbolic office with little power, but the man holding that symbolic office is a good man. I found not an ounce of corruption nor anything negative about Girma Wolde-Giorgis. Actually the oppisite is conveyed in his wikipedia article.

Girma is a married fater of five. He grew up in Addis Ababa where he attended the Ethiopian Orthodox Church school and later an Itialian schhol in town, after the Itialian invasion of his country. He worked as an air traffic controlmen, undoubtably one of the most stressful jobs! He speaks 6 languages, obviously a very educated man. He has been in the military, the air force, served as director of Trade, Industry, and Planning, was a member of Parliment, and later to become speaker of parliment. He has served as director of Ethiopia's Peace Programme which was set up in 1977 to handle the Eritean problem peacefully. He was a member of the House of Peoples' Representatives of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (FDRE).

In addition to his political and career achievements, this man has been awarded for his various humanitarian contributions and initiatives. I like to hear that in anyone, especially in a political African leader. It is encouraging. The UNAIDS' Medal was given to him in October of 2004. That is a beautiful thing. He was President of the Ethiopian Red Cross Society- Eritrea Branch (Asmara) as well as Board President of the Cheshire Home (It is an extended care hospital with 296 beds providing infirmary care for the severely disabled patients who need long-term treatment / care and infirmary patients from the Central Infirmary Waiting List...Cheshire Home encourages patients to actively participate in community, recreational and religious activities run with the assistance of volunteers. Some residents are working in sheltered workshops.) and Managing Director of The Leprosy Control Organization. He served as Board Member of the Ethiopian Red Cross Society and Head of its International Logistics Department. He launched an environmental protection association called Lem Ethiopia in 1991 to date serving as Vice President of the Board of the Association.