Comments on: Ethiopian American, Mehret Mandefro, One of 15 White House Fellows

By: anteneh mitiku

anteneh mitiku — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 07:56:26 +0000

keep it up mehret mandefro

By: Dubaya Lekemisha

Dubaya Lekemisha — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 07:20:39 +0000

Solidarity is participatory interest in achieving common or shared-goals in doing so,one may succeede or fail;however,it is a risk taking venture with hope to succeed.

Partnership is doing something for the purpose of sharing life or business;there might not be firm committments to going along together as one of the partner might quit or seek better opportunity.I believe,solidarity is the highest degree of partnership with strong purpose to bring about radical or drastic change.

By: anteneh

anteneh — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 06:43:31 +0000

Big congrats to Mehret!

By: Lloyd H Guy

Lloyd H Guy — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 02:57:00 +0000

I was hoping that I could possibly share something with you in regards to your documentary “All of Us”. I know I may be late in seeing it on Showtime. However, I am deeply moved when I see people such as yourself with your ambitious nature choosing to help others. It touches me deeply. I can’t help it. It’s just who I’ve grown to be.
I’m a single parent of four and I just wanted to give you my perspective.
I have been abstinent for, I think eight years now, celibate for close to two. As a person who had sex almost everyday to and three times a day with my children’s mother, I’d sulk like a little child when she’d finally breakdown and say no.
When we broke up? I tried to continue the same type of sexual behavior with her and other’s but I realized it wasn’t good, especially with me raising four children, three of them girls. So here I am today still growing without. I can credit only GOD.
However men act the way that we act because we are selfish like children. I tell my children that I will know when they’ve matured because they’ll think less about themselves and more about others. Men are like children selfish and until we grow we can’t possibly see past ourselves enough to be concern about how women feel. If they say no it’s either “what did I do”, “why are you acting like that toward me” or “she must be seeing someone eles other than me”. But if you examine what I just said carefully, you’ll see that I couldn’t see past myself. But in order for men to stop being psycho-demanding about sex. We first have to stop having it. Most of us are sex addicticts and the term is highly under rated. And until we stop having it, we’ll never be able to see it for the beauty of its design. Just imagine, a male waits and longs but because he is a gentleman he does not persist until his female partner approaches him with that certain look of desire and they let nature take its course. No words necessary. Marriage first of course. I just wanted to share that with you. I hope’s its helpful and/or useful to you. I pray your continued growth and success.

Sincerely Lloyd

By: LUBABAAS AMMAYYU

LUBABAAS AMMAYYU — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 13:22:02 +0000

Oh! You deserve it. Be ready even for more….

By: Notable Ethiopian Americans of the Year at Tadias Magazine

Notable Ethiopian Americans of the Year at Tadias Magazine — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 22:52:21 +0000

[...] Dr. Mehret Mandefro Mehret Mandefro was named by President Obama as one of the 2009/2010 White House Fellows. Mandefro is a Primary Care Physician and HIV prevention researcher. She was a Robert Wood Johnson Health and Society Scholar at the University of Pennsylvania and a Senior Fellow at the Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics. Her research addresses the intersection of violence prevention and HIV prevention and the application of digital media in translating research. She completed a Primary Care internal medicine residency at Montefiore Hospital where she founded a nonprofit called TruthAIDS that is focused on health literacy efforts among vulnerable populations. She received a BA cum laude in Anthropology and a Medical Doctorate from Harvard University, and a Masters of Science in Public Health from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine as a Fulbright Scholar. We congratulate Dr. Mehret Mandefro on her accomplishments! [...]

By: Sahra Ali-David

Sahra Ali-David — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 17:39:28 +0000

Mehret,

Your are doing a wonderful job, so proud of you, hope our brothers and sisters follow your foot steps.
Many blessing! Much love.

By: Abiy Yilma

Abiy Yilma — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 10:42:10 +0000

It is inspirational and motivational for all fellow Ethiopians. It was very awesome for me when I heard the news that what you did and what you are all-Keep pressing forward.

-Stay blessed-

Abiy Yilma

By: Deng Chuol Yiech

Deng Chuol Yiech — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 14:39:55 +0000

Hello!

Keep it up!! many change from personal to community have been seen at this Era of our World well known action oriented -OBAMA!

Once again Congratulation Mehret Mandefro!

Gambella Region,Ethiopia(The great land of Diversities)

By: Elias Asfaw

Elias Asfaw — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 14:28:04 +0000

Dear Mehret Mandefro

God bless you a lot for what you have done. Your achievement inspired us as an Ethiopian young student.

Very very interesting to see just like you as a hero for the next of our carrier. Continue exerting your effort, God will help you.

Wishing all the best in your future carrier!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

From Elias Asfaw(student), Facility of Public health, Jimma university