Awards
Abebech Gobena Charity received great awards from national and international institutions.
International Award
With the restless effort of the founder and management team, genuine support of international and local organizations, groups individuals, and its devoted employees, Abebech Gobena Charity has made tremendous progress, performed quite commendable jobs and achieved remarkable results. The Charity received great awards and recognitions from various national and international institutions for the exemplary and prideful work.
- World Aware Business Awards, London 2004.
- Cup and certificate of merit from United Nations Association
- Certificate and Cup of regional winner-central Africa. “MA AFRIKA:”2002
- Doctor of Philosophy in Humanities Honoris Causa, Jimma University 2007.. and many more.
Dr. Abebech Gobena (Edaye) received great awards and recognitions from various national and international institutions for her life time good deeds, exemplary and prideful work; and becoming a role model for humanity, and living role model for women. Among the awards:
- Honorary Doctorate Degree in Humanities from Jimma University
- Medal and Certificate of Merit from Addis Ababa University
- The Second World Food Program International Women’s Day Award Honors
- Cup and Certificate of Merit from United Nations Association of Ethiopian, Family Federation for world peace and united nations volunteers program
- Certificate of recognition of contribution to the silver Jubilee anniversary of CCRDA
- Certificate of Merit and Cup from Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church
- Ambassador for Peace, Certificate of Merit, from Interreligious and International Federation for world Peace
- Certificate of Merit , Cup and Medal from Ethiopian Airlines
- Group Spain Award in Support of humanitarian action
- Certificate from Women’s Economic and Political Endeavors
- Certificate and cup of Regional Winner Central Africa for exemplary and inspirational work in the interest of sustainable development for Africa
- 2004 World Aware Awards from London
- At the African level, Ma Africa (Mother Africa) from South Africa
- Awards and certificates from the Prime Minister office in different times
- Various awards from the Addis Ababa City Administration Mayor’s Office at different times
- Incentives and accolades from various national ministries
- Moreover, she received many incentive awards from various international organizations and more than a hundred other prizes.
Taking into account the enormous humanitarian deeds of Dr Abebech Gobena, many organizations are named after her. These include the following:-
- Abebech Gobena Mothers’ and Children’s Hospital in Addis Ababa, a large hospital, which is the first of its kind in the country,
- Salale University Abebech Gobena Campus College of Health Sciences,
- Ambo University Abebech Gobena Agricultural Research Center,
- Moreover, two private banks and Commercial Bank of Ethiopia named their branches in Addis Ababa after her
