{"id":345,"date":"2025-10-02T03:42:48","date_gmt":"2025-10-02T03:42:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/geleta-bekele\/"},"modified":"2025-10-02T03:42:48","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T03:42:48","slug":"geleta-bekele","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/authors\/geleta-bekele\/","title":{"rendered":"Geleta Bekele"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"content column wide left normal content view\" id=\"content\">\n<div class=\"rounded-corner\"><\/div>\n<article class=\"fader\">\n<header class=\"contents\">\n<h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBekele Geleta<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article\">\n<div class=\"author_addthis\">\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n    var addthis_config = {\n        ui_language = 'en'\n    }\n<\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"addthis sharing\">\n    <!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --><\/p>\n<div class=\"addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style\" addthis:title=\"Geleta Bekele\">\n    <a class=\"addthis_button_facebook_like\" fb:like:layout=\"button_count\"><\/a><br \/>\n    <a class=\"addthis_button_tweet\" tw:via=\"thebrokeronline\"><\/a><br \/>\n    <a class=\"addthis_button_pinterest_pinit\"><\/a><br \/>\n    <a class=\"addthis_counter addthis_pill_style\"><\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<p>    <script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/files\/js\/300\/addthis_widget.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n    <!-- AddThis Button END -->\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"addthis article_options\">\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"body contents\">\n<div class=\"object-left\">\n<div class=\"img border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/files\/var\/broker\/storage\/images\/authors\/geleta-bekele\/365984-1-eng-gb\/geleta-bekele_author.jpg\" alt=\"Geleta Bekele\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWebsite:<br \/>\n\t\t\t\tPersonal profile at the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<br class=\"yunu3cvqabft7vifv\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"yunu3cvqabft7vifv\">Bekele Geleta is the Secretary General of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yunu3cvqabft7vifv\">Having worked with vulnerable populations for more than 20 years, Bekele has extensive experience in policy advice, management and administration in humanitarian organizations. However, it is his first-hand knowledge \u2013 having been a political prisoner and refugee himself \u2013 that helps him truly understand the people served by the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yunu3cvqabft7vifv\">Bekele\u2019s involvement with the Movement began when he served as Secretary General of the Ethiopian Red Cross from 1984-88. Under his leadership, the organization improved its operational efficiency and was able to help significantly more people affected by drought &#8211; increasing the number of beneficiaries supported from 100,000 to one million.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yunu3cvqabft7vifv\">From 1974 to 1977, he worked as General Manager of the Franco-Ethiopian Railway Company. However, he was then held as a political prisoner in his home country from 1978 to 1982. After his release, he worked as an Urban Development Officer for Irish Concern International. After three years (1989-1991) as Vice Minister of Transport and Communications, he joined the Ethiopian government\u2019s diplomatic section, and held the position of Ambassador of Ethiopia to Japan in 1992.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yunu3cvqabft7vifv\">\nIn addition to his experience with the Movement, Bekele worked as a programme manager with Care International in Kenya in 1994. In this role he worked closely with the United Nations High Commission for Refugees to develop community self-management practices, introduce public education and awareness systems, and support relief and development activities.<br class=\"yunu3cvqabft7vifv\"\/>Further along in his career, Bekele worked for the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (1995-2007) where from 2004-2007 he was the Head of Regional Delegation for South East Asia in Bangkok and from 1995-2003 served as the Head of Africa Department.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yunu3cvqabft7vifv\">In 2007 he was appointed General Manager of International Operations for the Canadian Red Cross at its headquarters in Ottawa. He was responsible for overseeing international programmes and activities including disaster and emergency response, development projects and overseas personnel.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yunu3cvqabft7vifv\">On 1 July 2008, Bekele took over the position of Secretary General of the IFRC, after being appointed by its Governing Board.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yunu3cvqabft7vifv\">Bekele holds a Masters in economics from Leeds University and a BA in politics and economics from Addis Ababa University.<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"children\">\n<div class=\"article\">\n<section class=\"children related\">\n<div class=\"article\">\n<div class=\"wleft\">\n<div class=\"img\">\n<div class=\"overlay\"><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/blogs\/prioritising-water\/sanitation-crisis-it-s-time-to-talk-about-solutions\/\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/files\/var\/broker\/storage\/images\/blogs\/prioritising-water\/sanitation-crisis-it-s-time-to-talk-about-solutions\/366015-1-eng-gb\/sanitation-crisis-it-s-time-to-talk-about-solutions_column.jpg\" alt=\"Sanitation crisis: It\u2019s time to talk about solutions \"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"wright\">\n<header>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/blogs\/prioritising-water\/sanitation-crisis-it-s-time-to-talk-about-solutions\/\">Sanitation crisis: It\u2019s time to talk about solutions <\/a><\/h3>\n<h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"yunu3cvqabft7vifv\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/authors\/geleta-bekele\/\">Bekele Geleta<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t|<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t19 March 2025<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n<\/header>\n<p class=\"yunu3cvqabft7vifv\">\n\t\t\tSetting achievable and sustainable sanitation goals and solutions must have top priority in formulating the post-2015 development agenda.\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<a class=\"more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/blogs\/prioritising-water\/sanitation-crisis-it-s-time-to-talk-about-solutions\/\">read more<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"navigator\">\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n","protected":false,"raw":""},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bekele Geleta Website: Personal profile at the International Federation [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template_4.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-345","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.2 - 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