‘Against all odds’ – The Story Behind ‘Oromo Coffee Company’
A new breed of African entrepreneurs are creating their own sucess story
EVERY NEW Year is a leap into the unknown. But if Abiyot Kebede Shiferani succeeds in his goal of repeating the events of the year gone by, then the future will hold very little to worry about.
The former lawyer from Ethiopia was forced to flee the east African country in 2006 following clashes between the Oromo Liberation Front in southern Ethiopia, which wants independence, and government troops.
In the United Kingdom he joined 250 Oromo families who arrived in Tameside, Greater Manchester, as part of a United Nations resettlement plan.
Like many of the new arrivals who were also qualified professionals, Shiferani had high hopes for his new life in the West.
But any notions of continuing his work as a lawyer quickly faded. Like many of the new arrivals, he struggled to find work. He discovered, like many of his countrymen, that qualifications and experience gained in Ethiopia were not recognised in the UK.
– Full Story (The Voice – The UK)
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Girma said,
January 19, 2012 @ 12:27 pm
What a great news!
Living on handouts is not our culture, and we do work in community. A lesson for the fragmented divided politicians? I hope so, and Oromo diaspora should work hard hand in hand for our development. Ten years from now we will be able to do what we aspire for if we all become successful in what we do. I wish two things for us: hard work(our athletes being living examples for us) and community and co-operation( this coffee company being a good example). If each of contribute a follow for oromo education, we can bold the best university that can produce future educators and civil servants of oromia.
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Ganamoo said,
January 21, 2012 @ 1:17 pm
Wonderful Job. Jabaadhaa..
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