ETHIOPIA TEAM LEADER

Robel Disasa

I am a Mechanical Engineer by profession. I was trained at Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia for my undergraduate degree. I did my Masters Degree in Sustainable Energy Engineering at the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), in Sweden.

I am married to Kb for the last 8 years; we have a son Fikir, who is 4 years old.

I served in the Evangelical Students Union of Ethiopia (EvaSUE) (IFES-Ethiopia) for the last 20 years in different capacities, which involved leading the ministry as director for 8 years.

After finishing my terms of services in EvaSUE, I joined African Enterprise as Team Leader of AE Ethiopia.

Quick Stats

Location:

Eastern Africa

Area:

1.13 million km2

Population:

100 million

Major Cities:

Addis Ababa 4.5 million, Dire Dawa 1.2 million, Mek’ele 480,217, Gondar 358,257, Bahir Dar 348,429, Awasa 318,618, Dessie 279,423, Jimma 2017,573, Jijiga 185,000, Shashamane 154,587.

Major Languages:

Amharic, Oromo, Tigrinya, Somali 

Colonial History:

NA

Official Language:

Amharic

Student Discipleship Program

Aside from participation in city-wide missions, the Student Discipleship Program is a critical ministry of the AE Ethiopian team. The program has a broad focus, targeting students from grade 5 until young adulthood. The objectives are:

  1. Equipping students to grow in their faith in God, develop a more solid understanding of the Bible and have a desire and ability to reach out to their peers with the Gospel.
  2. Training youth in basic leadership skills and equipping them to grow as effective Christian youth leaders in a changing world.

The beauty of the program is that it can be repeated annually. This consistent sowing of Gospel seeds has led many young people to Christ. Christian youth can be reached yearly with new skills and strategies to learn and implement in their own walks with Jesus. Mel’s desire is to see over 20,000 students reached annually. He also has plans to expand the program into other AE nations, and to move north into South Sudan using the same principles.