Testimonials

Girma Wolde Giorgis
President, Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
Chair, National HIV/AIDS Council

I would like to start by congratulating People to People for its decade of achievement, supporting the Ethiopian people and the various institutions in our Government that have been working to facilitate the contribution of the Ethiopian Diaspora to our national development…[read more]
David H. Shinn, PhD
Adjunct Professor
Elliott School of International Affairs
George Washington University
Former US Ambassador to Ethiopia
Serving as U.S. ambassador to Ethiopia from 1996 to 1999, I was present at the creation of People to People. Dr. Enawgaw Mehari visited the American embassy in Addis
Ababa one day and asked my advice on establishing such an organization…[read more]
Gene Major, PhD
National Institute of Health
It was certainly more than 20 years ago that I had thoroughly enjoyed my first experience with Kitfo and Injera and many other foods of Ethiopian cuisine in one of Washington D.C.’s splendid restaurants. And of course there is always the ceremonial Ethiopian coffee…[read more]
Dr. Miliard Derbew MD, FRCS, FCS (ECSA)
Pediatric General Surgeon
Dean, Faculty of Medicine
Addis Ababa University
The Faculty of Medicine of AA University is delighted to express its congratulatory remarks to P2P on its celebration of its tenth anniversary. P2P’s mission of partnering with our institutions of health care professionals training and supporting departments in their efforts to improve quality of care has been a tremendous asset…[read more]
Girma Wake
CEO, Ethiopian Airlines
Congratulations People to People on your 10th Anniversary
and many more successful returns. Anniversary celebrations are routine, but when an institution devoted to bring about changes to the lives of people less fortunate by addressing their health and humanitarian needs, observes an anniversary it is a special occasion…[read more]
Ambassador Dr. Konji Sebati
Ambassade d’Afrique du Sud en France ” Permanent delegate to UNESCO
Ever since I met Dr. Enawgaw Mehari in New York about 8 years ago, listened to him and the “P2P” initiatives, I have never felt so strongly about service to people. Maya Angelou says; “when we give cheerfully and accept gratefully, everyone is blessed”…[read more]
Jay A. Levy, MD
Professor of Medicine
University of California, San Francisco
It is with real pleasure that I congratulate People to People (P2P) on their 10th anniversary. It hardly seems possible that 10 years ago some of us met in Addis Ababa with Dr. Enawgaw Mehari to discuss the challenge of HIV/AIDS in the world…[read more]