Zegeye Asfaw LLB MSc

After a career in the law and service as a Government Minister, Zegeye founded the NGO ‘HUNDEE-Oromo Grassroots Development Initiative’ which has significantly contributed to food security, human rights education, women empowerment and child welfare.

Linda Bale FCMA

Qualified as a Chartered Management Accountant in 1997. She has worked in the charity (education) sector for over 30 years.

Linda also acts as EFSAF Secretary.

Pauline J Makepeace LLB PGCE MCIArb FHEA

Pauline obtained a degree in law at Newcastle upon Tyne Polytechnic in 1978. She then spent 5 years in the construction industry dealing with contract administration. In 1984 she trained as a teacher in further and higher education and has been teaching law since that date. She is currently Tutor in Law at the College of Estate Management in Reading.

Her other charity work is with the Reading Film Theatre, an independent cinema showing predominately ‘art house’ films, where she is a trustee/director.

Mulugeta Naizghi MSc

Graduated in Mathematics with BSc (1978) and MSc (1982) from Addis Ababa University. He taught at both Asmara University and AAU. He has served as Associate Registrar for records and Dean of Student Services at AAU. He currently serves on the teaching staff in the Department of Mathematics, College of Education AAU.


Mulugeta is married with one daughter.

Berhane Stott BBA

Graduated in Management from Addis Ababa University in 1978. She is married with one son. After living in England since 1987 she has returned to Ethiopia with her husband Ronald as a permanent resident.

Ronald Stott BA FCMA

After reading economics and history at Keele University he qualified as an accountant in 1969. He has worked in industry and education for over forty years including 10 years in the Middle East and Africa.

Ronald also acts as EFSAF Chairman.