Yohanan Demeke

Yohanan Demeke (She/Her) is a University of Ottawa graduate with an Honours Bachelor in International Development and Globalization, specializing in Gender studies and African studies. She has extensive experience in project management, ESG analysis for impact investing, workshop facilitation, and proposal writing. She is passionate about climate resilience, youth empowerment, and gender equality. Yohanan is the 2014 Black History Ottawa Community Builder Award recipient, a two-time International Model African Union Delegate of Distinction, and the first-place winner of the 2019 University of Ottawa Faculty of Social Sciences Social Innovation Competition. Currently, Yohanan is the manager of the TWC Mentorship Program at the Somali Centre for Family Services. She is also one of DYLOTT’s Black Diplomats Academy fellows. Yohanan is committed to volunteerism. With the Canadian Center for Women’s Empowerment, she is a policy analyst. With Youth Action Now, she is a grant reviewer. Finally, with Centretown Citizens Ottawa Corporation, she is a member of the development committee. She hopes to be the founder of a non-profit in the foreseeable future. #FutureFounder. In her free time, Yohanan loves shopping for vintage gems, reading, and hiking.