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The Ethiopian Global Initiative (EGI) is an international non-profit organization based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 2006, it harnesses the collective social and intellectual capital of students and professionals to undertake sustainable projects in Ethiopia. == History == Samuel Gebru founded EGI on October 22, 2006 in Cambridge, Massachusetts as a 14-year-old student.〔(History ), ''Who We Are'', Ethiopian Global Initiative website, 2010 〕〔(A Youth Ambassador? ), Lissan Ethiopian Magazine, 3 February 2008〕 Founded initially as the Ethiopian American Youth Initiative, EGI launched its international operations and changed its name in June 2010. After watching the December 2004 Oprah Winfrey Show program on fistula in Ethiopia and the work of Dr. Catherine Hamlin, then-8th grade student, Samuel Gebru, who was 13 years old at the time, was motivated to organize youth and raise funds for the Addis Ababa Fistula Hospital.〔(Oprah Goes to Ethiopia ), The Oprah Winfrey Show, 1 December 2005 〕 He called for a meeting where 13 Ethiopian American youth in Boston discussed how they could support the hospital. The group was known as the Ethiopian Team and many Ethiopians and non-Ethiopians alike supported their Fistula Project.〔(Buzzle Interview with EAYI Founder Samuel M. Gebru ), ''A Walk to Beautiful Documentary – A Walk to Hope and Dignity'', Irena Knehtl, 23 June 2008 〕〔(Boston Walks to Beautiful in A Walk to Beautiful ), ''A Walk to Beautiful'', Lissan Ethiopian Magazine, 24 April 2008〕 The project’s 13 members, the youngest in 6th grade and the oldest in 12th grade, were able to raise enough funds to sponsor 11 women for treatment. On October 22, 2006 the Ethiopian American Youth Initiative was formed as a successor to the Ethiopian Team. It was established to create a network of students to promote Ethiopian culture in the United States, fundraise for developmental projects in Ethiopia and facilitate youth leadership and networking. The Ethiopian American Youth Initiative embarked on a national expansion on August 16, 2007, recruiting members throughout the country. On February 12, 2010 the organization opened its headquarters in Cambridge, Massachusetts to expand its operations. After the 2010 Ethiopian American Youth Initiative Conference in Washington, D.C., the organization changed its name to the Ethiopian Global Initiative and launched operations internationally.〔(June 2010 Washington, D.C. Trip Report ), ''President Samuel M. Gebru's Trip Report'', Ethiopian Global Initiative Blog, 30 June 2010 〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ethiopian Global Initiative」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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