Global InformationAbebech Gobena information
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| Born | 20 October 1935 Shebel, Shewa Province, Ethiopian Empire (now Shebel, Amhara Region, Ethiopia)[1] |
| Died | 4 July 2021 (aged 85) St. Paul's Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
| Burial place | Holy Trinity Cathedral, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
| Occupation | Humanitarian |
| Years active | 1973–2021 |
| Organization | AGOHELMA |
Abebech Gobena (Amharic: አበበች ጎበና; Afan Oromo: Abbabachi Goobanaa; 20 October 1935[2] – 4 July 2021) was an Ethiopian humanitarian, and the founder and manager of AGOHELMA, one of the oldest orphanages in Ethiopia. She was often called the "Mother Teresa of Africa".[3]
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- ^ "Abebech Gobena, Ethiopian humanitarian known as 'Mother Teresa of Africa,' dies at 85". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
- ^ "Worldaware Business Awards 2004 - The Worldaware Award". worldaware.org.uk. Archived from the original on 4 March 2014. Retrieved 12 March 2014.