Rigbe Fessahatsion
Asset Manager
Rigbe is responsible for administering the Individual Development Account
(IDA) program at Washington CASH. Rigbe also recruits and trains volunteers
as mentors and instructors, provides one-on-one business consulting to
clients, and coordinates the group technical assistance workshops. Rigbe
comes to Washington CASH from the National Union of Eritrean Women (NUEW),
a non-governmental organization in Africa, where as a project officer
she prepared project proposals, monitored, evaluated and reported on ongoing
projects, as well as acted as Micro-credit and Saving Program (MCSP) coordinator.
While at NUEW for three and half years, Rigbe particularly enjoyed managing
the Handcraft Project which trained female heads of household to develop
handcraft skills to generate income. Prior to NUEW, Rigbe was an instructor
of accounting principles with the National Computer Service in Asmara,
Eritrea.
Contact Rigbe at rigbe@washingtoncash.org.