The Ethiopian community of Winnipeg came together this weekend to celebrate each other at the city's first-ever Ethiopian achievement awards ceremony. On Saturday, five members of Manitoba's Ethiopian community were honoured at the Ethio-Canadian Charitable Promotional Awards. ​For honouree Faven Mergia, the event was "the start of something new," bringing together a community she said is sometimes divided by political rifts from Ethiopia. Now, she's excited to give back to her community, in Winnipeg and in Ethiopia itself. "Everyday I go to work and I'm inspired by youth that have overcome just incredible, incredible things," she said.

Source: Ethiopian News February 19, 2017 13:30 UTC