About Amit Promise Foundation

Learn about our commitment to community-driven initiatives.

Our Mission

Amit Promise Foundation is committed to supporting disadvantaged individuals, particularly women and children, by providing essential funds through health facilities in Ethiopia. Our mission is to create a sustainable impact through community-driven initiatives and partnerships.

Our Vision

Our vision is to create a world where every individual has access to essential healthcare services and opportunities for growth. We strive to empower women and children through targeted support and sustainable initiatives.

Our Board of Directors

Mezgebe Gebrekiristos, PhD

Founder / President

Samuel Alemu, Esq

Vice President

Azeba Hagos

Secretary

Brook Mezgebe

Treasurer

Abebe Fisseha, PhD

Mezgebe Gebrekiristos, PhD

Founder / President

Dr. Mezgebe has over 21 years of dedicated service in the health care industry and extensive leadership roles within nonprofit roles–including Churches and charitable foundations. He brings a wealth of expertise in program development, community engagement, Church administration, volunteer coordination, and fundraising ideas and resource development.

Outside of his professional pursuits, Mezgebe mentors the youth and assists individuals with limited English in interpreting the English language to Eritrean and Ethiopian languages in courts and health institutions in the US.

His personal philosophy centers on the belief that sustainable change is achieved through honest collaboration, innovation and unwavering compassion.

Samuel Alemu, Esq

Vice President

Samuel Alemu Esq. is the Managing Partner of International Legal and Business Services Group LLP, with a presence in Chicago, New York, Los Angeles, and South Carolina. He is also a co-founder of Lex Nimble Solutions, a legal tech and IT consulting firm. He is a co-founder of Simplelaw.com, an intuitive collaboration platform for lawyers, clients, and law firms.

Samuel is a graduate of Harvard Law School, the University of Wisconsin-Madison Law School, and Addis Ababa University School of Law. He has been admitted to the bar associations of New York State, the United States Tax Court, the United States Court of International Trade, and the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

He is a board member of ARTS TV and the chairman of the board of ArifPay Financial Technologies S.C. He attends service at St. Michael EOTC in Wheaton, IL.