Ms Eleni Misganaw

Eleni Misganaw is a mental health advocate with psychosocial disability; particularly focusing on amplifying the voice of mental health care users in Ethiopia and beyond. She co-founded the Mental Health Service Users Association established as an Ethiopian Society and has served as its President since its establishment. She is also an honorary member and mentor at the Global Mental Health Peer Network.

Eleni has been providing lived experience perspective to national and international mental health related reports, documents, and research-related works either in drafting, reviewing, or both. She has particular interest in peer support promotion.

She has a Masters of Arts in Sociology and a BA degree in Economics. She lives in Addis Ababa with a caring husband and a daughter.