Befekadu Hailu Techane is an Ethiopian editor, blogger, and writer. He has over 15 years of experience in management information systems and has worked for organizations such as ARTICLE 19 and St. Mary's University College. He co-founded the Zone 9 blog and is currently the editor-in-chief of weyeyetmagazine.com. He has also written several books and screenplays and won awards such as the Burt Award for African Literature and CPJ Press Freedom Award.

1. Befekadu Hailu Techane
Telephone:- Mob: +251-91-1835399, Res: +251-11-1225116
P.O.Box: 22360 code 1000 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Email: befeqe@gmail.com
Blog site: http://befeqe.blogspot.com
Personal Data
Date of Birth: 19 February 1980
Place of Birth: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Sex: Male
Marital Status: Single
Disability: None
Nationality: Ethiopian
Typing Skills: 45wpm
Education
2006 B.Sc., Management Information Systems
Zegha Business College (current City University College) Addis Ababa,
Ethiopia
Primary & Secondary Education
1994.1998 Higher 12 Comprehensive Secondary School
1992.1994 Miaziya Hayasost Juniory Secondary School
1986-1992 Tigil Lenetsanet Primary School
Professional Experience
04/2016 – Present: Editor-in-Chief
weyeyetmagazine.com
04/2009 – Present: Volunteer Blogger,
Co-founded Zone 9 Blog at zoneniners.com and befeqe.blogspot.com
04/2014 – 10/2015 – [to be explained]
11/2013 – 04/2014: Project Associate
ARTICLE 19
Major Duties & Responsibilities
 Surveying and Analyzing the State of Freedom of Expression in Ethiopia
 Producing monthly reports on incidents regarding freedom of expression
 Facilitating trainings and training journalists on professional exercising of
freedom of expression to protect human rights

2. 3/2009 – 10/2012 Management Information Systems Expert (Managerial Post)
St. Mary’s University College (SMUC)
Major Duties & Responsibilities
 In cooperation with ICT Development and Support Office, develop systems
that help the University College’s community process tasks easily and quickly
 Managing Information requests from internal or external parties
 Formulate plans with the team for Data Processing and Information activities
at unit, the center and SMUC level annually
 Coordinate all Data Processing and Information Unit activities (Web site
Management, Training, Information Exchange, Data Management, etc)
 Develop a system of monitoring and evaluating framework to assess the
effectiveness and the impact of the Data processing and information
exchange policies, procedures, and practices in SMUC).
 Arrange personnel, and logistics for training, workshop and a variety of
surveys and studies.
 Develop manuals, questionnaires, interview checklists, etc that will be used to
data processing, monitor and assess the various activities related to Data
processing and information exchange plan of the university college and
others.
1/2009 – 06/2011 Part-time Production Manager
Illusion Media & Communication Works
Major Duties & Responsibilities
 Execution (prepare, record, edit) of audio-files for a weekend
infotainment radio program
 Conduct simple and middle scale research to write feature stories to-be-
broadcasted as well as to evaluate audiences response on broadcasted
programs
 Write, record disseminate and evaluate feature stories on current
Information and Communication Technology related issues on radio.
4/2008 - 12/2008 System Analyst/Programmer
Online Systems House Inc.
Major Duties & Responsibilities
 Participation in teams of system development
 Development of system design and analysis
 Researching on various national information and communication technology
issues

3. 11/2006 - 4/2008 Management Information Systems Expert (Managerial Post)
Illusion Media & Communication Works
Major Duties & Responsibilities
 Network Administration
 Project Management of website development team
 Administering IT trainings to staff
 Providing decision support systems to top managers
Linguistic Skills
Language Oral Level Written Level
English Advanced Advanced
Amharic (Ethiopian) Advanced Advanced
Summary of Achievements
I am energetic and knowledge based with five years of experience. In my years of career
after college, in addition to many practices in offices, I have also:
 Participated in the development of a Situation Analysis on IT Disaster Prevention
and Control in Ethiopia
 Developed a Situation Analysis on Information Flow Mechanism among Offices
of St. Mary’s University College, Ethiopia
 Published series of Bulletin of Students Statistic for the past four consecutive
years.
 Developed Web-based Report Management System for St. Mary’s University
College, using cakePHP framework
 Developed an information Flow Framework and Data Templates to which
Offices/Units of St. Mary’s University College Store Information
 Developed a Manual and Electronic Data and Information Security Policy of St.
Mary’s University College
 Participated in the development of a of a University Information System
developed for Bahir-Dar and Gondar Public Universities
 Developed a stand alone Amharic Keyboard Layout by having a simple research
 Developed simple social researches on the State of Virginity in Addis Ababa and
Addis Ababa Youths’ Money Mechanics for media usage
 Also, Different purpose dynamic websites:
o www.gorebete.com, a hyperlocal social media for Ethiopians.
o www.natureethiopia.org, an official website for Save the Nature Ethiopia
Association
o www.art-for-change.com, a dynamic website for a project called ‘Art for
Change’ in 2008

4. o www.addisguide.net, a dynamic web-portal for every city information of
Addis Ababa
o www.ipscoffee.com, a commercial website for a coffee exporting firm
o www.ethiopsite.com, a commercial website for a media firm
o www.gmafap.com, a dynamic content management system which by
itself can be used to develop other websites
o and etcetra.
Personal Career & Skills
I, with a partner, developed a fully dynamic, web-based content management system namely
GM-afap (a database driven web portal) that is online customizable to either service
rendering or manufacturing enterprises using PHP.
I have also acquired rich skills to programming languages like PHP, Python, Java, ASP, C#
and database developments in SQL and MySQL; I also worked in cakePHP framework,
Joomla (a content management system), with a rough knowledge to symphony and drupal.
In addition, I am self-skilled with audio-visual, graphics and layout designs and edition using
Adobe premium, Adobe Audition and Adobe Photoshop software. I’ve worked in freelance on
the layout design of a newspaper called “Show Sport” for 6 successive releases, also designed
many logos and banner to different organizations.
Hobbies
Blogging, reading, writing poems, essays and screenplays; sketching, listening music, and
watching movies, physical exercise and discussing on different social and political issues
are my major hobbies.
Awards
Burt Award for African Literature 2012 Ethiopia
CPJ Press Freedom Award 2015 (with Zone 9 Bloggers)
RSF Award for Citizen Journalists 2015 (with Zone 9 Bloggers)
Hellman/Hammet Human Rights Award, HRW, 2015 (with Zone 9 Bloggers)
Martin Ennal’s Award Finalist for Human Rights Defenders, 2015 (with Zone 9 Bloggers)
Writings
In my leisure time, I’m also done writing with the following artistic works:
Year: 2012
Title: Children of Their Parents (a novella for young adults)
A winner of Burt Award for African Literature 2012 in Ethiopia.
Year: 2012
Title: Ye’Facebook Tirufat (a collection of poems in Amharic)

5. This is a collection of original poems and it is published online on scribd.com
Year: 2011
Title: Be’Mikniayt Menor (a collection of short stories, fiction and non-fiction)
This is a collection of short novels, philosophical ideas and others.
Year: 2011
Title: AmharicConversation (a self-teaching book)
I prepared this in partnership with two colleagues; the book is a self-teaching
manuscript of Amharic Conversation to English speakers.
Year: 2010
Title: Erithiopia (a historical novel in Amharic)
This is a novel of 136 pages of A5 size; it is a love story between an
Ethiopian man and an Ethio-Eritrean woman.
Year: 2008
Title: Yedha Medble (a collection of poems in Amharic)
This is a book of size A5 and about 68 pages. The book contains 100 original short
poems and 10 cartoons. The book is published online at www.scribd.com.
Year: 2007
Title: Linega Sil (a movie screenplay in Amharic)
This screenplay is a story of a young man who supports his family and who wants to
a financial freedom to his family. This drama screenplay shows the ups and downs
of a young man to success in Ethiopia.
Year: 2006
Title: Yeweg Alem (a TV screenplay in Amharic)
This is a TV screenplay concerning Gender Issue. The writing is done based on a
research on many women and men, and based on true sample events. Agreement is
reached with Africa and Zewge Theatre and Promotion for its production.
Year: 2006
Title: Atse Ena Dj (a movie screenplay in Amharic)
The screen play is about a young DJ who wants to compromise his behavior after
the western movies to the tradition inherited from the old times of Emperor
Menelik II of Ethiopia. I have got financial award for it from Meleket Promotion
PLC, but the screenplay is still looking for a producer.
References
Patrick Mutahi
Program Officer,
ARTICLE 19
Telephone: +254733918654
E-Mail: patrick@article19.org
Maru Shete (Assi. Prof)

6. Director, Research and Knowledge Managment (RaKMO)
St. Mary’s University College
Telephone: (251)922850698
E-Mail: marushete@yahoo.com
Ato Asmamaw H/Giorgis
General Manager
Illusion Media and Communication Works
Telephone: (251)911342897
E-Mail: illusionmedia@ethionet.et

7. Director, Research and Knowledge Managment (RaKMO)
St. Mary’s University College
Telephone: (251)922850698
E-Mail: marushete@yahoo.com
Ato Asmamaw H/Giorgis
General Manager
Illusion Media and Communication Works
Telephone: (251)911342897
E-Mail: illusionmedia@ethionet.et