Writer and Speaker

Writer and Speaker

Raised as a child in Ethiopia A citizen of two culturesExecutive Director of a Non-Profit Organization

Raised as a child in Ethiopia A citizen of two culturesExecutive Director of a Non-Profit Org.

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  • Caroline Kurtz photo of her childhood in Maji Ethiopia
  • Photo Credit Noah Friedman-Rudovsky
  • Caroline Kurtz photo of her childhood in Maji Ethiopia
  • Photo Credit Noah Friedman-Rudovsky
  • Caroline Kurtz photo of her childhood in Maji Ethiopia
  • Maji Ethiopia
Caroline Kurtz Author Book Cover
Caroline Kurtz Author Book Cover

Author Caroline Kurtz

Caroline Kurtz Author icon of a Jebeena water pitcherAs a child in Ethiopia, Caroline Kurtz absorbed sights, sounds, smells and customs of Africa, the subject of her memoir Down on Both Sides: Growing up in America and Ethiopia. Later, with her husband and three children she taught, advocated for women and supported peacemaking in Ethiopia and Sudan—experiences described in her second memoir, Today is Tomorrow.

Fluent in Ethiopia’s Amharic language, Caroline’s subsequent career bridged between donors and community-led projects: sheep banks, bee-keeping, …

Author Caroline Kurtz

Caroline Kurtz Author icon of a Jebeena water pitcherAs a child in Ethiopia, Caroline Kurtz absorbed sights, sounds, smells and customs of Africa, the subject of her memoir Down on Both Sides: Growing up in America and Ethiopia. Later, with her husband and three children she taught, advocated for women and supported peacemaking in Ethiopia and Sudan—experiences described in her second memoir, Today is Tomorrow.

Fluent in Ethiopia’s Amharic language, Caroline’s subsequent career bridged between donors and community-led projects: sheep banks, bee-keeping, …