Abebech Gobena

Abebech Gobena
Born(1935-10-20)20 October 1935
Shebel, Shewa Province, Ethiopian Empire (now Shebel, Amhara Region, Ethiopia)
Died4 July 2021(2021-07-04) (aged 85)
Burial placeHoly Trinity Cathedral, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
OccupationHumanitarian
Years active1973–2021
OrganizationAGOHELMA

Abebech Gobena (Amharic: አበበች ጎበና; Afan Oromo: Abbabachi Goobanaa; 20 October 1935 – 4 July 2021) was an Ethiopian humanitarian, and the founder and manager of AGOHELMA, one of the oldest orphanages in Ethiopia. She was often called the "Mother Teresa of Africa".