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Yirga is the manager of the Tigray regional branch of the Organization for Social Services, Health and Development (OSSHD).  

Yirga holds a Bachelor Degree in Law from Mekelle University, Ethiopia and special diploma in Developmental Leadership from the St. Francis University Coady International Institute in Canada. 

He is a recipient of the Jerusalem Prize 2014, awarded by the Embassy of Israel in Ethiopia in recognition of Ethiopian citizens working to give dignity and hope to their people.