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Dilwonberish Aberra is a Senior Program Officer who joined the Gates Foundation Inclusive Financial Systems (IFS) program in 2014. She currently leads IFS’s Scale Africa initiative, focusing on deploying inclusive instant payment systems across Africa. She has over 20 years of work experience in Digital Payment Infrastructure, Microfinance and Microenterprise Development, working with various international development organizations including CARE, The Carter Center, and Habitat for Humanity International. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Berea College and a Master’s in Sustainable International Development from Brandeis University in the US. Born and raised in Ethiopia, she currently resides in the United States with her family.