Martha Gebeyehu has trained more than a million people in proper water and sanitation, wins the 2019 International Water Prize

Gebeyehu, of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, is the training center manager at the Ethiopian Kale Heywet Church. She has trained more than a million people in proper water and sanitation, according to OU Interim Vice President Jane Irungu, who introduced and embraced Gebeyehu as a fellow East African woman. 'The evening took on an Ethiopian theme early as a children’s choir from an Oklahoma City Ethiopian church performed for banquet guests.