Nigist Mengesha

Nigist Mengesha (, ) is an Ethiopian-Israeli community activist and social worker known for her efforts on behalf of Ethiopian Jews in Israel.

Life Nigist Mengesha was born in a small village near Gondar in Ethiopia, As ENP director-general, Mengashe joined other community leaders in calling for the Knesset to pay more attention to the situation of Ethiopian Jews, while emphasising the need for the community to build their own resources:

In 2009, she reiterated concern at the continued difficulty of assimilation: "after 25 years, it's time we should be [an] integral part of the state of Israel."

In 2007, Mengesha gained a Ph.D. from the University of Sussex. In 2010, she received the Samuel Rothberg Prize for Jewish Education from Hebrew University.

Mangesha resigned as director of the Ethiopian National Project in 2011. She is currently director of the department of education at the Rosh Ha’ayin Municipality.