Selassie Mensah is a published author of five books titled, The Broom, Bineti, Camouflage, Reach for the Sun and Padiki. She also has lots of stories for children published in the Bubbles Magazine which is a magazine by kids and for kids. She's a highly astute, enterprising and professional individual with more than 5 years of academic and practical experience in the Media, Communications and Publishing Industry. Selassie has practical skills in writing, editing, communication, publishing, administration and in entrepreneurship. She is extremely passionate about issues relating to literacy development, education, creativity, art, gender equality, public policies, public service and societal change. She is also a member of the Global Shapers Hub where she co-leads the Step Up Literacy Project which kicked off this year.
She shares her passion for reading and writing through the establishment of book reading and writing clubs in various schools that mentor and nurture young writers.