Our Story
As graduates of pharmacy living in the diaspora, during our get togethers and phone conversations, we have always shared our desire to see a vibrant community of pharmacists and believed that our collective potential is a sleeping giant waiting to be awakened. This brewing desire and passion to reconnect and make a difference is what finally led to the formation of the EriPCo Facebook group in May 2020 by our founder Haikel Negash.
After extensive meetings and discussions among the founding members, EriPCo was incorporated as a non-profit organization in the State of Alabama, USA in September 2020. The Organization aims to connect all individuals of Eritrean heritage with a pharmacy degree, regardless of their current career path, and those who are working towards getting their pharmacy degree.
Our Vision
EriPCo members will realize their full potential to achieve their professional and career goals.
Our Mission
To provide EriPCo members a platform for mentorship, networking, collaborations and entrepreneurship.
To identify and carry out projects that focus on advancing the profession of pharmacy, empowering EriPCo members and promoting healthy living among the public through education, research, philanthropy, investment and policy advocacy.
Our Values
Professionalism and excellence: We aspire to incorporate excellence and professionalism in everything we do and say on behalf of EriPCo.
Teamwork and innovation: We work collaboratively to achieve EriPCo’s goals effectively and we think creatively as a team.
Transparency and reliability: We do all our activities with utmost honesty and clarity and we deliver our promises.
Integrity and accountability: We reflect integrity in all our decision-making processes and are accountable to each other by respecting the time of others, being punctual and delivering tasks on time.
Compassion and responsibility: We understand that priorities change and we extend grace and flexibility to each other while also taking responsibility for our actions or inactions.