Damitie joined the glocolearning project "Systems Change Evaluation of the Youth Voices", as an intern in 2024 and continues to contribute as a project member. He earned his master’s degree in Nutrition and Health, specializing in systems approaches for sustainable and healthy diets, from Wageningen University and Research (WUR) in 2024. Additionally, he holds a master degree in Applied Human Nutrition from Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia, which he completed in 2018. Since 2012, Damitie has been a lecturer at Bahir Dar University, where he has accumulated over a decade of teaching experience and more than five years of research experience. His work focuses on addressing adolescent and child malnutrition, improving diet quality, and promoting sustainable food systems.