http://ir.bdu.edu.et/handle/123456789/1874 2001-01-13T06:42:14Z 2001-01-13T06:42:14Z Selam worku http://ir.bdu.edu.et/handle/123456789/15183 2023-03-16T07:52:38Z 2022-08-06T00:00:00Z

Women Entrepreneurs Participation and Challenges that Affect Their Performance in Micro and Small Enterprises (The Case of Gondar City) Selam worku This study was designed to assess Women Entrepreneurs’ Participation and Challenges that affect their performance in Micro and Small Enterprises. The study used both qualitative and quantitative research methods. Questionnaire was used to collect primary data from women entrepreneurs and structured interview were prepared for the experts of Job Creation Bureau in Gondar city administration. Both Stratified and purposive sampling technique was used to collect enough and adequate data from the sample. The Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 20 was the method used for data analysis A sample of 230 women entrepreneurs engaged in 5 sectors was taken for the study using stratified and purposive sampling. In the process of answering the basic questions, was designed in a closed ended and likert scales. After the data has been collected, it was analyzed using simple statistical techniques (tables and percentages) and descriptive statistics (mean and standard deviations).The results of the study indicates economic and entrepreneurial challenges that affect significantly for women entrepreneurs’, however cultural and social challenges had less affection based on the data. Based on the major findings, recommendations were forwarded to existing and potential entrepreneurs, MSEs, Micro finances and TVET educators. Keywords: Entrepreneurship, Women entrepreneurs, Micro and Small Enterprises, Performanc

2022-08-06T00:00:00Z Tesfanesh Kumilachew http://ir.bdu.edu.et/handle/123456789/14910 2023-01-26T07:54:45Z 2022-11-01T00:00:00Z

Assessing The Contribution And Challenges Of Civil Society Organizations For Women Economic Empowerment: The Case Of Addis Ababa City, Yeka Sub- City Women Association Tesfanesh Kumilachew The main objective of this study was to investigate the contributions and challenges women’s association for women’s economic empowerment in Addis Ababa city, Yeka sub-city The study used mixed approach. A questionnaire was used to collect Primary data from women association members and interview was used to collect data from associations; presidents. Comprehensive sampling technique was used to collect the data. The findings of the study imply that civil society organization contributed for women economic empowerment in the study by, facilitating skill training, providing loan support, provision of working space, creating job opportunities for members and improved saving culture. The major challenges of the associations to contribute to womens economic empowerment include: Regarding the provision of training, the association has not provided any kind of training by itself, Low loan repayments, members not getting working space due to the problems of coordination by concerned bodies like MSE, women and children affairs and other government bodies, Moreover the association was not able to facilitate adequate creation of job opportunity because of the lack of cooperation with government bodies like MSE and due to poor academic background of most of the members. The study recommended that in one civil society organization Facilitated training provision, facilitated loan service, working space, creating job opportunity and improving saving culture is important issue to achieve women economic capacity. Therefore the study area some of the association members have taken training supported by GO and NGOs and created job opportunities. Furthermore, the association has facilitated a working place for those members coordinating together with different sectors such as the women and children affairs bureau, micro and small enterprise bureau, and other institutions. It is positive trend but not enough to bring about women’s economic empowerment. So, more attention should be given to enhance more than this by the concerned governmental bodies like MSE, and women and children affairs, non governmental bodies, and women self-help groups. Key Words: economic empowerment, women, women association, contribution, challenges

2022-11-01T00:00:00Z Yimer Gobezie http://ir.bdu.edu.et/handle/123456789/14907 2023-01-26T07:38:09Z 2022-12-01T00:00:00Z

Assessing the Practice and Challenges of Accelerated Education Programmed In North Wollo Zone Yimer Gobezie The purpose of this study was to assess the practice and challenges of accelerated education program in North Wollo Zone. To understand whether speed school/accelerated education program is being practiced with the speed school guide line in different thematic areas, effectiveness of the program in the activities on the SHGS, major challenges hindering the implementations of speed school/ accelerated education program and the prospects of targeted individuals to the program were assessed. The study was employed qualitative research approach, social constructivism research paradigm and case study design were deployed. Interview, FGDs, observation and document review were data gathering tools used in this study. Woredas education office curriculum preparation and implementation team leaders, SSP focal persons at woreda, Zone and reginal level, directors, supervisors and students were primarily data sources and reviewed documents were secondary source of this study. Since curriculum implementation team experts were high in number (46), 7 experts were selected with purposive sampling, school directors and supervisors were selected through comprehensive sampling, teachers and students were selected through available sampling. Sufficient data were collected with such tools, qualitative data was analyzed thematically in narration. Both the ALFA class and adoption class were undertaken their teaching and learning process with in the ten months whereas the daily schedule was differently used. In the 2013 E.c school year from the planned 375 mothers 315 mothers which is 84% of ALFA class children were agreed to organize under SHG group and engaged in saving and in this school year, 15 schools 315 mothers organized in SHG and save ETB 89625 birr by themselves and 83250 Birr supported by the project and a total of 17291 Birr capital they have.

2022-12-01T00:00:00Z Chekole, Masreshaw http://ir.bdu.edu.et/handle/123456789/14292 2022-10-27T07:19:40Z 2022-09-01T00:00:00Z

Associated Factors and Solutions towards Early Marriage in South Gonder Zone the Case of Fogera Woreda Chekole, Masreshaw Although concern has been given to the issue of early marriage taking time in developing nations the practice involved in applying it become still increasing. The researcher stands to investigate the associated factors and Solutions toward early marriage practices in the Amhara region, particularly in Fogera Woreda which is one of the regions early marriages has been practiced. The purpose of this study was to identify what factors drive parents and indicate the mitigating strategies used to reduce early marriage practices in their localities. The researcher employed a qualitative methodology and phenomenological study design. Purposive sampling was used to gather available data on people who live in rural and urban areas in Woreta and around it. Fifteen participants (parents, religious leaders, and gender office experts) were involved in this study by using semi-structured in-depth interviews, focused group discussions, and document review as an instrument. The finding of the study shows that parents feel threats psychologically to their children’s well-being, this might leads them to decide irrationally about the children‘s future marriages. This also builds another imagination of the education system as a general and they assume that their children will expose to sexually transmitted diseases when they sent the children to school. Parents feel shame when they are not able to prepare marriage ceremonies in return for their neighbor’s former ceremony. Community views for early marriage may challenge parents; the presence of illiterate families, gifts like bride prices and farming lands highly contribute to early marriage practices, especially to the rural people. High concern and commitment by the actors to the issue opens the door to changing the attitudes of those who are involved. In general, factors of early marriage in the study area are parental low level of understanding in relation to early marriage consequences on the life of married ones, parental low economic status, and the presence of local perspectives that helps to motivate parents to apply this practice. To reduce early marriage practices, parents, religious leaders, and gender office experts have great roles.

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