https://repository.ju.edu.et//handle/123456789/6287 Mon, 20 Apr 2026 12:57:55 GMT 2026-04-20T12:57:55Z https://repository.ju.edu.et//handle/123456789/8945 Challenges and Opportunities of Female Returnees from the Middle East in Shone Town Hadiya Zone SNNPR Ethiopia Desalegn Jaldo; Hunde Doja The overall aim of this study was to explore, the challenges and opportunities of female returnees from the Middle East, in Hadiya Zone Shone Town. To deal with the objectives of the study, a qualitative research approach with a case study design was utilized. The site and participants were selected by purposive and snowball sampling techniques. To gather data twelve participants with multiple data-gathering methods were used. Four key participants from Labour and Social Affairs and Small Enterprises were interviewed. Eight female returnees were interviewed in an in-depth interview to the level of information saturation. The collected data was analyzed by using the thematic data analysis technique. The findings of the study implied that female returnees faced different challenges like social, Economic challenges, and Psychological challenges. Whereas there was a bit of socio-economic opportunity compared to challenges. The findings of the study summarized those female returnees from the Middle East had experienced dozens of challenges with restricted opportunities. Finally, the researcher suggested that the government, nongovernmental organizations, and communities ought to work with returnees to improve the livelihood of female returnees from the Middle East. Thu, 01 Jun 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://repository.ju.edu.et//handle/123456789/8945 2023-06-01T00:00:00Z https://repository.ju.edu.et//handle/123456789/8944 Factors Influencing Women Participation in Community Based Development Projects: The Case of Sigmo District, Southwestern Ethiopia Fekede Bayisa Hunde; Tadesse Gobosho; Rahel G/Michael Qualitative research approach and a single case study research design were employed to assess factors influencing women participation in community-based development projects, these factors include: women economic empowerment, religion, political views and gender-based discriminatory social norms in Ethiopia, Oromia Regional State, Jimma Zone, Sigmo District. Qualitative data were collected using in-depth interviews and focus group discussion with 10 interviewees and 20 focus group discussants in two groups each having 10 members respectively who were selected by judgmental or purposive participant selection method. The analysis of the data involved narrative explanations. Findings have revealed positive economic, religion, political and cultural teachings and beliefs that have empowered women and promoted equality between men and women. Nevertheless, the study has also revealed that economic, religions, political and cultural teachings and attitudinal discriminations are a reality in these institutions and have influenced not only the way women are treated in these institutions but also the way women look at themselves. In light of the findings, recommendations have been made to the government of Ethiopia, economic, religious, political and cultural institutions to take appropriate actions to promote women participation in community-based development projects in Sigmo district Fri, 01 Oct 2021 00:00:00 GMT https://repository.ju.edu.et//handle/123456789/8944 2021-10-01T00:00:00Z https://repository.ju.edu.et//handle/123456789/8943 Indigenous Conflict Resolution Practices in Dawuro Community of Tarcha Zuriya Woreda Tegegn Kassa Yilma; Tadesse Gobosho; Hunde Doja The purpose of this study is to investigate indigenous conflict resolution practices with reference to the community of Tarcha Zuriya Woreda. The study was undertaken using qualitative research methods and the research design was ethnographic study. To identify the research participants, non-probability sampling, specifically the purposive sampling technique was employed. The number of participant local elders 17, religious leaders 6 and Woreda Culture & Tourism officials was 3 participants were participated. The study employed in-depth interviews, key informant interviews, observation, focus group discussion and document reviews as methods of data collection. The finding of the study showed that the people of Tarcha Zuriya Woreda, the causes of conflict was farmland border conflict, murder, drunkenness’s and hutting and soon. The role of indigenous conflict resolution practices in study area community were familiarized with conflict resolution such as C’aak’uwa (Oath), Dubbusha (public meeting), and also the major actors in conflict resolutions were Local elders, Spiritual leaders, Dana (Local leader) practicing, and the procedures of conflict resolution as first the information obtained through conducted with religious leaders as well as Culture & Tourism officers mentioned the procedures of conflict resolution those who has the two parties agreement with those conflict solving bodies to come and mediate with them in the specific place. The possible recommendations focused on building mutual relationships among the people, working jointly with religious leaders and local leaders, taking educative punishment on wrong doers, including peace education in the school curriculum, and providing training for indigenous conflict-resolving institutions. Sat, 01 Jul 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://repository.ju.edu.et//handle/123456789/8943 2023-07-01T00:00:00Z https://repository.ju.edu.et//handle/123456789/8942 The Roles of Community Participation in Crime Prevention: In the Case of Gambella Town Lip Juok Gony; Tadesse Gobosho; Wario Wako The role of community participation in crime prevention in Gambella Town plays an important role in reducing crime because it enables regular people to participate and producing public safety and security alongside police participants. The study's goals are to evaluate the roles of community members in crime prevention, pinpoint the mechanisms of community participation in crime prevention. The study employed was descriptive by design and qualitative in approach. Participants of the study were 36 (thirty-six) that were selected by using the purposive sampling from community elders, youth, police officers, and court judges of the community participants of Newland 01 Kebele, one of the selected kebele in the study areas. The data gathering tools employed for the study were primary data, which was gathered by key informant interviews, focus group discussions, in-depth interviews, and a field observational checklist with semistructured questions from selected participants that stopped at 36 participants, and secondary data gathered from related documents, such as journal articles and different books from the website and the gathered data were analyzed inductively. The major findings were significant factors of community participation in prevention crime since 2022, the lack of trust between community and law enforcement, language and cultural barriers, murders, and suicides. Thu, 01 Jun 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://repository.ju.edu.et//handle/123456789/8942 2023-06-01T00:00:00Z