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Item Opportunities and Prospects of Domestic Adoption and Alternative Child Care Services: The Case of Kibebe Tsehay Orphanage Center, Addis Ababa.(Addis ababa university, 2021-08) Lemma, Thomas; Berhanu (phD), AbejeEthiopia was one of the leading countries in terms of sending children for adoption abroad next to China. However, the country banned inter-country adoption by formulating the new child adoption proclamation since February 2018. This research aims to examine opportunities and prospects of domestic adoption and alternative child care services taking Kibebe Tsehay Orphanage Center as a case. The study used qualitative research methods of in-depth interviews, key informant interviews, and focus group discussion and analyzed the data thematically. The results showed that compared to inter-country adoption, domestic adoption has a number of advantages which includes better psychological well-being of adopted children, they are also safe from identity crisis, children are secured from any danger because in domestic adoption there are sociologists and social workers who constantly visit children‟s condition after they are given for adoption. On the other hand, the government is playing an active role to promote domestic adoption by encouraging high-profile government officials including Prime Minister Dr. Abiy Ahmed and Ambassador Fitsum Arega to adopt children from Kibebe Tsehay Orphanage Center. Alternative child care services are also playing a role in putting children; whereas, in inter-country adoption, children were sold like “commodities”. The study also disclosed that domestic adoption has different challenges, one is adoptive parents are so selective of children‟s age and gender. The other major challenge is that OVC with health problems cannot get adoptive parents in domestic adoption. Finally, this study suggests that to improve the practice of domestic adoption the media can play a role in promoting the practice of domestic adoption as a blessing activity and social responsibility. Key words: domestic adoption, OVC, inter-country adoption, adoptive parentsItem The Role of Community Policing in Crime Prevention: The Case of Addis Ketema Sub-City, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.(Addis ababa university, 2021-07) Mathewos, Tsegab; Berhanu (phD), AbejeThis study has been conducted with the aim of examining the role of community policing in crime prevention at Addis Ketema Sub-City, Addis Ababa. The study has employed qualitative research approach. Four different instruments have been employed to carry out the study, these are: in-depth interviews, focus group discussions, key informant interviews and documentary analysis. The data has been analyzed through thematic analysis. The study showed that community policing has reduced crime and fear of crime; and it has also improved police-community relations in the study area. Furthermore, the role of community participation is in good shape; likewise, community police officers are playing a good role in crime prevention through community policing. Ex-criminals are playing a crime prevention role. On the other hand, some factors that hinder community policing from playing its crime prevention role are identified: the presence of repeated reshuffling of community police officers; hiding criminals by some community members; the presence of large number of local liquor houses, prostitutes and street dwellers; wideness of the Ketenas which are tough to be covered by a single officer; and the problem of unemployment. The study has also portrayed some crime types that are tough to be prevented by community policing: Shiblil, Shua Shua, 23, pickpocketing and snatching. Lastly, the study showed the presence of low legal protection against community members who participate in preventing crimes through community policing; thus, the study suggests maximizing legal protection. Key words: Community Policing, Crime Prevention, Crime, Community Members, Community Police Officers, Role.Item Urban Productive Safety Net Program: Its Impacts on Food Security and Job Creation, the Case of Woreda 4, Lideta Sub-city.(Addis ababa university, 2021-09) Fenta, Abebe; Berhanu (phD), AbejeThis study examines the impact of Urban Productive Safety Net Program (UPSNP) on beneficiaries’ livelihood and food security in Worda 4, Llideta sub-city, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The study focused on livelihood activity improvements/job created for beneficiaries’, improvement on their food insecurity status and how UPSNP contributed to the beneficiaries’ fight against Cvid-19. A cross sectional research design and mixed research method of quantitative and qualitative data collection instruments are used: household survey and key informant interview. A total of 185 sampled household heads were selected through proportionate non probability sampling method from public work and direct support beneficiaries. Though safety net programs are relatively new to urban areas and the complexity of urban poverty makes it difficult to pull out the urban poor out of poverty in such short period with this limited amount of transfer, UPSNP has brought positive improvements on the recipient households’ livelihood and food security through monthly cash transfer and livelihood improvement. The result showed that 62.8% of the beneficiaries had got livelihood improvement services including the saving experiences and different vocational trainings before graduating from UPSNP. However only short listed beneficiaries had started working in the field they are trained by changing their livelihood activity, the majority 68.2 % haven’t changed their household livelihood activity. In terms of their food security status 23%, 51% and 19.5% of the recipients were respectively severely food insecure, moderately food insecure and mildly food insecure. However, the program has managed to bring positive improvement on children’s food consumption and adults using the cash transfer for food. The result also showed UPSNP impacts are more positive for Public work beneficiaries compared to direct support beneficiaries. Finally, 88.1% of the respondents had confronted the socio economic crisis created by covid-19 and the contribution of UPSNP to their struggle to overcome from this socio economic crisis was not helpful to 87% beneficiaries. It is recommended that the amount of cash transfer should be adjusted based on the current market price of food. Food Security and Urban Job Creation Agency should work together with enterprise development and job creation agency to successfully support beneficiaries in becoming successful in the new business activities. Key words: UPSNP, livelihood activities, food security/insecurity, beneficiaries, Covid-19.