Browsing by Author "Alemayehu, Ammayo"

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    The role of Literacy in Economic Empowerment of Women: The Case of Nekemte Women Micro and Small Business Enterprise (WMSBE) Operators
    (Addis Ababa University, 2009-06) Alemayehu, Ammayo; Fereia, Tesgen (PhD)
    The study attempted to examine the role of literacy in economic empowerment taking the case of Women MSBE operators at Nekemte town, particularly with The purposes of identifying Their educational and work background they had had, The existing gap among them because of literacy, and consequently, what benefits they gain or miss and which group of them enjoy better livelihood. Hence, qualitative case study method was used to undertake The study and to understand The condition deeply. Primarily, data were gathered from mainly women MSBE operators, and workers or TITO who were at the same time facilitators of the enterprises through questionnaire and FGD and In-depth interview. The participants were chosen Through stratified random sampling for questionnaire and FGD and purposive sampling based on Their role and responsibility, willing and cooperativeness, self expressiveness and literacy range in which they were. Accordingly, 121 sample women filled t he questionnaire, 30 women participated in three FGDs and four women and four TlTO workers were interviewed. Then, data collected through questionnaire were presented and used where if was needed. and the data gathered Through FGDs and Interviews were presented in narrative forms on the bases of informants perceptions and interpreted of the Situation supported by researcher 's reflective analysis. The finding of The study revealed that those women were unable to perform their enterprises activities efficiently to improve their economic welfare because of lack of life skills, some women MSBE operators were lacking reading, writing and numeracy skills. Therefore, The researcher recommended Functional Adult Literacy program designed for women, at all level: agencies that organize and facilitate should consider the literacy back ground of participants, and regions should undertake timely and appropriate monitoring and evaluation activities 10 strengthen the activities of those women engaged in MSBEs.
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    The role of literacy in economic empowerment: the case of nekemte women micro and Small business (Msbe) operators
    (Addis Ababa Universty, 2009-06) Alemayehu, Ammayo; Fereia, Temesgen (Ph.D)
    The stll(0' allempled 10 examine Ihe role o/Lileraey in economic empowermenllaking Ihe case of Women MSBE operalors al Nekemple lown, parlicularly wilh Ihe pwposes 0/ idel7lifying Iheir educational and work background Ihey had had, Ihe exisling gap among Ihem because of lileracy, and consequenlly, whal bene/ifs Ihey gain or miss and which group orthem enjoy beller livelihood. Hence, qualitalive c({se sludy melhod was used 10 underloke Ihe sludy and 10 understand Ihe conoilion deeply. Primarily, dalCt were guthered FOIl1 lI1ainly women tv/SilE operators, and workers or TlT() lI,ho were ({/ the sall1e tillle /acifilators 0/ the enterprises through queslionnaire, FeD and In-deplh il7lerview. The parlicipanls were chosen Ihrough stratified random sampling /01' questionnaire and FeD and purposive sampling based on Iheir role and responsibility, willing and cooperaliveness, self expressiveness and literacy range in which they were. Accordingly, 121 sample women/illed Ihe questionnaire, 30 women participated in three FGDs and . four women and . /iJl/r TlTO workers were inlerviewed. Then, da/a collecled Ihrollgh questionnaire were presenled and used where if was needed. and {he dalo gathered Ihrough FeDs and Inlerviews were presel7led in narrative/arms on the bases of injOnnants perceptions and il7lerpreted of Ihe Siltwtion supported by researcher '.I' reflective analysis. The finding of Ihe sludy revealed that those women were unable to per/onn their enterprises activilies elJicienlly 10 improve their economic wei/are because 0/ lack of life skills,' some women MSBE operators were lacking reading, writing and nllllieracy skills. There/ore, Ihe researcher recommended Funclional Adult Literacy program deSigned/or women, at all level: agencies thai organize and/acilitale should consider the litemcy back ground of participants, and regions should undertake timely and appropriale monitoring and evaluation activities 10 strengthen the activities orthose women engaged in MSBEs.