Assessment on the Impact of Youth Empowerment Effort in Changing the Lives of Micro and Small Enterprise Organized Solid Waste Collector Youths in Addis Ababa City: the Case of Arada Sub City
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2015-06
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Addis Ababa University
Abstract
This research aims at assessing the impact of youth empowerment in the lives of micro
and small enterprise (MSE) organized solid waste collector youths in Addis Ababa city. It
assessed how being organized in micro and small enterprise change the lives of the youths;
social and economic changes like income, level of education, housing condition and
participation in local decision makings; the challenges of the youths because of their
involvement in MSE as solid waste collection and the major achievement of youth empowerment
effort by government.
The first chapter gives background of the research, the problem statement, the
research questions and objectives, and operational definitions. In the past, various development
efforts have been tried to avert the miserable living conditions of the poor; but many of them
remained unsuccessful. As part of the developing countries, different attempts had been made to
improve the life of the poor in Ethiopia. Youth empowerment strategy was one of those efforts;
central to the work of improving human lives and help people gain power and mastery over their
lives.
The second chapter is dedicated to the review of relevant literatures for the research.
The Ethiopian government has formulated the youth development package to translate in to
action the national youth policy with the view to alleviate the economic, social and political
problems of the youths. The overall objective of this strategy was to enable the micro and small
scale enterprises play significant role in the national development activities, particularly, in the
creation of employment opportunities and poverty reduction.
The third section (Research Methods) encompasses general information of study area
and its population, the research design, sample size determination, the sampling technique and
data collection, the research variables, data analysis and ethical considerations. In this study, a
retrospective quantitative survey study design was used to describe and explain the efficiency of
empowerment of youths through MSE, whether it brings a meaningful change in lives of solid
waste collector youths. For this purpose questioner was prepared and distributed for 122
respondents and key informant interview with experts at sub city and woreda level was
conducted.
Chapter Four is consecrated to the presentation of the results and discussion, and the
final Chapter Five gives conclusion of the research findings and implications. Empowerment is
bringing a comprehensive change and development among people and does not mean an
increase in capital. The findings of the study revealed that event though members monthly
income level, amount of saving, decision making in family and community, and consumption
pattern have been increased but respondents literacy level is yet improved, they were not
received different trainings that will help their advancement, they were susceptible to different
health related injuries and problems and their standard of living is not significantly changed as
a result most of the youths were lived in temporary accommodations
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