The Contribution of Cobblestone Work in Employment and Income Generation: The Case of Burayu Town of Oromia Region.
| dc.contributor.advisor | Abeje, Wondimu (PhD) | |
| dc.contributor.author | Fufa, Eticha | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-09-21T09:08:00Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-11-18T09:27:42Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2018-09-21T09:08:00Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-11-18T09:27:42Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2012-06 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Burayu Town, the rapid urban population growth over and above the development of socioeconomic services and institutions are the main cause for urban unemployment. It is the town tli . located at 15 k.ms away, Fom Addis Ababa to the west direction. The town has six kebeles ~ 14,426 populations; and served as a satellite city to Addis Ababa. the capital city of Ethiopia. For the attainability of the desired objectives, both primary and secondmy source of data are employed. A quantitative method is utilized and the data are collected through survey by employing questionnaire as well as key informant interviews, group discussions and it is analyzed using descriptive statistics. From the existing 550 total operators, 85 were selected in simple random sampling and took part in fi lling out the questionnaires. The interviewed and group discussion participants were selected in purposive sampling. The findings of the study indicate that MSEs (Micro and Small Enterprises) of cobblestone works are a good meditation for urban unemployment problems in income earning and poverty reduction. It has brought significant socioeconomic benefits. in improving the operators ' income, create wealth, enabling them to save their income and improving social values of the environment. However, the works have faced different challenges in financing, administrating, transporting raw materials and safety in the work area. To achieve fitll employment, the city government has to widen other investment opportunities, realize work area safety, and co-work with the community and other voluntmy associations such as Community Based Organizations (CBOs) and the Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) to raise funds in the local area development programs. Key words: Burayu town, urban problems, unemployment, urban poverty, MSE operators, cobblestone work. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/12345678/12076 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Addis Ababa University | en_US |
| dc.subject | Burayu town | en_US |
| dc.subject | urban problems | en_US |
| dc.subject | unemployment | en_US |
| dc.subject | urban poverty | en_US |
| dc.subject | MSE operators | en_US |
| dc.subject | cobblestone work. | en_US |
| dc.title | The Contribution of Cobblestone Work in Employment and Income Generation: The Case of Burayu Town of Oromia Region. | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |