Hurrissa, Bikila (PhD)Kabthyimer, Gezahegn2018-07-112023-11-042018-07-112023-11-042017-07http://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/123456789/7942This study has discussed about the traditional and social institutions’ implication in urban renewal and development projects on relocated residents. The focus of this study was to explore the situations of social institutions such as idir iqub, mahiber, sebekagubaie, and neighborhood self-help group of those who were relocated. Also, it focuses to explore the activities of those relocated including how they are vulnerable to urban context, to examine whether the social institutions are employed by them to cope-up or recover from the undesirable social problems and to assess the outcomes of such strategies. In doing this, those people who were relocated to Summit, Jemo1 and Jemo2 were purposefully selected as study population. In this context, the implication for social institution of negative effects of urban development projects on relocated people. Such relocation caused by development project occurs because of slum demolishing, urban expansion and renewal of the city’s facility and infrastructure. The study was conducted in Arada Sub-city, Basha Woldechilot 1 and 2 project sites in which different development projects and relocation programs have been implemented. The overall aim of the study was to explore why relocation has been affecting social institutions of the relocated people and, the limited emphasize and concern for them by the urban administration responsible for promotion of developmental projects. Interviews and questionnaires are used for collection of data. Out of 2659 households relocated from Arada Sub-City Basha Woldechilot 1 and2 to Ayat/Summit and Jemo 1and2 sites 55 households were selected using purposive sampling method and tables are used to analyze survey results. Finally, the study suggests the importance of community participation in decision-making process, through recognizing the establishment of the social institutions that are the backbone for community problem solving mechanisms. Before planning projects, deep community based research and social institutions participation should be employed during the implementation of the scheme. To make this research viable, relevant information was collected from primary and secondary data sourcesen-USThesis