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- Name :Abraham Achenef Zewdu
- Date of Birth: 20/09/1988
- Country of Citizenship/Residence: Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
- Phone: +251920196006;
Email: ab.efaz@yahoo.com
Education
1. 2007 to 2010
- BA Degree in Sociology and Social Work
Jimma University
2. 2012 to 2014
- MA Degree in Sociology, Urban Industrial Stream
Addis Ababa University
Employment record relevant to the assignment:
1.15 September, 2010 to 09 March 2018
- Madda Walabu University /Lecturer
- Bale Robe, Ethiopia
Taught courses including Research Methods, Ethnography of Ethiopia, Rural Sociology & Rural Development
2. March 2018 to Date
- Bahir Dar University/Lecturer, Coordinator and Researcher
- Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
Taught courses including Research Methods, Sociology of Gender, Urban Sociology and Urban Planning, Sociology of Development, Sociology of Ethiopian Societies Position and/or Committee Works
1.March 2018 to August 2019
- Bahir Dar University/Sociology MA Degree Curriculum Development & Program Launch Committee member Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
Curriculum development
2.December 2021 to December 2024
Bahir Dar University/Head, Department of Social Anthropology
3. March 2018 to Date
- Bahir Dar University/Member & Organizer of Community Service Projects
Trainer and Facilitator
Research/Project works
1.June 2022 to November 2022
- Member & Researcher in a PReSERVE Project entitled “Assessment of Community Asset Management in Amhara Region, Ethiopia”, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
Researcher and Data Collector
2.January 2023 to October 2023
- Member & Researcher in a PReSERVE Project entitled “Assessment of Human and Institutional Capacity at Kebele and Woreda Levels for the Adoption of Electronic Modalities in PSNP in Amhara Region, Ethiopia”, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
Researcher and Data Collector
3. June 2022 to Date
- Bahir Dar University/ Member & Researcher in a Mega Project entitled “The Social Tragedy of Urban Life: The Impacts of Labor Migration and Informal Economy on Urban Development in Amhara Regional State”, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
Researcher and Data Collector
4. December 2022 to Date
- Bahir Dar University/ Member & Researcher in a Mega Project entitled “Elections and Electoral Politics in Ethiopia: Hurdles and Opportunities”, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
Researcher and Data Collector
5. December 2023 to Date
- Bahir Dar University/ Member & Researcher in a Mega Project entitled “Challenges and Prospects of Urban Growth in Amhara Regional State”, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
Principal Investigator and Data Collector
Trainings and/or Certificates
1.June 2008 to July 2009
- Community Based Training Program (CBTP)
- Jimma, Ethiopia
Action research; Certificate
2. October 2010 to May 2011
- Higher Diploma Program (HDP)/ Madda Walabu University
- Bale Robe, Ethiopia
Training; Certificate
3. December 2022
- Research Training
- Britich Council, Coventry university
- Training; Certificate
- Language
Amharic and English: Excellent (Writing, Listening, Reading, Speaking)
References
1. Dr. Taye Demissie; Dean of Faculty of Social Sciences, Bahir Dar University
Address: +251910438575
2. Dr. Mesfin Anteneh;
- V/Dean for Academic Affairs, Faculty of Social Sciences, Bahir Dar University
Address: +251918765586
3. Mr. Getahun Kumie;
- Vice Dean for Post-Graduate, Research and Community Services, Faculty of Social Sciences, Bahir Dar University
Address: +251911598880
Publications
1. Abraham Achenef. (2020). Impacts of Urban Growth on Bahir Dar City. CSS, 16(8), 41-50. doi: 10.3968/11831.
2. Abraham Achenef. (2020). Do They Make Sense Anywhere Else? Urban Theories in Action: Bahir Dar City in Focus. GSJ, 8(11), 247-260. ISSN 2320-9186.