Admissions
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Academic Rank
Lecturer

Education

  •  2018 - 2020   Masters Degree in Social Work(MSW) Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar
  •  2008 - 2010  BA degree in Sociology and Social Anthropology Samara University, Semera

Employment

  • Sep 2010 - Feb 2012-Camp manager at Tendaho House Development Project, Dupty
  • Feb 2012 - Jun 2017-consultant I and Trainer at Afar Leadership Academy, Semera
  • Jul 2017 - Dec 2021-Gender and Social Inclusion coordinator at Amhara Development Association, Bahir Dar
  • January 25, 2021 -20/11/2021-Lecturer at Injibara university, Injibara
  • Dec 2021- present Lecturer  at Bahir Dar University, Department of Social Work, Bahir Dar
  • May 2024- Heade Department of social work, Bahir Dar University

community engagement

  • Provided psychosocial support to individuals affected by the Northern conflict in Meket, and Gashena.
  •  provided life skills training for highschool students and Freshman university students of BDU
  • provided job readiness and employability skill trainings for garduate studentsof BDU at Bahir Dar University, 
  •  Offered psychosocial support and mental readyness training in conflict setting for students.
  •  delivered capacity-building training on the Asset-Based Community Development (ABCD) approach for community members in Dejach Belay Zeleke Sub City. 
  • Conducted sanitation and hygiene training for Yekolo students at Selam Argiw Mariam. 
  • Delivered WASH training for community facilitators and volunteers in Dejach Belay Zeleke Sub City.
  • provided media briefings on  Bahir Dar 96.9 FM(Amico), on the role of community based discussion and community engagement for conflict resolution, 
  • provided Media briefing on  Bahir Dar 96.9 FM(Amico) social and psychological problems related to extortion and kidnapping.
  • Facilitated the psychological support services given for students with problems of behavior in Belay Zeleke Subcity selected elementary schools.

Researches

  • Psychosocial and economic impact of betting among youth and adults in Bahir Dar City Administration, Ethiopia.
  •  Indigenous Social Welfare Systems In Ethiopia: Its Cultural Foundations, Alignment With Sustainable Development and Barriers.
  •  "Beyond the Coin": The Role of Community Practices and Existing Policies in Perpetuating Child Begging in Bahir Dar City. 
  • Exploring the Lived Experiences of Female-headed Smallholder Households in Rural Debub Achefer District, Amhara Region, Ethiopia.
  •  “We don’t know where we should go”: Migrants' transnational journey across the East African trail at Kumer Refugee Camp, Ethiopia.
  • Navigating Dual Displacement: Challenges Faced by People with Disabilities in The Shemelako IDP Camp, Dabat District, Ethiopia.
  •  Illegal migration and its Major Factors in Debark and Dabat district, North Gonder, Ethiopia

confrences

  • presented  apaper entitle "Navigating Dual Displacement": Challenges Faced by People with Disabilities in The Shemelako IDP Camp, Dabat District, Ethiopia on the first international  confrence organized by AAU  Migration study center, from April 24-25/2025
  • presented a paper entitled“We don’t know where we should go”: Migrants' transnational journey across the East African trail at Kumer Refugee Camp, Ethiopia on the third migration national confrence organized by Mekelle university, Migration study center from June 18-19/2025

skills

  • Qualitative and Quantitative Data collection and analysis
  • Teaching and presentation, teamwork and Community mobilization skills

computer skills

  • Window MS office, FORTRAN programming, and other software programs 
  • Statistical software: like SPSS and others And                      
  • Excellent on Microsoft Word, database, Excel, power point, MS publisher etc.

Language skills

  • Amharic=Excellent 
  • English=Excellent 
  • Tigrigna=V.good 
  • Afarigna= Good

Extracurricular activities

  • Cofounder of WEcDO-Win Ethiopia Community Development Organization (WEcDO) , a local civil society organization
  •  Served as Program Director on it
Department
Social Work