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IMPLEMENTATION OF PRISONER’S RIGHT OF EDUCATION AND WORK; THE LAW AND PRACTICE IN WORABE TOWN PRISON ADMINISTRATION
(wolkite universty, 2022-06) ABDI AHMEDIN
This study’s cardinal purpose was at assessing the practice of the right to education and workofprisoners. Prisoners' education and work in the prison are emerging as a major corrections andsocial services issue. Right oriented services, almost non-existent a decade ago, are developing in institutional and community settings and a range of services including learning and works inthe prison centre. The study was conducted in worabe (silte zone) central prison centre. TheFDRE constitution allows the right to education and work of prisoners within the prisonpremises. 24 participants (14males and 10 females) were selected by using purposive sampling.The data obtained are analysed using table and percentage. The challenges for this right are thelaw itself and non-suitability of the prison administration. The law incorporated such rights theright to education and the right to work but there is no proclamation, regulation or directive hassituated way of implementation of those right unless imposing duty on the administration toimplement such rights. The government should bring out the rule and regulation for thatprisoner matriculation. The absence of institutional cooperation between institution like theprisoner administration with another institution like educational service and employer institution and there is no market accessibility for their production and labor force. The prison administration should be cooperated with other institution another one is there is lack of budgetto implementation of such right. The government should budget to the implementation of suchright.
THE DETERMINANTS OF WOMEN OWEND MICRO AND SMALL ENTERPRISES GROWTH AND SUSTAINABILITY: THE CASE OF SODO WORDA
(wolkite universty, 2023-09) MELESE JIMMA ABEBE
The growing number of women-owned business enterprises has left its mark on the worldwide economy by generating job opportunities, improves women's economic empowerment, gender equality in business, and sustainable economic growth. Accordingly studying the topic determinants of women business growth is burning issue that attracted the attention of researcher across the world. The main objective of this study was to identify and explore determinants influencing women owned micro and small enterprises growth and sustainability in the Case of Sodo Woreda. To achieve this objective, the researcher have used both descriptive and explanatory type research design and also quantitative and qualitative research approach in which all hypotheses have been tested. Structured questionnaire and interview were used to collect primary data from operators of women enterprises and head of Job opportunity creation and Enterprise office in Sodo Woreda administration. Stratified sampling technique was used to collect enough and adequate data from the sample. Based on the regressions result, this study revealed that access to finance, access to marketing link and access to information technology, had statistically significant effect on growth of women operated MSEs. Access to marketing link was found to be the most contributing determinants in the prediction of business growth of MSEs of women enterprises. The remaining determinants such as: access to premises, access to adequate training, access to managerial skill, tax amount, and culture had not significant effect on growth and sustainability of women operated MSEs in 95% confidence level. Based on the finding of the study, the researcher concluded the growth of women micro and small scale enterprises was significantly influenced individual and organizational determinants incorporated in the model. The study recommends that, the concerned government and NGOs should create ways to upgrade the selected determinants i.e. access to adequate finance, access to market linkage and access to information technology which had strong influences on the business growth and sustainability of women owned MSEs.
Challenges and Opportunities of Industrializations To Local Community in Sebeta Town
(wolkite universty, 2023-10) BEKELE DUGUMA JIMA
The study has conducted on the challenges and opportunities of industrialization to local community in Sebeta twon. Primary and secondary data were employed, and questionnaires, interview,case study and obsevetion used as primary data collection tools. Descriptive such as tables ,frequency , percents were used . Descriptive data analyses were employed to show the impacts of industrialization on livelihoods of local community such as , land holding size ,employment opportunity and displacements and the interaction effect between expansion of industrial establishment with these variables. The results show industrial expansions has decrease land holding size of individuals, is less likelihood of creating employment opportunity, and displacements of individuals and low engagement of industrial organization in solving problem in surround area.Idustrial project have to benefit local communities though having share holder in the companies.Local people should be consulted in the process of land allocation to the invester(s).Participation of local communities in the industrial project and Invester(s) should understand the local condition I.e culture of local communities where they invest industrial project.
Determinants Of Deposit Mobilization Of Commercial Banks In Ethiopia.
(wolkite universty, 2023-10) Mekonnen Fita
The general objective of this study is to examine Determinants of Deposit mobilization of Commercial
banks in Ethiopia. The study employed an explanatory research design with a quantitative approach
to assess the impact of both bank specific and macroeconomic Determinants of Deposit mobilization
of Commercial banks in Ethiopia. The study had a population size of 12 commercial banks in
Ethiopia. To undertake this research paper, the researcher used non-probabilistic sampling
specifically the judgmental sampling method was used to select eleven (12) sample banks. Balanced
panel data were examined by using descriptive statistics, correlation, and random effect regression
analysis covering a period from 2012 - 2021 G.C. In this study, DM was used as the measure of
commercial banks. The paper includes, Profitability, Loan to Deposit ratio, liquidity, gross domestic
product, inflation, Deposit interest rate. Exchange rate, Number of branch as independent
determinants affecting deposit mobilization of commercial banks in Ethiopia. The result from the
empirical examination found that bank specific factors;
EFFECTS OF DIFFERENT LAND USE TYPES, SOIL DEPTH AND TOPOGRAPHY ON SELECTED PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF SOIL AT WUNKE WATERSHED OF GETO WOREDA, SOUTHERN ETHIOPIA
(wolkite universty, 2023-10) HABTU WOLDEYESUS
The study of soil's physical and chemical properties is critical for the sustainable management of agricultural resources and economic growth. The purpose of the study was to look into the effects of different land use types, soil depth and topography on selected physical and chemical properties of soil in the Wunke watershed of Geto woreda in southern Ethiopia. This study considered three land uses (cultivated, grazing, and enset land), two soil depths (0-20 and 20-40cm), and three topographic positions (upper, middle, and lower) in three replications. For laboratory analysis, a total of 54 composite samples were collected. A three-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) was performed using the general linear model (GLM) procedure of the statistical analysis system (SAS, 2008) to determine whether or not variations in soil their interaction were significant. The findings revealed that the majority of the soil's physical and chemical properties varied with, the interaction effect of land use, soil depth and topography. The interaction effects of land use and soil depth affected particle size distribution, BD, AP, OC, TN CEC, exchangeable bases and PBS. Exchangeable bases and PBS were all significantly influenced by the interaction effect of land use and topography. The interaction effect of soil depth and topography affected sand, silt, pH, AP, OC, TN, and Ca. The interaction effect of land use, soil depth, and topography affected CEC, exchangeable bases and PBS. The highest bulk density (1.17gcm-3) was found grazing land of lower depth, while the lowest (1.0 gcm-3) was found on enset land of lower depth. Soils on enset land had consistently higher pH values, followed by grazing and cultivated lands. , higher (4.1%) mean organic carbon content was found upper depth of lower topographic position and lower (2.4%) mean TN content values were found in cultivated land of lower depth. The effects of soil depth on soil properties revealed that the surface soil layer had the highest sand fraction, TN, OC, and CEC. The subsurface soil layer had the highest clay fraction and the lowest values of TN, OC, and CEC. The interaction effect of land use, soil depth, and topography on soil properties revealed that the lowest layers of soils with the highest exchangeable bases and CEC were found at the lower topographic position under the three land use types. Soil fertility in cultivated lands was lower than in enset and grazing lands. Most of the measured soil properties were better in enset land than in other land use soils, and lower topographic positions were better than upper and middle topographic positions.