Global Music Concert Series: Fendika, October 10, 2012

This is the concert program of the Global Music Concert Series: Fendika performance on Wednesday, October 10, 2012 at 12:00 p.m., at the Boston University Concert Hall, 855 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts. Works performed were folkloric and popular music and dance from Ethiopia. Digitization for Boston University Concert Programs was supported by the Boston University Humanities Library Endowed Fund

Growing up Without WASH: Case Study Research Into the Effects of Poor Access to Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene on Children in Ethiopia

This report is the result of research by WaterAid in Ethiopia into the effects of poor WASH access on children. It focuses on children up to age 14 in Konso and Hintallo in Ethiopia

Internationalization of Ethiopian Apparel SMEs

The main aim of this research was to identify the internationalization patterns of SMEs in developing countries. The study aimed to identify the influence of inward international activities on outward international activities. From the internationalization models and theories, the stage models of internationalization, the network approach and the contingency view were examined. In addition, the role of a manager/owner in the internationalization process of SMEs and the motivations for SMEs to internationalize their operations was analyzed. The theoretical part of the research was based on earlier research and literature. Based on the extant research, propositions related to internationalization process of SMEs were drawn and a conceptual model, which includes international activities comprising inward and outward internationalization, external factors, internal factors and business network, was developed. In the empirical part of the research, the Propositions were tested through quantitative research. The empirical part of the research analyzed the contribution and link of the inward internationalization to outward internationalization of apparel SMEs in Ethiopia. Over 28 questionnaires were delivered to apparel SMEs in Ethiopia. The findings of the study indicate that the majority of SMEs undertake both inward and outward internationalization at the same time. In addition, for the majority of the SMEs, the year they started their business and the year they began either inward or outward international activities was the same. Building long term relationship was perceived to be important. The international orientation of the manager/owner was found to influence the internationalization of SMEs in Ethiopia. Export subsidies, internationalization of customers, and internationalization of competitors were found to impact the decision of SMEs to start operating internationally. According to the research results, the contingency view in conjunction with the network approach and some aspect of the stage models explains the internationalization process of apparel SMEs in Ethiopia. The role of a manager/owner was found to be important in the internationalization process of SMEs. Reactive motivations were found to trigger firm’s decision to start operating internationally.fi=Opinnäytetyö kokotekstinä PDF-muodossa.|en=Thesis fulltext in PDF format.|sv=Lärdomsprov tillgängligt som fulltext i PDF-format

The burden of neglected tropical diseases in Ethiopia, and opportunities for integrated control and elimination

Background: Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) are a group of chronic parasitic diseases and related conditions that are the most common diseases among the 2·7 billion people globally living on less than US$2 per day. In response to the growing challenge of NTDs, Ethiopia is preparing to launch a NTD Master Plan. The purpose of this review is to underscore the burden of NTDs in Ethiopia, highlight the state of current interventions, and suggest ways forward. Results: This review indicates that NTDs are significant public health problems in Ethiopia. From the analysis reported here, Ethiopia stands out for having the largest number of NTD cases following Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Ethiopia is estimated to have the highest burden of trachoma, podoconiosis and cutaneous leishmaniasis in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), the second highest burden in terms of ascariasis, leprosy and visceral leishmaniasis, and the third highest burden of hookworm. Infections such as schistosomiasis, trichuriasis, lymphatic filariasis and rabies are also common. A third of Ethiopians are infected with ascariasis, one quarter is infected with trichuriasis and one in eight Ethiopians lives with hookworm or is infected with trachoma. However, despite these high burdens of infection, the control of most NTDs in Ethiopia is in its infancy. In terms of NTD control achievements, Ethiopia reached the leprosy elimination target of 1 case/10,000 population in 1999. No cases of human African trypanosomiasis have been reported since 1984. Guinea worm eradication is in its final phase. The Onchocerciasis Control Program has been making steady progress since 2001. A national blindness survey was conducted in 2006 and the trachoma program has kicked off in some regions. Lymphatic Filariasis, podoconiosis and rabies mapping are underway. Conclusion: Ethiopia bears a significant burden of NTDs compared to other SSA countries. To achieve success in integrated control of NTDs, integrated mapping, rapid scale up of interventions and operational research into co implementation of intervention packages will be crucial

A review of Link Ethiopia's sponsorship programme: learning from small stories

This report highlights the small stories of nine participants who are part of Link Ethiopia’s sponsorship programme. Link Ethiopia has celebrated 20 years of work in Ethiopia, and it is dedicated to changing lives through education and increasing cultural awareness among young people in Ethiopia and the UK. There are currently over 200 students who are part of the programme that aims to provide resources to children and young people with the aim of reducing potential barriers to learning. The nine children and guardians featured in this report speak highly of the programme and value its contribution in supporting individual educational and career aspirations. The report discusses the children and young people’s perceptions of being part of the programme and the role of Link Ethiopia in supporting their educational ambitions, before outlining potential areas for improvement

Exploration and Design of High Performance Variation Tolerant On-Chip Interconnects

Siirretty Doriast

Business opportunities in the Ethiopian fruit and vegetable sector

The horticultural sector in Ethiopia is growing strongly. Major part of this growth is created by investments in the floriculture sector. Recently more and more in terest from the Dutch private sector is shown in the Ethiopian fruits and vegeta ble sector. Export of fruit and vegetables has been limited but is now growing strongly with new investors coming in. Both in Europe and in the Middle East there is a growing interest for products from Ethiopia. Presently, the main export products are fresh beans, strawberries, tomatoes, courgettes, peppers and fresh herbs. A potential new crop is table grapes. The Government of Ethiopia gives high pri ority to the development of the horticulture sector and in 2008 the Horticultural Development Agency has been established with a specific focus to promote and support the further development of the horticulture sector. It is concluded that the further development of the fruit and vegetable sector in Ethiopia for export to Europe and the Middle East has good perspectives and provides interesting opportunities for foreign investors. The sector is however still in its infant stage. Facilitating conditions for doing business are not yet op timal, but are expected to improve in the near future. For growers who consider starting operations in Ethiopia it is important to carefully select a location and ensure getting the logistical and cool chain well organised beforehand. For companies considering sourcing from Ethiopia it is important to build good relations with the potential growers, provide hands on guidance and train ing and invest in organising the logistical supply chain well

Economic evaluation of short treatment for multidrugresistant tuberculosis, Ethiopia and South Africa : the STREAM trial

OBJECTIVE STREAM was a phase-III non-inferiority randomised controlled trial (RCT) to evaluate a shortened regimen for multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB), and included the first-ever within-trial economic evaluation of such regimens, reported here. METHODS We compared the costs of ‘Long’ (20-22 months) and ‘Short’ (9-11 months) regimens in Ethiopia and South Africa. Cost data were collected from trial participants, and health system costs estimated using ‘bottom-up’ and ‘top-down’ costing approaches. A cost-effectiveness analysis was conducted with the trial primary outcome as the measure of effectiveness, including a probabilistic sensitivity analysis (PSA) to illustrate decision uncertainty. FINDINGS The Short-regimen reduced healthcare costs per case by 21% in South Africa (US$8,341 Long vs US$6,619 Short) and 25% in Ethiopia (US$6,097 Long vs US$4,552 Short). The largest component of this saving was medication in South Africa (67%) and social support in Ethiopia (35%). In Ethiopia, participants on the Short-regimen reported reductions in dietary supplementation expenditure (US$225 per case (95$13 (95%CI 11-14), South Africa US$64 (95$19,000 (Ethiopia) or <US$14,500 (South Africa). CONCLUSION The Short-regimen provided substantial health system cost savings and reduced financial burden on participants. Shorter regimens are likely to be cost-effective in most settings, and an effective strategy to support the WHO goal of eliminating catastrophic costs in T

Report: Africa Days 2015 – 2nd Ethio-Czech Conference on Africa (Pilsen, 15.-16.10.2015)

The conference represents an important stepping-stone in the cooperation of the Czech Centre for African Studies based at the University of West Bohemia in Pilsen, where the conference was organized, and the Addis Ababa University in Ethiopia. It was also a continuation of a series of previous meetings and an exhibition (20th century Revisited: Relations between former Czechoslovakia and Ethiopia) that had been on show from October 1st to November 30th at the Ethnographic Museum of Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia. Africa Days 2015 (2nd Ethio-Czech Conference on Africa) was the fourth event of its kind organized or co-organized by the Centre of African Studies in Pilsen since 2013. Last year, the 1st Central European African Studies Conference was hosted in Pilsen, and later that year, the 1st Ethio-Czech Conference on Africa was co-organized by Jimma University (Ethiopia) and the University of West Bohemia in Pilsen (Czech Republic)

Cause and effect of informal sector: the case of street vendors in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Masteroppgave i bedriftsøkonomi - Universitetet i Nordland, 201