Change and transformation in twenty rural communities in Ethiopia
Subtitle: selected aspects and implications for policy
By: edited by Alula Pankhurst
Publisher: Ethiopia WIDE
Published: 2017
Place of publication: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 480
ISBN-13: 9789994494286
Copyright date: 2017
Subjects: Community development; Case studies; Rural development; Economic development; Social conditions
Description: "This book documents change and transformation in twenty rural communities in Ethiopia. When a team of sociologists and anthropologists visited the communities in 1995, they did not anticipate this would become the first round of a longitudinal qualitative study over two decades, complementing data from surveys and providing the stories behind the numbers. Over this period these communities have changed almost beyond recognition, in complex ways with different implications for various people - men and women, adults and youth, rich and poor. The communities have become less rural through urbanisation and more outward-looking, including through labour migration. The local economies have become more diversified, offering opportunities for entrepreneurial individuals and greater participation of women. At the same time inequalities have risen and young people's aspirations have grown with more educational opportunities. However, youth face increased challenges in improving their livelihoods and transitioning to adulthood. The expansion in health care is important, particularly for young women, mothers and babies, though girls still face a range of risks in growing up, and poverty and remoteness affect mothers' wellbeing. The book is written with a primarily Ethiopian audience in mind. We hope that it can be a valuable resource for academics, policymakers and practitioners who want to understand the magnitude and diversity of the transformation that rural Ethipia has undergone in the past twnety years in order to strengthen interventions and promote further improvements"--Back cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Twenty rural communities in Ethiopia and how they changed: introducing the WIDE research and the selected policy-relevant topics  -- Alula Pankhurst, Catherine Dom and Philippa Bevan; title: Rurbanisation, urban expansion, and thickening rural-urban links (2010-13)  -- Philippa Bevan; title: Differentiation, inequalities and social inclusion in rural communities  -- Alula Pankhurst; title: Youth transitions to adulthood and the role of interventions  -- Alula Pankhurst; title: Education in rural Ethiopia (2010-13): aspirations and uncertainites  -- Catherine Dom; title: Reproductive health and well-being: girls in transition to adulthood (2010-13)  -- Philippa Bevan; title: Reproductive health and well-being: mothers and infants (2010-13)  -- Philippa Bevan; title: Economic participation of women and girls in rural Ethiopia (2010-13)  -- Lilli Loveday; title: Migrating for work from rural communities (2010-13)  -- Catherine Dom; title: Insights on economic success in rural communities (2010-13)  -- Tefera Goshu and Catherine Dom; title: Innovation, "technology transfer," and positive social change: models and realities of transformation  -- Sarah Vaughan; title: Conclusions: strengthening the effectiveness of development interventions in changing rural communities -- Catherine Dom and Alula Pankhurst.