Notable people Note that in Jimma area, when an individual is married and establish an independent household and has children, he gets a new name which usually starts with prefix ‘Aba’ and his wife also get the prefix ‘Hadha’. Hence, in my writing here ‘A’ represents the shortest form of ‘Aba’. Elders Name Main activities in the community as elders What elite positions do they hold? see above for a definition of elite Which other elites are in their networks? 1 Dispute resolution Party member and leader of iddir Kebele officals in relation to his work Elder 2 Dispute resolution Development team leader and 1-5 leader With kebele chair in relation to his work Elder 3 Dispute resolution member and Vice cashier of imam With other elders and kebele officals Clan leaders NONE Community-specific customary leaders What kind of customary leader? Main activities in the community What other elite positions do they hold? Which other elites are in their networks?
Orthodox Christian Leader of orthodox church none Chair of the woreda and the woreda church leader Successful farmers Main activities in the community What elite positions do they hold? Who is in their networks Engaged in production of coffee, teff, in large quantity member Kebele chair Engaged in production of coffee, teff, maize and animal fattening Party member Kebele chair Successful female farmers Main activities in the community What other elite positions do they hold? Who is in their networks Farming and has ‘teji’ house Leader of female iddir Has good contact with the neighboring households Farming and trading of Arake member Has good relation with the neighboring households Successful traders/businessmen Main activities in the community What other elite positions do they hold? Who is in their networks Trading of coffee, crops, shop products none Coffee traders at Yebu, other traders in Jimma Trading of shops, coffee, teahouse owner none With traders in Jimma Successful female traders/businessmen Main activities in the community What other elite positions do they hold? Who is in their networks Trading of coffee, crops and shop products none Traders in Yebu and Jimma Trading of shop product and farming Leader of women’s iddir Shop owners of
Women’s leaders Main activities in the community What other elite positions do they hold? Who is in their networks Leader of women affairs Member of party cabinet Woreda office for women and child affairs officers Leader of women federation Party member Woreda women federation officer Political activists Main activities in the community What other elite positions do they hold? Who is in their networks Kebele Party member Woreda administrator, woreda party leader Member of kebele council Party member Woreda council Kebele Kebele Cabinet Cabinet position Livelihood success farming + other activities What other elite positions do they hold? Who is in their networks? Chair Model and successful farmer Party member Woreda administration, head of woreda party Model and successful farmer Chair of the kebele cooperative Good relation with woreda and neighboring woreda administrations Peace and security Model farmer - Kebele chair
Status differences Names of groups % in each group 2013 Is this more or less than in 2003? Why? Wealth differences the different groups? Quality of relations between groups Shared organisations like iddir? Extent of participation of each group in kebele management? Ethnic differences Oromo Yem Daworo 81 18 1 The other groups are the same but the Yem group slightly increased as a few Yem groups came to visit existing Yem community members and stayed over. They do not have land and depend on their relatives as family members. There is no difference They have smooth relation is also They iddir There is participation in some kebele positions such as council, militia, development team and 1-5 team. However, the highest kebele positions such as kebele chair, and others are filled by the Oromo ethnic group Religious differences Muslim Orthodox Christian Protestant 80 15 5 is increase of protestant followers because some orthodox Christian changed their There is no difference The relation is good. But there was a time (about 6 years ago) when orthodox Christian and protestant entered into There is They share iddir There is equal participation in the kebele management. marriage marriage