HARAMAYA (HU) – Haramaya University (HU) conducted an initial discussion with the Institute of Sociology, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences on how to launch a new partnership project. The discussion was held in the president’s office of Haramay University in October 2019.
As was said in the discussion, the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences aspires to work with Hramaya University, Addis Ababa University, and Hawassa University through the thought partnership project.
The discussants started on the project concept by focusing on how to improve community’s living condition, which problem area should be addressed first, how the community’s real problems could be assessed and so on.
The project differs in its approaches from the usual project establishing way as it is not pre-designed project; rather it will be designed after conducting a need assessment and identifying the community’s problems. Then the project will be implemented on the main problems of the community to maintain a possible solution.
In the discussion, for starting point of the project identification process, some problems were raised in related to the global warming the society’s malnutrition, the absence of enough job market for the youth society and other problems were discussed. After assessed and identifying the project design if it is possible to create fishpond; the malnutrition and absence of job market, water shortage and other problems will be solved.
Dr. Jemal Yousuf, the Haramaya University acting president said that, to establish a partnership with Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and to work together on the area of research and human resources development, ongoing discussion is being conducted between the Haramaya University and Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.
Source: Haramaya University