About
Mission
Bridging
research, innovation, and policy to deliver impactful solutions for food
security, climate resilience, sustainable livelihoods, and inclusive
development.
Vision
To advance sustainable and resilient agri-food systems that improve lives, strengthen communities, and safeguard the environment.
Values
EXPERIENCES IN PROJECT/PROGRAM MANAGEMENT
01
Lead, program evaluation: Impact of IOM-Regional Government Joint Actions to Deter Irregular Migration, Human Trafficking, and Smuggling in South Nations, Nationalities & People’s Regional State, Ethiopia (2017/18)
02
Lead, program evaluation: Stakeholder Mapping and Strategic Collaboration Plan Development on Better Migration Management III in SNNPR State, Ethiopia (2022/23)
03
Lead, program evaluation: Qualitative Impact Evaluation of Wolaita Development Association (WoDA) Integrated Development Projects of (2000 -2018)
04
Lead, program evaluation: EU-IOM Joint Initiative for Migrant Protection and Reintegration in the Horn of Africa (2019-2022)
05
Lead, program evaluation: Impacts of EU-RESET Plus Innovation Funded projects in Ethiopia (2023)
06
Lead, Action Research on: Promotion of inclusive practices and the benefits of doing so, for building resilient and sustainable market systems, through EU-RESET Plus Innovation Funded projects in Ethiopia (2023)
07
Lead researcher on: Invigorating Research and Community Services in Ethiopian Public Higher Education Institutions, by Ministry of Education, Ethiopia (2019)
08
Lead, consultant: Assessing Development Bottlenecks of Mixed Agricultural Production in Southern Ethiopia: The Case of Yem, Basketo, Konta and Dawuro zone, (2020)
09
Lead, consultant: Mapping Humanitarian Risks in Wolaita Zone, southern Ethiopia (2019)
10
Lead, evaluator: Enhancing Livelihood Resilience of Afar People (ELRAP Project): Baseline survey, (2017)
11
Lead, evaluator: Evaluation the Impact of Regional Saving on National GDP: The case of Southern Nations, Nationalities and People’s region, Ethiopia (2020)
12
Lead, migrant reintegration project: Enhancing Resilience and Climate Change Adaptation of Returnee Migrants, Internally Displaced Persons and Host Communities in SNNPR: joint project by IOM (African Trust Fund) and Wolaita Sodo University (2020-2023)
13
Lead consultant: Mapping of Stakeholders Providing Economic Support to Victims of Trafficking, Migrants and Returnees in SNNPR, Sidama and South Western Region, Ethiopia, by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH (2022)
14
Initiator and project lead: Migration Dynamics in South Ethiopia Regional State: Exploring the Profile, Impacts and Governance, by Forum for Higher Education Institutions of SERs (2025)
15
Reviewer: Migration Policy of Ethiopia (Draft), by Ministry of Justice, Ethiopia (2022)