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What motivated you (or your organization) to become involved in peace and conflict resolution?

I am a graduate student and interested in scholarly debates, discussions especially on peace development, conflict transformation, and good governance issues.

Please list the countries and/or regions in which you (or your organization) have direct and significant expertise

Ethiopia, Africa.

What is your current country of residence (or location of your organization)?

Ethiopia.

What is your current job (and organization) and/or where and what field are you studying?

PhD student

How many years professional experience do you have ?

6-10

Which are your primary sectoral areas of expertise (or the primary sectoral areas of your organization) ?

Conflict Resolution, Development, Education, Gender, Psychosocial

Which are your primary skills areas(or the primary skill areas of your organization)?

Advocacy, Budgeting, Evaluation, Program Administration, Program Design, Research, Qualitative Skills, Quantitative Skills, Training

What are some of your current areas of research (if any)?

Women Empowerment
Kinship care for HIV affected children