NEW Publications from FSS
Community perspectives on climate change impacts and the responses in the Southern lowlands of Ethiopia
Aklilu Amsalu & Alebachew Adem
 Assessment of climate change-induced hazards, impacts and responses in the Southern lowlands of Ethiopia
FSS Research Report No. 4
Aklilu Amsalu & Alebachew Adem
Dynamics of Poverty in Addis Ababa
FSS Research Report No. 3
Netsanet Teklehaymanot
Advocacy for Change
Training Mannual
Edited by Taye Assefa
Society, State and Identity in African History
Edited by Bahru Zewde
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To order these and/or other FSS publications, e-mail library@fssethiopia.org.et or call Tel: +251116297888/91
A Documentary film production
The “Housing Situation in Addis Ababa”
Since its establishment in 1989, FSS has undertaken a wide range of activities to execute its mandate of promoting a democratic tradition of informed public debate on development and policy issues. It has conducted original research on those issues, focusing on the three major areas of environment, governance and poverty. These researches have resulted in a wide range of publications, including reports, monographs and books.
FSS has so far produced two successful environment related documentaries and a promotional documentary on the history and activities of FSS itself. In 2009, it envisages to produce a one hour Amharic Documentary Film (with English subtitle) on “The Housing Situation in Addis Ababa”.
The purpose of the Documentary Film is to make available a visual presentation of the burning issues of housing in Addis Ababa while at the same time discussing prospects and possible solutions. The Documentary film is to be based on the findings of a professional assessment conducted in two representative sub-cities with a focus on two Kebeles from each sub-city.
The primary focus of the Documentary film will be:
- The housing conditions and rate of slums in selected Kebeles in Addis Ababa
- The housing standards and tenure
- Environmental conditions
- Housing policies and practices
Register of Ethiopian Social Researchers (RESoRs)
FSS is to launch a database of Ethiopian social researchers ( RESoRs)
Objectives of RESoRs:
- To enhance the international visibility of Ethiopian social researchers
- To facilitate easy access to a rich diversity of Ethiopian expertise for national agencies, regional and international organizations that seek professional services of consultants, advisors, and teachers
- To enable the FSS identify suitable professionals for its programs and services
- To promote networking and collaboration within Ethiopia’s higher education and research community
- To facilitate easy dissemination of announcements calling for Ethiopian expertise.
RESoRs Features
- Comprehensive, reliable and up-to-date profile of your professional career
- Two options to submit your bio data to RESoRs
- Online access to update your bio data at any time
- Immediate access to information through inclusion on the FSS mailing list.
Who is eligible for RESoRs?
Yes, if you are a social researcher:
- With a qualification of a master’s degree or higher
- With a minimum of three or more scholarly publications
What benefits can RESoRs offer you?
- A free medium for promoting the international visibility of your research career
- An opportunity for enhancing your academic mobility
- A channel for easy networking and/or collaborating with peers within and outside Ethiopia
- Better opportunity to benefit from FSS programs and services
- Free subscription to the FSS Update, an electronic newsletter that will regularly provide you with valuable information on upcoming regional and international workshops and conferences, job vacancies, and consultancy opportunities.
Project Cycle Management (PCM) Training
FSS has been conducting various studies on developmental issues and disseminating the results through publications and public platforms. FSS has also been providing short-term training to the staff of CSOs/NGOs and governmental agencies in Addis Ababa and the regional states.
In 2009 FSS launched a training program in Project Cycle Management (PCM) to enhance the management skills of the technical staff of CSOs and government organizations working with grassroots communities. The program envisages training a total of 75 development workers before the end of the year.
Rethinking Academic Freedom in East African Universities
 The Network for Education and Academic Rights (NEAR) and Scholars at Risk (SAR) in partnership with Forum for Social Studies (FSS), Organization for Social Science Research in Eastern and Southern Africa (OSSREA), and the British Council (Ethiopia Office) have organized a conference on ‘Rethinking Academic Freedom in East African Universities' which has taken place from 21st to 23rd October 2008 at the Ghion Hotel, Addis Ababa.
The event has brought together leading higher education officials, scholars and professionals to rethink issues of university development and academic freedom. Previous such events have been held in Amman (Jordan), St. Petersburg (Russia), and Vilnius (Lithuania). Read FSS Update for more info
Good Governance and Democracy in Africa
With a view to fostering a critical debate around governance and development in Africa, the Forum for Social Studies in collaboration with Heinrich Boell Foundation have recently launched a series of lectures entitled "Good Governance and Democracy in Africa". The public lecture series has been going on every month since June 2007.
On Friday 15 August 2008, at Addis Ababa Ghion Hotel, Dr. Akwasi Aidoo , currently Executive Director of TrustAfrica, an African foundation based in Dakar gave a lecture on “Identity and Citizenship in Africa : Negotiating the boundaries that divide and unite us.” He addressed on the conceptual relationship between identity and citizenship and the reality of the relationship across Africa , review some state-led initiatives in a number of countries to address contradictions around identity and citizenship, and discuss some strategies worth considering.
Dr. Akwasi Aidoo was educated in Ghana and the United States and received a PhD. in sociology from the University of Connecticut in 1984. His positions have included IDRC Program Officer for Health and Development in West and Central Africa and head of the Ford Foundation's offices in Senegal and Nigeria from 1993 to 2001. He serves as a director on boards of several non-profit organizations, including Oxfam America , the Soros Foundation's AfriMAP initiative, and the Global Network Committee of the Ash Institute at Harvard University . He also chairs the Executive Committee of the Africa Grantmakers' Affinity Group. Dr. Aidoo has taught at universities in Ghana , Tanzania , and the United States . He writes poetry and short stories in his spare time.
TrustAfrica is dedicated to the promotion of peace, economic prosperity, and social justice throughout the continent. It hosts dialogues , makes grants , and provides technical assistance so that African institutions can work together to develop appropriate and lasting solutions to the continent's most pressing challenges.
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The Forum for Social Studies held a series of lectures every two months since the beginning of 2005. These have been focusing on the policies formulated and endeavours undertaken during the period of the Imperial Regime in order to overcome poverty and to bring about sustainable development. The speakers were persons who had occupied important positions in government or in the private sector. The lectures and the publications that ensued have been deemed very fruitful. The last speaker was Dejazmach Wolde Sema'et Gebre Wold. His discussion was mailnly focused on “ Reforming Provincial (Awraja) Administration (1963-1972 GC): Reminiscences ”. He has served as administrator on key government positions during the Imperial Regime. The lecture took place at the Ghion Hotel, Awash Hall, on 18 July 2008 at 6:00 pm. 
An international conference aimed, among others, at facilitating for policy makers and members of the Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) to share from international experiences in the creation of an enabling policy environment has been held on Friday 28th March 2008, at the Hilton Hotel Addis Ababa. 
IGTK discussed Education expansion in Ethiopia
FSS held a public lecture under the 
A lecture focusing on the lives of professional women in the years before revolution of 1974 has been held on March 21, 2008 at the Ghion Hotel.
As part of its Inter-Generational Transfer of Knowledge (IGTK) series, FSS held a public lecture series on 'The Condition of Agriculture and the Development of Agricultural Institutions in Ethiopia: From Liberation to Revolution'on 18 January 2008 at the Hilton Hotel, Addis Ababa. 
