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    CONTRIBUTION OF HISTORICAL HERITAGES FOR IMAGE BUILDING: REVIEWING THE ETHIOPIAN EXPERIENCE
    (2020-06) Belete Sisay Tekie
    Tourism infrastructure is the basis of tourism development and utilization of existing destination resources. So, the main purpose of this study was to assess the “Contribution of Historical Heritages for Image Building: Reviewing the Ethiopian experience. The design of the study was descriptive and has employed qualitative research approaches. The data collection instruments were interview and document analysis. Interview was conducted with Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Heritage Study and Conservation Bureau, office of tourism Ethiopia, Ethiopian tour operator association and from various private tour operators by using purposive sampling technique. Thematic data analysis was used by linking interview results with document analysis. The finding of the study shows tourism industry in general, historical heritages in particular have crucial role for image building, branding, economic development and expansion of investment, poverty and unemployment reduction. Even though, tourism industry is the backbone for socio-economic development of the country, in Ethiopia tourism development is at infant stage. Utilization of historical heritages for image building, branding, image managements and for other socio-economic development is weak. The finding also shows the challenges that hinder to enhance image building, branding and image management via historical heritages. This includes internal and external challenges. Internally, there is lack of infrastructure such as transportation, internet, water supplication, electricity and lack of quality services like hotel, restaurants, entertainment services, bus, access to clean toilets, absence of peace and security and lack of awareness in the community. Externally, Ethiopia‟s image on the international scene is widely associated with draught, famine and war and the Horn of Africa seen as a region of instability and hub of terrorism. So, the finding recommends that the government must fulfill various infrastructures and quality services in the destination sites, stakeholders should develop the habits of working together and cooperation to foster tourism industry and Ethiopian government should realize the existence of peace and security in different parts of the region. In general, even if the country has many tangible heritages its performance of branding, image building and using it for economic development is found at low level.
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    POTABLE DOMESTIC WATER SUPPLY AND ITS SOCIO- ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS: THE CASE OF MEJO TOWN ARORESSA DISTRICT, SIDAMA SOUTHERN ETHIOPIA
    (2020) ASSEFA ADMASU DEBESSA
    Adequate supply of potable water helps for social and economic development and its accessibility and availability with good quality contributes for improved public health and better living standards. However, providing potable water is a serious challenge of the 21st century in developing countries. Therefore, this study was aimed to assess potable domestic water supply and its socio-economic implications in Mejo town, Sidama Southern Ethiopia. This is descriptive cross-sectional study with mixed research approach. Systematic random and purposive sampling technique was used to select study participants. Data was collected from a total of 297 respondents and from primary source using the survey questionnaire, focus group discussion and key informant interview and analyzed using SPSS V23 software and Ms-Excel. Results were presented in tables, bar graphs, pie-charts, means and standard deviations, t test and ANOVA. About 31.6% of respondents use the hand-dug well water sources. The overall average water demand and consumptions were 217.7(±8.86SD) and 116.08(±8.79SD) liters per a day to household level respectively and is not coincides with each other. The average of individual water demand and consumptions were 31.1 and 16.58 liters per a day per person respectively, which is below to recommend by the WHO. About 52.9% and 68% of respondents stated the location of water as inconvenient to fetch and the status of the town potable water supply was inadequate, respectively. About 40.7% and 39.4% of water collectors were housewives and school-age female children, respectively. About 85.9% of respondents described the insufficiency of daily piped water access. About 92.6% and 54.2% of respondents stated that as they faced serious challenge in water supply and for drinking water, respectively. Then, 70.4% and 60.9% stated that as water supply shortage put in high social and economic impact, respectively. About 62% stated government as responsible body for sustaining potable water supply. In general, the access of potable domestic water supply was poor, there were serious challenges for water supply, and water supply shortages are associated with high social and economic impact. Therefore, government and concerned body should work to supply potable water, try to minimized challenges through building institutional capacity, providing finance and diversifying water source. In addition, the District inter-sectoral collaboration is the necessary action to be taken in order to minimize the social and economic impact of water supply shortage. Key words: potable domestic water, supply, socio-economic, Mejo Sidama, Ethiopia