Kiya Gezahegne
Lecturer,听Social Anthropology, Addis Ababa University
碍颈测补听Gezahegne听is an experienced听feminist听researcher听and lecturer听based at the Department of Social Anthropology, Addis Ababa University,听Ethiopia. She has been involved in听ethnographic听research听for over eight years听on a range of migration related areas including听experiences of听Ethiopian migrants听to听and from the Middle East,听migration management and livelihoods听at the Ethiopia-Sudan border, interlinkages between migration and poverty in Ethiopia, as well as听understanding migration and the labour market in Addis Ababa among others.听Her research听interests include听international migration,听refugee studies, gender听policy, religious identity, borderland conflict,听marginalization and slavery in the contemporary world, and adolescent wellbeing.听She also contributes to policy processes including the听analysis of the Ethiopian National Women鈥檚 Policy.听Kiya听is currently in the final stages of her PhD听which听focuses听on听migration听across the Ethiopia-Sudan border where she is investigating religious identity and construction听at听Addis Ababa鈥疷niversity听as part of the “Borderland Dynamics in East Africa”听project听coordinated by the University of听Bergen. The听five-year听project supported by听the听Norwegian听Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD) aims to strengthen the research and teaching capacities of anthropology at Addis Ababa University, University of Khartoum and Makerere University, as well as develop new knowledge that can empower borderland communities in the region. She also lectures听on the subject.听She has authored听several听publications听related to migration听including the recent publication “A state incorporated business: the migration economy along the Ethiopia-Sudan border town of Metema” for the coordinated by SOAS University听and funded by the EU Emergency Trust Fund for Africa.听Kiya has听provided her services to a number of international听agencies such as the International Labour Organisation (ILO), International Organisation for Migration (IOM), UNICEF, the Overseas Development Institute, as well as the Organisation for Social Science in Eastern and Southern Africa (OSSREA) among others.