User:Mengistu

I have read about Wolaitta in your website.But it is too limited.Therefore please,try tp include more about Wolaitta.I also will try to give some information about Wolaitta as I live here and have histoy background.

Thank you

Very few books are writen on Wolaitta. However, some intelectuals and elders have tried to preserve the history and culture in written manner. Some of the books are:

1. Chiatti Remo.The politics of Divine kingship in Wolaitta: Ethiopia 19th and 20th centuries:Pennsylvania University,1984. 2.Deressa Dibu.A religious History of Wolaitta .Addis Ababa Univestiy :BA Thesis presentred to Department of History ,1999. 3.Wana Wagesho,Ye Wolaitta Hizb Tarik(The history of Wolaitta) 4. Adams Bruce,A tagmentic Analysis of Wolaitta Language.London .Thesis submitted to university of London,1983. 5. Fanta Fancho. The cultural history of Borodda in late 19th and early 20th century ,Addis Ababa,BA theis submitted to dpartment of History,Addis Ababa Univesrity,1985.

Current Issues

This decade is aturning point in the history of Wolaitta. This is mainly because of opening of Wolaitta Soddo University in Soddo town. This is one of the 21 universities in Ethiopia. The university currently accomodates nearly 800 students. When the consttruction is completed it will be accomodating 9000 students per year. As to me this is great opportunity.

One of the prominent development actors in Wolaitta is Wolaitta development Association. Wolaitta development Association is a local NGO that operates in Wolaitta. The NGo currently is carrying out 5 years(2005-2009) Intrgrated development progrtam covering the whole zone of Wolaitta.