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Message from coordinator

Welcome to Arbaminch College of Health Sciences Community Service website!

Since its establishment, the Research and Community Service Vice President Office has been undertaking various community service activities. The types and the number of services we provide have been increasing from time to time. Currently, we have identified eight focus areas for the provision of community service activities at the college level. These are:

1.Integrated Watershed Development and Environmental Protection 
2.Model Village Establishment at Arba minch town
3.Developing a Learning City in Arba minch
4.Education Sector Development
5.Health Sector Development
6.Agricultural Sector Development
7.Social Sector Development
8.Entrepreneurship Development and Job Creation

We welcome national and international partners to work together to serve the community in Arba minch,Gamo Gofa Zone and  in the specified thematic focus areas.    

 

           Aleme Mekuria (Mr)

           Community Service Coordinator

           Arbaminch College of Health Sciences

Duties and Responsibilities of the Community Service:

While the Community Service Directorate is accountable to the Research and Community Services Vice President Office, it has the following duties and responsibilities:

1.Directs needs assessment to customize the designing, planning and execution of CS activities;
2.Leads all community service (CS) activities executed in the University;
3.Facilitates the availability of logistics and finance for the planning and implementation of CS activities;
4.Communicates and facilitates communication with academic staff, 
5.Follows up and supports the preparation of CS projects;
6.Monitors community service activities
7.In consultation with the RCSVP, develops strategies, working documents, and Directives/standards/forms appropriate for the 9.implementation of CS;
8.Leads institutional capacity building for productive and sustainable CS;
9.Ensures that the implementation of Community Service activities is in line with the Research Centers’ thematic areas and focus of CS Sites of the college unless formally justified otherwise 

Community service Activities at Woze Kebele in Arba minch Town

Focus Group Discussion with Weze Kebele chair man and other key informants

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Identified poor west disposal in Arba minch town

Health problem identification with Health Extension Workers

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