The Director, Institute of Gender and Development Studies invites you to the PhD Public Defense of the following candidate:

Name: Ms Helina Befekadu Bekele

Title of thesis: “State and Non-State Actors’ Collaboration in Empowering Women Farmers in Ethiopia”

Date and Time: 7^th October 2025 at 09:00am EAT.

Supervisors:

1. Dr. Peace Musiimenta
2. Dr. Brenda Boonabana

Opponent: Dr. Eria Serwajja

Please see downloads for abstract.