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EDA STAFF IN PART

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FOREIGN VOLUNTEERS ENGAGED IN EDA DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

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 QUICK FACTS

EDA
is an Ethiopian Residents Charity, non-governmental organization (NGO), established
in 1996 with the aim to improve the socio economic situation of children and youth among
Ethiopia’s most vulnerable and disadvantaged communities

 provided direct and indirect support for 146,832 and 733,860 people respectively,
 11 ABE schools currently operating while 29 handed over to government,
 20 government schools constructed/renovated to build the capacity of formal
schools and enhance quality education,
 over 13,930 formal school children provided with training in Life Skills, Reproductive
Health, Family Planning, HIV/AIDS and Gender issues,
 over 2490 youth trained and graduated in various business skills,
 14,396 OVC supported with various services,
 2,750 marginalized women engaged in cooperatives and business activities,
 EDA’s multi purpose training center hosted 9082 trainees identified from the
community,
 60,254 people supported by EDA medical center,
 over 1505 small holding poor farmers supported with necessary agricultural
inputs, Table of Contents
 one biogas digester constructed and established to generate alternative energy for
cooking,
 2,251 rural households received farm inputs, small ruminants and pack animals,
 as a result 11,055 rural destitute people insured food security,
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 TABLE OF CONTENTS
BOARD OF DIRECTORS ................................................................................................................... 0
EDA STAFF IN PART ........................................................................................................................ 1
FOREIGN VOLUNTEERS ENGAGED IN EDA DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM ............................... 2
QUICK FACTS ................................................................................................................................... 3
Table of Contents ................................................................................................................................. 3
TABLE OF CONTENTS ..................................................................................................................... 4
ACRONYMS....................................................................................................................................... 6
MESSAGE FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ............................................................................ 7
OVERVIEW OF THE COUNTRY SITUATION ................................................................................. 9
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS AND OPERATIONAL AREAS...................................................... 10
EDUCATION, CHILD SPONSORSHIP AND PROTECTION PROGRAM ...................................... 10
YOUTH DEVELOPMENT AND EMPLOYABLITY ........................................................................ 10
COMMUNITY HEALTH CARE & HIV/AIDS, ................................................................................ 11
LIVELIHOOD & SMALL HOLDING AGRICULTURE, .................................................................. 11
OVC FOCUSED COMMUNITY SAFETY NET, .............................................................................. 11
WATER, SANITATION, HYGIENE, (WASH) ................................................................................. 12
INTEGRATED WOMEN EMPOWERMENT (IWEP)....................................................................... 12
EDA'S OPERATIONAL AREAS ...................................................................................................... 13
PROGRAM GOAL AND OBJECTIVES ........................................................................................... 14
MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS IN THE YEAR 2010) ............................................................................ 16
EDUCATION PROGRAM ................................................................................................................ 16
CHILD SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM ................................................................................................ 18
PROTECTION OF CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE & EXPLOITATION .................................................. 20
PROTECTION OF CHILDREN ON THE MOVE IN THE NORTHERN ETHIOPIAN CORRIDOR 20
YOUTH LIVELIHOOD INITIATIVE: .............................................................................................. 22
EDA MEDICAL CENTER ................................................................................................................ 22
STRENGTHENING COMMUNITY SAFETY NET (OVC) PROJECT ............................................. 23
WATER AND SANITATION (WASH) ...................................................................................................... 23
INTEGRATED WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM (IWEP) ............................................... 25
LIVELIHOOD & AGRICULTURE PROGRAM ............................................................................... 25
SUCCESS STORIES ......................................................................................................................... 26

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CHALLENGES ................................................................................................................................. 27
EDA STAFF INCLUDING VOLUNTEERS IN THE YEAR ............................................................. 27
INCOME & EXPENDITURE STATEMENT ................................................................................... 27
LIST OF DONORS ............................................................................................................................ 27

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 ACRONYMS

ABE -------- Alternative Basic Education

ABEC ------ Alternative Basic Education Center
BTA -------- Banyan Tree Foundation
CDG -------- Child Designated Fund
CPU -------- Child Protection Unit
CCFC ------ Christian Children’s Fund of Canada
ECCD ------ Early Child Care Development
EDA ---------Emmanuel Development Association
FP ------------Family Planning
FAL ----------Functional Adult Literacy
GBV ---------Gender Based Violence
HTP ---------Harmful Traditional Practice
IGA --------- Income Generating Activity
IWEP ------- Integrated Women Empowerment
OVC --------Orphan & Vulnerable Children Program
PCF ---------Pestalozzi Children Foundation
PLWHA-----Peoples Living With HIV/AIDS
RH------------Reproductive Health
SCSN ------- Strengthening Community Safety Nets
SRH -------- Sexual & Reproductive Health
TOT -------- Trainers of Trainer
VCT ---------Voluntary Counseling & Testing
WAE-------- Water Aid Ethiopia
WASH ------Water, Sanitation and Hygiene

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 MESSAGE FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Development is a change and a challenge that brings opportunities for

innovation, success and better life. Emmanuel Development
Association (EDA) is a leading Non-Governmental development
organization in Ethiopia. It has worked strongly towards change and
development in the lives of the grassroots communities for the last 14
years in Addis Ababa and Amhara regions.

EDA has begun the year with the launching of its new strategic plan
2010-2014. This was followed by organizational re-structuring, program expansion and recruiting new staff
members and orientation. The focus of EDA is prioritized strategically urban and rural integrated community
development program as per the principle of Management by Objective (MBO) to see the development outcome
and impact in the lives of our target groups, mainly children, young people and women.

Among many other priorities, the current strategy focuses on building the capacity of the grassroots community,
multi-sectional government stakeholders, and children and young people to sustain and spearhead their own
development within their context. All the above strategies foster development of children as the vision of EDA is
aimed at “bringing positive change and protection for Ethiopian children through empowering their families and
communities.” This is done by the direct participation of the target community in the form of participatory
learning and action principle which encourages thinking differently and regaining self-esteem and managing
their own development agenda for better future of the community at large.

Currently, EDA has over thirteen Integrated Community Development projects in which all of them are children
oriented. In the process of implementing these projects, we observed that, children and women have developed
self-confidence and begun to claim their identity and development in their communities. The Community Based
Organizations (CBOs), the children themselves, and multi-sectional stakeholders have stood up in public and
proved to protect the rights of children and committed to work towards sustainable community development in
their own villages.

Working on child protection program, instituting quality education in the school system, integrated community
health and water and sanitation, early childhood development program, orphan and vulnerable children program
(OVC), small scale saving and credit and diversified livelihood project for the smallholders have demonstrated
that the children, young people and women are capable of being productive and fully supportive of their families
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and communities. It is encouraging to see that a number of pioneering street children and women developed their
entrepreneurial skills and broken the chain of poverty at the household level.

The experiences we have gained at the grassroots level have shown us that development is about empowering
people and enabling them to rise-up against their own incapability and challenges to circumvent the cycle of
poverty. In the year 2010, EDA supported over 66,832 community members in its integrated community
development programs.

I take this opportunity to express sincere gratitude to all our donors’ grassroots community leaders, government
stakeholders, the executive board and staff members that helped us make change through the year.

Together we can make difference!

Tessema Bekele
Founder and Executive Director

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OVERVIEW OF THE COUNTRY SITUATION
Ethiopia is an agrarian society chiefly characterized by over 85% of the population living in the rural
area under conditions of extreme poverty. Agriculture accounts for over 43.2% of the GDP (in FY
2008/09); 85% of total employment; and more than 2/3 of total export earnings. The services and the
industry sectors contributed 45.1% and 13% to the GDP respectively. 1

The Country is one of the poorest countries in the world. The annual per capita income of its citizens
was estimated at 130 USD (in 2006). Poverty in the country is manifested as very low levels of quality
education, poor health care, shortage of access to safe drinking water, low asset base, and low
productivity. Reinforcing each other, these factors made it difficult to break the vicious circle.2

Ethiopia’s poverty is also manifested in its low adult literacy rate. Only 41.5% (33.8% women and
49.2% male) adults are literate. From this it is evident that there is a wide gender disparity in favor of
male. The Sector Development Program, therefore, plans to address 5.2 million adults by the end of
the plan years. 3

The 2006/7 Human Development Index ranked the country 169th of 177 countries. The average life
expectancy at birth by that time was 51.8 years. Rural literacy was 31% while urban literacy was 74%.
This indicates a wide rural-urban discrepancy in literacy rate.
Nonetheless, it is promising that the Government statistics from 2002 to 2006 show that there are great
improvements in:
 Gross primary enrolment from 61% to 91% ;
 Access to health services from 52% to 72%;
 Under five mortality rate from 167 to 123 per 1000 live births;
 Infant mortality rate from 97 to 77 per 1000 live births.4
Besides, the proportion of people living below absolute poverty line has declined from 44% (in
1999/2000) to 34.6% (in 2006/7). Despite such progresses, however, poverty is still common
phenomenon in the country.5

1 2 &5
The Ethiopia Macroeconomic Handbook, 210, pp 3-4 PANE, 2010, pp10: The second citizens’ report card. 3 ESDP, 2005/6-10/11, pp
32&46. 4 Young Lives, 2008, pp 5

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In response to the above development constraints and in supplement to the Government’s development
efforts, Emmanuel Development Association (EDA) executed various development programs in the
Amhara National Regional State and the City Administration of Addis Ababa.

DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS AND OPERATIONAL AREAS

EDA has been working on different development programs in two regions, Addis Ababa and Amahara
National Regional State since the year 1997. Akaki Kality, Debereberhan, Tarmaber, Kemissie,
Combolcha, Dessie, Mersa, Woldya, and Kobo have been EDA’s programs intervention areas.
The programs are:
1) Education
2) Integrated Child Protection and Development
3) Youth Development and Employability
4) Community Health Care & HIV/AIDS
5) Livelihood & Small holder Agriculture
6) OVC Focused Community Safety Net
7) Water, Sanitation, Hygiene, (WASH)
8) Integrated Women Empowerment (IWEP)

EDUCATION, CHILD SPONSORSHIP AND PROTECTION PROGRAM

Education, Child Sponsorship and Protection program comprises all projects those aims at addressing
children’s basic rights. As a result, this program includes all activities focusing on education,
sponsoring children and protecting them from any form of abuse. In light of these objectives, EDA has
implemented various projects which are aimed at ensuring the children to get access to basic and
quality education, protection from various types of abuse, enable orphans to have the protection of
guardians, and reunify children who abandoned their families for different reasons.

YOUTH DEVELOPMENT AND EMPLOYABLITY

This program aims at curbing the problem of youth unemployment thereby supporting them through
provision of training, startup capital and consultancy service so that they can sustain themselves. The
trainings include professional and life skill components. In the professional trainings the youth have

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received various trainings such as dairy farm management, poultry and small ruminant rearing, bee
keeping, hotel catering, tailoring, hair dressing, wood and metal work. The program intends to expand
the training program to other fields like computer proficiency, business management, marketing and
other business fields.

COMMUNITY HEALTH CARE & HIV/AIDS,

The national health policy emphasizes the importance of achieving access to a basic package of quality
primary health care services for all segments of the population, via a decentralized state system of
governance. Being in line with this notion, EDA has been running health care provision since the year
2001. To contribute its own share to the fourth, sixth and seventh Millennium Development Goals
(MDGs) and the country’s five year health program, EDA has done a lot. Currently, to run health care
and HIV/AIDS programs, EDA has established one medium clinic at Akaki Kality which address all
health related issues of the community, renders medical service, deliver health education on
HTP,FP,RH,HIV/AIDS and VCT, and guidance and counseling to over 35, 000 people.

LIVELIHOOD & SMALL HOLDING AGRICULTURE,

Livelihood & Agriculture program is a program focusing on supporting individuals who have poor
economic status but willing and able to work. The program deals with urban and rural marginalized
people who are in short of financial resources, or other inputs to work with. It helps the destitute by
providing them with the necessary training, startup capital and consultancy service. Except the training
and consultancy service the tangible assets are delivered to the target group on credit basis. The credit
scheme helps 1) to prevent dependency syndrome 2) to revolve the collected fund among unreached
community group. In this program, EDA has provided target groups, with improved seed, fertilizer,
herbicide, and water pump, dairy cows, small ruminants, pullets and bee hives.

OVC FOCUSED COMMUNITY SAFETY NET,

The Strengthening Community Safety Nets program is designed to mitigate the adverse impacts of
HIV/AIDS on the well-being of HIV-affected vulnerable children and families while enhancing
community and government capacity to serve vulnerable children and families. The program strategy
supports a holistic service package reinforced with strengthened referral networks and improved data
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collection systems that enable continuous quality improvement. The program approach integrates
lessons learned and effective approaches developed in Ethiopia and the region. The overall objective of
the project is to respond to the problems of orphan and vulnerable children through comprehensive,
family centered, and child-focused care and support services.

WATER, SANITATION, HYGIENE, (WASH)

This program aims at improving the livelihoods of poor people through safe and adequate water supply,
appropriate sanitation facilities, and hygiene promotion services. Furthermore, EDA aims at laying
down basic infrastructure facilities in line with safe water, sanitation and hygiene promotion programs,
filling the gap of the government.

INTEGRATED WOMEN EMPOWERMENT (IWEP)

To improve the situation of women with low socioeconomic status, EDA has launched a program
entitled “Integrated Women’s Empowerment Program” since July 2010. The program focuses on
functional adult literacy, non-formal vocational skills training, and entrepreneurial support. Facilitators
have been recruited and trained on functional adult literacy. Eligible women have been organized into
groups and sensitized on IWEP. Technical and steering committees have been established at the sub-
city and woreda levels. Moreover, learning centers have been identified and prepared for the women’s
groups.

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EDA'S OPERATIONAL AREAS

Emmanuel Development Association (EDA)

Intervention Areas at National level

Kobo
Weldiya
Dessie
Mersa

Kemissie
Kombolcha

D/sina

D/Berehan

Akaki

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PROGRAM GOAL AND OBJECTIVES
The overall goal of EDA is to improve the wellbeing of disadvantaged children and community groups
of urban and rural dwellers in sustainable way through integrated community based approach and
active stakeholders’ participation.

The strategic objectives include increase access to services, improve household food security,
strengthening community capacity, and increasing income levels.

CORPORATE IDENTITY OF EDA

In considering change process in general and new dimensions of organizational thinking, EDA redefined its
corporate identity.

VISION STATEMENT
EDA envisions bringing positive change and protection for Ethiopian children through empowering their
families and communities.

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MISSION STATEMENT
EDA is committed to improve the lives of vulnerable children, youth and women through integrated, community
based, and sustainable development programs.
VALUES:
Beneficiary centred- Our works primarily focus on bringing impact on social and economic life of
marginalized people.

Entrepreneurship spirit- We strongly support innovations and evidence based practices that help to
provide quality services to our target groups.

Respect for all people-We believe in respecting people regardless of gender, age, ethnicity, social,
economic and health status.

Gender equality- We strive to level the playing field for girls and women by ensuring that all people
have equal opportunity.

Safe environment- We are committed to fostering a safe working and living environment.

Organizational competence- We critically recognize developing organizational competence to

provide better services for our target groups.

Teamwork- We recognize development as a joint action in which each person and organization
contributes with different capabilities.

Transparency and accountability-We employ transparency and accountability in our organization as

well as in our developmental interventions.

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MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS IN THE YEAR 2010)
EDUCATION PROGRAM
ALTERNATIVE BASIC EDUCATION

 1,500 children enrolled in 11 ABECs and provided with education materials,

 The same number of children attend currently ABE classes

 423 children completed third level and transferred to formal primary government schools,

 four Alternative Basic Education Centers (ABECs) renovated ,

 42 ABE facilitators received refresher trainings on different topics ,

 11 children committee members trained on child participation,

 21 parent’s committees trained on techniques of resource mobilization, monitoring and evaluation,

 22 ABE children mothers organized into an IGA group and supported with a working premises and materials
to run cafeteria, shower, and toilet services,

 5 ABECs handed over to the government with school furniture and 7 trained facilitators,

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FORMAL EDUCATION SUPPORT
 716 participants from PTAs, school community, and government officers trained to create child friendly
environment and insure quality education,

 four formal schools were supported with teaching aid and mini media materials,

 instructional material support given to one primary school that provides educational services to children
with special needs,

 child participation and protection TOT given to 20 child club members,

 different audio-visual materials provided to school girls’ club, and mini media to school child clubs,

 one electrical generator, and office furniture delivered to one primary school,

 12 government schools have been constructed and renovated to enhance quality of education,

 over 880 marginalized girls accessed to primary education and necessary supports,

 for the same number of girls tutorial classes have been organized,

 60 clubs in 12 schools provided with various capacity building facility,

 over 4,563 educational reference books supplied to partner schools,

 various types of laboratory equipments and teaching aid materials delivered to government schools,

 over 2700 teachers received refresher training,

 60 clubs in 12 schools provided with various capacity building facility,

 200 different reference books provided to one community reading center,

 over 13,930 formal school children provided with life skills, Reproductive Health, Family
Planning, HIV/AIDS and Gender issues,

Students using the laboratory equipments provided by EDA

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CHILD SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM
MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS IN THE YEAR:
 trainings conducted for ABE and ECCD facilitators on child friendly teaching methodology,

 reading room constructed to increase accessibility of library services to community,

 4 ECCD centers provided with playing materials to create an environment suitable for children,

 35 children graduated from pre-school education,

 729 sponsored children provided with financial support as a Child Designated Gift (CDG) from their
sponsors,

 3000 fruit seedlings given to self help group and planted on time,

 technical support has been given to beneficiaries provided with heifers in the year 2009,

 to strengthen the local business associations, water pump was purchased and provided for self help
group,

 eight dilapidated houses were renovated for 8 sponsored children’s families,

 3 tap water points built for two ABE and ECCD centers to increase the community’s access to clean
water,

 4 blocks of pit latrines each with 8 cubicles constructed for community and primary government schools,

 200 reference books were purchased and delivered to one government primary school,

 4 government schools provided with mini-media materials having a value of birr 8,000.00,

 playing materials with a value of 27,500 birr purchased and delivered to one more school,

 65 desks provided to another primary government school,

 2 blocks, each with 4 cubicles constructed for ECCD and ABE centers,

 1 television, 4 tables,8 chairs and other materials provided to Gelan number 2 elementary school,

Constructed water point, Pit latrine for ECCD and ABE children,
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  Old classrooms renovated and new additional classes constructed at government primary school to
enhance linkage, capacity building and sustainability;

s Additional Classrooms Constructed at Mani Amba Junior secondary school, 25 kms from Debresina

 teaching aids, education materials and school uniforms provided to ABE and ECCD centers,

 over 1,450 ECCD children provided with educational materials,

 500 community members sensitized about HIV/AIDS, RH, FP, GBV and other related issues,

Graduated Children from Pre-school Education and Pre-school Children Playing 19

  Over 330 sponsored children went on an educational tour,

 TOT given for 25 youth club leaders on prevention of HIV/AIDs,

Children at Education Tour

PROTECTION OF CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE & EXPLOITATION

MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENT IN THE YEAR UNDER REVIEW:
 1286 vulnerable children protected from likelihood of being affected by various types of abuse,
(sexual abuse and exploitation, physical abuse and neglect),

 9000 people addressed through community conversation,

 90 volunteer community agents involved to protect children through protection and prevention
activities,

 police officers actively collaborated with EDA to protect children

 6 former survival sex workers have been rehabilitated through IGA programs,

 168 police officers were trained in investigating and prosecuting child cases,

PROTECTION OF CHILDREN ON THE MOVE IN THE NORTHERN

ETHIOPIAN CORRIDOR
MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS:
 community campaigns against children trafficking conducted,

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  audio/visual materials produced and distributed, focusing on the causes and consequences of child
migrations
 panel discussions, staging dramas and concerts conducted,
 child protection committees established in eight major towns,
 IEC materials produced and distributed,

P Police Officers on Training

 various trainings (paralegal, Para–counseling, planning, monitoring and evaluation, etc) conducted,
 trafficked children re unified with their families

Paralegal Training Aimed at Protecting Children from any Form of Abuse

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YOUTH LIVELIHOOD INITIATIVE:
MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS:
 103 youth received training, grants and started different types of businesses,
 the training resulted in improving the business skill capacity of the trained youth to start viable businesses,
 90% of them have generated daily net income of 25 to 30 birr,
 experienced youth are able to train their peers,

Youth on Street Business Toolkit Training

EDA MEDICAL CENTER

MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS IN THE YEAR:
The center:
 equipped with new photometer and blood chemistry machines, and other medical facilities,
 provided medical services for over 34,000 children and adults,
 provided family planning, SRH, and HIV/AIDS prevention services for 1157 community members,
 reproductive health education delivered to 97 community members,

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STRENGTHENING COMMUNITY SAFETY NET (OVC) PROJECT
ACHIEVEMENTS IN THE YEAR:
 12 community conversation sessions conducted for 839
community members and OVC guardians,
 1,529 OVCs provided with supplementary food,
 medical expenses and school fees of 85 OVC covered,
 educational materials provided to 1167 OVC,
 tutorial classes and life skill education offered to 56 OVC
by trained youth mentors,
 dwelling houses of five` OVC guardians maintained,
Community conversation
 387 families were provided with clothing and utensils,
 11 child-headed households were supported with training and seed money to run income generating
businesses,
 refresher trainings were conducted for 84 Volunteers and kebele officials,

WATER AND SANITATION (WASH)

MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS:
 two sanitation committee (27 members) were organized and trained,
 60 school girl’s club members were trained on personal hygiene,
 560 children and their families were trained on environmental and personal hygiene,
 one block of communal pit latrine with eight cubicles and 4 wash rooms was constructed and currently in
service being owned by 22 destitute women,
 one biogas digester constructed to generate energy for cooking using human and animal waste dropped in
the communal pit latrine
 the 22 women organized into cooperative to use the biogas energy and run a cafeteria,
 five dry waste collector cooperatives equipped with eight waste carriages,
 waste management training given to 23 people (10 farmers, 13 waste collectors)

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 Carriage distributed to the waste collector cooperatives

Beneficiaries cooking food for sale using biogas Outer view of the cafeteria

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 The pit latrines, biogas digester and wash rooms handed over to the destitute women

INTEGRATED WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM (IWEP)

ACHIEVEMENTS IN THE YEAR:
 21 facilitators have been recruited and trained in functional adult literacy,
 500 eligible women have been organized into 20 groups or learning clusters and sensitized
about the program,
 four technical and steering committees have been established at the sub-city and woreda levels,
 12 FAL learning centers have been identified and arranged for the women.

LIVELIHOOD & AGRICULTURE PROGRAM

SMALL ANIMAL AND VEGETABLE FARM PROMOTION
MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE YEAR
 more than 400 ruminants distributed among 200 poor farming households,
 asset basis of the households enhanced,
 currently many of them have 6 to 7 sheep/goats
 42 destitute mothers supported with farm inputs worth of 64,000 birr to work on vegetable
farm,

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SUCCESS STORIES
37-year-old Emebet Addise lives with her husband and three
children. Her husband works in the Ethio-fiber factory, earning 400
birr per month, but this income is not enough to cover the costs of
food, clothing, school uniforms, and exercise books for the three
children. Emebet received 3 ewes from EDA a year ago, and now has
7. She sold one for 400 birr, enabling herself to pay for her children's
food, clothing, and school materials.

Belay Awgechew, 62 years old, lives with his two sons and two
daughters. He was once a daily laborer, earning 15 birr each day,
though sometimes (particularly weekends and holidays) no work was
available. The Rural Capacity Building and Asset Creation Project
implemented by EDA provided him with a donkey, so now he transports
construction materials, grain from the market, and flour from the
milling house, boosting his daily income to 25 birr and decreasing his workload.

Successful business
In 2007, Firehiwot Bekele came from Kemisse, 180 kilometers
north of Debre Berhan. Her family had passed away, so she moved
to Debre Berhan to look for means of living. However, she became
a survival sex worker to sustain her life.
EDA provided her with training and start-up capital. Currently,
she sells cooked sweet potatoes and other vegetables. She also
expanded her business to run games for children. She earns 200
birr a week and saves half of her income a day. Her vision is to be
a successful business woman in the future.

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A 12 year disappeared girl reunified with her mother
Bekelu a 12 years old girl traveled 40 kilometers from
Deneba to Debrebrhan to escape sexual abuse and the
marriage into which she was forced at a young age. After
she arrived she was forced into work as a housemaid, being
denied her basic rights. Her new neighbors, however,
observed what was happening, reported the case to the
police, and took Bekelu to a drop-in-center. She spoke the
following explaining about her situation: “In the home I
stayed, their children, whose ages are similar to me are getting better access of their needs, better care
for them. I was forced to work more than 14 hours a day without rest. I had no extra time even to
wash my clothes. Thank you to my neighbors observing my situation, they saved me from the horrible
situation I was in and now I am found in my mother’s arms.

YES, DEPRESSION IS OVER!

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I WILL MAKE DIFFERENCE FURTHER

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 TESTIMONY

Ato Birhanu Mulatu said that he has been satisfied with remarkable
achievements of EDA to address the issues of children in
Debresina. He continued saying, “When I was requested for mini
medias support, due to the information I have about the aim of the
new joint program, I didn’t hesitate to take that opportunity to
contribute my part for the success of the program objectives, since
it is also my responsibility as a citizen. I was conscious of the challenges of children who are on the
move, thus I determined to share the vision of the program.” He stated that protecting children from
all types of abuse should not simply be left to the government and NGOs, but should be a concern of
the community.

Getacher Zewdie, one of the former ABE students, now 8th grade student at Abiye junior
secondary school wrote the following Amharic poem to express his appreciation for EDA:

ም ስ ጋ ና ን ለ ተ መ ስ ጋ ኙ

የህይወቴን ተስፋ የልቤን ፍላጎት፤

ተምሬ ላሳካው በሃሳብ ስዋትት፤

መልካም አጋጣሚ ተፈጠረልኝ

›T’<›?M መጥቶ G G< ›eqÖ[˜

Kወላጅ አልባ ልጅ ’¨< ባለውለታ፤

ሳወድሰው ልኑር ጠዋትና ማታ፡፡

ቀን Yራ እየWራሁ ማታ òÅM qÖ`Ÿ<፤

ባማኑኤል ጥረት እውቀት መቅሰም ጀመርኩ፡

ድንቁር“” Ñö ብርሃን Lሳየኝ

መሰረት አስይዞ ላብዬ Kሰጠኝ፤

K›T’<›?M ´“ ’Ç=G<U õp`

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 ÃÉ[e LKG<˜ ´““ ¡w`

ƒልቅ ሥራ ሠ`„›M ¾T>uÏ LÑ`

›T’<›?M ÅÑ< ¾MTƒ ›Ò`

Ã’<` K²LKU ÅG Ç=T`::

The poem translated in English below:

In the poem, he articulates his feeling and appreciation to EDA. He explains that he was eager
enough to have access to basic education. Nevertheless, because he has been with no support he
could not manage it at his early age. Fortunately, EDA came to the area and accessed him to basic
education. He witnessed that EDA is the father of orphans; supporting marginalized children and
adults to enable them get access to free education and Functional Adult Literacy. He wishes to EDA
good reputation, honor and long life so that marginalized children will never be in problem to get
access to basic education.

EDA’s Free Education Deliverance Process (registration, education material distribution, teaching learning
process in classes, training on sustainability),
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 CHALLENGES

 Community capacity to take over

projects, in few target areas
 shortage of resource as required,
 global financial crisis,
 inflation,
 unemployment,
 increase number of street children
and orphans,
 donor dependency

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 EDA STAFF INCLUDING VOLUNTEERS IN

No Particular D/berehan Akaki Head Office Total

1 Masters - 2 1 3
2 BA 6 10 4 20
3 Diploma 4 10 5 19
4 10+TVT 2 5 1 8
5 12+Certificate - 10 - 10
6 12 Complete 3 25 1 29
7 Others 1 22 3 26
Total Staff 16 84 15 115

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 INCOME & EXPENDITURE STATEMENT

No Description Years Total

2009 2010
I Revenue
1.1 Fund Balance on the 1st of January 2,963,159.80
1.2 Revenue for the year ended Dec. 31st 12,396,138.0
1.3 Fund Balance closed against Learn & (279,680.00)
Play Project
Total Revenue 15,079,617.80
II Expenditure
2.1 Basic Education 3,132,984.85
2.2 OVC (Health & HIV) 619,835.57
2.3 Youth Venture Development & HIV 742,473.34
2.4 Credit & women Empowerment 46,877.57
2.5 Urban Agriculture 1,025,612.57
2.6 Sponsorship 1,277,224.11
2.7 Child Abuse Protection & Prevention 616,879.76
2.8 Strengthening Community Safety Net 1,149,843.16
2.9 Action Research & Capacity Building on 290,648.78
WASH
2.10 Others 93,576.41
Total Expenditure 8,945,956.22
2.11 Unspent Balance returned to funding (31,539.33)
agencies
III Excess of income over Expenditure 6,102,122.25

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 LIST OF DONORS

1) Banyan Tree Foundation

2) Save the Children Sweden (SCS)
3) Christian Children’s Fund of Canada (CCFC)
4) Canadian Feed the Children (CFTC)
5) Howick Foundation (Canada)
6) Pestalozzi Children’s Foundation
7) Oak Foundation
8) USAID / PACT
9) Cordaid the Netherlands
11) Street Kids International
12) Global Development Group (Australia)
13) Oxfam Canada
14) Dvv International (Germany)
15) WaterAid

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Community Discussion to form Credit and Saving Association

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Baseline survey on environmental situation & need assessment work in 6 weredas of North Shoa ( Jiru, Minjar, Berehet,kewot, -- etc,)
With concerned Line Department staff of the weredas and SHA Partners

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