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P Regional State
Gamo Gofa Zone, Mirab Abaya District, Fetele Doronje Peasant Association

A project proposal of Ensuring the marginalized orphan & vulnerable child primary education in Fetele Doronje Kebele Administration

Designed by Mr. Bergene Belta

June 13, 2012(6/10/2004), Arbaminch Ethiopia

Table of Contents
Title Page
Acronyms-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------i I. II. III. Project Identification------------------------------------------------------------------------------Project Summary-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------Background and Justification--------------------------------------------------------------------3.1 3.2 IV. Background-------------------------------------------------------------------------Justification of the project--------------------------------------------------------

Project Goal and Objectives----------------------------------------------------------------------4.1 4.2 Project Goal-------------------------------------------------------------------------Project Objectives------------------------------------------------------------------

V. VI. VII. VIII.

Project Strategies-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------Project Description---------------------------------------------------------------------------------Major Activities and Targets---------------------------------------------------------------------Project inputs--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------8.1 8.2 Financial input----------------------------------------------------------------------Personnel Input----------------------------------------------------------------------

IX. X. XI. XII. XIII. XIV.

Organization and Management--------------------------------------------------------------------Monitoring and Evaluation-------------------------------------------------------------------------Phase-in Strategy-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Phase-out Strategy-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------Opportunities and Assumptions--------------------------------------------------------------------Sustainability------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Acronyms

BBS BoW & CA ETB HH KAdm OVC SNNPRG Government USD WAdm WEO WWACO

=Basic Business Skills =Bureau of Women & Children Affair =Ethiopian Birr =House hold = Kebele Administration = Orphan and Vulnerable Children = South Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Regional

= United States Dollar = Woreda Administration = Woreda Education Office = Woreda Womens and Children Office

Project Identification
Title of the project: promoting primary education to orphan and vulnerable children of Fetele Doronje kebele (village) of SNNPR though sponsorship fund. Project location: Fetele Doronje Kebele administration, Mirab Abaya Woreda Total population: 800 Target population: 15 female children : 10 male children (5 years old up to 18 years) Estimated life span of the project: 4 years, from September 2012 to June 2015 Funding agency-private Hoofer Executing Agency Woreda education office peasant association education committee (board) Peasant association local leaders Implementing agency Mr. Brgene Belta with Mr. Bezabeh Abebe Email bergenebelta@gmail.com 251+916343175 Commencement date September 2012 Total budget 1 million Ethiopian birr

Introduction
The education of the worlds children is high on the global agenda. In the context of education for all (efa), all children should receive free, good quality education. The reality is that millions of the worlds children are too poor to benefit from the declaration, unless there are special inter versions that target their development. Unfortunately, such children do not form a special social category in poverty eradication intervention programs. This project aims at solving the problems hidden by the fact orphans and vulnerable children are invisible, yet by the very nature of their situation Finding reflects that children in abject problems can be recognized by rather elementary as opposed to sophisticated criteria. Schooling is high on the list as a critical criterion in determining who is extremely or modestly a vulnerable and disadvantaged child School-related costs have been the major obstacle for children in abject poverty to access education. The project supporting OVC education through sponsorship budget Mission help OVC get an opportunity to study for self sustenance and not dependents on the community thy live in. Vision - to assist the OVC to acquire education through sponsorship. Core values: Respect and value for OVC children Ensure educational access to the needy children

Project activities
To support school fees, uniform and other scholastic materials. Identify and register OVCs To take the picture of OVCs

Project Summary
Education is a key to any development and prosperity. Accordingly, this project is aimed at finding a fund so as to ensure the orphan and vulnerable children education in southern nations, nationalities and peoples regional state, Gamo Gofa Zone, Mirab Abaya Woreda Fetel Doroje peasant association. Over 95% of the children in the project area Fetel Doronje are unable to go to school yet they have interest and they are well informed about the value of education. Likewise, the annual income of their family is 500 Ethiopian birr. Most of the children are living as orphans without meaningful means of survival. Despite governments effort to enable everybody access to education through its effort. This project is therefore, designed to assist the effort of government and particularly to the OVCs. The project also aims to assist the family of the targeted children in providing aid to the child education.

2.0 Background and Justification

About Mirab Abaya district
Fetele Doroje administration is located in the south nations, nationalities and peoples regional sates of Ethiopia Gamo Gofa Zone, 457 kilometers south of the federal capital Addis Ababa, 3.1/2 kilometer west to the highway (asphalt road). The district administration comprises 24 peasant associations (pas).Out of these, 16 are of highlands and 8 are of the lowlands climatic condition. According to the data taken from the district administrative council, the total population of this district currently is 61,169, which is 49.6% is male, and 50.4% is female. The average family size is 5.6 persons per household. The topography of Fetele Doronje village is characterized by flat plains to slopes with degraded hills ranging in altitude between 1100-1700 meter above sea level. The average annual rainfall is ranged from 580-900mm low land and highland respectively. The communitys livelihood is based on mixed farming and traditionally adopted off farm activities. In the area, people are living relatively with heterogeneous custom tradition and beliefs. Likewise over 90% of the people living in the area (Fetele) are not educated. Hence, the family of the targeted children lacks awareness on education and the benefits of it.

2.1.0 Statement of the Problem

Problem statement of eh education is a key to any development and change. However, in the project area, Fetele Doronje at about 75% of the village population cannot read and write. In addition to this, harmful traditional practices (HTPS) are prevalent and widely spread in the area. Currently children under 14 years of age are highly exposed to labor abuse like working on farmland for more than 8 hours, carrying heavy jerry cans of water; collecting fire (fuel) wood from the forest and looking after cattle at the farmlands are some of the prevalent form of child labor abuse in the project area. Moreover, the livelihood of the family is based on hand to mouth lifestyle. Over and above, there is no infrastructure facility such as electric power supply, telecommunication and health care service e centers. On account of these problems, the children are not able to get education and other primary needs. There is also high rate of drop out and withdrawal from the school due to domestic work load of the family and traditional barriers that shared from the ancestors of the family. In short, in the project area, There is lack of infrastructure Negative attitude of the community towards child education High rate of drop out due to the problems Lack of primary needs Lack of interest to send the children to school Inaccessibility of the area

Family and Social Problems

Lack of one or both parents Family breakdown Polygamous family Households with many children and with no use of family planning Lack of protection from abuse.

Financial and material problems

Lack of money, clothing, food, accommodation, material goods, books, cooking, Lack of skills Lack of opportunities and source of income Child labor exploitation Lack of access to transportation and communication facilities.

Number of children who will be supported by grade level and by age per year Grade Level One Two Three Four Sub total Year one Year two Year three Year four

Organization Structure Donor

General Assembly

Executive Chairman

Project Committee

Consultant

Financial Controller Project Director

Program Officer

Volunteers

Poverty

The majority of the parents cannot afford to provide the finances necessary for basic education supplies (fees, stationary, books and school uniforms). Child labor especially girls (female children) in the rural setting bear the burden of substantial household chores such as water and firewood collection, food preparation care of siblings etc. This creates a disincentive for their parents to send them to school. Misconception There is a wide spread misconception in the community that investing in girls and children education is investing in going away resources, as they will be fully under the control of their husbands once they get married. Inaccessibility children in Fetele Doronje travel everyday from home to school and back to their homes. They come from further away and spend day away from their parents/guardians so as to attend primary school. I have my research and analysis demonstrates that looking for sponsorship for limited mechanism in order to create initial momentum in the program and ensure a seed to primary education is shown in the community where so few children currently have the opportunity.

IV) Project goal and objectives

- To enable project goal orphans and vulnerable children access basic education needs.

4.2 Project objectives

- To provide education to these children to make them good citizens and have a better future. - To encourage and motivate the targeted children go to school - To provide school fees and scholastic materials to the OVC to - To increase child school enrollment rate - To support the poor family (parents) of the children.

Project Strategies
Support of OVC education Support children to enroll in primary education. To support poor parents of the targeted children to enable them to complete primary education.

Project Description
Major Activities 1. Secure list of children in Fetele Doronje locality to the sponsorship. With the involvement of education officials, experts and administrative bodies of the area. 2. Provide financial support to the children (OVC). 3. Support for enrollment and clothing (at the start of the project). 4. Support for stationery, tuition and other costs- at the start and on quarterly basis Timely management of staff Report to the executive committee.

Monitoring and evaluation

10.1 Woreda level monitoring
The project will put emphasis on monitoring activities by the stakeholders, themselves; this is particularly true in relation to tracking application of best practices. 10.2 Compliance Monitoring Ato Bezabeh Abebe will facilitate and monitors the proper implementation of the project.

10.3 Periodic Reports

Project co-coordinator reports that contain information about expected versus actual result reasons for discrepancies relative to work plan, reports will be submitted to Mrs. Anne Hoofer and Mr. Bezabeh Abebe.

10.4 Community Participation

The program approach is based on full participation of the community at grass root level for that success is not possible without their full engagement.

10.5 Evaluation Plan

An evaluation will be conducted to asses project outcomes and effects and will assist the project partners and community to transparently evaluate the proposed actions of the project and then offer evidence based recommendations about approaches that provide e the most cost effective and sustainable results.

XI Phase-in Strategy
This project is designed on building blocks of government efforts and the community. Hence, it is designed to promote child education in Fetele Doronje village.

XII Phase-out Strategy

The project is aimed at promoting children education and helping their respective parents. This is a four years and the project co- coordinator believes that an effective phasing out strategy should start from the initial days of project implementation and continuously identify key areas to achieve the best possibility of achieved results.

Executive Committee

Accountant

Project coordinator

Secretary

Social Workers & Teachers

Cleaner

Project output 50% orphans and vulnerable children provided with school fees and scholastic materials. OVC school enrolment at school increased.

Project Monitoring Plan Organization Structure The Physical School Layout

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7) School Organizational Structure Woreda Education Office School Education & Training Parent-Teacher Association School Director The Local Chief (Committee) Program Coordinator

School Clubs

School Teachers

Departments

Administrative Staffs

Students

Responsibility of Personnels
The project co-coordinator
He/she carries out the following activities Planning co-ordination and implementation of project activities. Reports the overall work to the donor and close boss.

The project Accountant

Keeps all financial records of the project. Prepares monthly and yearly budgets for the project operation. Updates project books of accounts. Reports to the co-coordinator and the executive communities.

Budget breakdown by activity & Year S.N. Description Total budget Program cost Tuition fee Scholastic materials (uniforms) & others Teachers salary Office & Communication cost Transportation cost Mid-term & Final evaluation Total Budget in Birr 1,000,000 ETB Percent 100 70.38

1 2 3 4 5 6

The following table shows the budget breakdown for the project.

Table-4 Budget breakdown by Activity and year

Item OVC OVC school uniform OVC stationery & scholastic materials OVC clothing & bags OVC Health care (sanitary service) OVC care takers, coordinator & other personnel allowance Transport, communication & Office Management

Number of Cost per targets(children) child 25 25 25

Year 1

Budget Birr Year 2 Year 3

Year 4

Total

25 25

Total cost

ETB

Organized by: Bergene Belta

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