Project proposal

Holistic Intervention and Rehabilitation On Street Children Found Around koshea and Alert Area.

Submitted to:-

The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Charities and Societies Agency

Nov, 2011 Addis Ababa Ethiopia

Table of Content

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1. Background & Justification .................................................................................1 2. Problem Analysis .................................................................................................2 3. Policy context and implications ...........................................................................3 4. Objectives ............................................................................................................3 4.1. General objectives .......................................................................................3 4.2 Specific objectives .......................................................................................3 5. Expected project outcome ....................................................................................4 6. Project activities ...4 7. Beneficiaries selection criteria ............................................................................5 8. Beneficiaries ......................................................................................................5 7.1. Direct beneficiaries ....................................................................................5 7.2. Indirect beneficiaries ..................................................................................5 8. Project duration ...................................................................................................5 9. Project output .......................................................................................................5 10. Project inputs ....................................................................................................5 11. Organization and management ..........................................................................6 12. Monitoring, evaluation and reporting strategy...................................................8 13. Project cost (estimated) ......................................................................................9 14.expected project outcome ...................................................................................9 14.1 Short term..................................................................................................9 14.2. long term ..................................................................................................9 15. Assumption and risks ........................................................................................9 16. Sustainability and phase out strategy ..............................................................10 16.1Sustainability strategy ...............................................................................10 16.2 Phase out strategy ...................................................................................10 Annex1 physical plan format.11 Annex 2 financial plan format 12 Annex 3 physical and financial plan format.. 13 Annex 4 man power plan format 15

1. Background and Justification

Children constitute a large section of the Ethiopian population. Over 45% are children below fifteen (MOE 2010). Among these children most of them are suffering from poverty such as living in extremely poor situation, suffering and dying from various diseases, having no access to schooling, working in hazardous conditions, being exposed to various physical and sexual abuses, being trafficked, being orphaned and/or infected by HIV/AIDS. Ethiopian children under five years of age are categorized as being chronically malnourished. The level of malnutrition is alarmingly high, with nearly one in two (47%). Only 32% of children at six months of age are exclusively breastfed. The level of malnutrition among women in Ethiopia is also high; whose babies likely have multiple nutritional problems from their birth. Other factors causing malnutrition, such as inadequate caring and feeding practices at home, infections, lack of adequate hygiene, maternal malnutrition, lack of mothers time for active feeding and stimulation are paramount (National nutrition survey UNICEF 2006-2007). Children are part of the labor market as domestic workers, herders and caretakers of siblings. Fifty three percent of five to fourteen year old children are involved in child labor (State of worlds children 2009, Ethiopia 2007). Access to basic and quality education and educational materials in Ethiopia is generally low. This affects the cognitive development of the child in the early years of life and beyond. Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) is one of the most neglected areas in Ethiopia. The early childhood enrolment rate in 2007/2008 is about 3.9%, nationally negligible figure. In the human life cycle, the early childhood period is a critical period that requires due attention and a great deal of investment. Failing to provide children at this stage of development with better nutrition, health care and education deprives them of their right to

develop as productive citizens, enjoy a better quality of life and eventually contribute to societys growth. Generally, Children in Ethiopia face complex and interwoven social and economic problems. This makes the realization of childrens well-being a challenging task. Along with different sectors, life to live in Ethiopia will work to address problems that affect children. Projects to be accomplished in target areas

Kolfe keraniyo sub city;- according to a bulletin kolfe keraniyo volume 2, no 2 published by communication affairs office of the sub city in march 2002; kolfe keraniyo is one of the ten sub-cities in the restructuring made in 1995, bordering addis ketema and gulele sub-cities in the north, lideta sub-city in the east, nifas silk lafto sub-city in the south and oromiya regional state in the west. Its area is 5471.13 hectares with a population of 456,230 among which 48.4% are male and 51.6% are female. During its establishment (1995) there were 13 schools at different levels in which only 22,348 students were enrolled. As per the effort made to expand the service, meaningful change in the education sector has been observed starting 1996. Accordingly, eleven new standardized schools were constructed and expansion was made in the 8 formerly built schools. As stated in the bulletin entitled yeakababi limat serawoch be kolfe keraniyo special issue published by communication affairs main office in February 2002 the education provided by limited 13 government schools has now grown to 18 primary and 5 high schools in which 47,959 students got the opportunity to learn full day without shift. Nifas silk lafto sub city; it is one of the 10 sub-cities of Addis Ababa. Although detail statistical data on the socio-economic situation of the population of the sub

city is not available, the 2007 CSA report shows that the sub city has a total population of 316,108 with 148,892 male and 167,216 female i.e. 47.1 % and 52.9% respectively. Life to live is an indigenous Non-governmental organization dedicated to see a self reliant Ethiopian society. The Organization established in 2010 by intellectual who are living in slum area and dumping site known askoshe. In short, as extension of previous activity Life to live would like to implement on children service projects in the sub city. The organization operates in Addis Ababa, kolfe keraneo & lafto Sub-city woreda 1 and woreda 2 (alert area and korea area).The major focus areas of intervention of life to live are prevention of children from koshe ( dumping site) provide their meal in feeding center , preventive health program and support in their education. LTLs mission is to contribute towards bringing a long lasting change and improvement in the life of the disadvantaged members of the community with emphasis on children through integrated development programs with the active participation of the community.

2. Problem analysis
The vast majority of children in Ethiopia are brought up and forced to live under the most difficult circumstances. They are living with malnourishment which is prevalent in the target area. Child labor and school dropout is the effect of malnourishment. The lack of school materials and fees is rampant in Ethiopia. There are enormous factor which is largely related to poverty have contributed for low enrolment ratio in the sub-cities these are:In the sub-cities woreda 1 and woreda 2 (alert area and korea area) since the capacity of most parents to feed and to send their child to school is very difficult rather they permit to go to the dumping area. This can be seen from two points of

view. First, the parents of these children are illiterate and they dont know the value of education. Secondly, even if these parents want to send their child to school they couldnt afford the payment and the meals for their children, since the incidences of poverty are very high in the area due to the decline in the average annual income which is inadequate to meet the basic food and non-food required for the household members. The root cause for the decline in household income is the lack of productive assets (Work tools and equipment), shortage of working capital and raw materials and inputs and also the lack of market of their products. Because of these reason, most of the parents are beggars. The following issues were identified to justify and call for continued interventions: People who come to the dumping area are persons who are too poor and hence have nothing to eat. This forced them to eat what they get from the dumping center not because they like to eat rather forced by their extreme poverty. Consequently, they become victims of several health problems and addicted to several drugs. These children are either from parents who have died or are too poor and unable to meet their demands. For this reason they are obliged to spend most of their time in the dumping site. They are either school aged children and above that but some did not start school and some others have dropped out mainly because of economic problem. These children, by eating all the left outs from that damping site, are exposed to various dangerous diseases. Moreover while they are searching for edible left outs, they are subjected to accidents like car crush by the dumping cars which lead to different disability and death, eating harmful and expired sealed foods and poisonous substances. The youth who based their living on the dumping site are subjected to low moral standards, most of them are illiterate or school dropouts and some are attending school. Those who are under education have nothing to eat and hence forced to

drop out. What should be taken in to consideration is that there are also girls reached to puberty stage and spends most of their time even the nights in the dumping site. Since the youth are highly addicted to several drugs, the community discriminates them. These led to both male and female adolescents to form their own residential area, which might result in unsafe sexual contacts that will increase the prevalence of HIV/AIDS, and some of them are accused of being criminals. The situation in the focus target area for this project, are very exacerbated when we compare with the other sub-cities of Addis Ababa. The children who reside themselves in the dumping area in general and the Sub-city in particular share all the problems addressed in the previous paragraphs.

3. Policy context and implications

Concerning our policy context it is derived from the government policy and procedures especially, this days the government has paved the way of creating favorable policy and procedures so as to ease and support NGO working to help and contributes on the success of our growth and transformation plan. The government policy has also been played a vital role on the reinforcement of the interrelation and integration between governmental and non governmental organizations. However, life to live charity organization will be one of the organizations who work diligently in collaboration with governmental organizations, nongovernmental organizations and other concerned bodies. It stands so far to foster and improve the early stage educational service and to create productive citizens throughout the country.

4. Objective
4.1 General Objective of the project:
To reduce the abhorrent impacts of poverty on the children who have been suffering from the shortage of food supply living in the targeted area

4.2 Specific Objectives

To create access to quality education for 500 school dropout children Increase the enrolment of school children by 50% in the two consecutive years. Provide basic health services for children to enhance their healthy growth and Improve awareness of women, children and the large community on HIV/ AIDS Provision of training To establish feeding center that serves 40 vulnerable child at a time and reduce Malnourishment of children in the target community To arrange vocational and academic training for 50 vulnerable youth to be self employed

5. Expected Output:
Education 500 children under the program are enrolled in schools and attend their education 500 children attend their education having the materials 500 children provided with school uniform 40 youth will be trained and involve on income generating activities necessary educational

Health Community members got education on environmental and household sanitation Beneficiaries got education on health (personal & environmental hygiene), adolescent reproductive health, HIV and AIDS Parents/guardians of sponsored children received training on family planning
Nutrition

About 500 children receive high nutritional value food items biannually

6. Activities and strategies

1. Procure and supply school uniforms and educational materials for 500 children 2. Follow up the performance of enrolled children in their education on quarterly basis 3. Train 20 youths Vocational and academic schools activities on quarterly basis. 4 Organize a 3 to 5 day business/entrepreneurship targeted youth 5. Provide startup capital to the 20 trained youth to initiate their own IGAs and link them to existing government structures (extension workers, Small scale and micro Enterprise experts) 6 Organize 5 community discussion forum annually on children who stayed in the dumping site 7 Produce and disseminate 10,000 booklets with such issues of harmful dumping site 8 Provide 5 workshops to 500 Vulnerable children on self-awareness, Health issues, communication and social/life skills 9 Construct feeding center around the sub cities. skills training for the

10 Equip the feeding center with the required inputs Employ two house mothers and guards that look after the 11. 12. the dumping center. Organize life skills trainings(assertiveness, how to protect oneself from abuse, decision making, resistance to peer pressure) vulnerable children from the dumping center 13. Provide health education (personal & environmental hygiene), adolescent reproductive health, HIV and AIDS prevention vulnerable children from the dumping center Provide vocational technical skills training for girls in the safe home as per their capacities and preferences. feeding center. Provide meals, clothing, and medical support for vulnerable children from

7. Beneficiary selection criteria

A criterion is developed to select orphan and vulnerable children) in the dumping site. The criteria are level of income of households, the living condition of the childs families/guardian, priorities are given to female headed households, drop out girls.

7.1 Direct Beneficiary

This project has 500 direct beneficiaries who are children from lower income and absolutely poor families in the target area

7.2 Indirect beneficiary

The project indirectly benefits the society in general. Since, these children and their families are parts of the society it helps to attain the society growth.

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8. Project duration
This project is proposed for three consecutive years from 2012 to 2014 to accomplish all the activities which are going to be implemented on the target areas the organization has focused.

9. Project inputs
Financial inputs in order to implement the project the organization in collaboration with potential donors pursues to provide birr 4,730,000 (four million seven hundred thirty thousand birr) of which birr 3,470,000 (three million four hundred seventy thousand birr) for program cost and birr 1,260,000 (one million two hundred sixty thousand birr) for administration cost. Material inputs the organization has the necessary materials inputs for the implementation of the project such as: - well organized office, computers and other necessary equipments. Human resource as it is shown on the organizational structure the organization has committed board of directors and one accountant, cashier, secretary and public relation and one devoted managing director are the valuable assets for the implementation and sustainability of the project.

10. Organization and management

The supreme body of the organization is the general assembly which elects board of directors to formulate the laws governing the establishment and functioning of the association and makes key decisions for approval of the associations policies, plans and strategies. The board of directors is mandated for the all activities of the organization and assigns managing director and other staffs, organizes short, middle and long term plans and budgets and evaluates the implementation of the plans and program along with stated objectives.

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Managing director of the organization is responsible to identify, prepare and implement projects and monitor day to day activities of projects and utilizes the budget as per activities in the project.

11. Organizational Structure

General Assembly

Board of directors

Auditor

General Manager

Public relation

Project Manager

Finance and Administratio n Accountant Cashier

Health & education Program officer

k/keraneo sub city( worda 1) Project

Lafto sub city(woreda 2) Project

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12. Monitoring, evaluation and reporting strategy

Monitoring and evaluation system in general will be the responsibility of life to live charity organization. More specifically the managing director will be responsible to the day to day activities of the project implementation. The board of directors of the organization will assess the progress of each program towards established out comes and/or priorities through semiannual report, review meetings, and midterm evaluation using participatory methods. Further to the internal evaluation strategy, concerned government bodies will also take part in the monitoring and evaluation strategy in the form of auditing, discussion and meeting conducted on a yearly bases. A close follow up will also be made by these institutions to ensure that the activities are implemented as per the objectives set. Annual activity and financial reports, annual plan of operation and audit report will be submitted to these organizations as well. The board of directors will be responsible in facilitating and monitoring the proper utilization of the budget. The result of this monitoring process will be recorded and plan established to improve the implementation where necessary. The monitoring and evaluation result will be communicated timely to the general assembly of the organization and funding agencies on semiannually bases. The final terminal evaluation will be conducted involving collaborators from governmental bodies, non governmental institutions and funding agencies the terminal evaluation will determine the overall effectiveness (out comes) of the project towards responding meeting the set objectives. The result of the evaluation will be shared with all concerned bodies to take lessons, analyze together what changes are necessary and how the program could sustain considering the necessary changes. To sum up the monitoring, evaluation and reporting activities will be taken through in routine and non-routine manner (based on their nature) with the focus of taking lessons and making informed decisions to increase the efficiency

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and effectiveness of this particular project as well as to lay a base for other future projects

13. Project cost (estimated)

Operational cost: the program (operational) cost of the project is estimated to be 3,470,000 (three million four hundred seventy thousand birr) which is 73% of the grand total cost of the project. Administration cost: the administration cost of the project is estimated to be 1,260,000 (one million two hundred sixty thousand birr) which is 27% of the grand total cost of the project. Grand total of the project will be birr 4,730,000 (four million seven hundred thirty thousand birr).

14. Expected project outcome

14.1Short term
From the nature of the project its community based, endeavors to see in the short run children in koshe area will have sufficient food, self employed, motivated and inspired to go to school that invites to learn and entertain them in conducive teaching and learning environment.

14.2 Long term

This project aims to see in the long run children will be aware of how to live sophisticated life and proper educational service and have business knowledge for their future career.

15. Assumption and risks

Favorable policy environment for charity organizations, the required amount of fund will be secured, and the cooperation of all funding agencies including government decision makers are the most promising assumptions there.

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However, there may be some risk factors that could influence the project and become beyond the immediate control. This includes. There is a risk, that potential donors may not pursue the financial support as required and on time. To minimize this risk, however, great care will be given to the selection of funding agencies and commitment of the board of directors and founding members of the organization. Reluctance by relevant governmental, non governmental institutions and potential donors to collaborate in the implementation of the project. In addition to unforeseen factors, may also affect degree of achievement. to minimize this risk, the board of directors will ensure the full participation of relevant NGOs, governmental bodies and community based organizations in the implementation of project activities. 16. Sustainability and phase out strategy

16.1Sustainability strategy
The very nature of the project being community based indicates that the project runs and owned by the client who are by and large part of the society. The community will be empowered to have a shared vision so that they can be able to actively involve in identifying problems, planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the project programs. This is to say that sense of ownership will be developed in the society depending on the built in system of the project, which is assured by the activities out of the project period. In order to win support of decision makers at various levels, the parental and professional involvement in the entire process will be ensured. The over all program will be back up by intensive motivational and awareness raising activities throughout the project period. The research work will have its own contribution in supporting any organizations including the implementer of this project to learn more about the existing strategies and draw lessons for development of better approaches.

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All these interrelated activities believed to enhance the effectiveness of the project which in turn maximizes the sustainability of the project as it attracts other partners to work in collaboration toward quality and efficient early educational service for children from lower income segments of the society. Similarly sustainability of the project depends on the financial inputs secured from potential donors to pursue its programs and to sustain the financial status of the organization.

16.2 Phase out strategy

From the nature of the project being community based and the favorable policy environment in the country it was not believed that the project cant underway its implementation. Because of the strong monitoring evaluation strategy which have its own contribution to learn more about the existing strategy and draw lesson for development of better approaches since, the termination of the project before stated period of time

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Annex 1 physical plan format SN Activities Unit measure Total quantity 2012 100 4 Yearly target 2013 180 4 2014 220 4

1 2

3 4

5 6

Provision of educational materials Follow up the performance of enrolled children in their education Train youths Vocational and academic schools activities Organize business/entrepreneurship skills training program for the targeted youth Provide startup capital to the trainees Organize community discussion forum Produce and disseminate booklets with such issues of harmful dumping site Provide workshops to Vulnerable children on self-awareness, Health issues, communication and social/life skills Construct feeding center around the sub cities Equip the feeding center support for vulnerable children from the dumping center. Provide daily meals Clothing yearly Organize life skills trainings(assertiveness, how to protect oneself from abuse,) Provide health education (personal & environmental hygiene)

set session

500 12

session session

9 15

3 5

3 5

3 5

no session

60 15 30,000

20 5

20 5

20 5

no

10,000

10,000 10,000

session

15

9 10 11

no Lump sum

1 1

1 1

No No session

1080 1500 6

360 500 2

360 500 2

360 500 2

12 13

session

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Annex 2 financial plan format

SN 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Budget Provision of educational materials Follow up the performance of enrolled children in their education Train youths Vocational and academic schools activities Organize business/entrepreneurship skills training program for the targeted youth Provide startup capital to the trainees Organize community discussion forum Produce and disseminate booklets with such issues of harmful dumping site Provide workshops to Vulnerable children on selfawareness, Health issues, communication and social/life skills Construct feeding center around the sub cities Equip the feeding center Support for vulnerable children from the dumping center. Provide meals dally Clothing yearly Organize life skills trainings(to protect from abuse,) Provide health education and hygiene
Unit meas Unit price Total budget Budget allocation Remark

2012 50,000 60,000 45,000 75000 180,000 75,000 1,500,000 75,000 10000 20,000 15,000 25,000 60,000 25,000 500,000 25,000

2014 18,000 20,000 15,000 25,000 60,000 25,000 500,000 25,000

2013 22,000 20,000 15,000 25,000 60,000 25,000 500,000 25,000

set session session session no session no session

100 5000 5000 5000 3000 5000 50 5000

9 10 11

no Lump sum

90,000 60,000

90,000 60,000

30,000
20,000

30,000
20,000

30,000
20,000 500 children per day 500 child

12 13

No No session session

200 5000 5000

900,000 300,000 30,000 30,000

300,000 100,000 10,000 10,000

300,000 100,000 10,000 10,000

300,000 100,000 10,000 10,000

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Annex 4 physical and financial plan format

Activities
Operational cost U/ msr Unit cost Total budget phys financial phys 2012 financial Yearly budget allocation 2013 phys financial phys 2014 financial rem

Provision of educational materials Follow up the performance of enrolled children in their education Train youths Vocational and academic schools activities Organize business/entrepreneurship skills training program for the targeted youth Provide startup capital to the trainees Organize community discussion forum Produce and disseminate booklets with such issues of harmful dumping site Provide workshops to Vulnerable children on self-awareness, Health issues, communication and social/life skills Construct feeding center around the sub cities Equip the feeding center

set session session session no session no session

100 5000 5000 5000 3000 5000 50 5000

500 12 9 15 60 15 30,00 0 15

50,000 60,000 45,000 75000 180,000 75,000 1,500,000 75,000

100 4 3 5 20 5 10,000 5

10000 20,000 15,000 25,000 60,000 25,000 500,000 25,000

180 4 3 5 20 5 10,000 5

18,000 20,000 15,000 25,000 60,000 25,000 500,000 25,000

220 4 3 5 20 5 10,000 5

22,000 20,000 15,000 25,000 60,000 25,000 500,000 25,000

no Lump sum

90,000 60,000

1 1

90,000 60,000

1 1

30,000
20,000

30,000
20,000

30,000
20,000

Support for vulnerable children from the dumping center. No Provide meals dally No Clothing yearly Organize life skills trainings(to protect from session abuse,) session Provide health education and hygiene

200 5000 5000

1080 1500 6 6

900,000 300,000 30,000 30,000 19

360 500 2 2

300,000 100,000 10,000 10,000

360 500 2 2

300,000 100,000 10,000 10,000

360 500 2 2

300,000 100,000 10,000 10,000

Total operational cost

3,470,000

1150000

1,158,000

1,162,000

Administration cost Office rent Communication (tell, fax, int) Office furniture office equipments Office supplies Salary Transportation allowance Utilities Total administration cost Grand total 3,500 1,700 35,000 55,000 2,500 1,700 36 36 1 1 36 36 36 36 126,000 61,200 35,000 55,000 90,000 781,200 50,400 61,200 1,260,000 4,730,000 12 12 1 1 12 12 12 12 12 12 35,000 55,000 30,000 12 260,400 12 16,800 12 20,400 12 480,000
1,630000 42,000 20,400 42,000 20,400 30,000

260,400
16,800 20,400

12 12 12 12 12 12

42,000 20,400 30,000

260,400
16,800 20,400

390,000
1,548,000

390,000
1,552,000

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