Regional Reports - the European External Action Service

Education
o Participation in the sector: SCF/UK , ICO, APVA, PDRA, etc;
o Activities undertaken: Education project activities range from the construction of
schools to the provision of services in both rural and urban areas of the region. A number
of them are engaged in school construction and the delivery of alternative basic education
(ABE) which is the strategy of the adopted by the regional government in order to expand
education service coverage. Among the INGO, SCUK is pioneer in promoting ABE in
this region and nationwide. Currently, SCUK is in the preparation to launch a new project
named Thematic Plan Programme (TPP) which is aimed at improving the quality of ABE
starting with pilot project in two woredas of Shinile zone, SNRS. SCUK new project and
also its advocacy for TPP project is one of the NSA initiatives displayed under “best
practice’ section of the main report.
Health
o Participation: CCM,MSF- Greece, HFH, OWDO, etc
o Health related activities: Construction of health facilities and health infrastructure
(clinics, health posts, etc); community – based health care services and health
capacity building to strengthen preventive health care, training of community based
health workers (CBHCW) and health extension agents. Some local NGOs especially
OWDA is currently delegated to manage a government hospital.
Water supply
o Participants in the activity: HH, OWDO, SRS, etc
o Major project activities: Several projects for water harvesting including dam
construction like the Haji Salah Dam (adopted from Sudan and each with capacity of
45,000m 3 ) for water harvesting and supply to people and livestock. For example the
local NGO known as Hope for the Horn has constructed 13 Kaji Salah Dams that is
currently serving over 1.5 million people and more than half a million cattle. Apart
from water harvesting schemes like Birka and dam construction, there are also many
NSA that participate in emergency water supply and water trucking to address
incidences of water crisis which is a common problem in the region.
Emergency and food security
o Participants in the activities:
o Project activities: These activities are intervention areas where both government
and NGOs undertake joint and collaborative activities. Early warning support and
capacity building, emergency response through the distribution of relief food to
needy people and also the supply of water for people as well as animals are the major
emergency response activities carried out when ever there is drought and food
shortages. In addition, drought management, food security and productive safety
projects are also ongoing projects implemented by local and international NGOs. The
region’s Rural and Agriculture Bureau and major NGOs engaged in emergency
programs have formed the Rural and Agriculture Task Force (RATF) which is the
strongest and most active GO-NGO forum in the region that has been effective in
implementing and coordinating emergency programmes.
Child Development & OVC
o Participation: MCDO, ARRDO, CC-SDCOH, JECCDO, PROPRIDE
o Activities undertaken: Provision of integrated support like nutrition, access to
education as well as the provision of education materials to vulnerable children in
urban and rural areas; life skills training, provision of vocational skills and also start
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