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security enhancement program. In addition, the promotion of cereal banks and market access are
also among the on-going projects activities of the NGO.
In terms of coverage, HUNDEE is present in W/Shewa (Welmera, Dandi, Jeldu and Chaliya);
N/Shewa zone (Wuchale Jida, Kuyu and Worra Jarso0; E/Shewa zone (Lume, Ada’a, etc); Arsi
and W/Arsi Zones (Kokosa, Kofale and Gedeb Asasa) as well as Sinana and Dinsho woredas of
Bale zone covering a large beneficiary population.
Regional Development Associations
Next to NGOs, regional development association, cooperatives, mass based and local
development organizations are the largest NSA typology in terms of both participation and
contribution to the regional development objectives.
Oromia Development Association (ODA)
The Oromia Development Association (ODA) takes the lead in thematic area as well as
beneficiary population it reaches. Apart from the contributions of a large membership (over half
million), the ODA undertakes local fund raising and also receives considerable funding support
from the donor community (Packard Foundation, USAID, Glimmer Hope Foundation,
Engendered Health, SIDA, ESW, etc) to implement various project activities that primarily focus
on education, health, water supply and food security. In terms of geographic area coverage, ODA
is the largest NSA that has on-going project activities in more than 110 woredas of the region. In
its reproductive health programme alone, ODA provides house to house services for over 700,000
women and as a result it has helped curbing the birth rate (preventing nearly 1.1 births). The
water supply projects have created access to potable water for about 350,000 people. In addition,
ODA constructs new schools that enroll thousands of children and also provides capacity building
support for schools and educational institutions in the region. As parts of its food security
programme, ODA has on-going irrigation project with the capacity to irrigate 350 hectare farms
and over 1,900 beneficiary households in Jarso woreda of E/Hararghe zone. Apart from the
programmes and project activities coordinated by the main regional office, ODA branches in the
17 zones of the region also implement numerous development and service provision activities in
their respective zones.
In spite of the implementation capacity built and its effectiveness so far, ODA leaders appear to
have dissatisfaction with the modality that SIDA uses namely umbrella or apex organizations as a
channel for the provision of funding to CSO projects. The two important reasons are 1) the
allocation of fund between the umbrella/Apex organization and the NSA that actually implement
projects is irrational (Apex organizations take about 30 percent of the fund allocated for projects
but are not involved in project implementation); and 2) It is not legitimate to combine small
NGOs with larger NSA like the ODA that have larger constituencies/beneficiaries and more
transparent and accountable un in their operation.
6. Summary of Values and Beneficiaries of Ongoing NGO Projects
The following table summarises the current ongoing projects implemented by NGOs in ONRS:
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