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Ethiopia and ISSE

Ethiopia and ISSE . A joint venture. Question. How can we meet the challenges posed by cultural diversity and work for a better world?. Aim of this meeting. Share schools’ examples of good practice

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Ethiopia and ISSE

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  1. Ethiopia and ISSE A joint venture

  2. Question • How can we meet the challenges posed by cultural diversity and work for a better world?

  3. Aim of this meeting • Share schools’ examples of good practice • Draw together the ideas and creativity of educators from a diverse range of countries and cultures from our region

  4. Whythis country?

  5. Howcan we address the needs of others • Createawareness • Investigateneeds • Communicate • Act

  6. Createawareness

  7. Ethiopia background information

  8. Independence • Oldest independent country in Africa and one of the oldest in the world • at least 3000 years

  9. Government type • FederalRepublic • President GIRMA Woldegiorgis(since 8 October 2001) • Prime Minister MELES Zenawi (since August 1995) • Cabinet: Council of Ministers as providedfor in the December 1994 constitution; ministers are selectedby the prime minister and approvedby the House of People'sRepresentatives

  10. Elections • Last held 2010 • Emergingdemocracy

  11. Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Region (SNNPR)

  12. Landscape • Untouched • Gorgeous

  13. Undisturbed for centuries • Much of Ethiopia has stood still throughout the course of time, unaffected by foreign influence and power

  14. Language • Eighty-two languages are spoken in Ethiopia. • In the South, a dozen of languages are employed in the education area • including Amharic, 12 languages are used as medium of instruction at primary schools from grades 1-4 • Ethiopians communicate well with each other (through Amharic) if they have followed education above elementary level

  15. One of the ten poorest countries in the world • Ethiopian per capita income US$115 • Quality of education is very poor which produces an unskilled labor force • Ethiopia has one of the highest unemployment rates world wide with around 50% of urban men aged 15 and 30 are unemployed due to lack of industries and lack of investment • high taxes on imported products • Many will work for less than 20 cents a day (1 US dollar = 8 Ethiopian birrs)

  16. Health problems • Children with chronic lung problems because of inhalation of the unhealthy fumes in their huts • AIDS epidemic proportions (25% of all Ethiopians are HIV positive)

  17. Life expectancy • Dropped to 49 years

  18. Treatment of women and children • Women get less education than men • Poverty deprives children in their early years of life to adequate food, clean water, and medicine. • Mature quickly and take on adult responsibilities

  19. Positives • Peace • Stability

  20. Investigateneeds

  21. ISOB • Non ProfitOrganisation • Foundation by • A. Sontrop en Z. Ayde • Stichting ISOB (Internationale Steun aan Onderwijs, Bibliotheek) in Zuid Ethiopië Mauritsstraat 24, 1091 DA Amsterdam isob@chello.nlwww.isobfoundation.org

  22. ISOB Mission • Fightpovertythrougheducation and training

  23. Goal • Promotion of independent economic self-sufficiency and health resourcefulness

  24. Collaboration • Local NGO WODA • WolaittaDevelopmentAssociation • 310.000 payingmembers

  25. WODA Vision • "The creation of people, environment and institutions that no longer tolerate poverty, ignorance, oppression and injustice."

  26. One of the thingsestablishedby ISOB • Wolaitta Public Library 2003 – 2006 • WODA built the public library in Soddo, with ISOB support. The library is handed over to the town and dailyusedby 250 students

  27. Communicate

  28. Project focus • Human development and empowerment • Developing the people through resources such as • Education • Empower women vraag en antwoord over school.doc

  29. What are we going to do? • WolaitaLiqa Public School

  30. The Future Generation School • WolaittaLiqa Public School • situated beside WolaittaSoddo University • first established in 2008 • grades ranging from 5-7 • 188 students • 11 staff members • 7 administration workers • intended to increase one grade level in each year • upgrade it up to preparatory classes • increment of students’ number from 197 to 360 in 2009 academic year

  31. The students • Intentionally the school works to reach the OVC & destitute students talented and who are academically competent

  32. Wolaitta’s hopes • These children to be future generation of Wolaitta

  33. Surprisingly? • The school outshines in every academic contest and National Exams. For these reasons the school was given prizes two times last year

  34. Shortages of the school • The school lacks • student’s dormitory • cafeteria • assembly hall for the whole school community • generator when the electric system fails • shallow well water

  35. ICT Center • Students are taking part in activities in the computer center. But as the school is the one that outshines, some accessories like satellite receiver, plasma, etc. are missing and there is impossibility of obtaining the aforementioned equipment from the S/N/N/P/R/S Education bureau

  36. Transportation • The school uses rental vehicles (schoolbus) for transporting the students from the town to school

  37. Library • The library is equipped with texts, but not sufficient & update

  38. WODA involvement • Build a dormitory • Dining room • One block with four class rooms in addition to the existing teaching rooms

  39. Act

  40. Start of real exchange

  41. WolaittaLiqa School

  42. Meeting the students

  43. Helping the Poor

  44. Extra Classroomsneeded

  45. Shelter and housingproblem

  46. Action

  47. Mithra • ‘as leader of the Ethiopia project, I would like to say on behalf of the group that we feel extremely honored to be able to do such a thing for such students since education should not be treated as a privilege, but rather as a basic human right, and a tool that is the first step towards solving problems such as poverty, hunger and lack of shelter.’

  48. Adopt a student

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