Education and Training in Ethiopia An Evaluation of Approaching EFA Goals
Education and Training in Ethiopia - Koulutuksen tutkimuslaitos
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The annual budget for these projects has been around FIM 1 million. The total amount <strong>of</strong>NGO support equals about FIM 11 million. Many <strong>of</strong> the projects have been runn<strong>in</strong>g s<strong>in</strong>cethe 1970s.Konso Literacy Programme by the FLM (Suomen evankelisluterila<strong>in</strong>en kansanlähetys)Sector: <strong>Education</strong> (NGO)Duration: 1990 – 2000F<strong>in</strong>anc<strong>in</strong>g: F<strong>in</strong>l<strong>and</strong>: about 1,000,000 FIMThe FLM (Suomen evankelisluterila<strong>in</strong>en kansanlähetys) has had several projects <strong>in</strong> theeducational sector: build<strong>in</strong>g a pre-school <strong>in</strong> Desee, a literacy programme <strong>in</strong> Konso, anextension project for women <strong>in</strong> Denbidollo.Support to School for the Deaf <strong>in</strong> Hosanna by the Mission <strong>of</strong> Deaf (Kuurojen lähetys) <strong>and</strong>FELMSector: <strong>Education</strong> (NGO)Duration: 1990 – 200F<strong>in</strong>anc<strong>in</strong>g: F<strong>in</strong>l<strong>and</strong>: 4,6 million FIMThe <strong>Ethiopia</strong>n Evangelical Church Mekane Yesys School for the Deaf has operated twentyyears. Mission <strong>of</strong> the Deaf <strong>and</strong> FELM have supported the school. The purpose the school isto educate the deaf children, provide counsell<strong>in</strong>g services for hear<strong>in</strong>g disability <strong>and</strong> toenhance <strong>in</strong>dependence <strong>and</strong> equal opportunity for them. The school delivers academic <strong>and</strong>vocational education accord<strong>in</strong>g to the curriculum <strong>of</strong> the ESDP from Preparatory class,through Grade 1 to Grade 8 <strong>and</strong> up to Grade10. In the school year <strong>of</strong> 2000/01 thereenrolled 87 boys <strong>and</strong> 60 girls with the staff consist<strong>in</strong>g <strong>of</strong> 25 males <strong>and</strong> 13 females.Relevance <strong>of</strong> the Selected NGO ProjectsWhere the bilateral development projects have served national needs <strong>and</strong> the relevantnegotiations have been conducted between governments, the NGO projects have stemmedma<strong>in</strong>ly from local needs <strong>and</strong> been largely citizen-centered. The NGO projects haveoperated <strong>in</strong>dependently <strong>of</strong> GoE policies <strong>and</strong> bilateral projects. However, towards the end<strong>of</strong> the decade there have been cooperative efforts by woreda <strong>and</strong> zone adm<strong>in</strong>istrators <strong>and</strong>the managers <strong>of</strong> the NGO projects to <strong>in</strong>tegrate the projects <strong>in</strong>to the goals <strong>and</strong> strategy <strong>of</strong>the ESDP. The activities <strong>of</strong> the F<strong>in</strong>nish NGOs have focused on adult literacy campaigns, onbuild<strong>in</strong>g k<strong>in</strong>dergartens <strong>and</strong> schools <strong>and</strong> on provid<strong>in</strong>g special education, particularly onimprov<strong>in</strong>g the educational situation <strong>of</strong> the deaf. The work <strong>of</strong> the NGOs has significantlycomplemented that <strong>of</strong> the bilateral projects <strong>and</strong> vice versa.Project EffectivenessThe NGO projects selected for review here complement the target groups <strong>and</strong> areas <strong>of</strong> theF<strong>in</strong>nish bilateral programmes <strong>in</strong> significant ways. For <strong>in</strong>stance, the Hosa<strong>in</strong>a school hasdeveloped computer-assisted <strong>in</strong>struction <strong>and</strong> computer skills for deaf students. The schoolalso prepares the deaf students for the workforce through two approaches: byvocationaliz<strong>in</strong>g the primary-school curriculum between Grade 5 <strong>and</strong> 8, <strong>and</strong> by provid<strong>in</strong>gvocational education <strong>and</strong> tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> Grades 9 <strong>and</strong> 10.86