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5 Savings & credit 15 575 220,882 6 Milk & milk by-products 5 129 5,350 7 Salt mining & production 24 751 814,050 8 Others 11 507 115,613 Total 196 10,382 2,485,190 4 The dynamics in the sector at regional level There is an increasing trend in the number of NSA especially NGOs and cooperative organizations operating in the region. Thus, as compared to the total NGOs in the region during 2003, there are 10 more NGO that became operational in the region over the last four years. Moreover, now-a-days an increasing number of both national and international NGOs are focusing their activities in woredas of zones 2 and 4 which are often less served by NGOs in the past. Like NGOs, cooperatives have become important organizations that provide different services for the pastoral community. Particularly the salt producing and marketing cooperatives are important in generating large income since Afar is the main source of salt which is one of the essential ingredient of household food in the entire country. Moreover, cooperatives formed around activities such as irrigation water supply, vet service, milk and milk products and the marketing of livestock will have more relevancies for the development and transformation of the agro-pastoral economy in this region. Maybe, cooperatives are one of the potential areas for NGO intervention and capacity building support that help to strengthen collective activities. 5 Networking NSA of the region did not establish network and forums until very recently. The Afar Pastoralist Forum (APF) is the only NSA forum which was established and launched in February 2008. Many NSA operating in the region particularly those which had the chance to participate in the launching workshop consider the forum as an arena for an enhanced interaction, cooperation and collective action. Prior to the launching of APF, the need for such a forum was not well understood and the purposes that forums and networks serve are not well known among NSA including NGOs in the region. 6 Dialogue and cooperation between NSA and Local Government. There is a more enabling environment for NSA operational in the region. Particularly after the NGO guideline was prepared and circulated for review and comments by NGOs, there is a growing willingness to cooperate and work together. As a result, sectoral task forces have been established and NGOs working in each sector participate in quarterly regular meetings of their respective task forces. The task forces serve as a GO-NGO forum in which operational issues are discussed and debated. Apart from discussions and debates on operational issues, the formation of sectoral task forces has created a favourable condition for collaboration between sector offices and NGOs and also facilitates the coordination of NGO project activities. 7 Engagement in Policy Dialogue. NSA in the region did not engage in any type of policy dialogue with the regional Government because they do not consider policy dialogue as an activity in which NSA including NGOs would engage. Even they do not know how NSA in other parts of the country participated in PASDEP consultation process because they did not have the opportunity to take part in the discussion. 12
Apart from the misconception about policy dialogue, most of the NGO staff does not understand the necessity of engagement in policy dialogue with the Government. They also refrain to discuss policy issues since it is considered as sensitive area like political dialogue which involves the risk of conflict with government officials. 8 Engagement in Political Dialogue As indicated above, engagement in neither policy nor political dialogue is not the task of NSA and it is not also the current agenda of GO-NGO task forces. The understanding is that political engagement is an avenue for the government and politicians and such an engagement is considered to be too risky for NSA particularly NGOs which have been labelled as supporters of the opposition parties. 9 Capacity Building Needs of NSA Major areas capacity building needs are; • Training to improve the technical and management capacity staff • Provision of training in the concepts, strategy and methodology of policy and political dialogue • Logistics support including vehicles, office equipment (like computers and monitors) along with ICT capacity building especially for the local NGOs • Assistance (hardware and software) for regionally based NSA to help them engage in collective actions through the formation of network and forums 13
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5. Qualitative Information on NSA C
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capital of about Birr 134.3 million
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In the NSA that are hierarchical, l
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mobilization than NGOs lobbying and
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GO - NGO forum has been instrumenta
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6 Trade Unions One of the main CETU
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development; HIV/AIDS; environmenta
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� A regional network that brings
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At woreda level NSA have relatively
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The Region has executed the Woreda
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2.2. Distribution of NSA in ANRS Th
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Source: Based on FSPC&DPP Office Da
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On the part of NGOs, the engagement
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“Our finger-prints are visible on
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Furthermore, some regional NSAs are
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The bigger region-wide membership-b
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First, there is a need to ensure eq
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Reg. registered Asso. of PLWHA = 3
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Zonal Distribution of Ongoing Proje
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o Next steps - NGOs moving into new
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Regional NGOs 12 Anti-AIDS & Reprod
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Establish inclusive development par
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Regional NGOs = 4 Wanthia, Asso for
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Peace building 0 3 3 PACT ETH, ACOR
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Both organizations usually get the
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