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� A five-day training was given to 33 regional NGOs in PME by <strong>the</strong> Finance and<br />

Economic Development Bureau so as to improve <strong>the</strong>ir preparedness to implement<br />

effective projects and programmes aligned to <strong>the</strong> regional development plan,<br />

As it stands now <strong>the</strong> activities as well as sectoral contributions of international NGOs and<br />

FBOs is outweighing <strong>the</strong> participation and contributions of <strong>the</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r typologies of NSA. With<br />

<strong>the</strong> multi-years and rural-focused programmes organizations like World Vision Ethiopia,<br />

<strong>Action</strong> Aid Ethiopia, Oxfam/GB, FHI and Water Aid have managed to implement activities<br />

that produced encouraging results. Improving access to basic education, health and water<br />

supply services; supporting local initiatives for agricultural intensification and livelihood<br />

promotion, and educational campaigns against vulnerabilities and harmful practices are key<br />

activities undertaken by INGOs and FBOs in <strong>the</strong> region.<br />

The activities of <strong>the</strong> national and regional NSA mostly revolve around sensitizing and<br />

mobilizing community members against HTPs and vulnerabilities, like HIV/AIDS. Activities<br />

are ra<strong>the</strong>r campaign and project-based with short duration, and most of <strong>the</strong> target groups are<br />

located in urban and sub-urban setups. For <strong>the</strong> future, with enhanced technical and<br />

programmatic supports <strong>the</strong> contributions of <strong>the</strong> regionally registered NSA segments could<br />

become <strong>the</strong> most important one.<br />

Summary of Values and Beneficiaries of Ongoing NGO Projects<br />

Table 3, below, shows <strong>the</strong> total values (financial pledges) and total number of beneficiaries to be<br />

reached by <strong>the</strong> ongoing NGO projects and programmes. It is worth noting that both <strong>the</strong> actual<br />

number of beneficiaries and <strong>the</strong> budget allocated can be by far less than what was declared or<br />

pledged to <strong>the</strong> regional government at <strong>the</strong> project signing stage. Regarding number of<br />

beneficiaries, <strong>the</strong> possibilities of double-counting due to targeting in successive years and/or<br />

targeting of same person by differing component activities promoted ei<strong>the</strong>r by same or more than<br />

one organization have tended to inflate <strong>the</strong> number. The statistics is presented for comparative<br />

analysis with similar information from o<strong>the</strong>r regions.<br />

Table 3. No of beneficiaries and total budget of ongoing NGO Projects in BSGR<br />

No of No of<br />

Projected<br />

No of Total budget<br />

NSA Typology Agencies Projects Benef. pledged Birr Remark 1<br />

Benf of 8 projects and<br />

budget of 5 projects not<br />

International NGOs 14 19 239,948 76,392,830 shown<br />

Ben of 6 projects and<br />

Faith based Nat and<br />

budget of 2 projects not<br />

International Orgs 12 19 342,310 64,652,081 shown<br />

Ben of 4 projects and<br />

budget of 4 projects not<br />

National NGOs 3 5 53,257 3,020,144 shown<br />

Ben of 2 projects and<br />

<strong>Regional</strong> Dev't<br />

budget of 1 projects not<br />

Associations 3 6 43,743 1,815,456 shown<br />

<strong>Regional</strong> NGOs 2 2 13,787 8,009,144<br />

Total 34 51 153,889,655<br />

Based on BOFED Data<br />

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