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5. Qualitative Information on NSA Contributions<br />

NSA participation and contribution<br />

NGOs<br />

NGOs are <strong>the</strong> leading NSA that reaches over 40 million beneficiaries population across <strong>the</strong><br />

region. With The enormous resource potential and diversified project activities that cover<br />

multiple sectors, NGOs contribute significantly to <strong>the</strong> regional development. Despite <strong>the</strong><br />

resources mobilized and <strong>the</strong> numerous development activities undertaken, <strong>the</strong> equity aspect of<br />

NGOs project is a major concern because nearly 50 percent of <strong>the</strong> project budget goes to <strong>the</strong> 4<br />

zones of Shewa (East, West, North and S/West Shewa) with E/Shewa receiving <strong>the</strong> lion’s share<br />

which is over 33 percent. Thus, it is only <strong>the</strong> remaining 50 percent of <strong>the</strong> NGO project fund that<br />

will be distributed for beneficiaries in <strong>the</strong> 13 zones of <strong>the</strong> region.<br />

Despite <strong>the</strong> inequity in <strong>the</strong> distribution of NGO projects and resources, regional authorities feel<br />

that on-going projects fall within <strong>the</strong> development priority of <strong>the</strong> regional and are also in line<br />

with <strong>the</strong> sectoral development and poverty reduction programme objectives. Even though many<br />

NGOs tend to avoid operating in zones and woredas far from <strong>the</strong> centre, <strong>the</strong>re are still highly<br />

committed and dedicated ones like for example Menschen fur Menschen, Farm Africa, CARE<br />

and o<strong>the</strong>r INGO and also World Vision, EECMY, Catholic church, etc among <strong>the</strong> FBOs.<br />

Major NGO, Sector of focus, participation and contribution<br />

Ethiopian Catholic Church<br />

The church undertakes numerous development activities in <strong>the</strong> region with major focus on health,<br />

water supply, child development, HIV/AIDS, food security, agriculture and livelihood recovery.<br />

There are a large number of on – going projects implemented and coordinated by <strong>the</strong> Ethiopian<br />

Catholic Church Social and Development Coordination Office (ECC_SDCO) in different zones<br />

of <strong>the</strong> region. The ECC-SDCO is among <strong>the</strong> major NGOs that allocate large amount of budget for<br />

<strong>the</strong> various <strong>the</strong> on-going projects.<br />

World Vision<br />

World Vision is <strong>the</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r NGO that undertakes development projects and service provision<br />

activities in Oromia region. Major intervention areas include agriculture, health, water supply and<br />

o<strong>the</strong>r project activities implemented as integrated development projects. Currently, <strong>the</strong> FBO has<br />

more than 20 on-going project activities implemented in different zone. On <strong>the</strong> basis of <strong>the</strong> data<br />

obtained from <strong>the</strong> BoFED of Oromia, <strong>the</strong> total project beneficiaries are over 1.3 million while <strong>the</strong><br />

total project budget allocated for <strong>the</strong> on-going projects is estimated to be over Birr 200 million.<br />

CARE<br />

CARe has on-going project activities in <strong>the</strong> areas of Productive Safety Net Programme (PSNP),<br />

Reproductive Health and Early Warning System (EWS) development in Chro, Habro and Kuni<br />

woreda of W/Hararghe zone and also Bedeno, Grawa, K/Chale and o<strong>the</strong>r woredas in E/Hararghe<br />

zone. In addition, <strong>the</strong> NGO also implements pastoral livelihood enhancement projects which are<br />

on-going in Dire, Bule Hora (H/Mariam), Taltale and Yabello Woredas of Guji and Borana<br />

zones.<br />

HUNDEE<br />

Among <strong>the</strong> major NNGO that play important roles in Oromia is <strong>the</strong> Oromo Grassroots<br />

Development Initiatives or HUNDEE. The primary focus of HUNDEE and its on-going projects<br />

include gender and women empowerment, child development, civic education and also food<br />

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