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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 Draw together the ideas and creativity of
educators from a diverse range of countries and cultures from our region
Why this country?
How can we address the needs of others
Create awareness Investigate needs Communicate Act
Create awareness
Ethiopia background information
Independence
Oldest independent country in Africa and one of the oldest in the world at least 3000 years
Government type
Federal Republic President GIRMA Woldegiorgis (since 8 October 2001)
Prime Minister MELES Zenawi (since August 1995)
Cabinet: Council of Ministers as provided for in the December 1994 constitution; ministers are selected by the prime minister and approved by the House of People's Representatives
Elections Last held 2010 Emerging democracy
Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Region (SNNPR)
Landscape
Untouched Gorgeous
Undisturbed for centuries
Much of Ethiopia has stood still throughout the course of time, unaffected by foreign influence and power
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
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)
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)
Life expectancy
Dropped to 49 years
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
Positives
Peace Stability
Investigate needs
ISOB
Non Profit Organisation Foundation by A. Sontrop en Z. Ayde Stichting ISOB (Internationale Steun aan
Onderwijs, Bibliotheek) in Zuid Ethiopië Mauritsstraat 24, 1091 DA Amsterdam [email protected] www.isobfoundation.org
ISOB Mission
Fight poverty through education and training
Goal
Promotion of independent economic self-sufficiency and health resourcefulness
Collaboration
Local NGO WODA Wolaitta Development Association 310.000 paying members
WODA Vision
"The creation of people, environment and institutions that no longer tolerate poverty, ignorance, oppression and injustice."
One of the things established by 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 daily used by 250 students
Communicate
Project focus
Human development and empowerment Developing the people through resources such
as Education Empower women
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What are we going to do?
Wolaita Liqa Public School
The Future Generation School
Wolaitta Liqa Public School situated beside Wolaitta Soddo 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
The students
Intentionally the school works to reach the OVC & destitute students talented and who are academically competent
Wolaitta’s hopes
These children to be future generation of Wolaitta
Surprisingly?
The school outshines in every academic contest and National Exams. For these reasons the school was given prizes two times last year
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
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
Transportation
The school uses rental vehicles (schoolbus) for transporting the students from the town to school
Library
The library is equipped with texts, but not sufficient & update
WODA involvement
Build a dormitory Dining room One block with four class rooms in addition to
the existing teaching rooms
Act
Start of real exchange
Wolaitta Liqa School
Meeting the students
Helping the Poor
Extra Classrooms needed
Shelter and housing problem
Action
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.’
Adopt a student
Prosperity of Ethiopia Use of national resources, for instance water
All aim for
They lack time because they need to go looking for food, water and shelter for the night and this takes a lot of time away from studying.
Main Problem
One euro = 16 Bir One student needs a minimum of 200 Bir a
month for Clothing Food Shelter Education Educational materials (books, pen etc)
Costs of support
€ 50 = 833 Bir
833÷200 = 4.165
How many students can live of this amount for a month
You can help
Them
Imagine…education as life-long learning for all, to allow us not only to dream of a better world through intercultural understanding and respect, but to develop the capabilities to make this dream come true
Questions
How effective is it for student learning to take place to visit a school in Africa
In what way or to what extend do the African students benefit from our students visiting them
Can we work on this together in this
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Henriette Groot Antink
CAS coordinator ISE / CAS Workshopleader IBO