Vision for Ethiopia Association

1st Quarter Report of 2021

 

 April-9-2021

 

  1. Bacgraund

Vision for Ethiopia Association (VEA) is a humanitarian organization has been implementing community-based child development projects in different towns of Ethiopia.

The organization established to respond to the social and physical needs of all targeted people in general and orphans and vulnerable children in particular regardless of age, sex, ethnicity, religion and race. Vision for Ethiopia promotes integral human development through effective coordination and implementation of economic, social, and moral development activities in a more integrated sustainable way. The organization also builds community capacity that supports and promotes the health and well being of children and their families and to collaboratively provide opportunities that support social-emotional competence and connectedness to family members, peers, and the community.

Vision for Ethiopia focuses on the poorest of the poor, orphans and vulnerable children and support their empowerment for self-reliance guided and inspired by values: such as love, respect, integrity, teamwork, accountability, empowerment and excellence. Our success is defined by the positive changes we help people to make in their own live

Vision Statement

Vision for Ethiopia envisions aworld in which every child enjoys the right to servive, protection, development, participation and achieve his/her full God given potential and fulfil his/her dream and lead a life of dignity and prosperity.

Mission Statement

Vision for Ethiopia strives to help orphans and valnerable children (OVCs), their families and communities got the opportunities and develop the capacities to improve their lives and become productive and constractive members of the society.

Operational Areas

The organization operated in four major project areas in the country. We are direct implimenter in the three areas but work in partnership or with sub grant agreement to Save generation development organization form in one area, which is in Wenji Kuriftu project.

  1. Debrebirhan project in Debrebirhan city, Amhara regional state.
  2. Diradewa project in Diredewa city state.
  3. Sirinka project in North wello, Amhara regional state.
  4. Wenjo Kuriftu project in Wenji Adama area, Oromiya regional state.
  5. Negela Borena Teare Family Project, Borena Oromiya regional state
  6. Nehimya Project, Shira Shimelba, Tigray regional state

Project Beneficiaries

  • Direct project beneficiaries: 659 Orphan and vulnerable children (OVC) and

117 Families and Women

  • Indirect beneficiaries: Over 2,000 family members in the sponsorship and

Over 10,000 community members in the community

 

 VEA Quarter Report (A)

 

                  This table (A) is explaining ONLY education activities and its implementing within the quarter of January, February & March.

 

Major Activities Detail Activities Physical Plan Achieved Description
1.      Education Support      
  1.1. School Materials
  1.1.1. Exercise books ·         This quarter or the 3 months are not education materials distribution because most of the time in Ethiopia education materials distribution is taking place in September at the beginning of school.

·         However, one student has graduated from TVET College in Sirinka and he will finish some courses after graduation.
  1.1.2. Pens
  1.1.3. Pencils
  1.1.4. Erasers
  1.1.5. Sharpener
  1.1.6. School Bag
  1.1.7. School Uniform
  1.1.8. Tutorial Service
  1.1.9. Ruler
  1.10. University, College, TVET
  1.11. Reward
  1.12. Small Library
  1.13. School Award

 

 

VEA Quarter Report (B)

 

This section is explaining the health support and it has been taking place fully in this quarter and the table shows the detail.

 

Major Activities Detail Activities Physical Plan Achieved Description
2.      Health Support
  2.1. Medical Service 2 There is one child called Serkalem Gelete has eye problem and she has been following treatment from Hospital. See the details in Appendix A.  
  2.2. Food Support
            2.2.1. Pasta 576 576 All beneficiaries have participated or received food distribution in each project. The amount or an item is based on the agreement with the government and also it depends on the area market price. Please see some pictures in Appendix B.   
  2.2.2. Macaroni 576 576
            2.2.3. Rice 576 576
  2.3. Hygiene & Sanitation
  2.3.1. Hair Oil             319 319 In relation to health, VEA has provided the listed items or sanitary materials to all children in order to protect them from COVID and other disease as well.
             2.3.2. Soap         576 576
  2.3.3. Vaseline            576 576
  2.3.4. Modes for girls 112 112 170 girls have received sanitary pad or modes for two months.
  2.4. Safety for children
  2.4.1. Cloth Looking/searching a budget to fulfill the need of safety materials.
  2.4.2. Shoes
  2.5. Medical Checkup for new children
  2.6. Covid19-Sanitation materials No especial support in this quarter.
  2.7. Food oil 387 The children have got food oil for two months.

 

 VEA Quarter Report (C)

 

Note: Please include the number of beneficiaries who received the service/support. Make it clear and brief description

 

Major Activities Detail Activities Physical Plan Achieved Description
3.      Psycho-social
  3.1. Recreation Due to COVID challenge still gatherings are not good and an activity is not done.
  3.2. Get together In this quarter there is distribution times the families come together and there was counseling, discussion, and awareness creating speeches has delivered by the social workers and government officials.
  3.3. Child letter to Sponsor (2times) This quarter is not the letter time.
  3.4. Child Case history update Home visits and documentation has been working for each child in all projects.
  3.5. Photograph & Videographer It is at the time of letter writing
  3.6. Family/child Visit The purpose of home visit is to check the following things: How the family is using the food items, how the child is doing in school, How the child is behaving, and also if there is critical issues, the social workers visit to check it and solve it. Therefore, in this quarter totally 125 child have visited.
  3.7. Foosball This activities are planned and will be accomplished when the fund opportunity available.
  3.8. Sport Uniform
  3.9. Balls
  3.10. Holidays Celebrations
  3.11. Computer (donation)
  3.12. Photo Camera (donation)
  3.13. Outdoor games
  3.14. Youth Dev’t Trainings
  3.15. Motor Bike (donation)

 

 VEA Quarter Report (D)

 

Note: Please include the number of beneficiaries who received the service/support. Make it clear and brief description

 

Major Activities Detail Activities Physical Plan Achieved Description
4.      Family Empowerment     In DB there are families who start savings in group and their savings have continued.
     4.1. Business Skill Training
      4.2. Seed Money provision
       4.3. Follow-up
  4.4. Barberry & Beauty Salon Maintenance
5.      Emergency & Community Support
  6.1. Community Support Two children from Sirinka community have got support. They are not registered but since they are in need VEA have been helping them as community members.
  6.2. Community Social issues

 

VEA Quarter Report (E)

 

Note: Please include the number of beneficiaries who received the service/support. Make it clear and brief description

 

Major Activities Detail Activities DB DD Sirinka Shire-Shimelba Kureftu/Negela Remark
6.      Sponsorship update              
  6.1.Total number of children 209 124 110 60 29 41  
  6.2.Drop out Children – – – – – –  
  6.3.Dropout Sponsor – – – – – –  
  6.4.New sponsored children – 1   25  
  6.5.Waiting list – 3 9 1      
  6.6.Active Children 209 124 110 37 29 65 See Shire-Shimelba details in Appendix C:

 

VEA Quarter Report (F)

 Other activities

 Sirinka office has changed and it is a little high payment than the previous. But it is convenient to the children and also the staff.

  1. Dire-Dawa also the office has changed and they children and the staff like it. But, it is until the other office rent is found.
  2. Sponsor visit has done to DB project and the sponsored child.
  3. One of the staff at Head Office was sick due to COVID-19. Now recovered and started work.
  4. General Assembly has conducted on February 27, 2021. It was presenting 2020 report and 2021 plan. Then the members discussed and approved it.
  5. There was no finance transfer to Shire-Shimelba due to Low Enforcement and in this quarter the bank system worked and able to transfer the fund. See the detail in Appendix C:

 

Appendix A: Serkalem Gelete & Wendimu update

 

  1. Serkalem is one of the beneficiaries from Sirinka and she has eye problem naturally. When she write a letter she mentioned that she needs medical treatment and her sponsor responded to cover the cost and sent the money. Then she has been getting treatment in local health centers and getting the referral to surgery, the mother says “No!” because she may lose her eye while the surgery is taking place. Then the social workers have been discussing in between the family members and doctors were giving positive hope for her eye healing. But still the families oppose and say no. It is difficult to push her and since she is 13, she can’t decide by herself and the family is making decision. Currently the project coordinator is doing the last option. Also it is difficult to how to communicate with the sponsor who sent the money for her treatment.

Her mother and Serkalem.

 

 

  1. Child Wondimu is a hand cape which is mentally retarded and he is imprisoned at home. Living with mother and no one keeps him. If he goes out he does things destroy so that she wants to keep him in locked class. This is the place she keeps him at the day time and at night he takes him to sleeping place. When it begins, he was keeping silent and staying home; and dropping out school. Then he walks around the city and comes at night time. But, now… when it starts VEA wants to bring him to the Center where the children who mentally ill are getting treatment. But the mother was not willing then; but now she is looking for help.

 

 Please pray for him his mind to be restored and back to his school.

 

Appendix B: Different Activities Pictures

 

  1. Food distribution pictures

 

 

  1. Sanitary materials distribution and hair cutting for boys

 

      3.Counseling in group and individually

 

 Appendix C: Shire –Shimelba Update

Introduction

In Tigay region, there was war started in November 4, and following that the camp that was serving for 42 children was scattered. Then for four months all communication was blocked and it passed through big destruction in Tigray Region in general and the beneficiaries also pass through hunger, displacement and frustrations.

Details

After four months completed, the banks started working and things becoming settled relatively. Then the four month money for children or for project has sent from Head Office.

Then the project coordinator has started to search the scattered children especially from the camp. He found out that 5 children are in Addis Ababa, 1 child in Gondor, 6 children in Eritrea, 1 in Shiraro, 2 at Mekele and Unknown 9 total 24 out of camp. But, 19 children were pushed to be in other camp. The children at shire were 18 children and they are safe physically but they face hunger and displacement.

Activities

After the children location is found, the staff started distribution/ support for the reachable 37 children. The support was for four month money: after transfer the team discussed and decided for health and food support.

Shimelba (Camp)

The transfer was challenged because there was no bank for the church around the camp. But the team agreed to transfer through one of the leaders from the church and the fund was transferred; then the team handled it well. Then food and hygiene support has done. The amount of support is increased to help them because the money was four months support.

The coordinator is trying to reach the 5 children in Addis (there was contact person who met them). The head office will visit them and will develop a story from them after meeting.

 

Shire

The same problem followed but they were in challenge of hunger and lack of sanitary materials. But the distribution of food items and hygiene items has done for them. They are in their respective place now and currently no challenge that interrupt the working environment except general uncertainty in the region.

Finance

The total transferred amount for four month is 125,109.50

  • The total cost that provided for each 37 children 1,719.35 birr and the total cost that distributed for 37 children in this quarter is 65,115.95.
  • Also the salary for social worker, coordinator 33,748.88 has paid.
  • Again on the process of implementing the distribution 1500 birr has utilized for leaders’ transportation.
  • The total cost of so far is 98,864.75 birr
  • The remain amount or cash at bank is 26,244.75 birr

Note: the social worker has resigned because she changed the living area with families.