2021 Annual Report

 

 

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 mental and physical needs of all targeted people in general and orphans andvulnerable children in particular regardless of age, sex, ethnicity, religion and race. Vision for Ethiopia promotes integralhuman development through effective coordination and implementation of economic, social, and moral development activitiesin 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 six 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 two project area, which is in Wenji Kuriftu project and Negela Borena and Other partnership with Shira Kalehiwot Church development program at Shira, Tigray.

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 Project, Oromiya regional states
6. Shira Shimelba, Tigray region

N.o	Project areas	Regions	Number of  Children	Number of Staffs
1.	Dira Dawa	Diradawa city administration	205	4
2.	Diberberhan	Amhara region	210	4
3.	Sirinka	Amhara region	115	3
4.	Wenji Kuriftu	Oromya region	30	–
5.	Negela Borena	Oromia region	40	–
6.	Shira Shimelba	Tigray region	60	2
5.	Head Office			4
Total                                         645				17

 

Sponsorship Program Report

Project Beneficiaries

• Direct project beneficiaries: 645 Orphan

94 Families and Women

• Indirect beneficiaries: Over 3,000 family members in the sponsorship and

Over 10,000 community members in the community

VEA Education Report (A)

 

   This table (A) is explaining ONLY education activities and its implementing within the quarter of July, August & September.

 

Major Activities	Detail Activities	Physical Plan	Achieved	Description
1.     Education Support
	1.1. School Materials
	1.1.1. Exercise books	506	421	The school materials support has distributed according to the students’ grade level at the beginning of academic year. However, Shire-Shemalba and Sirinka project have affected by war and unable to provide the school materials and even regular activities were stopped. Sirinka project school beginning will be at 2022 so, the report will be included next year.
	1.1.2. Pens	506	421
	1.1.3. Pencils	506	421
	1.1.4. Erasers	506	421
	1.1.5. Sharpener	506	421
	1.1.6. School Bag
	1.1.7. School Uniform	506	421
	1.1.8. Tutorial Service
	1.1.9. Ruler	506	421
	1.10. University, College, TVET	21	14	12 at DB and 2 at Sirinka  It has done in DB, DD and Sirinka and the reward was bags, books, and money. It was planned but not accomplished due to lack of finance.
	1.11. School Award
	1.12. Small Library

 

 

VEA Health 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	Medical service
	2.1. Medical Service		1
	2.2. Food Support			In 2021 19 children were sick and they have got medical treatment and became well. However one child from Sirinka, her name is Serkalem medical process was failed because of her unwillingness. The story is attached in Appendix. All children have got the planned food support, sanitary materials including modes for girls. However, in 2021 for 7 months all beneficiaries have been received all materials except Shire-Shimelba project. After seven month, August 2021 the war started at Sirinka and the every activity there was stopped for 5 months. Now after the war the preparation to be backs the regular activities including the previous support.
	2.2.1. Pasta/Flour	506	536/421
	2.2.2. Macaroni	506	536/421
	2.2.3. Rice	506	536/421
	2.3. Hygiene & Sanitation
	2.3.1. Hair Oil	506	536/421
	2.3.2. Soap	506	536/421
	2.3.3. Vaseline	506	536/421
	2.3.4. Modes for girls	140	112
	2.4. Safety for children
	2.4.1. Cloth	206	206
	2.4.2. Shoes
	2.5. Health related training.	506	536/421	At the time of gathering, there was awareness creation training concerning to the COVID and other disease. It was distributed for 206 beneficiaries at Diredawa
	2.6. Food oil	206	206

 

VEA Psycho social 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	–	–
	3.2. Get together	506	506-	At the time of distribution there was group discussion and sharing information has conducted
	3.3. Child letter to Sponsor (2times)	506	506	All children have wrote a letter to their sponsors except Shire-Shemalba
	3.4. Child Case history update			The new children profile has worked.
	3.5. Photograph & Videographer	506	506	All children picture has printed at the time of the letter writing.
	3.6. Family/child Visit	1	–	243 families have visited due to different cases. But, it was difficult to visit all families due to the COVID.
	3.7. Foot ball			The sport materials were not purchased due to the lack of finance and also the donation items were ready but not received yet.
	3.8. Sport Uniform
	3.9. Balls	1	–
	3.10. Holidays Celebrations
	3.11. Computer (donation)
	3.12. Photo Camera (donation)
	3.13. Outdoor games
	3.14. Youth Dev’t Trainings			Done at DD after school.
	3.15.Children Center Rent	12 months	12 months	For all rent offices have paid according to its agreement.
	3.16. Spiritual Impact			The gospel has been sharing in all projects through group discussions, individual meetings, home visits. But, since the children are unable to make a decision within the non-believers family and not willing to expose their decision.

 

 

VEA Family Empowerment 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					At DB 86 families have got the monthly savings in 5 groups.     Plan 4.4. Was not done due to the finance shortage.
	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				VEA has been involving in community participation through supporting one time donation for local government bodies when they need at the time of social challenges. Also two kids at Sirinka from community have been getting special support.
	6.2. Community Social issues

 

 

 

 

VEA Sponsorship Summary (E)

 

 

1. 1. Child dropout:  4 children from DB, 5 children from DD, 1 child from Sirinka have dropout due to different reasons: changing the living address, starting working in private business, and other…
   2.  Child challenge:  Due the war and COVID the school was stopped for some months and the children became free and getting depressed.
   3. Child Success: 12 children have taken grade 12 National exam.  Also 4 children have graduated from colleges.
   4. Economic challenge: The strong challenge is inflation while the country passing through war and COVID.
   5. Staff challenge: (any bad happening on the life of staff, family or other) or especial good happenings: There were 4 staffs have got COVID 19 and able to recover. The other challenge is Destaw Tibebu has committed cheating.

 

 

Shire-Shemalba Project Implementation in Addis Ababa

 

1. INTRODUACTION

Eritrean and Ethiopian volunteer sponsor from Canada established Nehemiah project on May 25 2015. The project was started in Shemalba Eritrean refugee camp with 65 beneficiaries. Shire Kalehiwot church was the owner of the project and entered in to agreement with relevant government bodies.

Currently the project is in Addis Ababa; Due to the project area is war zone. The main objectives of the project are to help the needy family and children with funding from our donor partners. To address the problem, we collaborated with united refugee church in Addis Ababa to provide us information on the most vulnerable beneficiaries. Based on house hold base with different ranges family.

 

1.1 Targeted Beneficiaries Registration

The Most targeted of this project are needy families and needy children’s .So as united refuge church in Addis Ababa. The selected target beneficiaries were involving all concerned Gospel believers churches. Therefore total of 45 beneficiary children’s from 18 churches.

          1.1.2 Selection Process

The coordinates from 18 churches selected the beneficiaries children by the below list

• Children age from 1-14 years old
• Disable children’s by any case
• Family with chronic disease
• Needy family that cannot support their children’s daily base
• Orphan children’s one or both parents died

 

Eight beneficiaries didn’t start School

       1.1.3 Work Place

United Gospel Believers Church Lancha is selected by the united refuge church Addis Ababa coordinators to be the work place of Nehemiah Eritrean Emergency Fun Child Program. The reason they select this place as follows below.

• Its center for all churches
• It is big church
• Have good facilities of Light
• Have good access of internet

 

 

1.1.3 Partnership

United refugee church in Addis Ababa and vision for Ethiopia Association work together with Covalent in a holistic approach. Their main aim is to give basic needs for the benefiters.

2. PROJECT IMPLEMENTING DESCRIPTION

      2.1 Purchasing Process 

Even though the availability of the items needs for our beneficiaries is not an        issue, due to price, availability of invoice and stock demand are not achievable easily. To solve this issue, we proceed to collect the items from main manufactures. However, collecting these from different locations was very tiresome and time consuming as it requires crossing the congested city many times.

To minimize this problem, all the necessary items for three times distribution 6 months were collected at one time from each available store and put in stock for distribution as per schedule.

2.2. Distribution Process

After the distribution day we collected the items and take to the distribution place. Schedule was arranged a day ahead and all the stuffs necessary for each beneficiaries was arranged in one package. Finally the distribution was efficient and it reduces their waiting time to collect the items.

2.3. Beneficiaries Feedback

After the distribution is completed we have communicated with the beneficiaries’ bout their feedback on our donations. All were happy and thanked every partner in these holy activities and urged us to continue and expanded such kind of support to address more vulnerable

2.4 Distributed items

The distributed items were as follows

• Marconi
• Pasta
• Edible oil
• Non edible hair oil
• Sanitary life boy soap

3. CHALLENGES/ LIMITATION

Collecting the items was very challenging starting from tracing the previous available products which are good items and finding the possible potential sources in this broad city (Addis Ababa}. Travelling was not easy as the traffic jam was intense. Getting an item in one location was not possible, so difficulty of collecting from different places was beyond our expression in this city.

 

School Award of 2021

In Ethiopia, at the end of academic year there is closing ceremony at each school that includes parents, students, government officials, representatives of leaders, and school communities as well. Concerning to the school result, it is the day that students show different character or behavior. All students are longing to know or hear his/her annual result of the school. It has three categories like the students who worked well competing for the first to third rank, those who worked medium work do not worry about the result but simply go to the ceremony and those who did not work well and spent their time with useless things and lack of attention go to the ceremony with frustration and lack of confidence.

This day was conducted as follows:

1. School regular activities
   1. General speeches delivered by government officials and school directors that is focused on the whole year activities and accomplishments as a report.
   2. Different dramas and literatures preformed by students

 

 

2. An award followed:

After the general report and introductory speeches an award program continued. The award includes:

• Outstanding students who ranked 1 to 3 only totally 48 students from grade 1 to 8 that includes all sections like A, B, C, D in each grade.
• Teachers and Directors award: this includes the best performance of the year from all teachers and administration departments as well.

3. Impact:

The award has very high impact on the education life of all students and the whole school community.

1. The students are motivated to work hard for the next academic year.
2. The teachers are ready to perform in best way than this school year
3. The government officials praised and acknowledged the work of VEA for this motivational award.
4. Finally as Vision for Ethiopia Association workers, when we saw the motivation of the students and teachers, it gives us an assignment to work better in “School Award” program for the future.

 

Emergency Program Report

 

Emergency Support for Tigeray and Metekel IDP

The security situation in Northern Ethiopia Tigeray and North West Ethiopia Besnahangul is highly volatile, with the recent escalation of heavy clashes between Ethiopian National Defense Forces (ENDF) and Tigeray Forces and their respective allied forces in the Amhara and Afar regions. Since then, Ethiopia’s Minister of Justice has declared a nationwide state of emergency.

Over 840,000 have been displaced due to conflict in the two regions, according to estimates by the Government of Ethiopia. Because of these lots of humanitarian organizations involved supporting those peoples in the regions. But the situation is very difficult to work and support the peoples in the area.

Since 18 October, WFP has not managed to deliver humanitarian cargo to the Tigeray Region. Only 1,114 truckloads have entered since 12 July, which is not nearly enough to meet the needs of 5.2 million people in the region. Compounding the situation, fuel stocks inside the region have all but run out for humanitarian operations. This has caused WFP and its partners significantly reduce, and in some cases halt, their lifesaving activities in the Tigeray Region.

Due to insecurity, all United Nations Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS) flights into Mekelle have been suspended until further notice. WFP and UN partners continue to advocate with the Federal Government for safe and secure clearance of UNHAS flights and also with the Tigrayan authorities for security checks at the airport in Kombolcha for UNHAS flights to operate into the Amhara Region.

Program Implementation

Due to the political situation and conflict in the tow regions, Vision for Ethiopia Association has got a fund from Ethiopian Evangelicals Churches Fellowship in Canada to implement it to meet an intended goal to address and support the community affected by the political situation in the region.

 

 

The goal of the fund is to motivate Christian community in the regions and support financially the victim and displaced people in the areas.

As per of a discussion with the donor (Ethiopian Evangelical Churches Fellowship in Canada) and Vision for Ethiopia Association, the project started to be implemented on April 2021 but duo to the political condition and the war in the areas very difficult to implementing the program at the given time. The amount of the project cost is 50,000 Canadian Dollar.

The fund support for the peoples in the area is through Ethiopian Evangelical Churches Fellowship regional offices in the two regions and the donor instruct to deliver the fund accordingly for three specific ways. The firs amount 25,000.00 Canadian Dollar distribute for Tigrayan displaced people through North region Ethiopian Evangelical Church Fellowship office and the second amount 20,000.00 Canadian Dollar distributed for Metekel area Besnahangul Gumz region politically displaced people through North West region Ethiopian Evangelical Churches Fellowship office and the third 5,000.00 Canadian Dollar for Eritreans people displaced from their refugees in Tigray region.

Vision for Ethiopia Association has taken immediate action to implement according to the agreement with Ethiopian Evangelical Churches Fellowship in Canada and has worked in team with other responsible bodies like Ethiopian Evangelical Churches Fellowship Coordinators in the two regions.

When the program started Vision for Ethiopia management discussed about on how to implement the support with the responsible persons from the two offices and both suggested delivering the support by distributing the money to the beneficiaries in cash. Both the two offices take the responsibility to select the most needy Christian peoples in their area and send the full information to Vision for Ethiopia office in Addis Abeba. Then the Vision for Ethiopia office sends the money with both the fellowship account and receives required legal documents. Additionally the Vision for Ethiopia management delivers the gift by traveling at their area with all the challenges and the political instability in the regions. The support delivered with a sample cheek between the two-fellowship management and Vision for Ethiopia management in different time at the regions. The Tigrayan support given at mid of May 2021 and The Metekel support given at the mid of June at the Bahirdar city at the North West Evangelical Churches fellowship office with a public event.

With the above two activity we can distribute only the 90% of the fund support which is the 45,000 Canadian dollar. But the other support the 10% which is 5,000.00 Canadian dollar still not deliver the money because of the plan was to distribute for Eritrean refugees in Tigeray people and because of the war this refugees displaced to different regions. But now we are in discussion between those Eritrean refugee Church leaders and the Nehemiah Ministry leaders in Canada.

 

The support is done accordingly;

	Lists of Regions	Amount	Households	Beneficiaries
1.	For Tigray People	750,000.00 birr	500	2,500 People
2.	Benshangul	600,000.00 birr	400	2,000 People
TOTAL		1,350,000.00 birr	900	4,500 People

 

Achieved Goal

The overall goal of this project is to support the Church and the believers in the two regions in distribution of cash for 1,500.00 birr for each household.

• Addressing the periodic need of the 900 household and 4,500 peoples in the two regions.
• Can win the Tigrayan Church leaders by showing love for them and giving practical support for those in need people in the area.
• Encouraging the believers in the area and motivating to follow Christ by understand there is a Christian community shows the love behind us.

 

Outcome of the project

After the project implemented:

• Over 900 households get a financial support to address their current need and cover their expanse.
• Over 4,500 people in the family can address some items from the financial support.
• The Church can support the community by distributing these materials for the vulnerable community.
• Create opportunity for the Ethiopian community and the believers in the Church to participate in their country issues and help the community with different ways especially for the Tigrian people.

Inputs (Material, Finance and manpower)

At the time of implementation the following inputs have consumed accordingly;

• Material: – Vision for Ethiopia Association, Evangelical Churches Fellowship of Ethiopia regional offices and Churches use their own materials to succeed the project.
• Financial: – an allocated budget has covered all cost of the project implementing process. Vision for Ethiopia Association use few amount of money for the distribution of the program in the two regions.
• Manpower: – the staffs of Vision for Ethiopia Association and other Church leaders, representatives, volunteers, and stakeholders have committed highly and participated well for the project success.

 

Risk & Its Management

Risks:

• The political situation of the Country and the war in the project implementation areas.
• The Ethiopian Church specially the Tigrian Church elders expectation and fear and trauma. Not wiling to received the support and work with other Ethiopian community specially Churches.
• The problem of finding possible ways to implement the project effectively in line with the Church elders need and demand.

Risk management:

• For the encountered risk which unstable peace and security in the country and specifically in the project implementation areas, Vision for Ethiopia and the other volunteer members have shown much effort especially the Church elders helped us with great efforts of communication.
• For the trust issue the Vision for Ethiopia management and the donor take much discussion on trusting the elders and the team. Again the person from USA named Engineer Teame helped us as a mediator to create understanding and trust each other.

Monitoring & Evaluation

As an implementer, Vision for Ethiopia Association Executive Director has visited on the day of distribution. Also there was a Church representative who observed the process and has provided their feedback as well. Also an executive director of VEA has taken a vital role with management team to monitor overall project implementation.

Challenges

In the project implementations process the following challenges was happened:

• Political conditions of the country specifically the instability of peace in the project implementation area especially in Tigray area. The political situation of Metekel area also very difficult in the area lots of rebellions in the area makes the process slower and unpredictable.
• Immediately after the implementation, war started in the area all the Tigray and Amhara regions so it was very difficult to collect report from the area. N o phone call and Internet connection disabled in the area so things may difficult.
• Because of the war in the area Eritrean refugees displaced from their existing area so implementing the third support, which is supporting 5,000.00 Canadian supports, can’t implement.

Eritrean Immigrants Internally Displaced People

 Emergency Support

VEA has been responding for an emergency that has been rising due to different reasons, and different place in Ethiopia. Currently the emergency response need was happen on Eritrean Migrants who are living in Addis Ababa and the donor prefer to support them.

Its implementation has discussed with the Immigrants’ representatives how to select and when and where to implement. Then the center was at Lunch church where Eritreans get together.

The steps are:

• Discussion with representatives
• Beneficiaries selecting from different Eritrean churches located in Addis
• Registration and bank account collecting has done including signature. Because due the government regulations, it was not allowed to pull out the money more than 75,000 in organizational level.

 

• Then its implementation has done through the banks called:
  • Abyssinia Bank ————————————153 families
  • Commercial Bank of Ethiopia——————–28 families
  • Berihan Bank—————————————-2 families
  • In Cash: ———————————————-38 families
  • Total————————————————–221 families (households) have received an emergency support 800,000.00 birr.