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Ethiopia and ISSE

A joint venture

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Question

How can we meet the challenges posed by cultural diversity and work for a better world?

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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

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Why this country?

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How can we address the needs of others

Create awareness Investigate needs Communicate Act

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Create awareness

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Ethiopia background information

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Independence

Oldest independent country in Africa and one of the oldest in the world at least 3000 years

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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

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Elections Last held 2010 Emerging democracy

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Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Region (SNNPR)

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Landscape

Untouched Gorgeous

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Undisturbed for centuries

Much of Ethiopia has stood still throughout the course of time, unaffected by foreign influence and power

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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

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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)

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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)

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Life expectancy

Dropped to 49 years

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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

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Positives

Peace Stability

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Investigate needs

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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

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ISOB Mission

Fight poverty through education and training

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Goal

Promotion of independent economic self-sufficiency and health resourcefulness

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Collaboration

Local NGO WODA Wolaitta Development Association 310.000 paying members

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WODA Vision

"The creation of people, environment and institutions that no longer tolerate poverty, ignorance, oppression and injustice."

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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

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Communicate

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Project focus

Human development and empowerment Developing the people through resources such

as Education Empower women

vraag en antwoord over school.doc

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What are we going to do?

Wolaita Liqa Public School

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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

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The students

Intentionally the school works to reach the OVC & destitute students talented and who are academically competent

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Wolaitta’s hopes

These children to be future generation of Wolaitta

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Surprisingly?

The school outshines in every academic contest and National Exams. For these reasons the school was given prizes two times last year

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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

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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

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Transportation

The school uses rental vehicles (schoolbus) for transporting the students from the town to school

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Library

The library is equipped with texts, but not sufficient & update

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WODA involvement

Build a dormitory Dining room One block with four class rooms in addition to

the existing teaching rooms

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Act

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Start of real exchange

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Wolaitta Liqa School

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Meeting the students

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Helping the Poor

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Extra Classrooms needed

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Shelter and housing problem

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Action

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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.’

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Adopt a student

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Prosperity of Ethiopia Use of national resources, for instance water

All aim for

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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

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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

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€ 50 = 833 Bir

833÷200 = 4.165

How many students can live of this amount for a month

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You can help

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Them

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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

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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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HTTP://WWW.ISECAMPUS.NL/

Henriette Groot Antink

CAS coordinator ISE / CAS Workshopleader IBO