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Facts!

Facts about the First Project Area
 

With a population of 30,000, the four kebeles numbers 30, 41,42 and 43 of the former Woreda 3 were identified for upgrading because the community felt needs identified the following problems.
 

• Very poor housing, sanitation and water supply, made worse in the rainy season

• High infant mortality rate, disease and malnutrition

• No community or welfare facilities

• Very high unemployment

• 75% of the households headed by single mothers with low incomes  

• 50% of the population under 14 years of age

• 25% of school age children not going to school.

• High incidence of youth delinquency, crime, prostitution and begging

• A sense of hopelessness, apathy, loss of self-worth and purpose in life

Facts about the Second Project
 

• There are approximately 6,000 residents of the Kebele 08, of the former Woreda 23

• Poor housing, lack of sanitation and water supply made worse during the rainy season

• Lack of community and welfare facilities. The area is characterized by hopelessness, apathy, loss of self-worth and purpose in life

• High infant mortality rate, disease and malnutrition

• High level of youth delinquency, crime, prostitution and begging

• 24% of school age children not attending school

• 41% divorced and widowed, of which 71% are women headed households

• 9.4% elderly of which 5% are destitute

• 50% unemployment rate

• 2% disability

Facts about Third Project

The consolidated baseline survey (conducted by professionals) and community felt-needs in Kebele 09 revealed the following facts:
 

• There were 5250 residents in Kebele 09 of Woreda 23 at the time of census

• 68% of the target population falls under the age of 30

• 34% of the household heads earn below Birr 100.00/month

• 43% of the population over the age of 10 years is dependent

• 19% of the population is unemployed

• 65% of the population expressed unemployment as a major social problem in the area

• 23% of school age children are not attending school due to poverty

• 73% of the population does not have any kind of skill

• 9.7% of the total population is in the old age category with no means of support

• More than 100 persons are suffering from various kinds of disability

The Project's approach to the problem
 

Tackling poverty in an holistic way, the approach recognizes that any lasting improvement to people's lives must consider all the problems in the area. One problem cannot be solved without tackling the others.  Improvements to the physical environment, community development (including income generation) and social awareness as well as the health aspect must therefore go hand in hand.
 

To ensure that improvements are sustainable and lasting the community must also be included in the decision making and implementation process throughout the development period and beyond.

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