Children Safety Net Project
Objective: Shoromeda and Ferensai
Legacia are communities where children are safe, appreciated, heard, learning
and playing and their basic needs are met.
Specific Objectives:
¥ By 2012,
1.200 girls and boys from 300 families in Shoromeda and Ferensai Legacia are
living in a safe, healthy and psycho-social supportive family and community
environment
¥ By
2012 1.800 children in Shoromeda and Ferensai Legacia attend education and have
access to supportive learning opportunities to improve their performance
¥ By
2012 GO and NGOÕs operating in Shoromeda and Ferensai Legacia have improved
practise to exert concerted efforts to bring about positive changes for
children and young people in dialogue with the community.
Target Groups: vulnerable women and men
Target area: kebele 19/20/21 of Gulele
sub-city and Kebele 01/02 of Yeka sub-city in Addis Ababa city Administration.
Direct beneficiaries: 340 families (300 women
and 40 men], 3,600 students in 6 primary schools, 66 teachers and 6 school
principals.
Type of services: training in entrepreneurship
skills and provision of loan, organize and supporting home work clubs in
schools, training on MAP(men as partner), organizing information club and
internet services for school community.
Indirect beneficiaries: children and young
people from 340 Families, 310 teachers and 95 administrative staff of 6 primary
schools
Major Activities:
¥ Capacity
Building of Families
¥ Environmental
Sanitation and hygiene
¥ Income
Generating Activities
¥ School
support
¥ Networking
Achievements:
¥ The
project provides awareness raising, school capacity building and economic empowerment
for vulnerable children and their families. Among others, 221 women heads of
families are included in saving and credit scheme, 20 ( 10 male and 10 women)
school drop out youths enrolled in different vocational skill training
institutions, 20 computers with accessories were distributed to 5 target
schools and 637 community members attended trainings on the issue of man as
partners for protection of sexual abuse. 950 children are supported in the home
work club organized in the 5 target schools.
¥ 29
dry west containers and other sanitary materials distributed to local
government authorities as well as constructed one community toilet.
Status of the Project: Ongoing
For more information on the specific
objectives of the project and the current status of the project in terms
of its different components such as capacity building of families,
environmental sanitation and hygiene, relive of poverty barriers, school
support, networking and documentation, including lessons learned and problems encountered
during the execution of the project is available in the 2011 Annual Report
of IFSO.