HOPE 2020 project Proposal on Establishment Of Women and Youth Skill Training Center in Burayu Town
October 2007
Addis Ababa

Project Summary
Project Title: Burayu Women and Youth Skill Training Program
Project Location: Oromia Regional State, Burayu Town Administration
Project Total Cost: USD 2,259,937
Implementing Agency: HOPE 2020
P.O.BOX.: 24198/1000
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Contact Person

Gudeta Gelalcha, /General Manager/
Tel.:  +(251)-(012)-707533
Cellphone:  +(251)-(911)-175360
Fax:  +(251)-(012)-707534
Project Duration: Six Years
Direct Beneficiaries: 14,100 Youth and destitute women 750 People Living With HIV/AIDS
Indirect beneficiaries: 75,000 inhabitants of the project area Kebeles

Executive Summary

It is estimated that young people constitute about a third of the population of Ethiopia. Ethiopian youth face a multitude of problems caused by poverty, traditional beliefs and misconceptions. As an age group, their material, social and economic needs have not been given the required attention. Government policies and programs tried to address the needs of youth along with those of the general population though youth have special needs that require different policies and program efforts.

The economic, political and social situation in Ethiopia has seriously affected this group. Access to education and health services remains limited, particularly for young rural women and men, and unemployment is a problem, particularly among young people living in urban areas. According to the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs (MOLSA), 87% of all registered job seekers are between the ages of 15 and 29.Youth migrate from rural to urban areas looking for jobs. Young women are increasingly employed in menial jobs and may work as housemaids, cleaners, or commercial sex workers. Young men often end up as day laborers and become exposed to and engage in various types of risky behavior.

The project entitled ‘Burayu Women and Youth Skill Training Program’ is designed to be established and implemented in Oromia Regional State Burayu Town Administration. The establishment of the center focuses on addressing the major social and economic problems facing the youth and destitute women in the project area.

The general objective of the project is to contribute to the poverty reduction efforts of the government by providing different skill trainings to destitute women and youth to enable them to become self-employed and self-supportive citizens. Hence, the center provides short-term skill trainings in areas of metalwork, building and construction, electronics, catering and housekeeping (only for women), voluntary HIV/AIDS counseling and testing services, basic business skill trainings for people living with HIV/AIDS.

The project has two phases. The first phase is establishment of the center after securing land (17,000m2 to 20,000m2) from Burayu Town Administration. The first phase of the project is expected to be funded fully or partially by Comitato Internazionale per lo Sviluppo dei Popoli (CISP)- Italian Based International Non Governmental Organization.

The second phase is conducting the training program. The training program shall be conducted phase by phase. Sine the training is short-term skill training, the training duration ranges from few days to three months depending on the type of training. The project will benefit 14,100 youths and 2,250 other community members in the next five years.

The project addresses gender inequality by reserving certain training areas like catering and housekeeping solely for destitute women. The beneficiaries selection committee shall give due attention to women and young girls during selection in other training areas and at least 50% of the trainees in each filed are expected to be women.

The total budget required for implementation of the program in the next six years is USD 2,259,937.Of the total program cost, USD 312,642 will be used for establishment and furnishing of the center with training materials and equipments. This phase of the program is expected to be finished in January 2009.USD 1,947,295 will be used for implementing the training program for five years from September 2009 to September 2013.

The proposed sources of finance for the implementation of the program will be 85% from donor organizations including current HOPE 2020 partners, 10% from project holder income generating activities and 5% from sale of finished products by the trainees.

Overview of HOPE 2020

Establishment

HOPE 2020 is an indigenous non-government, non-religious, non-tribal, non-political and a non-profit humanitarian organization established in 2004 by concerned and devoted Ethiopians. It is established for the purpose of participating actively in Integrated Rural Development Programs (IRDP) in line with Ethiopian government development strategies to alleviate economic and social problems prevailing in the country.

Legal Status

HOPE 2020 is a legally registered and licensed organization by Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Ministry Of Justice with a registration certificate No.1865.The organization has been undertaking its activities by signing operational agreements with regional Food Security Disaster Prevention and Preparedness Commission/FSDPPC/. It has also singed region based project agreements with relevant regional bureaus.

Governance

The organization has a General Assembly consisting of founding members and other members who have joined the association after its establishment to oversee and deal with all policy issues. It has also a managing board of five members to decide on major administrative matters and oversee major developments and guide its operations. There is a management committee consisting department heads and chaired by General Manager to deal and execute day-to-day administrative and managerial matters.

The General Manager, responsible to the Board of directors, is entrusted with the main task of overseeing   and implementing decisions passed by the General Assembly and Board of Directors. He also manages the day-to-day activities and operations of the organization.

The organization has four major departments, namely Administration, Finance, Program and Public Relations departments, and each department has also three to five sections. For further information the organizational structure of HOPE 2020 is annexed. 

Vision, Mission and Objective of the organization

Vision

To see a health, gender balanced, prosperous and productive society that live in a clean and fresh environment. 

Mission

• Improve the health situation of the rural community
• Fight the spread of HIV/AIDS and its associated problems
• Improve the livelihood of the rural community
• Protect environmental degradation
• Create gender-balanced society through women empowerment activities
• Increase the rural community’s access to basic education and health services

General Objective

The general objective of the organization is to alleviate poverty, which is the main cause of socio-economic and political problems prevailing in the country for centuries, by supporting and stimulating the economic growth of the target community with priority to women, children, Youth and the elderly.

Major programs

•       Water supply, Sanitation and Hygiene program
•       Education and Health Program
•       HIV/AIDS Prevention, Care and Support Program
•       Women Empowerment and Elders Capacity Building Program
•       Promotion of Alternative Energy Resources Program
•       Environmental Protection Program

Major Achievements

Though HOPE 2020 is few years old, its integrated rural development programs to solve the various socio-economic problems of the rural community attracted international NGOs like Water Aid-Ethiopia, Comitato Internazionale per lo sviluppo dei popoli (CISP-Italian based international NGO), Water Millennium Alliance (USAID), Chinese Embassy in Ethiopia and District of Colombia University which are currently the major donors and partners of the organization.

The following are some of the major achievements of the organization in its four years journey to solve the various socio-economic problems of the rural community:

• 22 water points each having 6 faucets have been completed and are serving about 35,000 people
• Four 50m3  & five 25m3 water reservoir that serve 23 kebeles residents have been completed and under use
• 406 traditional pit latrine that serves about 4,060 people constructed and under use by the local community
• 319 common waste disposal that serves about 3,190 households have been excavated and under use in its intervention areas
• 35,000 people have obtained mass education on hygiene, health, sanitation and HIV/AIDS
• 120 community washing basin that serves about 6,000 has been constructed and under use
• 120 Shower house has been constructed and under use
• 18,000m trench, which costs about 40,000 USD have been excavated by the community which shows the organization’s capacity to mobilize local resources
• One primary school has been constructed and under use in Tume Wayu kebele of Tole district
• 50 village health, sanitation and hygiene promoters trained and deployed in its operation areas
• 100 farmers trained on traditional irrigation practices and some are already generating lucrative income

Manpower Status

One of the most important organizational resources to fulfill its objectives is its manpower, both skilled and unskilled. The following table shows the manpower status of the organization as of August 2007.

 

Problem Statement

The project entitled Burayu Women and Youth Skill Training Program is going to be implemented in Burayu Town administration. Burayu Town Administration is found in Oromia Regional State 18 km from the center of the capital city in the western direction adjacent to Addis Ababa. The town has Zonal status in accordance with Oromia Regional State Administrative structure. It has four especial urban kebeles and four rural Kebeles with an estimated population of 75,000.Majority of the inhabitants are poor and lead a subsistence life. The main economic activities in the area are petty trade like selling local drinks, firewood collection and selling, butchery, building and construction activities, and small-scale agriculture etc. However the majority of the population especially, the youth who are migrants from the rural area, school dropouts, street children, female-headed households are engaged in daily labor living in difficult and hazardous life condition.

The youth population, both male and female, is highly vulnerable to several mal social practices such as prostitution, criminal activities like burglary, robbery, and others. Such mal social practices are commonly observed in the town due to high unemployment rate and location of the town at junction point of rural and urban areas and proximity to Addis Ababa. The young generation in the area is easily exposed to the widespread and fast spreading HIV/AIDS, which is becoming the major social and economic crisis of the century.

Burayu is a fast growing town, which absorbed many youth both from rural and urban areas. A considerable number of women migrate to urban areas mainly in search of better economic opportunities. Most of these women have little or no educational background and life earning skills. As a result such women and many other young female school dropouts end in the streets of urban centers, which expose them to rape, unwanted pregnancy, STDs and HIV/AIDS.

Only a few young girls and school dropouts manage to become housemaids, waiters, and are employed in other informal sectors. Even those who are engaged in the above mentioned activities do not have job security mainly because they lack the necessary skills in housekeeping, food preparation, catering and childcare.

On the other hand in the major cities and towns, civil servants, employees of private organizations and NGOs and other individuals are highly in need of skilled housemaids and nannies. While the demand for housekeepers in the market is highly increasing with a relatively improved payment, many young women are migrating to the Middle East in search of better payment without having any practical skills. They are facing various problems including physical abuse, rape, murder, deportation without getting their salary, heavy and lengthy physical work etc in the Arab world. Short-term skill training for housekeepers and nannies can contribute to the various problems encountering unskilled destitute women in difficult circumstances, by increasing their efficiency, which in turn improve their income.

Burayu town is both a residential and industrial area. The wide construction activities going on in the area has attracted many youths both from urban and rural areas. Though majority of the youth are engaged in daily labor activities, some are engaged in building and construction activities without any theoretical and practical knowledge. Therefore, providing short term skill training in construction and building for such youth population can improve their live by improving the quality and quantity of their work thereby increasing their income. The market demand for metal work and electronics is also increasing from time to time and can absorb many youths who do not have jobs provided that they have basic skills in the area.

The spread of HIV/AIDS has caused many social and economic problems in the country. Due to its proximity to the capital and relatively cheap house rental fee as well as intensive construction activities; Burayu Town has attracted large number of daily laborers and the economically disadvantaged section of the community including many HIV infected individuals and affected families both from Addis Ababa and districts in West Shoa Zone.

Burayu Town has no Voluntary Counseling and Testing (VCT) center, which is important and effective in HIV/AIDS prevention. VCT is a significant entry point to care and support. It enables uninfected people to remain so and enable those infected with HIV to plan for the future and prevent HIV transmission to others. Those who are infected can also benefit from available care. VCT is now acknowledged as an effective and pivotal strategy for both HIV prevention and care. It is both effective and cost effective as a strategy for facilitating behavioral change. HIV testing and counseling enables people to learn whether they are infected, understand the implications of their sero status and make more informed choices for the future. Today the demand for VCT services has dramatically increased for those people who want to know their own HIV status all over the country including the project area

 

General Objective of the Project

The general objective of the project is to contribute to the poverty reduction efforts of the government by providing different skill trainings to destitute women and youth to enable them to become self-employed and self-supportive citizens.

 

Specific objectives of the Project

• To train 800 destitute women in housekeeping and catering in twenty rounds in five years. In each round 40 women are trained for three months.
• To provide short term skill training on income generating activities for 750 people living with HIV/AIDS in five years time
• To provide basic skill training on construction and building for 400 youths in five years. In each round 20 youth will be trained for three months.
• To provide basic skill training for 200 youths on metal works. In each round 10 youths will be trained for three months
• To provide basic skill training on electronics for 400 youths in five years. In each round 20 youth will be trained for three months
• To train 750 water, sanitation and hygiene promoters in five years. The trainees will be from different project sites of HOPE 2020 since it is engaged mainly in potable water supply and sanitation project   activities.
• To provide short term skill training on HIV/AIDS prevention for 300 Anti Aids Club members recruited from HOPE 2020 project areas in five years
• To provide short-term capacity building trainings on different topics for 750 members of local community structures like idirs, Faith Based Organizations (FBO), women groups, and   others in five years   time.
• To provide Voluntary HIV/AIDS counseling and testing for 12,000 clients in five years time by establishing a VCT center
• To increase the institutional capacity of HOPE 2020 by engraining in dairy farming for covering its overhead costs
• To document and share good experiences to be gained from the project with all interested parties and also apply it in other areas

Activities of the project

Phase one

The following are the activities to be carried out during the first implementation phase of the project:

• Construct eight blocks each having 3 classrooms that accommodate 20 students. Each class room has a size of 7.20 x 6.40 = 46.08 m2 and the block size should be 7.20 x 29.80 = 214.56m2 
• Construct a demonstration block having four classes the size of which is 8.5m x 7.5m=63.75 m2 and the block size will 255m2
• Construct a multipurpose hall block the size of which is 16.25 x 26.20 = 425.75m2
• Construct a library block the size of which is 8.2m x 12.2m=100.04 m2
• Construct one administration block which has eight rooms and the size of each room will be 3.5m x 4.5m= 15.75m2 and the total size of the block will be 7m x 18m=126m2
• * Construct VCT block which has three rooms one for testing, one for clinic and the other for counseling the size of which will be 5m x 6m = 30m2 each and the total size of the block will be 5m x 18m= 90m2
• Construct staff office block which has eight rooms and the size of each room will be 3.5m x 4.5m= 15.75m2 and the total size of the block will be 7m x 18m=126m2
• Construct three IGA block the size of which will be 20m x 12m = 240m2 including small store
• Construct guest house block with eight rooms the size which will be 5m x 5m=25m2 and the total size of the block will be 10m x 40m=400m2
• Construct male latrine block with 8 sections and 6m deep hole & the size of one latrine is 0.90 x 1.20.The size of the block as a whole is 5.30 x 4.20 = 22.26 m2.
• Construct female latrine block with 8 sections and 6m deep hole & the size of one latrine is 0.90 x 1.20.The size of the block as a whole is 5.30 x 4.20 = 22.26 m2.
• Construct one Store the size of which is 11m x 9m = 99 m2
• Construct one guard room the size of which is 3m x 4m = 12m2
• Fencing the school compound with wire
• Purchase and supply of the necessary materials and equipments to the center

Phase two

Once phase one project activities are completed, phase two project activities will commence. The activities to be carried out during this phase will be hiring qualified and experienced manpower on regular or temporary basis for the center and carrying out the training program.

The manpower required for the center will be:

• Center director
• Project/Program manager
• Finance Officer
• Record Officer
• Accountant
• Secretary
• Store Keeper
• Messengers
• Cleaners
• Guards
• Building and construction trainers
• Electronics repair trainers
• Metal work trainers
• VCT counselor, lab technician and health officer
• Catering and housekeeping trainers/Home economics/

Strategies of the project

The following are the main strategies to be followed in implementation of the project:

• Signing project agreement with concerned government line departments
• Employ manpower that have the necessary experiences and qualification
• Strengthen the already established good working relationships with all stakeholders
• Proper utilization of the existing community structures like women group, youth clubs, idirs and self help groups in order to increase their support in the implementation of the project.
• Increasing the implementing capacity of HOPE 2020 through trainings
• Efficient and effective utilization of the existing scarce resources

Target group

• Destitute women
• School dropouts
• Youths
• People living with HIV/AIDS
• Female headed households
• Migrants from rural areas to urban areas in search of job
• Community at large

Beneficiary selection criteria

A beneficiary selection committee with 7 members that include kebele representative, Youth affairs office representative, women’s affairs office representative, idirs (both women and men) representative, implementing agency/HOPE 20202/ representative, beneficiaries’ representative shall be established to make a free and fair selection of beneficiaries to be trained in the center. The committee will set up a selection criterion depending on the objective conditions in the project area as well as areas of training.    

Project Implementation

The project has two implementation phases. The first phase is establishment and furnishing of the training center with the necessary materials and equipments, which is proposed to be completed in December 2008.The second phase will be providing the actual training for five years, which will run from September 2008 to September 2013.

Phase one

The first stage in phase one will be securing land for construction of the center from Burayu Town Administration and implementing the actual construction work. The total area of land required for the center is approximately 17,000 m2   to 20,000m2. The second step is securing fund for establishment of the center. HOPE 2020 has already approached various donor organizations and there are promising responses. The Italian International NGO called CISP has positively responded to cover the cost for establishment of the center fully or partly and has requested for construction plan and cost specifications.

The center will have 15 different blocks with different size including classroom blocks, library block, practical class block, demonstration block, administration block, recreation block, warehouse block, VCT center block, toilet block, guest room block, offices block, multipurpose hall block and IGA block. The estimated cost for establishment of the center is USD 312,642. Once the establishment of the center is accomplished, the center will be equipped with the necessary machines, equipments, furniture and devices that are essential to provide the required types of each area of training. 

Phase two

Once the center is established and furnished with the necessary training materials and equipments, the second phase, which is conducting the actual training program, will commence. The period of training for each round shall depend on the type of training but shall not exceed three months. The center will provide the training by qualified and experienced professionals or consultant firms, which may be hired or invited. Besides, supportive staffs will be hired as per the organizational structure and job description of HOPE 2020.

The project period is for five years and the training program will be conducted phase by phase. The training will be conducted both in morning and afternoon shifts depending on the number of trainees. There will be theoretical and practical training sessions, which will be 25% and 75% of the total training time respectively.

Training manuals and courses shall be designed and prepared in line with national training policies and procedures. Professionals shall prepare the manuals after exchanging experiences with other organizations that are engaged in similar activities. During the training period destitute women who don’t have any income or support will be provided with transport allowance in order to reduce dropout of trainees for securing their daily bread.

Inputs of the project

• Land for establishment of the center
• Construction materials
• Skilled and unskilled man power
• Fund
• Training materials and equipments
• Time

Expected Project outputs

• Destitute women and youth equipped with basic knowledge and skills in construction and building, catering and housekeeping, electronics and metalwork
• Skilled water and sanitation promoters who sensitize the community in their localities in personal hygiene and sanitation
• Skilled Anti Aids Clubs members who able to mobilize and sensitize the community on the prevention of the spread of HIV/AIDS
• Increased implementation capacity of local community structures
• Skilled PLWHA who can generate income to support themselves and their families
• A well furnished and beautiful training center in Burayu town
• Improved financial capacity of the project holder
• A well furnished and equipped VCT center in the town

Project Management

HOPE 2020 will be responsible for the management of the project. Employing an experienced and professional project manager responsible to follow up implementation of the project shall do this. The project manager will be reporting to HOPE 2020 head office where program manager of the organization would send centrally compiled report to the donor organization and stakeholders.

 

Organizing Credit Scheme for Trainees

To ensure the achievement of the intended objectives of the project, acquiring basic knowledge and skills is not sufficient. Hence self-job placement is one of the major activities to be done during the project period.

Accordingly HOPE 2020 will organize the trainees into groups after successful accomplishment of their training and will provide them a revolving credit fund for purchase of basic machinery, hand tools and initial working capital. Each group will have 7-10 trainees depending on the area of training. The credit fund will be released when the group gets legal status after registration by relevant government offices. Each group will have saving and repayment schemes of the loan.

Those women who will be trained in catering and housekeeping will make Voluntary HIV/AIDS counseling and testing at the end of their training to widen their employment opportunity and create confidence in the employers. Those who might become HIV positive will be provided with the necessary seed money so that they engage in their own income generating activities to support themselves.

The center also provides basic business skill trainings on income generating activities especially for women headed households and organize a credit scheme for them to enable them support themselves and their families.

 

Project Monitoring and Evaluation

Periodic monitoring focuses on the day-to-day activities of the project. It uses clearly stated activity indicators in the plan for monthly, quarterly and annual targets to be accomplished. Monitoring activity includes measuring the physical performances, budgetary utilization, quality and quantity of work done, correlation of the work done with the set objectives and the set plans and timetables. The Center Director employed to run the center shall conduct the day-to-day monitoring activities of the project and report to the program manger of the organization.

Project evaluation will be jointly held with all stakeholders including, donors, and community elders in the project area, beneficiaries, and relevant government counterparts every year before the starting of another budget year.

During the evaluation process the following indicators will be considered:

• Financial system, cost effectiveness and budget utilization
• Number of trainees who manage to generate income and self supportive citizens
• Number of communities mobilized and sensitized on HIV/AIDS prevention
• Number of PLWHA who managed to generate income to support themselves and their families
• Number of clients who visited VCT center
• Number of women employed after trained in catering and housekeeping
• Amount of money generated by HOPE 2020 through income generating activities to finance its projects
• Reduction of criminal activities in the area

Project Phase-out strategy

HOPE 2020 will take the full responsibility for the implementation of the project after securing the necessary financial resources. The project will continue so long as there is a demand for training and the necessary material and financial resources are available to that end. In case there is shortage of fund and other basic materials to run the center to its full capacity, HOPE 2020 will hand over all movables to Oromia Food Security Disaster Prevention and Preparedness Commission and the immovable including the land and buildings to Burayu Town Administration. 

 

Tentative Phase one Project Cost Summary

 

 

 

Training Center Manpower Requirement - Physical Plan

 

 

 

Training Center Manpower Requirement - Yearly Financial Plan Breakdown

 

 

Training Center Program Physical Plan

 Training Center Program Activities - Tentative Financial Plan