Education for Development Association (EFDA)
EFDA is a non-governmental, national development organisation established in May 1999 in Ethiopia. The organization is licensed by the Ministry of Justice with registration number 402. EFDA uses education and skills transfer as a key for empowerment and social transformation. Children are the focus of its interventions.
http://www.efhda.org.et
An annual subsidy of CHF 170’000 by the RFF has allowed financing an EFDA project since 2007. This financial aid will help improve the quality of education for 791 children in the primary schools of Kore Roba and Dubar and also for 750 further children in the Emanu Roba and Hebano Primary Schools. In the two schools, situated 38km north of Addis Ababa, the following measures for standard 1 to 4 pupils will be taken:
Ethiopia facts
* Human Development Report 2006 (UNDP)
- Access and Quality Basic Education Services
- Orphans and vulnerable children support
- Women reproductive health right support
- Community livelihood development
- Environmental Rehabilitation and Protection
http://www.efhda.org.et
An annual subsidy of CHF 170’000 by the RFF has allowed financing an EFDA project since 2007. This financial aid will help improve the quality of education for 791 children in the primary schools of Kore Roba and Dubar and also for 750 further children in the Emanu Roba and Hebano Primary Schools. In the two schools, situated 38km north of Addis Ababa, the following measures for standard 1 to 4 pupils will be taken:
- 388 children are already able to go to school every day in the renovated Kore Roba primary school
- 135 girls receive extra tuition
- 27 female teachers lead the class by means of new, interactive forms of tuition
- Importance and benefits of physical activity are discussed among representatives of the community – focusing on the increase of girls participating in sports programs
- Children develop their talents and capability of expression in special kids-clubs (e.g. environment, health, chicken farming, etc)
- 15 elder children can complete an orientation period at a recently setup potter's workshop.
- Installation of four new toilets, two for girls and two for boys
Ethiopia facts
| Population*: | 75.6 Mio. |
| Compulsory education*: | 7-13 years |
| Enrolment ratio*: | primary 46%, secondary 25% |
| Illiteracy rate*: | 58.5% |
| Life expectancy*: | 47.6 years |
| Sustainable access to an improved water source*: | 22% (cities 90%, countryside 20%) |
| Nutrition*: | 47% of the children under 5 years of age are undernourished |
| Did you know: | The Kaffa province in Ethiopia is believed to be the origin of coffee. It was already found to be mentioned in the 9th century. Coffee presumably reached Arabia from there via the slave trade in the 14th century. |
* Human Development Report 2006 (UNDP)