Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People's

Date of Operation: 2011 – 2014

Primary Implementing Partner: Ethiopia Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR), through a grant to the International Center for Agricultural Research in Dry Areas (ICARDA)

Regions of Operation: Amhara, Oromia, SNNP and Tirgry

Goal:

Improve food security by protecting wheat crops from decimation by yellow stem rust and other diseases.

Project Objectives:

• Assist in fast-track testing and release of yellow rust resistance varieties
• Pre-release seed multiplication of promising lines
• Popularization and demonstration of newly released resistant varieties
• Support large-scale seed multiplication by public or private sector
• Support small-pack seed distribution of newly released resistant varieties
• Initiate “grain-for-seed” approach to distribute some of the relatively tolerant varieties

Description:

See also: Crosscutting Issues

Date of Operation: 2002 – 2014

Primary Implementing Partner: International Foundation for Education and Self Help (IFESH)

Regions of Operation: Addis Ababa, Amhara, Oromia, SNNP and Tigray

Goal:

Help improve the quality of primary education through capacity building of teacher education institutions in the training of primary school teachers and teaching of English.

Objectives:

Date of Operation: 2009 – 2013

Primary Implementing Partner: World Learning Inc.

Other Implementing Partner(s): Tigrai Development Association (TDA)

Regions of Operation: Nationwide

Goal:

Provide quality comprehensive services to orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) affected by HIV/AIDS in primary schools, with a focus on improving retention and learning achievements.

Objectives:

• Support school enrollment, attendance, and academic achievement of OVC
• Engage teachers, caregivers, and other young people to provide OVC psychosocial support
• Provide supplementary nutrition and critical health services
• Create a protective environment and increase access to legal services
• Ensure safe shelter and stable and loving care arrangements for OVC
• Increase household income

Description:

See also: Crosscutting Issues, Good Governance

Date of Operation: 2009 – 2014

Primary Implementing Partner: Pact

Regions of Operation: Nationwide

Goal:

Develop an ethic of civic leadership and responsibility in growing youth that will help to produce a young generation with strong self-esteem who participates in community services and promotes peace, tolerance, respect, equality, justice and dignity.

Objectives:

See also: Crosscutting Issues

Date of Operation: 2011 – 2015

Primary Implementing Partner: Peace Corps

Regions of Operation: Amhara, Oromia, SNNP, and Tigray

Goals:

Enhance the proficiency of English language reading and writing and the programs of English education and training in the colleges of teacher education and primary schools in Ethiopia.

Objectives:

• Increase availability and use of teaching resources
• Help roll out new teaching aids and methodologies
• Promote supplemental reading materials for both teachers and students
• Encourage an English speaking and reading environment

Description:

See also: Crosscutting Issues

Date of Operation: 2009 – 2014

Primary Implementing Partner: FHI 360

Other Implementing Partner(s): Pact

Regions of Operation: Nationwide

Goal:

Improve the quality of primary education through the development of teachers’ professional capacity, provision of supplementary reading materials to support instruction and strengthening of the planning and management capacity of the primary education system.

Objectives:

See also: Crosscutting Issues

Date of Operation: 2009 – 2014

Primary Implementing Partner: Pact Ethiopia

Other Implementing Partner(s): Kalem, Amhara Development Association, Oromia Development Association, Action for Development, Adult Non Formal Education Association in Ethiopia, Relief Society for Tigray (REST), and Bench Maji Development Association

Regions of Operation: Afar, Amhara, Benishangul-Gumuz, Gambella, Oromia, SNNP, Somali and Tigray

Goal:

Increase access to education of both children and adults in disadvantaged areas and improve the capacity of woreda education officers in planning and managing non-formal education programs for pastoralists and remote communities.

Objectives: