PROJECT PROPOSAL
1.Project Profile
Project Title: Support Educational quality for Elasha Students
Type of Project: Educational/Vocational Training
Number Beneficiaries: 360 students, educationists & their parents
Implementing Agency: SOMALI YOUTH SPORTS ORG
Funding Agency:
Project Avenue: Lawer Shabelle region of Somalia.
Duration: One Year
Estimated Budget: US $ 17.000.00
Starting Date: As soon as Project approval is received
2. BACK GROUND INFORMATION
In Somalia today, two of the most adversely effected social services remains to be education and health sectors. Public facilities like schools and health centers in the country have deteriorated due to the absence of a national government, a decade long civil war between clans, numerous armed factions.
These challenges are more serious in certain parts of the country especially among disadvantaged urban and rural communities. The problem of constant factional fighting, the absence of law and order constant factional fighting and lack of any social services are among the many challenges faced by the disadvantaged urban and rural communities in the country. Traditional biases towards boys education, wide practice of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) and early marriages and at times forced marriages lead to the highest Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) and Maternal Mortality Rates (MMR) in the world.
Many communities in DDO program areas have started community participatory approach in addressing these fundamental problems. It is therefore imperative that trend be reversed by empowering communities to these basic rights of every individual in the society.
3. THE PROBLEM STATEMENT
Somalia is currently the only recognized African country that has been without a national government for more than a decade. Ravaged by a war on itself, the country is left to a state of lawlessness and anarchy; which in turn virtually destroyed the economy, including basic services such as the education and health centers. Schools, Universities, other education facilities and health centers were looted, destroyed and in some occupied by armed groups or displaced internal refuges. Poverty has widely increased, traditional values have been eroded and the child population of the country was left at the mercy of ignorance and poor health. Moreover, due to the economic difficulties millions of Somali children do not go to school, they wander the streets of urban and rural centers. Many of these children lack parental care and are recruited as child soldiers for the various factional militias.
Although no one disputes the importance of education, yet it is sad to note that according to UNDP Human Development Report on Somalia in 2001, Gross Enrolment Rate (GER) in 1997 was 9.5 per cent of the population declining to 9 per cent in 1998/1999. We have noted that this is mainly due to lack of access to primary education for school age children. Provision of educational opportunities, especially of basic education has been an object of investment in many countries; where national governments exist, states have indisputable responsibilities to guarantee their citizens with basic education as a right. Thus benefits accruing from education are well established and are evident that education improves quality of life, health, and economic productivity and facilitates achievement in gender equity in society. Despite the recognized values of education, its provision as a basic human right has been far behind in Somalia. This is particularly so in many SYSO program areas. Many have never had an education facility, and where one exists it is in a deplorable conditions.
Another problem is the health hazards faced by humanity in this 21st century, which is HIV/AIDS. The disease has ravaged many African countries particularly our closest countries Ethiopia and Kenya. Somalis, who travel much in the front line states therefore, are not immune to the disease. There is no exact data collected in hospitals in 2003, but the UNDP Human Development Report on Somalia in 2001 cites the total recorded people living with HIV/AIDS from 1985-1990 were 5 people. But the number has grown over the years and in the year 2000, 73 people were recorded as having HIV/AIDS.
Over the last twelve years of the Somali civil war there was no new schools built in Mogadishu and nearby districts, which are our target areas. The international aid agencies working in southern Somalia have assisted the rehabilitation of educational institutions as well as the enhancement of curriculum and other educational needs. The existing education institutions cannot accommodate the growing population of school age children due to their limited capacity.
Although SYSO has been trying to support and encourage education and vocational training the problem is indeed serious and require a concerted effort from all stakeholders, namely communities, non-governmental organizations, religious organizations and others.
Thus, this project has grown out of the need assessment jointly conducted by SYSO and the local communities in the target areas.
4. PROJECT JUSTIFICATION
The activity plan in this project seeks to develop children and future generation of Somalia into responsible and prosperous individuals. They also seek to inform the general public, parents and policy makers to be responsive in terms of improving education and responsibility in society. The program also seeks to reverse the current lawlessness, conventional/traditional stance and would like to influence the preceptors of parents to accept equity in education for children as agents for change and development in society.
Meanwhile, the project aims to sensitize statutory, customary and religious authorities on the existing potential and benefits of Education as a basic human right with acceptable cultural believes. The program aims to protect the intellectual wealth of children by exploiting their latent potential to the most possible levels of education. The Schools will be in community settings where the services are needed. In addition the schools will be projected to set scene for similar activities in other program areas of SYSO in Somalia.
5. GOALS & OBJECTIVES
GOALS
5.1 Increase the capacity of functional education institutions in Lower Shabelle
and Banadir regions, and give opportunities to 360 children to access basic education
in the scholastic year 2005-2006.
5.2 OBJECTIVES
5.2.1 Equip six Classrooms in new primary school at Elasha near Afgoi district of Lower
Shabelle region.
5.2.2 Run the school for one year in Elasha Village.
5.2.3 Sensitize the general public on the need to promote and support education program
for children living in difficult and disadvantaged backgrounds.
6. STRATEGIES
The strategies used to achieve the objectives outlined above will be contributory and participatory in nature and will incorporate involvement of local administrations and community leaders to guarantee successful implementation and sustainability of the program.
The role of the program shall also be the provision of relevant required funds for the running of the school and provision of relevant materials such as desks, chairs, reading materials, etc to support school curriculum. Strategies adopted will also include:
6.1 Awareness creation on child education, rehabilitation of education institutions among
affected local communities.
6.2 Improvement in the quality of training for teachers with respect to the curricula
development, acquisition of teaching materials, recruitment of provisional teaching
staff and awards of certificates for performance.
6.3 Capacity building through training in child education and vocational skills
development for youth.
6.4 Establishment of an operational institutional framework for the purpose of co-
ordination and management of facilities and educational activities.
7. ACTIVITIES
Activities envisaged for the project include:
7.1 Equip Elasha primary school near Afgoi district with Furniture such as, Desks,
Benches, chairs and cupboards.
7.2 Recruit former teachers and education administrators to run the education program.
7.3 Met school running costs for one year.
8. PROJECT BENEFICERIES
The direct beneficiaries of the program will be 360 children affected by civil war in the country and from difficult and disadvantaged backgrounds. Of particular concern will be orphaned, street children and reintegration of child soldiers. Parents and communities will be involved. This is intended to make the program sustainable.
9. EVALUATION OF THE PROJECT
The program Evaluation is the periodic assessment that determines the effectiveness and efficiency ofthe program. The evaluators would find out whether the project has achieved what was expected and determine the methods used in achieving the outcome. They would also verify whether all the program objectives are met and determine that, if an impact has been made on the identified need by obtaining feedback from the target groups and others involved in the program. The evaluators of the program would be enabled to make some adjustments to the program to make it a success.
The first activity in the evaluation would be the mid-term evaluation that will be done mid way of the planned period. Results from the evaluation will be used to make recommendations to enhance project performance.
There will be the production of a narrative and financial report at the end of each activity. The achievements shall be assessed from the proposal out put and activity. Documentation is therefore required to be thorough right from the start. Summative evaluation will come at the end of the program.
10. INSTITUTIONAL FRAME WORK
SOMALI YOUTH SPORTS Organization (SYSO) has established its Mogadishu Office 1999 in order to facilitate developmental activities in Somalia after the civil war. In 1999-2004 the Local NGO was busy in the educational sector with the aim of saving the young people from the destruction of the civil war that has devastated the country. Since then SDO has been instrumental in helping to overcome ignorance, social deprivations and to alleviate human suffering caused by both man-made and natural disasters in Somalia. It is worth noting here that SYSO has been focusing on long-term development cooperation, capacity building / support of local partners and advocacy.
10.1 ORGANIZATIONAL PROGRAME AREAS
In early years, when SYSO started its operations in Mogadishu our program areas were mainly in the form of development operations in Benadir region, Mogadishu and Lower Shabelle region. Soon after the formation of SYSO in Somalia in 1999 projects implemented include the rehabilitation of educational infrastructure and the provision of educational equipment. Since then SYSO has gained a good reputation among the target communities in Banadir and Lower Shabelle regions.
11.Budget Estimation for Elasha School
Running of the school for one year & Equiping of six classrooms
a) One year expense for School PersonnelS.No. / Item Name / Number of personnel / Monthly salary in USD / Twelve month Salary in USD / Total Amount in USD
1 / School Principal / 1 / 150 / 12 / 1,800.00
2 / Teachers / 10 / 150 / 12 / 18,000.00
3 / Gardeners / 2 / 100 / 12 / 2400.00
4 / Cleaners / 2 / 80 / 12 / 1760.00
5 / Stationary / 1 / 50 / 12 / 600.00
6 / Sub-total / 24,560.00
b) School Furniture including transport to the site
1 / Benches / 60 / Pcs / 26 / 1,560.00
2 / Desks / 60 / Pcs / 28 / 1,680.00
3 / Chairs / 16 / Pcs / 23 / 368.00
4 / Cupboards / 2 / Pcs / 110 / 220.00
5 / Tables / 3 / PCs / 110 / 330.00
6 / Sub-total / 4,158.00
c) Unforeseen Expenses USD 122.00
Grand-total (a+b+c) USD 28,718.00
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Education Project Proposal
01/07/05