Jaldu Epicenter Start Year: 2005 Phase: 3 | Major Accomplishments - The epicenter grain bank currently has 29 bags of grain.
- In the first quarter of 2008, the epicenter earned income amount of Birr 6486.50 and spent Birr 14096.00 for different purposes. The balance at the epicenter's account this time is Birr 15726.24.
- Out of the total potato production in Jaldu, which was harvested during the last quarter, 1,460 kg has been kept for seed for the next season plantation, 2,072 kg is being sold to the community, 101 kg is kept for day feeding for the children in the epicenter nursery and 450 Kg, mostly damaged, is used for compost production.
- 18 construction projects—nine Literacy Centers (LC), one Health Post (HP), and eight Safe Water Supply (SWS)—were planned for implementation in the quarter. For two SWS projects, six LC and one HP, construction was progressing well and the rest lagged behind the plan due to lack of skilled labor, damage of mold (to produce concrete pipe), and time required to settle partner community requests for change of site.
- 40 children, of whom 20 are girls, are currently attending nursery school at the epicenter. The children are provided one meal per day.
- Jewo Literacy Center, which was completed in a previous quarter, started operation. Currently, in the Literacy Center, 181 adults (84 females) are attending the literacy program with one teacher who is hired by Jewo community. One completed LC is not operational due to lack of a trainer; it is expected to commence operation shortly.
- In the epicenter clinic, 91 children were vaccinated, 60 adults were provided with family planning devices (pills, injection and condoms), 28 mothers were given antenatal and post natal services, 33 were provided with first aid.
- 79 households prepared dry waste disposals and 48 constructed toilets.
- 4,345 individuals (2,473 females) received education on HIV/AIDS, latrine construction, family planning, tuberculosis and leprosy, environmental sanitation, and mother and child care.
- Regarding partner projects, the implementation of a gravity water supply scheme in Urga and Ilike Kebeles of Jaldu Epicenter is in progress. The beneficiary community has nearly completed construction material collection and is organized to perform excavation and backfilling works. On average, 200 community members were doing material collection and transportation to sites in the villages. The Jaldu Water Project is financed by The Rotary Club International.
- An orientation workshop was held for 56 African Woman Food Farmer Initiative (AWFFI) and 19 Strategic-Planning-in-Action (SPIA) loan partners on gender, harmful traditional practices, HIV/AIDS, family planning and environmental health. A refresher training was also given to 13 traditional birth attendants.
- 33 households separated animal and human housing units after advice and training was given through epicenter clinic workers.
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Debre Libanos Epicenter
Start Year: 2006 Phase: 3 | Major Accomplishments - The epicenter grain bank currently has 61 bags of grain.
- In the first quarter, the epicenter earned income amount of Birr 2500 and spent Birr 830 for different purposes. The balance in the epicenter's account this time is Birr 9170.
- 11 construction projects (5 Literacy Centers, 6 Safe Water Supply) were planned for implementation in the quarter. Except in one safe water supply project, progress is satisfactory. Due to the season's decreased farming activity and the intensive mobilization work, community participation was found to be more than expected. This has made the construction work progress more quickly than planned, which in turn resulted in higher demand for construction materials. To comply with the demand, The Hunger Project-Ethiopia has revised its material supply schedule.
- For the construction work going on in the community, the villagers contributed in various forms, which amounts Birr 26262.
- 40 children (22 male and 18 female ) are currently attending nursery school classes. Children are provided one daytime meal during their stay.
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