2021 Caritas Korea Project Application Format

I. General Information Sheet New

1.
2. Project Title Integrated Community Service Project (ICSP)
3.  Name of Partner Organization: ECC-SDCOR
 Bishop of the Prefecture: Fr.Angelo Antolini
 Director: Feyisa Gemeda Beriso
 Project Contact Person: Habtamu Gizawu Tola
4. Project Holder - Address:
- Email: antoliniangelo@gmail.com rcsfeyisa1@gmail.com
rcshabtamu2@gmail.com
- Telephone/Mobile: +251916581659
※ Name of Implementing Partner(s), if any: ECC SDCOR
5.
6. Project Period 1 year Whole Project Period 2021/22
7.  Country: Ethiopia
 Region: Oromia and Somali
8. Target Region  Zonal: East Bale zone Oromia and Shabelle zone
 District: Ginnir and Gode
 Diocese/Parish/: Robe Catholic Prefecture
9.  Number of Direct beneficiaries: 1067
10. Beneficiaries  Number of Indirect beneficiaries: 9335

 To reduce the impact of drought hazards on vulnerable

11. Project Goal communities through the improvement of the livelihood
households in the selected communities of affected areas.

12. Project The selected districts of Gode and Ginnir are located in two different
Background and regions namely Oromia and Somali. The selected areas have different
Context agro-ecology. Ginnir woreda has two different agro-ecology (lowland and
highland), and the Gode district is totally lowland. However, lowland
parts of both districts have some similarities. They are known by semi-
pastoralist, the source of food and income of the community before the
dry season was Crop production, livestock production and also small
trading.
Between averages of 15-20years ago, the livelihood system and main
source of food and incomes of the communities were only from livestock
raring. They were not familiar with agricultural crop production, for the
 source of food they sold their cattle to the local market and bought any
cereal crops for food.
The main seasons of the area categorized into two groups; these are
Summer & Winter during the summer season there is alack or shortage of
rain fall and the temperature somewhat higher than that of Winter.
Winter, it’s one of the main seasons in the area which is characterized by
the long months and medium amount of rain fall status and temperature at
the same time there is enough rain fall because of this there is a high
productivity of seeds, Vegetables and up to honey production. It’s a
satisfaction seasons for the district.
But in this year 2021, the weather condition or season of winter/belg/ was
generally changed from rainy to dry season. In an actual calendar this
season was known by high rain fall and suitable condition of weather for
production.
So, the variation of weather condition of the area has created a problem of
drought in the area. Therefore, the project aims to improve the livelihood
system of the affected community in Gode and Ginnir districts

1st year (2021/22)

 Activity 1. Food Security
- Distribution of improved variety of vegetable seeds

- Restocking of shoats and provision of grants for women HH

- Rehabilitation of water Sources

13. Main Activities
 Activity 2. Health

- Improving of hygiene and sanitation

 Activity 3. Agro-forestry and Conservation of natural resource

- Rehabilitation and management of natural resource

14. Funding
Local Other
Total budget requested from
Contribution Contribution
15. Budget (US$) Caritas Korea

175,341USD 16,738.29USD 158,602.85USD

II. Project Proposal

1. Project Overview

1) Project Title: Integrated Community Service Project (ICSP)

2) Sectors Covered:

Sectors:-
 Food security
 Health
 Agro-forestry
Target groups:-
o The most poor and landless Women
o The Household that have high number of family size
o Women headed Household
o The Pastoralist who lost their livestock
o The farmers who lost their crop production by drought
o The HH who, his children are highly affected by famine
o The HH that have under 5 years old
o The Helpless Elders (old aged)

3) Project Period: 1year (Whole Project Period: One year 2021/22 )

.
4) Target Region:
 Country:- Ethiopia

 Region:- Oromiya and Somali regions

 Zone:- East Bale Zone and Gode Zone

 District:- Ginnir and Gode

 5) Beneficiary
 Direct and indirect beneficiaries:

 The groups of beneficiaries have been identified depending on the criteria for
the selection of the most vulnerable peoples affected by drought, regarding with
the agro ecological conditions of the selected intervention areas.

 The mechanisms for the selection of target beneficiaries are PRA Approach by
making target group discussion, classifying them by gender, age and Settlement
of population. They directly participated on the project planning,
implementation and evaluation strategy.

6) Project Goal:
 To reduce the impact of drought hazards on vulnerable communities through the
improvement of the livelihood households in the selected communities of affected areas.

2. Project Context
1) General Background and context of the Project

Since the area is known by semi-pastoralist, the source of food and income of the community before
the dry season was Crop production, livestock production and also small trading.
Between averages of 15-20years ago, the livelihood system and main source of food and incomes of
the communities were only from livestock raring. They were not familiar with agricultural crop
production, for the source of food they sold their cattle to the local market and bought any cereal
crops for food.
The main seasons of the area categorized into two groups; these are Summer & Winter during the
summer season there is alack or shortage of rain fall and the temperature somewhat higher than that
of Winter.
Winter, it’s one of the main seasons in the area which is characterized by the long months and
medium amount of rain fall status and temperature at the same time there is enough rain fall because
of this there is a high productivity of seeds, Vegetables and up to honey production. It’s a satisfaction
seasons for the district.
But in this year 2021, the weather condition or season of winter/belg/ was generally changed from
rainy to dry season. In an actual calendar this season was known by high rain fall and suitable
condition of weather for production.
So, the variation of weather condition of the area has created a problem of drought in the area,
 2) Background of the Target Region

Ginnir is one of the woredas in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. It is named after the administrative
center of the woreda, Ginir. Part of the East Bale Zone, Ginir is bordered on the south by the Gestro
River (or Weyib River) which separates it from Goro, on the west by SinananaDinsho, on the
northwest by GaseranaGololcha, on the northeast by Seweyna, and on the east by Rayitu. Towns
include DeloSerbo.

About 15% of the area of this woreda is covered with valley, gorges and hills. Rivers include the
Dinkit, Gololcha and Tebel Rivers. A survey of the land in this woreda shows that 30.5% is arable or
cultivable, 31.2% pasture, 35.6% forest, and the remaining 2.7% is considered swampy, mountainous
or otherwise unusable. Khat, fruits and vegetables are important cash crops. Coffee is also an
important cash crop; between 2,000 and 5,000 hectares are planted with it.

Industry in the woreda includes 29 grain mills and one brick factory employing 61 people, as well as
25 wholesalers, 165 retailers and 66 service providers. There were 28 Farmers Associations and 9
Farmers Service Cooperatives. Ginir has 77 kilometers of dry-weather and 101 all-weather road, for
an average of road density of 75.7 kilometers per 1000 square kilometers. About 35.6% of the total
population has access to drinking water.

The 2007 national census reported a total population for this woreda of 139,495, of whom 71,323
were men and 68,172 were women; 20,196 or 14.48% of its population were urban dwellers. The
majority of the inhabitants said they were Muslim, with 77.59% of the population reporting they
observed this belief, while 21.53% of the population practiced Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity.

Based on figures published by the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, this woreda has an estimated
total population of 140,498, of whom 70,558 were males and 69,940 were females; 26,820 or
19.09% of its population are urban dwellers, which is greater than the Zone average of 13.5%. With
an estimated area of 2,350.63 square kilometers, Ginir has an estimated population density of 59.8
people per square kilometer, which is greater than the Zone average of 27.

The 1994 national census reported a total population for this woreda of 97,739, of whom 48,696
were men and 49,043 women; 15,000 or 15.35% of its population were urban dwellers at the time.
The three largest ethnic groups reported in Ginir were the Oromo (83.18%), the Amhara (13.31%),
and the Somali (1.3%); all other ethnic groups made up 2.21% of the population. Afan Oromo was
spoken as a first language by 82.84%, 15.49% spoke Amharic and 1.37% spoke Somali; the
remaining 0.3% spoke all other primary languages reported. The majority of the inhabitants were
Muslim, with 75.1% of the population having reported they practiced that belief, while 24.45% of the
population said they professed Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity.

Gode (Somali: Godey) is a city in the Somali Region of Ethiopia. Located in the Shabelle Zone, the
city has a latitude and longitude of 5°57′N 43°27′E. Gode was the capital of the Somali Region until
1995 when Jijiga became the capital for political reasons.

Based on 2010 figures from the Central Statistical Agency, Gode has an estimated total population of
950,782 of whom 488,235 were males and 442,089 were females. Gode is the largest town
in Gode woreda.

According to the 1997 national census, the city's total population was 45,755 of whom 26,081 were
males and 19,674 were females. The ethnic breakdown was 99 % Gode is primarily inhabited by
the Somalis 97.3%, other ethnic groups make up 2.3% of the population. Based on the 1997 National
census, 11,044 inhabitants, or 24.1% of the population, were in school, of whom 2,766 were males
and 1,563 were female; on the other hand, 35,478 or 77.5% were illiterate of whom 17,273 were
male and 18,205 female.

Gode has a hot desert climate with uniformly very hot weather and scanty, extremely variable
rainfall. The average annual temperature in Gode is 28.8 °C or 83.8 °F, and virtually every afternoon
exceeds 32 °C or 89.6 °F, whilst mornings seldom fall below 20 °C or 68 °F.
There are two short wet seasons in April-May and October-November which provide 291 millimetres
or 11.46 inches – about ninety percent of the mean annual rainfall of 325 millimetres or 12.80 inches.
These wet seasons are caused by brief passages of the Inter-tropical Convergence Zone over the
region; however, they are extremely erratic even for an arid region. The wettest calendar year
between 1967 and 1999 was 1967 with 754.2 millimetres (29.69 in) and the driest 1980 with 38.8
millimetres (1.53 in).
 3. Project Methodology
1) Project Goal and Objectives:
 Goal:
 To reduce the impact of drought hazards on vulnerable communities through the
improvement of the livelihood households in the selected communities of
affected areas.

 Objectives:

 To increase the access of agricultural inputs for 1800 HH and increase the
production and productivity of their by cope with the drought hazards that in
their locality at Ginnir and Gode districts.

 To provide training and capacity building on agronomic practice and livestock

production for 500 farmers in both districts.

 To increase the access of potable water and sanitation facilities and protects
them against the teat of public and livestock in the districts.

 To Enhance the Climate change adaptation, ecosystem management and

restoration through strengthened community resilience and rehabilitation of
natural resources, to reduce the impact of drought

2) Main Activities of 2021/22

The ICSP will be mainly focused on three interrelated components.

 Activity 1. Food Security

- Distribution of improved variety of vegetable seeds:

– The selected areas are well known by drought affected but they have a potential
opportunity of using irrigation water. So the project has designed to support farmers who
have been producing their crops by irrigation canal. The project is aims to solve the
problem of agricultural input supply, particularly improved variety of vegetable seeds.
The improved seeds of different kinds of vegetable will be distributed for the selected
smallholder farmers’ households.

- Restocking of shoats and provision of grants for women HH:

– During the last season of the crop calendar many pastoralists were lost their cattle
because of long duration of dry season. So the project has planned to support the
selected women headed group by providing of shoats and grants.

- Rehabilitation of water Sources:

– The water source schemes in the selected villages will be identified in collaboration with
water users committee. The project will support by rehabilitating of the selected water
 schemes and make it functional for community, which helps to reduce the problem of
water supply.

 Activity 2. Health

- Improving of hygiene and sanitation:

– Improving the health conditions and environmental sanitation is another activity planned
by the project. The awareness of the community on the protection of hygiene and
sanitation will be promoted.

 Activity 3. Agro-forestry and Conservation of natural resource:

- Rehabilitation and management of natural resource:

– The degraded land and damaged natural resource will be identified in collaboration with
community based water shade management committees of the district. The project will
provide support both in local capacity building on natural resource management and also
mobilize communities on rehabilitation of natural resource. Different biological
measures on soil and water conservation activities will be implemented by the project.

3) Project Logical Framework:

 Goal and Expected Risks and
Activities Measurable Indicators
Objectives Results Assumptions
 Goal: To reduce the impact of drought hazards on vulnerable communities through the improvement of
the livelihood households in the selected communities of affected areas.

Objective 1.  100
targeted
household
 100 HHs have have
access to improved access for
660 qtls of cereals improved
seed. varieties
 160 HHs have of cereal
1.1. 400 HH in the target access to 500 seed - Coordination and
population have increased within collaboration
shoat to improve
access to agricultural inputs to ----- challenges
increase production and asset base after 3 - Availability of
months months
productivity and their by cope inputs on time
with the drought hazards that  160 -Community
occur in their locality.  At least 500 participation
number of the targeted
livestock household
population have have
access to access to
veterinary service. livestock
or shoats
distributio
n

1.2. 230 HH in the target 230 number of HH have  380 - Coordination and
population have increased to access to potable water number collaboration
potable water and sanitation from the 25existing of challenges
facilities and protects them water sources through - Availability of
targeted
against the treat of public and rehabilitated after inputs on time
livestock 5months. HHs in -Community
150 HHs have access to the participation
water harvesting storage selected
structures/ such as pond areas of
rehabilitation drought
A total of 30 committee affected
members, caretakers and
commun
development agents
have knowledge and ities
skill on water scheme have
management. access to
safe
drinking
 water
accordin
g to the
sphere
standard
s

 230
number
of HHs
are
enabled
to
practice
standard
hygiene
practice
safely.

8 ha of land
rehabilitated and
8 ha of lands
maintained with - Coordination and
2.1. Enhance Climate change rehabilitated
different soil and water collaboration
adaptation, ecosystem with various
conservation structures. challenges
management and restoration natural
Objective 2. 3 ha of land covered - Availability of
through strengthened resources
with plantation of inputs on time
community resilience to reduce management
indigenous trees -Community
the impact of drought. (physical and
3 number of nursery participation
biological)
sites established in
selected kebeles
 4. Project Management and Implementation
1) Financial Overview
① Total Project Budget
 Total budget in Local currency: 7,751,832ETB
 Total budget in US$: 175,341
 Exchange rate used and source: 44.21birr
② Local Contribution: 740,000ETB, 16,738.29USD (9.54% from Apostolic Prefecture of
Robe Catholic Church)
③ Fund requested from Caritas Korea: 158,602.85USD or
The Apostolic prefecture of Robe is going to contribute 9.54 % for this project. The types of
contributions are including:
- Provision of land for the establishment of new nursery site in Gode

- Use of man power

- Use of logistics like car for project field support

- Cover salary of Administration staff and other utilities costs

2) Project Budget
See the attached index of details of budget by excel sheet

3) Project Management System

ECC SDCOR has a well-organized structure having General Assembly and Board which are the
highest decision making organs of the Commission. ECC SDCO Head Office has also a
management team which facilitate smooth implementation of the emergency response projects in
Ethiopia.
All the Procurement will be processed and accomplished as per the procurement guidelines and
financial management procedures indicated in the accounting policy of the organization to ensure
procurement of appropriate quality and quantity of goods and services, that it is ethically sound and
respect/dignity of the beneficiaries.

ECC SDCOR is the development wing of one of the branch of Ethiopian Catholic Church Social and
Development Commission in Ethiopia. It cooperates with several national and international
organizations, in the area of long-term development and humanitarian interventions.
ECC SDCOR has good capacity and experience in responding to food security and natural resource
management through coordination of activities, monitoring of implementation, ensuring financial
accountability, reporting, networking and collaboration with key stakeholders etc
ECC SDCOR has its own existing coordination office in Gode and East Bale zone District and this
office will be fully responsible for day-to-day activity implementation for both districts. The field
office is staffed with Field coordinator, DRR expert, Agronomist, project officer and with other
support staff. The ECC SDCOR will be responsible for back stopping technical support, procurement
and logistic arrangements to deliver goods and services to the target areas. In addition ECC SDCOR
will recruit an experienced social worker who will work closely with the field office to ensure timely
delivery of the project. ECC SDCOR will coordinate monitoring and reporting processes to make
sure that periodic reports are submitted to the partners as agreed and up to the expectation. ECC
SDCOR will assume all the responsibilities of ensuring proper resource management and use and the
fund management/administration will be as per the organizations financial rules and regulations.
No Activity Unit Remark

Year 1 (2021)

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4

1 Need assessment x

2 Beneficiary selection x

3 Stakeholder workshop x

4 Distribution of improved vegetable seed x

5 Training for Households on basic agronomic practice x x

6 Restocking of Small ruminants (shoats) for households assets building (3/HHS) x

7 Provision veterinary medical equipments x

8 Provision of Training to farmers on livestock fattening, rearing, management and small ruminant x x

production

9 Provision of improved chicken (poultry production) x

10 Rehabilitation of water points (hand dung well, shallow well) x x

11 Rehabilitation of irrigational canal x x

12 Provision of training for water committees on water scheme management and sanitation x x

13 maintenance of soil and water conservation structures (check dam, soil bunds, stone bunds) x x

14 Establishing of new nursery site x x x x

15 Strengthening of the existing nursery sites x x

16 Provision of Grant of funds for poorest females x

17 Report preparation and submitting x x

18 Monitoring and Evaluation x x x x

4) Project Timetable
5) Monitoring and Evaluation Plan:

- The project monitoring will be implemented through day to day monitoring system by
social workers, monthly monitoring by project coordinator based on the
organizational and management system of ECC SDCOR .
- The Social workers and project coordinator will have their own work checklist and
prepare different report format
- The project will submit monthly, quarterly and annual written report to the head office
or Director
o Evaluation
o The evaluation of project will be made quarterly and annually by ECC
SDCOR, the partner and Government stakeholder offices.

6). Reporting Schedule:

 Date of interim report: Quarterly report each of the year (25-30) regularly to
concerned body
 Date of final report: at the end of each year on Dec, 30

7). ) Considerations for Sustainability

Designing for appropriate phasing out strategy is crucial to ensure the sustainability of the project,

after completion of the intervention of ECC SDCOR office from the area. This requires active

participation of stakeholders at all level. To bring sustainability the following activities will be

accomplished in the whole project life cycle:-

 Formation of the local institution such as environmental working groups and other

development committee in each implementation areas.

 The skill of the target community will be improved through general awareness and practical

skill training.

 The organization will collaborate and work closely in partnership with stakeholders and

relevant line departments in the district level.

III. Partner’s Form

1. Name of Organization: Ethiopian Catholic Church Social and Development Commission

Branch Office of Robe (ECC SDCOR)

2. Contact Information
 Postal Address: 19, kofele Ethiopia
 Telephone No. +251461120031
 Fax No.: +251461120031
 Email Address: balearsi@yahoo.com rcsfeyisa1@gmail.com antoliniangelo@gmail.com
 Website:

3. Project Holder
 Representative of Organization: Fr. Angelo Antolini
 Director (Office Representatives): Mr. Feyisa Gemeda
 Project Contact person: Habatamu Gizawu Tola

5. Description of Organization

Ethiopian Catholic Church Social and Development Coordinating Office of Robe

Background of the Prefecture
Robe prefecture, one of the dioceses of the Ethiopian Catholic Church, was erected bythe Decree of
Pope Benedict XVI on February 11th,2012under the protection of the very gen Immaculate of
Lourdes, dividing the territory of the vicariate of Meki. Father Angelo Antolini, capuchin brother, has
been appointed first prefect of the new church. Its territory was part of the Apostolic Vicariate of
Harare, Meki and Hawasa. The prefecture built the Robe Catholic Secretariat (RCS) office in 2012,
following the decentralization of the Ethiopian Catholic Secretariat (ECS) office. The newly
structured RCS office has developed a structure to manage the pastoral and developmental activities
of the Church. The Pastoral Coordination Office of Robe (PACOR) is located in Robe, while the
Social Development Coordinating Office of Robe (SDCOR) is located in Kofele town.
The working area of the prefecture includes part of West Arsi zone (Kofale, Asasa, Dodola, Adaba,
Kokosa, Nansabo), and all of Bale Zone (20 provinces) in Oromia National Regional State and Afder
Zone(9 provinces) in Somali Regional State. The Vicariate coverage area is estimated to be 103,769
square kilometers, with the population around 3,295,278million people and a density of 32.1 people
per square kilometer. Two major languages are spoken, Oromo and Somali and approximately 97%
of the population practices Islam. The area covers a wide geographic range with the altitude varying
between 4,370 meters and 300 meters above sea level.
The Church started social services and development works as a means of reaching the people due to
the existence of enormous social needs. Accordingly, a number of social services like education in
formal schools, agricultural support, and orphan educational support have been established and run
by the Church. The administration of these institutions and other development interventions gave
impetus for the establishment of the Social Development Coordination Office of Robe centered in
Kofele in 2012. More importantly, the acceptance of the “Holistic and Integrated Human
Development" philosophy as a guiding principle of the Church's work, was the main reason for the
establishment of the development wing. Since then, the social services and development work has
continued as a matter of conviction, rather than as a means of entry to pastoral activities. This
holistic approach is based on a broad understanding of both physical and spiritual human needs.
Overall vision, mission, goals, objectives and values of RCS:-
Vision:
The Catholic Church of Robe prefecture aspires to see the “Kingdom of God” and “the fullness of
life" in its operational area through promoting “integral human development” of the human person.
Mission:
The mission of Robe prefecture is to evangelize the community in its operational areas by promoting
integral human development, which cultivates moral integrity of the human person and encourages
justice, peace, self-reliance and sustainability. The mission statement indicates that the prefecture is
committed to the growth of the whole person and this entails striving to address the spiritual,
physical, intellectual, social and economic needs of the people that the Church serves.
Goals:
To promote the human dignity through both spiritual and developmental needs of the communities in
the prefecture area.

Development Objectives:
1. To contribute to the socio-economic and human development of the communities, parishes and
Church congregations with which it works.
2. To contribute to poverty alleviation, reducing disaster vulnerability and mitigating the effects of
disaster.
3. To facilitate and support community initiatives and self-help efforts towards sustainable
development.
4. To give special emphasis to gender and development issues and women empowerment.
5. To carry out and facilitate development and social activities with communities in line with these
objectives.
6. To support the initiatives of justice and peace.

Values:
The Robe Prefecture values the following as its guiding principles:
 Announcing the word of God
 Living the gospel values
 Sacramental ministry
 Family life promotion
 Respect of the dignity of the human person
  Dialogue
 Creating Options for the poor and Marginalized
 Transparency
 Participatory Leadership
 Social Analysis for Advocacy and Lobbying
 Solidarity
 Stewardship
 Teamwork
The management is expected to cultivate these values which are internalized both by PACOR and
SDCOR Staff and make sure the values are adhered in the day-to-day activities of the Churches’
work.
The major Intervention sectors of ECC SDCOR are; Education, Health (Psychiatric Center), Women
Economic Empowerment, Agricultural Production & Food security and Orphan Vulnerable Children,
emergency response, youth development and Justice and peace.

Budget Utilization
o The Total Annual budget for all projects of RCS is more than 15,000,000ETB
Organizational Structure of ECC SDCOR
5. Staff Status
ECC-SDCOR has a strong and transparent organizational capacity to deliver clear responsibility and
accountability.
The organization also has other technical staff who report to the RCS Director. The technical staff
includes a Program Officer, Development Coordinator, Finance Officer, Cashier and different
department heads. There is also other supporting staff at both coordinating field level office.
Staff of ECC SDCOR:
 Teachers: 103 (Elementary and Kindergarten)
 Technical staff:27
 Security guards: 37
 Cleaners: 17
 Gardeners: 5
 The total human resource of organization is 189

6. Donor Status
 Major donors for the annual budget of the prefecture are the missionary peoples of Italy,
Bishop Conference of Italy and Caritas Switzerland.

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