LWF-ETHIOPIA VISITOR'S BRIEF
(LALIBELA REGIONAL COORDINATION OFFICE)
MAP OF THE PROJECT AREA
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BRIEF INTRODUCTION OF THE PROJECT AREA: The North Ethiopia Regional Coordination Office (RCO) is found in Lalibela town of North Wollo Zone in the Amhara National Regional State. Currently, the North Ethiopia RCO is comprised of two active projects namely, Lalibela Food security Project and Lasta-Lalibela Emergency Response Project (ACT ETH 161). The North Wollo Zone in general and the Lasta and Lalibela woredas in particular are among the food insecure areas of the country and agriculture is the major source of livelihood to more than 95% of the population.
However, the project area is renowned worldwide for its rock-hewn churches and Lalibela is a high place of Ethiopian Christianity, still today a place of pilgrimage and devotion. In the mountainous area of Lalibela some 701 km from Addis Ababa, the eleven medieval monolithic churches were carved out of rock. Their building is attributed to King Lalibela who set out to construct in the 12th century a ‘New Jerusalem’, after Muslim conquests halted Christian pilgrimages to the holy Land. Lalibela flourished after the decline of the Aksumite Empire.
VISITOR'S BRIEF DETAILS:
Full Name of visitors: Mr. Aronson Erik Magnus, Church of Sweden (COS) Ms. Jonasson Anna Elisabet, Church of Sweden (COS)
Mr. Bjarni Gíslason, Icelandic Church Aid (ICA) Ms Kristin Olafsdottir, Icelandic Church Aid (ICA)
Organization/Country: COS, Sweden and ICA, Iceland
Duration of stay: May 26 - 27, 2016
Distance from Addis Ababa in km: 701 km from Addis Ababa, north easterly direction
GPS coordinates: 12001’54’’N and 39002’28’’E
Climate: Average annual Temperature 18 degree centigrade and Average annual Rainfall 750 mm
Elevation: 2630 m a.s.l
Security: Safe and Stable
Accommodation: http://lalhotelsandspa.com - +251 930034708 and [email protected]
Vehicle plate number: 35-1672
Assigned driver: Fikfreab Amsalu (M)
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PROJECT DETAILS: Project title and No:
Project staffs: TOTAL 18 (14 M, 4 F) 03-4426 ETH1616 4 (all M) 04-4697 14 (10M, 4F)
1. El Nino Caused Lasta Lalibela Emergency Response Project
Project No: 03-4426 – ACT Appeal ETH161
Intervention Kebeles: The project is under implementation in eight rural kebeles including the above mentioned three kebeles of the Lalibela FS&LP namely; Gelesot, Erffa, Mawure, Shumshaha, Tirazfere, Tefelmay, Medaghe & Nakutele’ab.
Project Reach in 2016 (plan): 60,699 people (31521 M and 29178 F)
Target Groups: Drought affected people including children, women, disabled and elderly people as well as lactating and pregnant women.
Project period: Six months from February 1 to July 31, 2016.
Budget: USD 1,461,753 – Pledges revived USD 498,224
Funding partners: SIDA through Church of Sweden (CoS), COS, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) and Finn Church Aid (FCA)
Project Goal Mitigating the risks and reduce impacts of El Nino -induced drought and severe hunger on the target people in Lasta-Lalibela woreda.
Specific Objective Beneficiaries’ able to meet their daily food needs and their assets are protected. Drought coping capacity targeted HH to future drought risk is strengthened through risk mitigation actions.
Project expected outputs Providing cash for targeted 2242 beneficiaries through CFW & DS 2.15 km of access road rehabilitated. Thinning and clearing carried of 69 ha of rangeland.50 ha of land treated through NRM measures.
Planned Project Activities Distribution of cash to 2,242 affected communities. Rehabilitation of 2.15 km of access road. Clearing and tinning of rangelands 69ha. Soil bund construction 35.43km Stone bund construction 7.56km. Stone check dam construction 588m3.
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Results/Outputs to-date: 34.84 km stone bund constructed 42.23 km soil bund constructed 374.6 m3 stone check dam constructed 82 number of ‘half-moon’ structures constructed 2.709 km access road rehabilitated 136 ha of land cleared from bad weeds and shrubs
A total of 1,476 people (462 F) equivalent to 26,687 person-days (8,543 Female person days) participated in the construction of the conservation structure.
Each of the CfW participants was remunerated in cash at a rate of ETB 35 per day (1.66 USD) for the number of days he/she has worked. In addition, a total of 706 people (274 M and 432 F) or 10,631 person-days (6,505 F person-days) were supported with direct cash payments at the same rate. The beneficiaries for the direct cash support are elders, pregnant and lactating women and people with disability.
2. Lalibela Food Security & Livelihood Project 03-4697
Intervention Kebeles: Medaghe, Shumshaha and Nakutele’ab
Project Reach in 2016: 1,224 food insecure households (799 M-headed and 425 F-headed (4,670 people (2,310 M and 2,360 F)
Target Groups; Food insecure small holder farmers and their families
Project period: Three years. 01 November, 2014 to 31 October, 2017.
Funding partners: Canadian Food Grains Bank (CFGB) and Canadian Lutheran World Relief (CLWR)
MAJOR ACTIVITIES PLANNED AND EXECUTED BY EXPECTED RESULT (BRIEFLY):
Overall Objective: The project’s overall objective is to contribute to the achievement of food security and improvement in the living standards to the target households i.e. 799 men-headed and 425 women-headed, in Lasta and Lalibela districts of Ethiopia.
Specific Objectives: Increased consumption of sufficient food by the target households Increased household income from the sale of crops & vegetables by the target HHs Increased diversity of food consumed by targeted households Improved natural resource management (NRM) in the farming and irrigation areas
Expected Results:
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Result 1: Increased crop and vegetable production by target households Result 2: Targeted households adopt CA (Conservation Agriculture) principles on their fields Result 3: Increased access to food to the target households participating in Cash for Work Result 4: Increased number of target farmers taking their produces to the mark Result 5: Increased application of best nutritional practices Result 6: Increased adoption/application of improved natural resources conservation and management practiced by the target households
Summary of progress against indicators to date: Progress to-date in project implementation can be considered as encouraging given that the project commenced implementation in March 2015. The major project achievements include the followings:
Results /Outcomes to-date 629 (51.4%) farmers in the project areas using at least three CA 82.24% of their CFW income of beneficiary households spent to purchase food Average meals per day increased from 2.18 baseline to 2.47 meals per day Increase in the number of households practicing at least two environment-friendly inputs from 446 (36.4%) at baseline, to 733 (59.9%) Percentage of households using these improved environmental protection techniques increased from the baseline of 29.6% to 55.3% 475 (38.57%) farmers in the project areas using at least three conservation agriculture (CA)techniques (minimum tillage, permanent soil cover, crop rotation & associations, use of compost/manure, inter-cropping and living barriers with contour lines, which are known soil fertility improvement techniques Percentage of household farmers using at least two specific natural resource management (NRM)
Office address: LWF Ethiopia Amhara Regional Coordination Office (RCO) Lalibela town, near Jerusalem Guest House Kebele 02 in Getergie village area P.O.Box 166, Lalibela
Tel. 0333-360-619 or 0333-360-850 (Direct) Fax 0333-360-645 &
Name of Primary Contact: Gezahegn Mamo, Acting Project Coordinator Tel Number (Office): +251 333360619 and +251 0917-787815 (Cell phone) Email address: [email protected]
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