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INDIRA GANDHI NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY A study of potential local institutions to partner with World Vision Ethiopia: With reference to Digeluna Tijo Area Development Programme By: Ashenafi Alemu Dissertation prepared in partial fulfillment of Master of Art in Rural Development to Indira Gandhi National Open University, (IGNOU) New Delhi September 2011 Sagure 0 Declaration I hereby declare that the Dissertation entitled ……………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………… Submitted by me for the partial fulfillment of the M.A. in Rural Development to Indira Gandhi National Open University, (IGNOU) New Delhi is my own original work and has not been submitted earlier either to IGNOU or to any other institution for the fulfill ment of the requirement for any course of study. I also declare that no chapter of this manuscript in whole or in part is lifted and incorporated in this report from any earlier work done by me or others. Place: Signature Date: Enrolment No. Name Address 1 Certificate This is to certify that Mr./Miss/Mrs………………………………………………… Student of M.A. (RD) from Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi was working under my supervision and guidance for his/her Project Work for the Course MRDP-001. His/Her Project Work entitled ………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………… Which he/she is submitting, is his/her genuine and original work. Place: Signature Date: Name Address of the Supervisor 2 Acknowledgment In firs of all, I would like to thank God for giving me wisdom and patience to undertake this cumbersome work. Next, I would like to acknowledge my dissertation advisor Mengistu Huluka (PhD) for his continuous advise and mentoring when doing this research. I am also grateful for World Vision Ethiopia Digeluna Tijo Area Development Program for facilitating condition that helped for smooth accomplishment of the research. I would like to acknowledge the leaders of LIs who gave me their precious time for participating on interview schedule, focus group discussions, and case studies. I am also very grateful for WVE Digeluna Tijo ADP Community development workers who were actively participated on collecting data from the LIs. 3 Table of contents List of Tables ........................................................................................................... 7 List of figures ........................................................................................................... 9 List of Acronyms ................................................................................................... 10 Abstract .................................................................................................................. 11 CHAPTER ONE .................................................................................................... 17 1.1. Introduction .................................................................................................... 17 1.1.1. Non Governmental Organizations (NGO’s) ......................................... 18 1.1.2. World Vision Ethiopia ............................................................................. 19 1.2. Problem Statement ....................................................................................... 20 1.3. Significance of the study ............................................................................... 23 1.4. Objectives of the Study ................................................................................. 24 1.5. Research Questions ..................................................................................... 25 1.6. Operational Definition of terms used in the study ....................................... 27 CHAPTER TWO ................................................................................................... 29 2.1. Literature Review .......................................................................................... 29 2.1.1. What are Local Institutions? .................................................................. 29 2.1.2. Local institutions in our context ............................................................. 30 2.1.3. Working with local institutions ............................................................... 31 2.1.4. Benefits of Working in partnership with Local Institutions .................. 34 2.1.5. The Range and Variety of Local Institutions ........................................ 37 2.1.6. Capitalizing on local strengths and moving forward ............................ 40 2.1.7. NGOs can be effective intermediaries .................................................. 41 2.1.7. Partnering With Faith Based Organization ........................................... 42 2.1.8. Process of partnering with existing Local Institutions ......................... 43 CHAPTER THREE ............................................................................................... 46 3.1. Research Methodology ................................................................................. 46 3.1.1. Universe of the study ............................................................................. 46 3.1.2. Research Design .................................................................................... 46 3.1.3. Sampling ................................................................................................. 47 4 3.1.4. Data Collection: Tools and Procedure .................................................. 50 3.1.5. Data Processing ..................................................................................... 52 CHAPTER FOUR ................................................................................................. 53 4.1. Findings and Discussion ............................................................................... 53 4.1.1. Purposes and kinds of Local Institution ................................................ 53 4.1.2. Leadership and making decisions ........................................................ 54 4.1.3. Planning and managing finance ............................................................ 55 4.1.4. Managing Money .................................................................................... 58 4.1.5. Reporting to donors ................................................................................ 62 4.1.6. Human resources of LIs ......................................................................... 63 4.1.7. Working Environment of the LIs ............................................................ 65 4.1.8. Activity planning and Accomplishment ................................................. 66 4.1.9. Local institutions awareness about gender and Human rights .......... 68 4.1.10. Working relationship and understanding of policies and strategies of LIs ....................................................................................................................... 71 4.1.11. Community Participation in LIs ........................................................... 74 4.1.12. Local Institutions, Children Wellbeing and partnership opportunities ............................................................................................................................ 76 4.1.13. Extent of Members participation in Local Institutions ........................ 80 4.1.14. Women participation in LIs .................................................................. 81 4.1.15. The leadership training and the leaders of the LIs ............................ 85 4.2. Focus Group findings and Discussion ......................................................... 86 4.2.1. Selection of leaders, making important decisions and resolving conflict ................................................................................................................ 86 4.2.2. Planning and managing finance and budget ....................................... 87 4.2.3. Place of undertaking Organizational duty ............................................ 87 4.2.4. Responding to the perceived community problem .............................. 88 4.2.5. Idirs contribution to children’s well-being ............................................. 88 4.2.6. Participation of men and women in Idirs .............................................. 89 4.3. Case study ..................................................................................................... 90 4.3.1. Orthodox Christians FBOs .................................................................... 91 4.3.2. Evangelical Christians FBO ................................................................... 92 5 4.3.3. Muslim FBOs .......................................................................................... 94 CHAPTER FIVE .................................................................................................... 96 5.1. Conclusion and Recommendation ............................................................... 96 5.1.1. Conclusion .............................................................................................. 96 5.1.1. Recommendation ................................................................................. 100 References .......................................................................................................... 105 6 List of Tables Table 1. Local institutions identified in the operational Kebeles Table 2. How LIs are governed Table 3. Contribution methods of LI members Table 4. Extra contribution