PHE Consortium Newsletter Fourth Edition, January - June, 2011 Our Voice

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HPB PHE Ethiopia Consortium Newsletter Issue No. 4 PHE Ethiopia Consortium Newsletter Issue No. 4 1 PHE Ethiopia Consortium P. O. Box: 4408 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.phe-ethiopia.org Dear PHE Ethiopia supporters and readers, elcome to the fourth issue of PHE’s Newsletter “Our Voice” that Whighlights the recent activities of the Consortium. Since Population, Health and environment (PHE) interventions in Preaired by Ethiopia are a holistic, participatory and proactive development approach whereby issues of environment, health and population are addressed in Negash Teklu an integrated manner for improved livelihoods and sustainable well-being Mesfin Kassa of people and ecosystems. In addition the Consortium’s vision is to see Mahlet Tesfaye Ethiopia with healthy population, sustainable resource use, improved Dagim Gezahegn livelihood and resilient ecosystem. As always, this issue includes the major activities performed during the Edited by last six months from January to June, 2011 and an interview with Heather D’Agnes, USAID Washington Population Environment Technical Advisor Negash Teklu within the Agency’s Global Health Bureau. Jason Bremner We hope you will enjoy reading about our accomplishments. Designed & Printed by Negash Teklu PHILMON PRESS Executive Director (0911644678) PHE Ethiopia Consortium

In this Issue:

th 2 The 5 General Assembly meeting 6 Workshop on Members and Partners Regular joint Review Meeting 8 Interview with Heather D”Agnes

11 Third National Earth Day Celebration 12 Workshop in Climate Change and Development in Rural Ethiopia 15 BARR Foundation Visit to Ethiopia 15 Media Capacity Building 13 Weathering Change Film Launching Program 16 EXPERIENCE SHARING FIELD VISIT TO THE SOUTH 17 International Women Edition Program visit in Ethiopia ... and many more to read! H2 PHE Ethiopia Consortium Newsletter Issue No. 4 PHE Ethiopia Consortium Newsletter Issue No. 4 3 Activities >>>>>>> The 5th General Assembly meeting Association(CCRDA), the implementing member facilitated the presentations organizations sites and and discussion of this PHE Ethiopia Consortium, session and gave summary strategic plan and activities. of the presentations as The third part of the follows: the approach is very presentation was on encouraging timely, but still practical experience of we need sense of purpose to member and partner save the generation to come, organizations in integrating sense of urgency in all fronts PHE intervention in their and that we are running out of time, there is a need for evidence based advocacy to reach stakeholders (GO, NGO CBO, donors, Participants of the General Assembly International organizations), HE Ethiopia Consortium was the presentations and and measurability of impact Pheld its 5th General discussion on the concept of and the need for result in Assembly from March 17- PHE Globally and in Africa, every form are the common 19, 2011 in Addis Ababa its progress and challenges denominators to change at Bio- Economy Africa (BEA) with the support of Packard foundation. The total number of participants Dr Gladys Kalema Zikusokg in the general assembly was around 80, including project area’s where international partners representatives from like Population Reference (CCRDA), Ethio-Wetlands Bureau(PRB), Population and Natural Resource Action International(PAI), Association (EWNRA), Lem BALANCED projects, Ethiopia, Guraghe People’s Woodrow Wilson center, Self Help Development Philippines and from Africa Organization (GPSDO), representatives of Uganda and Kenya. Moreover, Government organizations Presenters on PHE Global ,Regional and National like Ministry of Agriculture and what should be done, by human life. (MoA) and others, from Jason Bremner, (PRB, PHE member organizations, local Program Director); what The second part was partners, from Government BALANCED project is discussion, on cross cutting and private Medias also doing globally, in Africa and issues or emerging issues participated. in Ethiopia by Linda Bruce, in development like PHE (BALANCED Project & climate change, PHE & The General Assembly was Director); The linkage of health/reproductive health/ officially opened by the PHE with climate change, family planning, PHE & introduction and briefing Roger-Mark De Souza, Vice gender and PHE & youth, given by Ato Negash Teklu President for Research, supported by group and Karugu Ngatia the Exuective Director of PAI, as well, PHE Ethiopia plenary secessions. The PHE Ethiopia Consortium progress, challenge and main goal of the group (BEA), Relief Society of followed by the opening what should be done, was discussion was: to improve Tigray (REST), Melca and Key Note speech by the presented by Ato Negash understanding of how Ethiopia, DSW and Oromo representative(Ato Tigistu Teklu ED of PHE Ethiopia communicating PHE Development Association G/Meskel) of the state Consortium. intervention is a possible (ODA) presented and Minister of MoA Ato Sleshi solution for these emerging discussion was held. Getahun. Dr. Meshesha Shewarega, issues. Participants discussed Executive Director of to bring solutions as to how This session was chaired The general Assembly had Consortium of Christian these emerging issues fit and by Ato Haddis Mulugeta four main parts. The first Relief and Development should be incorporated in from IIE and Roger Mark H2 PHE Ethiopia Consortium Newsletter Issue No. 4 PHE Ethiopia Consortium Newsletter Issue No. 4 3 from PAI. In his concluding remarks, Mr. Roger Mark De Souza said that he was impressed on the passion that the projects have shown to the community that they are serving and stressed that there is a need to do more coordination as a network. He said he was also impressed on the urgency and importance of the activities done so passionately and diversity of approaches. He was also “WOWED” by the volume of the work done, and that urgent and passionate, innovative and Practical Field Visit at Bio Economy Africa relevant PHE movement is going funding, undertake more Moreover, eight new group went to GPSDO on in Ethiopia. Moreover he awareness raising activities members were also endorsed PHE site at Wolkite. The said that, effort should be made and research based by the general Assembly field visits were organized to impress donors, partners, the advocacy campaigns, bring to be members of the with specific objectives community and stakeholders, about better government Consortium namely Greener of displaying the success to know and involve them, to involvement and use of its Ethiopia, Health Limited, and challenges of these get government support and structure. Integrated Community organizations on integrating involvement, and use its structure Education & Development PHE in their projects and to to maximize PHE approach. After those discussions, Association, Save Your share practical experience the general assembly was Generation Ethiopia, Tsinat from the PHE integration. Mr. De Souza finally stressed more focused on the Social and Development After the general assembly that the consortium should official and legal issues of Organization, Selam meeting a questioner was

Visit at Wolkite , GPSDO site be ready for more challenges the Consortium led by the Integrated Community circulated to all participants and that they should rest general assembly leaders. Development organization, and every participant assured to achieve what they The general assembly heard SEPDA, and Agri Service appreciated and commented aspired for since they have the 2010 reports of the Ethiopia. constructive inputs for next strong Board members, board, the consortiums The other activity of the general assembly meeting. Executive Director and activity and budget reports general assembly was a field In addition, local media’s staffs, whom they whole of 2010, audit report of visit to PHE intervention like Addis Ababa TV heartedly spearheading 2010 and activity and budget sites of BEA, Lem Ethiopia private print media’s and the PHE Movement in plan of year 2011 and and GPSDO. The first one international media’s like the Ethiopia. endorsed them. to be visited was BEA’s site, Woodrow Wilson Center which was held in March 17, gave it wide coverage. All network members The three years strategic 2011 in Addis Ababa where acknowledged the plan and different manuals the meeting venue was. For more information please need to work hard for of the consortium were check www.phe-ethiopia.org, better PHE integration, also reviewed, amended and The other two field visits publication section. improved partnerships, use endorsed after receiving were conducted in March mechanisms to impress the comments from the general 19, 2011. One group went donors and get more Assembly participants. to Fiche, Lem Ethiopia PHE site and the other H4 PHE Ethiopia Consortium Newsletter Issue No. 4 PHE Ethiopia Consortium Newsletter Issue No. 4 5 PHE Youth Peer Educators Training and Manual Adaptation

on the link between ecosystem HE Youth Peer Educator’s health & human well being, Some terminologies, concepts improvement at the completion P(YPE) Training was and instructions were discussed of the training. In addition, conducted from 29 Mar - 1 PHE integration, what do to be modified to fit the real participants submitted an April, 2011 at the Harmony they mean about sex, STI/ context of Ethiopians. In action plan to carryout the Hotel. addition, a through consensus training to youths, school clubs has been reached with the and school teachers. Some have trainees that the manual already started their action plan should be translated into the in their respective organization. local language (Amharic) for easy transfer of skills and At the end, the board chair knowledge. woman of PHE Ethiopia Consortium and the Director In this connection, a group of Engender Health, Dr. has been identified to revise Yetinayet Asfaw has issued the training manual before certification to the participants it is translated into the local together with Dr. Ricky. language where government Hernandez. participants will also participate As a continuation of the so that the manual can be used process, the Consortium nationally. organized a manual adaptation two days retreat program Participants of the YPE TOT Transmission & Behavioral Pre and post–test of at Debreziet, DSW/Bonita The objectives of the training Risk factors game, the right participants were undertaken at Youth Development Center. was to equip TOT facilitators steps to use condoms, how the beginning of the training. The team was composed of with the fundamental nine individuals who took principles youth peer education the training and two experts and the basic ability to design from government offices (The and facilitate trainings of Population Affairs Office Youth Peer Educators in their from Ministry of Finance intervention programs related and Economic Development to PHE. and Institute of Bio-Diversity Conservation) who are There were 26 participants individuals working on youth from different member related issues in their respective and partner organizations offices. (REST, Lem Ethiopia, Bio- economy Africa, MELCA, The adaptation was successfully ODA, DSW, GPSDO, held and immense inputs ENGENDERHEALTH, have been gathered from the Hiwot Ethiopia, CCRDA participants. The important Grantees (IMPACT, ADV, Some of the participants comments are incorporated GZDA, SDA, HAD, Kembatta to talk about sex with youth According to the results in the revised manual which Zone- Gogota Care, Commida, peers, Safer sex, identifying obtained from the analysis, is also going to be translated WDA and SEPDA). The peer educators role, how to the skill and knowledge of to local language and it will be training was moderated and report and monitor and how participants has shown an printed and distributed. coordinated by Dr. Ricky to identify referral and support Hernandez from BALANCED networks. Each single session Project from Philippines. was accompanied by group work and presentations with The training consisted of summary and feedbacks. In various participatory methods addition to the training, the of learning in plenary and concept and applicability small group discussions of the PHE approach was to encourage sharing and presented by Ato Negash exchange of ideas between Teklu, Executive Director of the participants, and games PHE Ethiopia Consortium and roles targeted to enhance and discussion was held. understanding of related issues and to facilitate opportunities During the training, for practical application of participants were raising issues knowledge gained. The session of applicability, according to covered 15 Modules focusing the context of the rural people. Dr. Yetnayet Asfaw, awarding Certificate to participants H4 PHE Ethiopia Consortium Newsletter Issue No. 4 PHE Ethiopia Consortium Newsletter Issue No. 4 5 Workshop on Members and Partners Regular joint Review Meeting

s part of its mission to Ato Abebe Bekele (Director the same time he invited the visit to Tigray, by member Astrengthen its partnership of Programs Development participant organizations organization Pathfinder/ and popularization of the and Management Core for a Youth Peer Education Integrated Family Health PHE integration approach Team at CCRDA) launched Training and field visit to the Program (IFHP), FROM PHE Ethiopia consortium the workshop officially; Mr. North. MARCH 30 – APRIL 1, participated and presented Negash Teklu (PHE Ethiopia 2011in Tigray for its Technical on the annual regular Consortium Executive The Participants from Advisory COMMITTEE joint review meeting and Director) elaborated on the CCRDA member (TAC) and its staff. organizations then presented the 2010 progress report, The sites visited were REST budget utilizations, their (which is another member) lessons learned, experiences, sites in Eastern Tigray, at problems and solutions, and Kilte-Awlaelo Woreda Health discussion was held on all the Office, Negash Health presentations. In addition, a Center, Gemad Health Post, field visit was held to Humbo Adi-Mesanu Health Post, World Vision site which is Atsbi, Woreda the only Clean Development Health Office, Adigrat Mechanism (CDM) Health Center, Zonal Health supported site in Ethiopia. Department, Health Center, Hosptial, Lessons learnt after the and REST Office in Mekelle workshop, include: the Workshop participants importance of the concept of Participants were, from experience sharing workshop, practicality of the Population PHE and its implementation Ministry of Finance and organized by CCRDA , Health and Environment in the region, CCRDA Economic Development, for the consortium’s PHE integrated approach . member organizations have Ministry of Health, Ministry implementing community the budget and the motive of Education, Ministry of based member organizations On his presentation on to implement the PHE Women, Children and Youth, at Wolaitta Sodo from 8 to Population, Health, and approach but they still need IV/AIDS Prevention and 10, Feb 2011. Environment in Ethiopia guidance and direction Control Office, Charities and from Complex Problems towards scaling up their Societies Agency, Consortium The workshop was intended to Integrated Solutions activities, and importance of of Reproductive Health to Create awareness on the Mr. Negash addressed the the partnership with PHE Associations, Population practical clarity of PHE’s Concept and implementation Ethiopia Consortium. Health Environment integrated approach to of the PHE approach, Project Ethiopia Consortium, Centre workshop participants, review sites and their progress and Similarly, PHE Ethiopia for Disease Control, Tigray the 2010 CCRDA, Packard the role of the consortium Consortium participated and Region Health Bureau, grant progress report . in the implementation. At presented on a field trip and Educational Bureau, Women’s Affairs,Bureau of Finance and Economic Development and IFHP staff members.

On behalf of the representative of CORHA Wz. Genet Mengistu made a brief presentation on family planning and population growth in Ethiopia emphasizing the important role family planning plays in helping to address issues of high population growth. This was followed by another presentation by Ato Negash Teklu, PHE Ethiopia Consortium, on the Presentation and Discussion in Sodo CCRDA workshop H6 PHE Ethiopia Consortium Newsletter Issue No. 4 PHE Ethiopia Consortium Newsletter Issue No. 4 7

Objective of the meeting was to exchange updates of Engender Health staff during the quarter (Jan-March 2011), to jointly review project progress/performance and financial utilization to complete remaining project deliverables on time, to appreciate success and share best experience/lessons to strengthen experiential learning and progressive improvement by enhancing innovations, identify major limitations and design and prioritize key actions to maximize existing promising performance.

PHE-Ethiopia, Executive director, Ato Developmental Army of Women working with Gemad Health Post, Negash Negash Teklu presented on Ethiopia’s complex integration of population, Friendly Service site in problems & the importance of integrated (PHE) health and environment woreda of Eastern Zone of Tigray integrations to RH goals. The following points to bring about sustainable region. She is a sign of hope for most were raised as challenges, environmental health development. He emphasized of these young people as she works with problems like polluted water, climate change the importance of raising great commitment to pave the way for a impacts, lack of adequate coordination between awareness and advocacy better future. development practioners, and the high demand for integration between health and environment.

In addition, the existence of favorable polices that need implementation and utilize several best practices and success stories were presented. He also presented different activities that PHE is facilitating through different organization in 30 selected sites of Ethiopia and discussion was held.

The objective of PHE Ethiopia Consortium to participate and present in CCRDA , IFHP and Engender Health meetings was with the intention of inviting both organizations to discuss on how they can partner and coordinate with other PHE implementing organizations in a way that could add value to the RH/FP intervention they have and comprehensive sustainable demand of the TAC members, Pathfinder/IFHP staff, REST and regional media staff community they are working that can be addressed work that needs to be At the same time PHE Ethiopia in an integrated manner. In both the meetings a done in improving grave Consortium has also participated and clear understanding and consensus was reached environmental situations presented in a Quarterly review meeting with all participants on the importance of the around the country. with another member organization, integration and cooperation. Engender Health, from April 17-20, 2001, Upon conclusion of at Haile Resort, Hawassa. the meeting participants discussed naming the trip after an exemplary or impressive project or individual they observed, as is usually done with each TAC trip. Thus, the trip was named ‘Mulu Hiluf ’s Trip’.

Sr. Mulu Hiluf is a 22 years old woman. She has worked as a nurse for the last three years out of which over the past one year she has been working as coordinator of the Freeyni Youth Sr. Mulu counseling one of her young clients H6 PHE Ethiopia Consortium Newsletter Issue No. 4 PHE Ethiopia Consortium Newsletter Issue No. 4 7 Interview >>>>>>> with Heather D”Agnes, Population-Environment Technical Advisor within USAID’s Global Health Bureau

eather D’Agnes joined the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) as the HPopulation-Environment Technical Advisor within the Agency’s Global Health Bureau. In this position, she is primarily responsible for providing program management and technical guidance for the Bureau’s population- environment projects. Population-environment is an integrated approach to development that recognizes that dealing with complex development priorities - such as poverty alleviation, environmental protection or sustainable livelihoods - requires approaches that simultaneously link these issues. These projects are primarily implemented in countries with biodiversity hotspots, defined as the most species rich and endangered eco-regions on Earth, and include Madagascar, the Philippines, Cambodia, Tanzania, Kenya, and the Democratic Republic of Congo among others. Prior to working with USAID, Heather completed her Masters degrees in Public Administration and Marine Affairs at the University of Washington. During that time, she gained hands-on experience in the population- environment field through two summer consultancies in the Philippines evaluating the Integrated Population and Coastal Resource Management Project (IPOPCORM). This project delivers family planning, reproductive health and coastal management and conservation services in an integrated fashion in 18 coastal municipalities throughout the Philippines. As an avid diver, Heather was drawn to this field by her love of tropical coral reefs and her realization of the many different factors that must play into the conservation and protection of these natural treasures.

Our Voice : When did USAID first become engaged in the PHE approach?

Heather D’Agnes: USAID’s Office of Population and Reproductive Health’s first investments in PHE started in the 1990s, however the PHE program was officially started in 2002. The reason for this was a congressional directive included in the family planning and reproductive health earmark that instructed USAID to provide funding for family planning, “including in areas of high biodiversity”. After that language appeared in the Foreign Appropriations bill, USAID started to fund service delivery projects that integrated family planning into biodiversity conservation efforts. Heather D’Agnes Our Voice: How has USAID’s engagement with PHE changed over time and what is USAID’s involvement funding emphasized learning from these experiences in PHE at the moment? and scaling up PHE programs so that they moved beyond small scale efforts to reaching a larger number Heather D’Agnes: In 2002, USAID’s PHE program of people. At the same time, USAID was interested was dedicated to seeing if it was possible to deliver in documenting the successes in PHE implementation family planning in an integrated manner with and sharing them with others in order to expand PHE conservation interventions and if so, to develop approaches worldwide. This phase will continue until some successful models for doing so. This phase 2013. of funding ended in 2007 and after five years of investment, USAID felt that not only was it possible Our Voice: How did you first get involved in this to deliver integrated PHE approaches, but that there work and when? were benefits to doing so from a family planning and a conservation perspective. The second phase of Heather D’Agnes: I first became involved in PHE H8 PHE Ethiopia Consortium Newsletter Issue No. 4 PHE Ethiopia Consortium Newsletter Issue No. 4 9 when I was a graduate student in 2003 studying better job of reaching out to our European colleagues international marine conservation and development and discussing PHE, introducing them to the concept, at the University of Washington. I decided to and better understanding how they see PHE fitting spend my summers in the Philippines working with into their development priorities and approaches. the Integrated Population and Coastal Resources Management (IPOPCORM) project implemented Our Voice: How do you evaluate the current status by Path Foundation Philippines. My first summer, I of PHE integration in Africa? accompanied three evaluators who were conducting a mid-project evaluation of the IPOPCORM project. I Heather D’Agnes: There are some very good small learned a lot about the PHE approach after spending scale PHE projects in Africa, and there are even some three months visiting and evaluating almost every very good models for PHE integration that are being IPOPCORM project site in the Philippines and I implemented on the ground. Also, Africa has the became very passionate about the benefits of an potential to develop a vibrant PHE community that integrated approach. I enjoyed seeing fishing families, can share lessons across organizations and countries. both men and women talking openly about planning PHE Ethiopia is an excellent example of that potential for healthy families and healthy productive marine and the benefits of sharing information, lessons, and environments. I also appreciated how responsive building coalitions around PHE. However, more work communities were to both family planning and coastal needs to be done to expand PHE in Africa, document management, and how they saw both of these leading the approaches that work in the African context, and to overall community development in the future. also better connect all the organizations working in Africa on PHE so they can learn from one another Our Voice: What can Ethiopia learn from past PHE and share experiences and work together to advocate experiences in the Philippines and Madagascar? for PHE in their countries.

Heather D’Agnes: One lesson that I have seen Our Voice: How do you assess the progress since the from both of these countries is that PHE is not November 2007 East Africa PHE conference? an approach that is appropriate for everyone and everywhere. It is important to be clear about why an Heather D’Agnes: I’m very impressed with the integrated PHE approach is needed in your project progress that has taken place in PHE in Ethiopia after area, and to demonstrate that by showing how the 2007 conference. There are some good examples population pressures, unmet need for family planning of PHE projects on the ground in various parts of and environmental degradation are intersecting to Ethiopia, the PHE Network is building capacity for exacerbate development problems. PHE implementation and advocacy, and the PHE community is united around common goals. I hope Another lesson is that it is very important to more countries see the benefit of the work that PHE demonstrate the impact that a PHE approach is having Ethiopia has done and builds their own networks and on achieving your, and your donor’s, desired outcomes. consortiums to share lessons, knowledge, and build Integration is difficult and sometimes costs more, so it advocacy opportunities. is extremely important to document why donors and others should support the approach when it may cost Our Voice: How is the contribution of international more and ultimately not achieve the same results as a organizations working with USAID on PHE evaluated single sector health or environment program. One of (PRB, PAI, WWC, BALANCED project)? the most important aspects to demonstrate is the value added a PHE project is bringing to the donor’s expected Heather D’Agnes: USAID evaluates its PHE outcomes. For family planning and health donors this activities in two major ways – the first is by routine may include reaching underserved populations that are project management and reporting. As a USAID not normally reached by traditional health programs, project manager, I read all project reports and or engaging men more effectively. For environment evaluation reports closely to determine if USAID donors this may be addressing long term threats to the funded projects are achieving what they set out environment, such as population growth. to achieve at the beginning of the project. If there are any issues and concerns, those are addressed by Our Voice: Are their activities related to the PHE USAID and the project – an approach that we like approach happening in Latin American countries? to call adaptive management. The second way that USAID evaluates its PHE activities is through formal Heather D’Agnes: To my knowledge, there are not evaluations. We will be conducting a mid-project many PHE activities taking place in Latin America. evaluation of the BALANCED project in the coming months, for example. In 2007, USAID conducted Our Voice: What do you know about how European a broad assessment of all its PHE activities. The countries and institutions are discussing or working results of this assessment, which was conducted by on PHE issue and the PHE approach? an independent team of three evaluators, were used to improve project performance and inform future Heather D’Agnes: This is a good question and one USAID PHE strategy. I don’t know the answer to. I think we need to do a H8 PHE Ethiopia Consortium Newsletter Issue No. 4 PHE Ethiopia Consortium Newsletter Issue No. 4 9 Our Voice: From your perspective how is the intersections in order to improve human welfare and coordination and partnership between these environmental health. Projects should describe how organizations and among groups working on PHE in population, health and environment are related and East Africa? Any thing to improve? why it is important to address all three areas, are then show the benefit that is gained from addressing all Heather D’Agnes: I think the coordination and those issues in an integrated way. partnership is still in its early days. Some groups are well organized, such as PHE Ethiopia, while others are Our Voice: What are the major challenges for the not. There is a need to continue to build partnerships approach? and build coalitions in countries where PHE is taking place. My priority over the coming year is to see this Heather D’Agnes: Personally, I think the major happen in Tanzania, for example, where there are challenge is the lack of donors who will fund PHE many new PHE projects starting up. approaches and the small amount of funding that is available to fund PHE. Another challenge is the lack Our Voice: What is the relationship of PHE with of evidence to convince donors why they should fund climate change adaptation and mitigation and is this PHE, especially if they are interested in only health or something that USAID is working on? only environment. Organizations that are passionate about PHE must learn how to talk the language of Heather D’Agnes: At the moment, USAID is not both the health and the environment sector in order working on funding any activities focusing on PHE to make convincing arguments and it is difficult to and climate change adaptation. I still think there is a find organizations that can do this. lack of concrete knowledge about how PHE relates to climate change adaptation. I believe that population, Our Voice: What are the major lessons globally, in family planning, health and vulnerabilities due to relation to the PHE approach? climate change are interrelated and that it would be a good idea to address all these issues at the same time Heather D’Agnes: One major lesson is the within a community that will be impacted by climate importance of measuring your results. This speaks change. However, good data demonstrating these to my response to question #14, if you can measure links does not exist nor is there any evidence that the benefit of PHE, then you can convince others integration is the best way to address climate change why PHE is a good approach and why it is important. problems. I would urge those who are looking at these Another lesson is the importance of fostering a PHE relationships or doing something about them on the community – there are many organizations that are ground to document and disseminate what they are passionate about integrating population, health, and doing and how these issues are related. This evidence environment and they can provide a very strong voice would help make the case for integrating PHE and to champion PHE if they are brought together and climate change adaptation. provided opportunities to share lessons and exchange information. We are seeing this in Ethiopia and Our Voice: What can you tell us about other donors in other countries where organizations have been and their interest in the PHE approach? brought together to talk about and advocate for PHE.

Heather D’Agnes: I believe donors are interested Our Voice: Any comment and advice for the in PHE and some donors in the Foundation world Ethiopian PHE engagement? are becoming more interested. However, the PHE community needs to do a better job at reaching out Heather D’Agnes: We need to better understand to new donors, taking them to see successful PHE how PHE is being implemented on the ground in projects, and demonstrating to them why PHE is the Ethiopia. I urge those who are doing PHE projects best approach to take. in Ethiopia to share their stories about what PHE is, why it is important for Ethiopia, and how it is Our Voice: How do you evaluate the PHE approach contributing to improving people’s lives, their health, in relation to development approaches? What is its and the environment. These stories will help the world specialty or value? understand how an integrated approach can solve the complex development challenges facing Ethiopia. Heather D’Agnes:I believe that the PHE approach is special because it recognizes that humans and the Our Voice: Any thing you want to add? environment are interrelated and that sometimes it makes sense to address people’s needs, their Heather D’Agnes: I look forward to coming back to health needs, their family planning needs, and the Ethiopia and seeing how the PHE field has progressed. environment at the same time in order to achieve The international PHE community looks to PHE good development outcomes. The thing that makes Ethiopia as an excellent example of a strong PHE PHE so valuable is that there is a conscious effort to community of practice, and we are really excited to see understand how human population growth, access what happens with PHE Ethiopia and its members. to family planning, and environmental degradation intersect and then try to strategically address those H10 PHE Ethiopia Consortium Newsletter Issue No. 4 PHE Ethiopia Consortium Newsletter Issue No. 4 11 Third National Earth Day Celebration

(and to harness the opportunities coming with it) as well as the challenges entailed by deforestation and forest n April 29/ 2011, degradation and the resulting negative impacts on the OPHE Ethiopia lives and livelihoods of the rural poor in general and Consortium, Climate women and women-headed households in particular. Change Forum- Ethiopia, Forum for During the discussion, key challenges in the Ethiopia’s Environment(FfE) forestry sector have been identified, including but not Horn of Africa limited to, absence of a focal institution responsible to Regional coordinate forestry issues and to create a proper policy environmental and research interface; fragmentation of actions at all Network(HoAREC), levels (owing mainly to lack of coordination); absence Ethiopian Institute of clear strategy and action to safeguard natural forests of Agricultural from potential negative outcomes of high investment Research(EIAR) trends (both local and FDIs); lack of responsible jointly organized national body to coordinate efforts towards harnessing a workshop to the global carbon markets. As indicated in the study commemorate the that was presented, Ethiopia could potentially generate Third National 0.5 -1 billion USD annually from REDD, CDM and Earth Day and the related financial tools. International Year of Ato Wondyirad Mandofro Forests. State Minister of Minstry Of Agriculture (MOA) Workshop participants have also agreed on the need Ato Wondyirad Mandefro delivered an opening speech, to integrate forest concerns with economic and social which was followed by heated discussion and strong issues of the communities, set up a committee of experts recommendations. The workshop brought together around and concerned institutions ( including PHE Ethiopia 100 experts and partners to reflect on the current state of Consortium) that are interested and able to lobby, initiate forests, future trends, policy and institutional setups and and steer dialogue on the Ethiopian forest sector,. The prospects of forest-dependent livelihood systems in the committee will also be responsible to organize and convene Ethiopian forestry sector. regular consultative meetings of experts, government officials and non government organizations to engage all Seven papers were presented stakeholders around the Ethiopian forestry sector. 1. Role of forests and trees in livelihoods and climate change adaptation: by Mulugeta Lemenih International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 2. Enhancing the Role of Forests for Socio-economic Development and Environmental Resilience: An Overview of the Global Picture: by Habtemariam Kassa, Forests and Livelihoods Program CIFOR - Ethiopia Office 3. Forest development potentials and options for Ethiopia: Role of carbon finances for promoting sustainable forestry and agroforestry: by Yitebitu Moges 4. Economic, Social and Ecological Impacts of Forest Products Importation to Ethiopia: by Zeleke Ewnetu, WGCF & NR, HU

5. Ethiopian Climate Variability and Global GHGs Participants Emission: by Zewdu Eshetu, EIAR It will also encourage/ 6. Forest Biodiversity: Opportunities and Challenges in coordinate new research Ethiopia: by Gemedo Dalle, Institute of Biodiversity activities and set up Conservation mechanisms and strategies to effectively communicate 7. Adverse Economic, Social and Ecological Consequences existing and new research and Major Drivers of Deforestations in Ethiopia: by results to policies and Wubalem T, EIAR decisions.

Through the discussion, it was widely agreed that Ethiopia experiences both the potential to develop the forest sector Presentation H10 PHE Ethiopia Consortium Newsletter Issue No. 4 PHE Ethiopia Consortium Newsletter Issue No. 4 11 Workshop in Climate Change and Development in Rural Ethiopia

PHE Ethiopia Consortium findings which were from Meteorology Agency Meher season. Now they and its PHE working group sponsored by PHE Ethiopia and the analysis has shown are 90% Meher producers. partners has launched a Consortium. The research an increase by 0.250 0C. Among many other impacts half-day workshop with was carried out in the remote Indigenous knowledge and of the change in Climate, government officials, highland of Menz Gera perception has been found the study has identified University representatives, Midir, North Shoa, Amhara to be in line with each other. four local seeds of wheat Decades ago, the study (Shemet, Denbullo, Dimeto district was known to be one and Gundel) and barley of the best Belg (Autumn) (Nech Mawgie, Tikur producing areas. According Ferkie, Kibute, Werkiye) to their response, this under severe threat. Some season of production has of these seeds are almost shifted to Meher (Spring) extinct; limited to very few following the rainfall Peasant Associations & pattern. This is confirmed individual farmers. Other by 30 years Belg & Meher research shows that by 2080 seasons rainfall. Belg rain (a) wheat will disappear from has a decreasing trend from Africa (Fischer, et al 2005; decade to decade while IPCC 2007). At the end Meher rain (b) has shown of Mesfin’s presentation, variation and fluctuation. the District Administrator, Ato Desalegn Mesfin, Deputy Director General, EPA When farmers are not Ato Atsku H/Selassie has Meteorology Agency, Region. The research theme getting enogh moisture explained the severity of member organizations, was Farmers perception during Belg they are forced the situation and calls for partners, community to climate change/ to cultivate in collaboration. representatives and Medias variability, impacts and local at Desalegn Hotel, on 28 adaptation mechanisms. April 2011 Addis Ababa The researcher, Ato Mesfin in commemoration of Kassa, has unveiled the the Third National Earth findings to the participants. Day. The workshop was Among the respondents in officially opened by Ato the study area, 84% farmers Desalegn Mesfin, Dupty have heard about climate Director of Federal EPA. change /variability through He remarked the essentiality extension workers and of involving local farmers through radio broadcast. in such research finding announcement as the More than 99% respondents impact is tangibly observed explained that temperature in their specific area. has increased in their

a) Belg rainfall

Ato Mesfin Kassa, Researcher/ Program Officer, PHE Ethiopia Consortium area as they compare it A total of 80 participants with previous years. This have attended the response was justified by workshop. Its objectives 30 years (1974-2003) of b) Meher rainfall were popularizing research temperature data obtained H12 PHE Ethiopia Consortium Newsletter Issue No. 4 PHE Ethiopia Consortium Newsletter Issue No. 4 13 social entrepreneurship, environmental health, poverty alleviation and economic development. It was also clarified how the approach supports and contributes to expedite the nation’s commitment to achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) and the Growth and Transformation Plan (GTP).

Ato Atsku H/Selassie speaking about the District & comment- The PHE nexus was discussed by Ato Negash ing the research findings Teklu and the health part Representatives of local The second objective was covered by W/rt community expressed of the workshop was to Abnet Girma, Program their views concerning discuss the nexus between Coordinator, Health and the impacts of the climate Climate Change and PHE Climate Change Working change. They said we have and Health. In addition Group. A thorough degraded our environment to the core components discussion was made among and we understood this. such as family planning the participants. Lastly, Ato Now we are doing massive and environmental Negash Teklu has presented soil & water conservation interventions, program copies of the research to activities as well as areas employing the PHE Ato Atsku as a valuable planting trees. With great integration approach may source of information. determination, we are also deal with interrelated working hard to regenerate and interdependent issues our environment but we including education, disaster >> need your support and preparedness, gender Farmers speaking about collaboration. mainstreaming, HIV/AIDS their view on climate change programming, food security, and biodiversity loss

Weathering Change Film Launching Program

HE Ethiopia Consortium, Population Action PInternational (PAI) and Consortium of Reproductive Health Associations (CoRHA) in collaboration organized a film launching event on June 17, 2011,at Hilton with the title, “weathering change: stories about climate and family from women around the world” and takes 18 minutes . In addition, a presentation on the linkage of women, RH/FP, climate change, and PHE integration was presented by Prof. Zerihun Woldu from Addis Ababa University. Introduction to the film and PAI’s approach to filmmaking was given to the attendees of the program by Wendy Turnbull from PAI who is also the associate producer of the documentary film. The stories are about four women from Ethiopia, Nepal, and Peru who are struggling to care for their families, while enduring crop failures and water insufficiency. The film shows how the climate change is affecting the life of women, even harder than it was. After the film show there was discussion time on the presentations and on the documentary film. The participants raised different questions and comments concerning the film. Copies of the film were distributed to all the participants. Participants of the film launching H12 PHE Ethiopia Consortium Newsletter Issue No. 4 PHE Ethiopia Consortium Newsletter Issue No. 4 13 PHE Success Stories from the Field

EXPERIENCE SHARING FIELD VISIT TO THE NORTH PHE Ethiopia Consortium held a happy hour event PHE Ethiopia Consortium in partnership with the PHE working group has organized an experience sharing field visit to Tigray & Amhara Regional States, with the support from on May 11, 2011 at ECSCCN/DFID, and PAI. The aim of the visit was to raise awareness on the impacts Desalegn Hotel of climate change on health and the contribution of high population pressure as one aggravating factor, and at the same time to gain a better understanding of the integration of PHE at ground level and how livelihoods, environmental rehabilitation, and family he theme of the happy hour was planning activities are integrated. Ton the linkage to the K4Health PHE Toolkit with PHE Ethiopia A total of 16 development practioners from the South (who are PHE Packard grantees) Consortium website through Rich and 25 Journalists participated. Site Summery (RSS) Feed technology In addition to the local and PHE Ethiopia Consortium’s participants, four international website current status and future Media members from VOA, plans concerning the content and Deutche Welle, Kenyan technology development. Broadcasting Corporation (KBC), and Journalists for Mr Bob Bowen, Webmaster and Environment Tanzania (JET) IT Manager, Coastal Resources also participated. Center, University of Rhode Island The first visit was to the Raya has demonstrated on how the Azebo PHE site of REST. At two websites work together in the Yoseph Elementary School exchange of electronic information at Bala community in Raya and showed how the two parties Woreda, the group visited benefit from the linkage. a micro-dam and had a discussion with a local PHE Dagim Gezahagne, ICT officer of Field visit to the north youth club on the issues of PHE Ethiopia Consortium also reproductive health and vegetable gardening, and visitors saw how motivated youth presented the current status, future were by the contribution of harmonized approach. The second site visit was to Wukero plans of the consortium’s website soil & watershed management site, near Abreha Atsebeha in Eastern Tigray where the and its linkage with the knowledge rehabilitation of the catchment had contributed for the improvement of the livelihood for health website. Questions of the community, followed by a visit to Bio-Economy Africa’s bio-farm activities in the were raised from the participants Mekelle area. and Discussion was held on the presentations. Finally, participants After the visit a prolonged discussion was held with Tigray Bureau of Agriculture, Ato continued their informal discussion Belete Tafere and a representative of RESTm Ato Getachew Kalaayu. In the discussion in time of the refreshment. the journalists and the development practitioners from the South raised different questions about the integrated approach. Following the field visits several stories and programs were developed by the journalists including: VOA in three languages, Deutche Welle, SNNP & ORTA Radio, and four programes on ETV 1& 2. In addition, Addis Admas, Daily Monitor, Reporter, Addis Lisan, Sendeq News paper have also published the best experiences in their Newspapers. The group has also visited Nigat Biofarm at Weldiya (Amhara Region) where they had wondered how wasted land can be changed into productive rehabilitated area and agricultural land. Moreover, the participants of the visit had a discussion and a visit to Nigat Tsehay Self Help Community Based Development Association that operate on Mr. Bob Bowen, CRC sustainable development in the area. The association is supported by Agri-Service Ethiopia at Hayk zuria. The association has been legally registered as a community based development association. The participants also visited the big drinking water project implemented by four partners (government, community, private sector and Agri-Service Ethiopia). Outcome and lessons learnt from Tigray/Amhara Regions visit >> Exposure of local development practitioners & local & international journalists on practical field experiences of PHE integration and environmental activities and the severity of the environmental degradation in the Regions. >> Outlooks of journalists towards the role of Media to play in publicizing environmental and developmental news, experiences and threats have been amplified. Dagim Gezahagne, PHE Ethiopia >> Broadcasted news and programs for more than 3 hours of airtime through ETV and Consortium the aforementioned Medias, including VOA and Deutche Welle, and in many print media’s. H14 PHE Ethiopia Consortium Newsletter Issue No. 4 PHE Ethiopia Consortium Newsletter Issue No. 4 15 BARR Foundation Visit to Media Capacity Building Ethiopia

he Barr Foundation is a PHE integration projects Tlarge private foundation of members and partner with a headquarter in Boston, organizations in North and USA and have a mission to Central Ethiopia. support gifted leaders and networked organizations The representatives visited working in Boston and Lem Ethiopia PHE beyond to enhance integration site in Fiche, Bio- educational and economic economy Africa in Addis opportunities, to achieve Ababa, Tena Kebena Youth environmental sustainability, Waste Management site and to create rich cultural in Addis Ababa, EWNRA Presentation on climate change experiences to all, particularly Fogera site in Northern HE Ethiopia Consortium and Ethiopian to children and families living Ethiopia, Amhara region. PEnvironmental Journalists Association in poverty. They also visited OSSA (EEJA) jointly organized two Media capacity Orphans site and REST building trainings with the support and Currently, the Foundation is (PHE) integration site in collaboration of Packard Foundation and piloting a three year global . Moreover, Population Reference Bureau (PRB) in two program aimed at bringing they have briefly discussed rounds on May 30 – 31, 2011 and June 11 - lasting improvements to the with Afar Pastoralists 13, 2011 at Debreziet- DSW/Bonita Youth quality of life of children and Development Organization Development Training Center. families in poverty while also (APDO), International reducing and reversing the Water Management Institute The first round which was supported by Packard negative impact of people on (IWMI) and had discussion foundation was given to reporters of different their environment. Specific with GTZ. print and electronic media houses in different investments will focus in Media outlets of private and government both the Sub Saharan Africa and As a token of appreciation from Federal and Regional governments. The South Asian regions. As part and encouragement to their second one which was supported by PRB was for of the Global Program the best practices, the foundation those who are Editors, Chief Editor and News Foundation is also starting a has granted a total of USD Heads of different print and electronic media special initiative in rural Haiti 90,000 to seven organizations houses from Federal and Regional Governments. to create agricultural jobs, (EWNRA, Lem Ethiopia reverse deforestation and BEA, REST, OSSA, Tena The objectives of the trainings were to build soil erosion, and ensure food Kebena, and APDO, the capacities of government and private Media security. including the Consortium) outlets to engage in an integrated development and the grant is sub-granted approach, to strengthen partnership and Barr foundation, represented to the organizations through cooperation among different media outlets, by Heiner Baumann, Director PHE Ethiopia Consortium. development practitioners and government; and of Global Programs; Pat to strengthen and widen online usage by different Brandes, Executive Director; The seven organizations have Medias. and Barbara Hostetter, submitted activity plan to Founding Trustee Visited PHE Ethiopia Consortium, The participant medias were from Tigray Mass Ethiopia from April 2 – according to the financial Media, SNNPR Mass Media Agency, Ethiopian 8, 2011. PHE Ethiopia support of BARR foundation Radio and Television Agency, Dimtsi Woyane, Consortium facilitated their that will be finalized until Oromia Radio and Television Agency, Fanna visit to different sites of December 2011. Broad Casting, Medical Newspaper, Reporter Mr. Bob Bowen, CRC newsletter, Sendek Newspaper, Addis Admas, and others media houses with 38 participants. In both rounds the participants have field visit to Bioeconmy Africa integrated site to see on the ground the PHE integration approach. The training mainly focused on different topics like the importance of RH/ FP for the development of the country, background on PHE Integration: experiences from Ethiopia (achievements so far & prospects for development), PHE and climate change in Ethiopia: issues, challenges and opportunities for journalists, the role of the Dagim Gezahagne, PHE Ethiopia Media in integrated reporting, tips on making Consortium smart integrated stories, how to use online resources, guides and facts. BARR Foundation discusing with PHEEC & partners H14 PHE Ethiopia Consortium Newsletter Issue No. 4 PHE Ethiopia Consortium Newsletter Issue No. 4 15 International Women Edition Program visit in Ethiopia

HE-Ethiopia Consortium with They also visited PPopulation Reference Bureau the Hamlin Fistula (PRB) facilitated a seminar and Ethiopia, Addis study tour for international group Ababa Fistula of experienced women journalists Hospital where from June 13 – 17, 2011 here in obstetric fistulas Ethiopia. The group was composed get remarkable care of 12 print and broadcast and treatment and journalists from influential visited the Cervical media houses of 12 developing Cancer Prevention countries around the world namely Unit working under Cambodia, India, Kenya, Liberia, Pathfinder at St. Malawi, Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistan, Paul’s Hospital. Philippines, Rwanda, Uganda, and Moreover, the International Women Journalists of PRB to Lem Ethiopia Site Zambia, who participate in a PRB international women program called Women’s Edition, journalists had an which is funded by the U.S. Agency exchange program for International Development. with Ethiopian women journalists The main objective of their about Women’s visit to Ethiopia was to examine Edition program and successful population, health, and Share experiences environment (PHE) integration and have a discussion projects of the country and to over lunch at Hilton understand the ways in which Hotel on June 17, 2011. those interventions can contribute for the success of the MDGs and The Ethiopian their input in solving the problem women journalists International Women Journalists of PRB to BEA Site of degradation and deforestation were from different electronic and of the land and pressure of print Medias like Sendek newsletter, the rapidly growing population The Daily Monitor newsletter, number that can impact and affect Ethiopian Radio & Television the development of the country. Agency, Ethiopian Herald, Medical Before the field visits, introduction newsletter and other private Media about PHE integration approach Houses. The women journalists is presented to the participants by discussed on the challenges that Negash Teklu Executive director they face as women journalists, of PHE Ethiopia Consortium and challenges on reporting RH and Dr Adnew representing Pathfinder other developmental issues. The presented to the participants about meeting was very successful and Addis Tesfa, a Cervical Cancer useful for both the international Prevention Project among HIV- and local women journalists. Positive women in Ethiopia. In general, the International Afterwards, they visited some PHE women Journalists visit was very project sites of LEM Ethiopia educative, successful and that has Fieche site and Bioeconomy also established good connection Africa site, both the Bio-farm and and partnership among the visitors the Gurara Women’s Association and the local partners. Many of the Project site which focuses on women journalists have given good changing the lives of fuel wood coverage in their country media carrier women in the area by and we have published them in providing them alternative our website and circulated them to livelihoods like producing different members and partners. vegetables, rearing cows and oultry (www.phe-ethiopia.org) News coverage by the international journalists production at Addis Ababa. in thier countries H16 PHE Ethiopia Consortium Newsletter Issue No. 4 PHE Ethiopia Consortium Newsletter Issue No. 4 17 EXPERIENCE SHARING FIELD VISIT TO THE SOUTH

he visit had been to the Rift Valley lakes of Zeway, Abjatta, Hawassa, Wondo-Genet area and Gedeo TZone where Wenago Woreda is one area of the zone in Traditional Community Agro-forestry practices and where Lem Ethiopia’s PHE intervention is being implemented.

The objective of this visit was to raise awareness and involvement of parliamentarians & policy makers, Hawassa University and Wondo Genet College on the problem and treat to rift valley lakes as a result of high population pressure and luck of alternate livelihood, as one aggravating factor, and at the same time to gain a better understanding of the integration of PHE at ground level Participants were higher officials from House of People’s Representatives Natural Resource and Environmental Standing committee members, Federal offices, SNNP Culture & Tourism, SNNP EPA, Zone EPA and Agriculture offices and South Development Association, Wondo Genet Collage and Hawassa University were among the participant’s and presenters. The trip has also included journalists from different federal media’s Standing Commitee Members from the Parlament , Journalists and, Oromia and SNNP Media Agencies. and Development practitioners The visitors had a look at closure areas of 800 hectares of land near Zeway city on the way to Butajira, by Sustainable Environmental Development Association (SEDA), which has started to rehabilitate. In addition, a discussion was held at Lake Abijata with the district officials, where Abjatta lake, shows significant shrinkage in size and facing high pressure of people and livestock’s.

The site visit to Wenago District with best practice of community based agro-forestry practices were facilitated by Lem Ethiopia and escorted by the officials of Zone & District level EPA and Culture and Tourism. Ample discussion was undergone with model farmers and community members. The visit was accompanied by a brief discussion with higher officials and journalists on the progress of the registration process of the Traditional Agro-Forestry system of Gedeo with UNESCO and the role of the visiting group mainly the parliamentarians and the journalists. Cattle Grazing on the previous part of Abiyatta lake

Moreover, prolonged presentation and discussion were held with Hawassa University, Wondo Genet College, Bureau of Environmental Protection and Bureau of Culture &Tourism of SNNPR and PHE Ethiopia Consortium. During the discussion, the issues of population pressure on the carrying capacity of the available resources & the importance of alternative livelihood issues in bringing sustainable solutions were discussed. The future collaboration of Universities in regard to the threats of rift valley lakes, integrated PHE approach and climate change issues has been underlined to be strengthened through the partnership with each other. Higher officials mainly parliamentarians responsible for environment and water and energy have come to understand the threats of rift valley lakes, Wenago Traditional community agro-forestry practices and what Lem Ethiopia is doing, the activities of Universities on environmental rehabilitation and research undertakings and the importance of the partnership between universities, development practioners, the executive body and Parliamentarians. The visit participants have learned on the challenge to sector based approach and the importance of holistic interventions that answer the holistic development of communities. In addition, without including the issues of population and health to the existing development approach sustaining the environment is meaningless, therefore, they underlined on the high demand and timeliness of the importance of paradigm shift to incorporate integrated approach in the development initiative of the country. ...continue on page 18 >> H16 PHE Ethiopia Consortium Newsletter Issue No. 4 PHE Ethiopia Consortium Newsletter Issue No. 4 17 ...continued from page 17 >> EXPERIENCE SHARING FIELD VISIT TO ... Outcome and lessons learnt from The Rift Valley lakes & Gedeo Zone visit Above all, a field visit with prolonged discussions with community members and HEW and DAs was very important. Strong commitment and involvement of higher officials and Media’s is demanded in advocating for scaling up the success stories and initiatives by government and SEDA, community agro-forestry practices of Gedeo and the integrated approach of PHE by Lem Ethiopia and alleviating the challenges and practices that are aggravating the problem within rift valley lakes.

Media Coverage

H18 PHE Ethiopia Consortium Newsletter Issue No. 4 PHE Ethiopia Consortium Newsletter Issue No. 4 19 The David and Lucile Packard Foundation Sub-Saharan Africa Grantees and Partners Meeting Feb. 1-2, 2011

HE Ethiopia Consortium to share these with participants Ezeh (executive director Pattended the Packard who visited other Packard- of APHRC) spoke about Foundation’s Sub-Saharan sponsored sites through the contribution of family Africa Grantees and Partners FGAE (Family Guidance planning to maternal health in Meeting on February 1-2, Association of Ethiopia) and Africa, Dr. Atnafu Getachew 2011. The meeting included a Pathfinder International. The from the WHO spoke field visit to three sites LEM LEM Ethiopia discussion about their regional work in Ethiopia project, Pathfinder was perhaps most notable for improving maternal and child and FGAE sites in Girar Jarso the presence of a few model health, and a representative Woreda and Debre Tsigie. farmers in the audience, who from the UNFPA spoke Ato Mogues Worku, Director stood up to express their about their role in the of Lem Ethiopia, briefed thanks and to speak about the region and support for the about the activities and PHE improvements in their lives African Union Commission. integrated approach in the since the project’s inception. Dr. Kidist Lulu from the project at Girar Jarso. Details about the successes WHO led discussions about and challenges of the LEM maternal health in Ethiopia, Representatives of the Ethiopia site are highlighted with representatives from local government offices, in one of PHE Ethiopia the Ministry of Health, Development Agent (DA), Consortium’s “Spotlight” issue ESOG, and the Amhara Health Extension Workers Vol.I, No 2. In summary, their Development Association (HEW) as well as model main success certainly has been (ADA) discussing their farmers, empowered women in bringing the NGO and public organizations’ interventions and their families who sectors together alongside and respective roles in helping spoke about their work communities to solve problems Ethiopia achieve MDG 4 and involvement in their in a sustainable, cohesive and and 5. Brief presentations community. The tour included responsible manner. LEM’s on female empowerment a visit to the home of model utilization of a comprehensive in sub-Saharan Africa were farmers who are now growing PHE integrated approach was made by representatives of highland crops and bananas on clear and appreciated by all: the Umbuto Foundation their compound to supplement as one participant observed, (Rwanda), the Forum their traditional farming crops, “the project succeeded in for African Women saving household energy using demystifying what PHE Educationalists (FAWE) and a wood-saving stoves and new integration means.” the Young Women Christian biogas technologies, and had Association (YWCA). nurtured chickens which were PHE Ethiopia Consortium given to them as day old chicks was represented at this Finally, Ato Sahlu Haile, by LEM project. gathering, and had a table Sub-Saharan Regional Senior at the “gallery walk” where Advisor, has concluded the In addition, their wives were resources and educational session by pinpointing the now using family planning materials were handed out success in terms of bringing services (along with 50% of to participants. Sandra Bass, together Packard grantees and other eligible women in the Packard Headquarter, updated partners to discuss the most community- an increase from the participants and discussed relevant issues in maternal the baseline level of 15%) and the goals for stemming and reproductive health for their children were all pursuing population growth rates and Ethiopia today. higher levels of education. improving reproductive health Local model women were and rights around the world. working in a tree nursery She highlighted Packard’s site and earn supplementary strategy shift since 2009 income while producing towards addressing service seedlings for distribution demand, engaging more to community farmers, and women leaders, and supporting >> spoke to local residents existing movements in East From Top to Bottom: Ato and stakeholders about the Africa to improve reproductive Mogues addressing the LEM impacts of the LEM project health outcomes in the region. site visitors, model farmer on reproductive health, family Following this, presentations biogas uni, energy saving stove, planning and environmental were made by new partners soil packaged for seedlings, outcomes. working in the sub-Saharan women packaging soil for Africa region, introduced supplementary income and food, After the site visit, participants themselves and their work. panel discussion, group gathered for a lively discussion This was followed by panel discussion forum and PHE- on the successes, challenges discussions about maternal EC gallery walk table and lessons learned, and then health in Africa. Dr. Alex H18 PHE Ethiopia Consortium Newsletter Issue No. 4 PHE Ethiopia Consortium Newsletter Issue No. 4 19 Go-green Africa Fair and Conference o-green Africa fair and conference, the first fair in the history of Gthe country was held in Addis Ababa exhibition center from June 23-26, 2011 organized by Initiative Africa. PHE Ethiopia Consortium, Heinrich Boll Stiftung Ethiopia, Horn of Africa Regional Environment Center and Network (HoAREC), African Renewable Energy Alliance (AREA), Ethiopian Chamber of Commerce and Sectorial Association (ECCSA), CORDIAD, World Future Council, Ecological Products of Ethiopia (ECOPIA) played a co-organizer role in the fair. A conference was also organized in the African union Conference hall with the theme of “Challenges of the Green Economy for A sustainable Society”. Stakeholders from Government, NGOs, Donors and the trade community participated and added their input to the conference where the Integrated Conference on Go Green Populationm Health, Environment approach was also addressed as one section. The Conference was officially launched by Ato Assefa Kesito Head of the president’s office and special advisor to the president witha ministerial portfolio on the behalf of H.E Ato Girma Wolde Ghiorgis , President of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia followed by Keynote speeches of Dr Tewoldebrhane G/Egziabher( General Manager of Environmental Protection Authority of Ethiopia), Professor Yasin Tandon (Policy maker, political activist and author from Uganda) and Alfred Omenaya (Director of Eco-build Africa and Lecturer at Nairobi university).Before the end of the first day conference, questions was raised from participants and Discussion was made. Presentation on Go Green On the Second day PHE Ethiopia Consortium represented Professor Zerihun woldu from Addis Ababa University to present “PHE and the Green Economy” after keynote speeches of Neway Gebree_Ab (chief Economic Advisor to the prime Minister) and Mr Micheal Biontino (chargé d’affaires German Embassy). In his presentation Professor Zerihun stressed that PHE approach is an option for the green economy. PHE Ethiopia consortium, its members (Melca Ethiopia, Lem Ethiopia, Ethio-wetlands and Natural Resources Association, SMS ceramics) and partners were among exhibitors. They have presented their background information and success stories using publications, Documentaries and poster presentations. 89 exhibitors were categorized on zones as Food and Agriculture zone, Renewable energy zone, Technology zone, Green Building zone, Tourism zone, Green Policy and Research zones. Exibition Fair of Go Green

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