PHE Ethiopia Consortium Newsletter Fourth Edition, January - June, 2011 Our Voice th >> The 5 General Assembly Meeting >> Third National Earth Day Celebration >> GO - GREEN Africa 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 Phone: +251 11 8608190 +251 11 663 0833 Director’s Note Fax: +251 11 663 8127 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