Community Based Organisations: Key Drivers of Sustainable Development Proceedings of the 3rd Annual CBOs’ Good Practice Day- 29 June 2017, Bishoftu COLLECTIVE ACTIONS FOR SUSTAINABLE LOCAL DEVELOPMENT The Experience of Jerusalem Children and Community Development Organisation (JeCCDO) Celebration of the 3rd Annual CBOs’ Good Practice Day 29 June 2017, Bishoftu Organised by: Jerusalem Children and Community Development Organisation (JeCCDO) The event was made possible with the financial support from: Sida and the ELMA Foundation 1 Table of Contents About JeCCDO ................................................ 1 About the Event ............................................. 2 Welcoming Remarks .................................... 3 Opening Remarks .......................................... 3 The Inauguration ........................................... 4 The Exhibition : Spotlights ............................ 4 Exhibitors ........................................................ 5 Areas of Development Engagement by Partner CBOs .................................................. 6 Key Results Achieved by Partner CBOs ...... 7 Good Practices of Partner CBOs ................ 8 List of Acronyms JeCCDO Opportunity for Change Training Centre ........................................................... 12 BOD: Board of Directors BoFED: Bureau of Finance and The Story of Two Model Partner CBOs ... 13 Economic Development Eniredada Iddiroch Mahiber ..................... 13 CBOs: Community Based Organisations Debre Markos Ketema Iddiroch CLA: Cluster Level Association Hibretina Bego Adragot Mahiber ............. 13 CSOs: Civil Society Organisations F: Female JeCCDO’s Development GBV: Gender Based Violence Model in the Making ................................... 14 GO: Governmental Organisation HIV/AIDS: Human Immuno Virus/ Partners’ Witness on the work of Acquired Immuno JeCCDO ......................................................... 15 Deficiency Syndrome Representative of Amhara Regional IGA: Income Generating Activities State, BoFED ............................................... 15 JeCCDO: Jerusalem Children and Community Recognition of Well performing CBOs ..... 16 Development Organisation JOCTC: JeCCDO-Opportunity for Award for Best Performing CBOs ............. 17 Change Training Centre Closing Remark .......................................... 18 M&E: Monitoring and Evaluation OVC: Orphan and Vulnerable Children RH: Reproductive Health Sida: Sweden International Development Agency WASH: Water, Sanitation and Hygiene 2 Community Based Organisations: Key Drivers of Sustainable Development Proceedings of the 3rd Annual CBOs’ Good Practice Day- 29 June 2017, Bishoftu List of Acronyms About JeCCDO BOD: Board of Directors Jerusalem Children and Community Development Organization (JeCCDO) was BoFED: Bureau of Finance and established in 1985 as an indigenous humanitarian organization, in response to Economic Development the needs of children who were left orphaned, displaced or lacked proper care CBOs: Community Based Organisations and support due to the then famine. Renewing its commitment, JeCCDO is re- CLA: Cluster Level Association registered as an Ethiopian Residents’ Charity Organization under the new Charities CSOs: Civil Society Organisations and Societies Proclamation number 621/2009. F: Female GBV: Gender Based Violence Vision: GO: Governmental Organisation To see Ethiopia where no child lives in poverty HIV/AIDS: Human Immuno Virus/ Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome Mission: IGA: Income Generating Activities JeCCDO advances the care and protection of children within the family and JeCCDO: Jerusalem Children community for their all rounded development and Community Development Organisation Strategic Goals and Directions: JOCTC: JeCCDO-Opportunity for • Improving access and quality of social services to children and vulnerable Change Training Centre community members; M&E: Monitoring and Evaluation • Strengthening the livelihoods of disadvantaged families so that they can be OVC: Orphan and Vulnerable Children able to support their children; RH: Reproductive Health • Making an organized move towards social businesses as a sustainable Sida: Sweden International development means; Development Agency • Developing organizational and institutional capacities of CBOs; and WASH: Water, Sanitation and • Strengthening its social, entrepreneurial, and organizational capacity Hygiene 3 Community Based Organisations: Key Drivers of Sustainable Development Proceedings of the 3rd Annual CBOs’ Good Practice Day- 29 June 2017, Bishoftu About the Event JeCCDO has employed child centred, family focused and community based development approach since 1996; and as of 2003, it has embarked on a new development strategy, i.e., partnership with CBOs. The very purpose of such partnership is to unleash and enhance the systemic, institutional, operational capacities of partner CBOs in order that they address the challenges of their respective communities. As part of the capacity development efforts, JeCCDO encourages partner CBOs to join their hands and work together through CBOs’ Networking Forum in their respective operational area. Accordingly, six CBOs’ Networking Forum have so far been established in Bahir Dar, Bishoftu, Debre Birhan, Dire Dawa, Hawassa and Addis Ababa Cities. CBOs in other areas like Guraghe and Jimma are also working collaboratively in their respective localities. Working through such Networking Forum has enabled partner CBOs to share their experiences and also bring more CBOs to the development front. This has in turn increased their influencing role over local governance and development endeavors. JeCCDO has proved that partnership with CBOs is key to ensure community ownership in local development endeavours, and thereby sustainability of development interventions. Thus far, JeCCDO has partnered with 143 CBOs operating in 22 towns across Oromia, Amhara, SNNPR, Ethiopia Somali, and Addis Ababa and Dire Dawa City Administrations. Through these partner CBOs, JeCCDO reaches about 850,000 beneficiaries annually. With the aim of sustaining service delivery by partner CBOs and further promoting the approach at a wider scale, JeCCDO annually organizes CBOs’ Good Practice Day. Apart from sharing their good experiences, such event helps to create spirit of collaboration and cohesion among partner CBOs and with different stakeholders. This year, the third CBOs’ Good Practice Day was colourfully celebrated with the motto ‘‘ Strengthening CBOs for Sustainable Local Development’’ in Bishoftu Town of Oromia Region on 29th June 2017. Participants of the event were representatives of partner CBOs , regional and local governments, CSOs, the donor community and members of the wider public. A total of 300 (90 Female) people drawn from these institutions took part in the event. The Day was marked with exhibition, lesson sharing programme by two selected CBOs , recognition and award ceremony for well performing CBOs. Besides, partners’ witness on the work of JeCCDO was heard, and JeCCDO’s sustainable development model which is in the making was presented and discussed by participants. This publication, thus, presents the accounts of these key undertakings of the Day. 4 Community Based Organisations: Key Drivers of Sustainable Development Proceedings of the 3rd Annual CBOs’ Good Practice Day- 29 June 2017, Bishoftu Welcoming Remarks: Mrs Me’aza Kitaw- Chairperson of JeCCDO Board of Directors ‘’…… CBOs like ‘Iddirs’ are age old community structures which have wider acceptance by their constituents and have great influence over local development endeavours. They have also untapped potential to mobilize resources from local sources...…. JeCCDO started working in partnership with CBOs since 2003. Such partnership has continued to garner more CBOs every year and the number of CBOs partnered with JeCCDO have now reached 143. Such partnership has been proved to be key to enhance local development. As the CBOs are largely led by volunteers, the approach has also promoted community participation and use of accumulated expertise of senior citizens…... Owing to this, CBOs have increasingly assumed developmental roles. This has been great input to the government’s initiative on sustainable development as well. The purpose of today’s event is thus to publicize the good practice of these partner CBOs, and recognize their development contribution.……………’’ Mrs Me’aza Kitaw Chairperson of JeCCDO Board of Directors Opening Remarks: Ato Gezahegn Getachew- Representative of Bishoftu Town Administration ‘‘... JeCCDO has been the key development partner of Bishoftu City Administration for decades. In these times, we’ve witnessed that its interventions have had meaningful impact in fighting poverty in the City. JeCCDO’s partnership with CBOs has specially proved to be key to ensure community participation in the development process in the City. Besides, this state of the art Training Center where we are now celebrating the event has been contributing much to the City’s effort of becoming centre of conference tourism in the Country….’’ Hence, the City Administration greatly values the development contribution of JeCCDO and takes it as an exemplary CSO in the City. I hope JeCCDO will continue supporting the City’s development; and I would also like to reiterate that the City Administration will continue supporting the development work of JeCCDO in the City...…….’’ Ato Gezahegn Getachew- Representative of Bishoftu Town Administration 5 Community Based Organisations: Key Drivers