Name of Applicant Organization: Raya Development Association [RDA]

Name of Contact Elias Misganie

Contact Telephone Numbers +251 979334938
Contact Email Addresses [email protected]
Title of Project: Education infrastructure support in Alamata Town
Proposed Start Date: 25 February 2023
Proposed End Date:
Amount of Funding Requested: USD 80,000
Location: Region: Amhara Zone: North Wollo Woreda: Alamata
Town
Estimated number of direct 15,000 students of Alamata town
beneficiaries

I. Problem Statement

Ethiopia is emerging from one of the most devastating periods of conflict the country has faced in recent years.
For the last two years, the country has been subject to an internal conflict in Northern Ethiopia, which has
resulted in a major humanitarian crisis. While the exact number of martyrs and victims is unknown, the human
losses have been significant. A significant number of citizens have been forcibly displaced as a result of the
conflict, and many are in need of humanitarian assistance. In addition to fatalities, injuries and forced
displacement, the attacks have also led to loss of livelihoods as well as psychological trauma and sexual abuse of
women. Important infrastructure, such as roads and bridges, schools, health facilities, power and
communication systems and public buildings, amongst others, has been severely damaged, thereby hindering
the provision of basic services. Furthermore, private industry facilities and equipment have been destroyed,
stolen and vandalized, and these damages and losses are expected to result in increased levels of poverty and
unemployment in the affected regions.
Education is a fundamental right of every person, a key to other human rights, the heart of all developments,
the pre-requisite for equity, diversity and lasting peace (World Education Forum; Education for All [WEFEA];
Education for All [EFA] ; A Framework for Action, Dakar, April 2000). Education occupies a central place in human
rights and is essential and indispensable for the exercise of all other human rights and for development.
Education has been recognized as a central element in social and economic development. According to Weeks
(2003), education is a form of investment in human capital which yields economic benefits by increasing the
productivity of its people. Education is interrupted and a lot of school time lost in areas affected by the recent
conflict. These disasters put many children at risk, exposing them to dangerous and rapidly changing situations.
The quality of education is affected and disrupted as a result of this tragedy. Armed conflict often destroys and
damages schools and educational infrastructure. The prevailing conflict in north Ethiopia is resulting in
decreased access to schools, preventing the opening of schools, threatening children’s security while travelling
to school and attending class, and increasing teacher absenteeism.
The effects of perennial armed conflict are of great concern, both locally and nationally. The government of
Ethiopia is making peace talks with TPLF leaders and reached agreement to mitigate the problem. Nevertheless,
during conflict, education for children and the youth are affected and interrupted. The education infrastructures
were critical damaged specifically in Alamata town. This project therefore, sought to restore the schools that are
damaged during the war in Amhara Region North wollo Zone Alamata Town.

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 II. Coordination (maximum 1 paragraph)
RDA will coordinate closely with the NGOs clusters to avoid duplication of efforts and receive technical and
coordination support as necessary. RDA will also try to coordinate with the other NGOs that are actively involved
in development works in Amhara, and North Wollo education office. RDA shall coordinate with other UN
agencies, and other operational partners on the ground. RDA will attends the monthly and weekly national and
sub-national NGOs cluster meetings and share project progress update through the reporting hub.
During the duration of the proposed project, RDA and donor will coordinate closely with the National and
Regional NGOs Cluster to assess changes in the situation of schools that are found in North Wollo Zone Alamata
Town, and to ensure complementarities and avoid overlap with assistance provided by other partners.

III. Program Goal (maximum 2 sentences)

Strengthening access of education by restoring education infrastructure of the war affected schools of Amhara
Region, North Wollo Zone, Alamata town.

IV. Activities (see also Logframe below)

Activity 1.2.1: Conduct introductory meetings to share clear communication about the selection criteria and
ensure that all stakeholders understand the process. The meetings will involve Woreda and Kebele
representatives, RDA and representatives of the affected local communities. This meeting will take place initially
before listing any potential beneficiary schools, transporting of items and providing assistance in Alamata Town.
Key points to be addressed in the introductory meeting include:
 Explanation of the purpose of the assistance: all stakeholders should be clear on who the target group is and
why.
 Identify and agree on targeted schools within the Town. The meeting should priorities and select schools for
the specific educational infrastructure support.
Targeting process that would be applied for this project:
· RDA will establish targeting committees which comprised of schools representatives and different
stakeholders
· Complaint and feedback mechanism will be established
· Then RDA will conduct the independent verification assessment to ensure the targeting conducted as
per the criteria
Activity 1.2.2: selection of beneficiary schools and identification of the type the amount of educational materials
required will be take place once a committee is established for registration of beneficiaries. The relevant parties
from woreda Education office, kebele officials and committee will work as a team, with RDA, to do the selection
of beneficiary schools and identification of type and quantity materials required. Complaints and feedback
mechanisms will be incorporated into the selection process.
Activity 1.2.3: The final verification will be done independently by RDA. The verification will be carried out at the
school level by assessing education infrastructure needs. Verification process will also provide RDA an
opportunity to identify vulnerable schools among the others that require special attention to access and use
project inputs, so that the team can appropriately plan for additional support
Activity 1.2.4: purchase of educational materials through finance rules and regulations. Specifications of the
essential educational material that foster the restoration of schools will be prepared then based on the
specifications purchasing will be conducted on the bases of Ethiopian government finance rules and regulations.

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Activity 1.2.5: Delivery of educational materials for five schools that have totally 15000 students will be done.
The transportation of the materials will be from the purchased location to Alamata town.
Activity 1.2.5: Distribution of educational materials for five schools that have 15000 students (see table below).
During the distribution of education materials RDA will provide the materials in the presence of concerned
government officials and donner(s).
Education Materials
Item Specification Unit Quantity Unit Price USD Total Price

Bench 1000.00 3,000.00 3,000,000.00

Blackboard
200.00 2,000.00 400,000.00
Printer 10.00 15,000.00 150,000.00
Shelf 10.00 20,000.00 200,000.00
Desktop Computer
10.00 40,000.00 400,000.00
Duplicator 5.00 310,000.00 1,550,000.00
5700000.00

Activity 1.2.6: Conduct Post Distribution Monitoring (PDM). PDM will be conducted two weeks after the
distribution. Concerned government officials, community representatives, RDA staffs and donor’s representative
will participate in PDM.
V. Exit Strategy
As this project is a one-time educational materials distribution that helps restoration of school service, there will
not be long-term engagement expected amongst beneficiaries; there will be limited exit procedures other than
the PDM assessment and handover of documentation. The local government and local community will actively
engage in all activities from the inception throughout the project period. RDA will hand over copies of all project
documents and reports, including Post Distribution Monitoring and other reporting for the woreda and zonal
government offices and the donor, for reference and future learning.

VI. Addressing Crosscutting Issues

RDA will mainstream Protection principles while designing and implementing the project. During beneficiary
targeting, selection and item distribution, RDA will pay special attention to individuals and groups who may be
particularly vulnerable or have difficulty in accessing assistance and services. In addition, the project staff will
conduct regular oversight including monitoring visits to ensure access and service delivery to vulnerable groups
who need special attention. Community representatives will be involved in the beneficiary selection, verification
of beneficiary lists, and monitoring activities where feasible (incorporating gender, age, and ability diversity).
Feedback collection and complaint mechanisms will also be put in place and used as an instrument to ensure
access and assistance to vulnerable groups throughout the project period.
The community mobilization will be held with local community representatives including women and will include
information sharing through banners and announcements to ensure those local community members aware of
the project aims and planned activities, and how to access the feedback and referral mechanism.

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 VII. Risks and Assumptions
Risks Mitigation strategy
RDA will work closely with the regional and zonal
government to understand the situation on the ground, and
RDA security manager and operation manager at the field
level will also assess and collect security information and
Security concern for the staff
prepare mitigation measures. In addition, RDA ensures that
staffs are aware of the security procedures in the event of an
emergency and all vehicles are equipped with fire
extinguishers and first aid kits.
The prices of materials might increase in high rate. RDA will
Unprecedented inflation mitigate the problem by conducting tender at national level
then fair price of materials can be gained.
Assumptions
Donor will released the fund as planned
The peace condition of the project
implementation area is improved and the
peace agreement between the federal
government and TPLF is implemented as
planned

VIII. Monitoring and Evaluation

RDA will involve the beneficiaries as key stakeholders in the targeting, registration, and distributions to ensure
that the most vulnerable schools benefited from the response. RDA will submit a final narrative and financial
report according to the agreed indicators. RDA will send weekly project progress updates, listing progress,
challenges, and responses to challenges and plans. Complaint mechanisms will be set up and validated with the
target population, including suggestion boxes and designated phone numbers, which will be shared in visible
places and assigned to project staff in distribution sites to gather comments, complaints, and recommendations
from target beneficiary school communities.

A post-distribution monitoring assessment will be conducted to evaluate the relevance of the intervention,
accessibility, quality of items, and to measure the beneficiaries’ satisfaction with the items and timeliness of the
response.

Finally, all monitoring reports, lessons learned and success stories, PDM report, and final narrative and financial
reports will be documented and shared with the donor as part of the accountability. Photographs and personal
interest pieces will also be shared with the donor for their consumption. All donor and partner logos will be
displayed at appropriate locations, including distribution sites, and on relevant document.

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 IX. Budget – To be evaluated on Cost Effectiveness (including cost per beneficiary)

Please use Annex III for the budget.

X. Logical Framework* - Indicators must include those from the RRF Guidelines

Actual
Sector/Sub Locatio Baselin Actua Data Collection
Outcome REQUIRED INDICATORS Target Interi
Sector n e l Final Method
m
Signed received sheet, RDA
Number of materials Alamata final distribution list and
delivered to schools Town
5 schools Post distribution
Schools are assessment
restored their Signed received sheet , RDA
services and The teaching learning process Alamata final distribution list and
deliver quality is going in good condition Town
5 schools Post distribution
education assessment
Students Enrollment rate is Alamata 15000
RDA final distribution list
increased Town students

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 XI. Work Plan – Please follow the order of proposed Activities in Section IV

Month 2021 March April May June

Week 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
EDUCATION INFRASTRACTUREs (in kind)
Activity 1.2.1: Conduct introductory meetings
Activity 1.2.2: selection of beneficiary schools and identification of the type the amount
of educational materials
Activity 1.2.3: Final verification
Activity 1.2.4: purchase of educational materials through finance rules and regulations
Activity 1.2.5: Delivery of educational materials
Activity 1.2.6: Conduct Post Distribution Monitoring (PDM)
*Add rows and numbers to the table for additional Intended Results and Activities as necessary.