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1/13/2017 INTRODUCTION New Millennium Hope Development Organization /NMHDO/ is an indigenous, non- governmental Development Organization established in 2006. It started operation in Addis Ababa in 2007. It is now re-registered and licensed by the ministry of justice, Charities and societies agency as an Ethiopian Resident Charity in accordance with the new charities and societies proclamation NO.621/2009 by registration NO.0539. NMHDO has so far implemented over 25 projects Women Empowerment for Sustainable addressing poor and marginal women, Livelihoods is a one year project (April 2014 disadvantaged girls and OVCs with a total to March 2015) focused on to implement in beneficiary of over 60,000 people in Tigray, collaboration with (UEWCA/SIDA). Gambella, Amhara and Oromiya Regional states and the City Administration of Addis Ababa. The general objective of the project is, It has good presence in Tigray Region and is a “to improve the well being and economic recognized partner to Axum and Laelay empowerment of 114 poor women and Maychew district offices of agriculture, families, and 100 poor girls in Kindeya and cooperative promotion, Women and children Maebel Kebele of Axum Town, Tigray Regional State by the end of 2015”. affairs, Education, Health and finance and economic development. 1

1/13/2017 ☼ The thematic area of this project was to  To increase the income of 114 Poor and economically empower the poor and marginalized Marginal women through agriculture based women and girls in the specific project area. Based livelihood diversification interventions, on the major activities planned to be performed in  To Promote small rural enterprises and this thematic area, TOT training for four (4) FAL develop rural business and entrepreneurial trainers and FAL training was given skills and capacity among 114 poor and ☼ Training for 75 trainees in different rounds in four marginal women, (4) days, and the major topics covered in the  To provide support for 100 poor and training were basic commercial training techniques, Marginalized High school girl students. savings and other topics that helps them to acquire knowledge and skills as at the end of the trainings. No. Planned Actual Results Remarks/comment activities in the perfor s on over/under quarter mance achievement  Currently three (3) SACCOs are established, all 1 Launching  Key stake holders were 100 conducted as targeted women as beneficiaries are organized in workshop. familiarized each other % per the plan SACCOs and all of them have got legal status of  Objective of the project SACCOs. The targeted beneficiaries are engaged in was introduced well purchasing of improved breeds of poultry , sheep, 2 Beneficiary 100%  All targeted done as per selection& other cattle production income generating beneficiaries were the plan Organization activities(IGA). selected & organized  All the target group 3 BBS& 100 done as per Technical Skill % members were the plan Training trained 4 TOT training 100  A total of 4 women conducted as for FAL % were participated in per the plan Trainers FAL TOT 2

1/13/2017  5 IFAL training 100 A total of 75 women were attended & conducted as N Activity Total Quart 1 Quarter 2 Quarter 3 Quarter 4 % participated on this training. per o project Expenditur Expenditur Expenditur Expenditur Session Budget e e e e the plan Received 6 Disseminatio 100  A total of birr 228,000 was disseminated It was done as 1 Leadership & life skill training 50,520.00 - 21,000.00 26,040.00 - /114 Women for 6 days/ n of Startup % for 114 women as beneficiary' revolving per the plan 2 BBS and Saving and Credit 58,560.00 23,273.00 - 30,380.00 - Capital fund training/114 women's /for 7 days  7 Financial 100 Birr 150 per month is given for each This financial 3 IFAL training /twice a week for 4 10,040.00 - - 1,500.00 18,000.00 Support to % selected girl students and their support is months/ girls' stationery and some other expenses are provided as per 4 Micro irrigation Development 80,000.00 - 60,000.00 23,000.00 education covered with this support the plan 5 Modern Beekeeping production 56,000.00 - - 48,000.00 10,000.00 8 Monitoring & 100  Project performance data were collected Monitoring & 6 Improved poultry production 40,000.00 - 40,000.00 - supervision % & kept properly. supervision was  on monthly Effective communication was done with done on a daily, 7 improved sheep & Goat fattening 80,000.00 - - 80,000.00 - & production basis of the key stakeholders and targeted weekly, monthly 8 High School Student Support 225,000.00 - 73,500.00 29,250.00 117,600.00 project beneficiaries and quarterly period basis 9 Sensitization & consultative work 2,910.00 3,040.00 - - shop for community & 9 Evaluation 100  The project implementation status was It was done as beneficiary % reviewed at the middle and final of the per the plan project period with our key stakeholders  Basic business& Technical Skill and FAL Trainings 10 Salary for IGA Officer 675,030.00 38,303.00 212,815.00 19,980.00 189,600.00 were given for all target groups for a planned number of days in the major topics mentioned 11 Trainer fee 12,300.00 2,000.00 1,500.00 5,400.00 - above and enough knowledge and skills are 12 Monitoring & Evaluation 17,600.00 - - 3,177.00 9,423.00 acquired.  A total # of 114 targeted beneficiaries are 13 Personnel & Fringe 28,800.00 4,800.00 7,200.00 7,200.00 7,200.00 organized in SACCOs, 3 SACCOs are already 14 Office Rent 12,000.00 - - - 17,797.50 established, legally registered and perform their activities in comply the binding rules and 15 Stationary 1,596.00 - - - 2,190.75 regulations. 16 Telephone & Internet 1,200.00 - - - 1,200.00 17 Utilities 1,560.00 - - - 72.00 Grand Total 750,086.00 45,103.00 221,515.00 250,927.00 227,483.25 Women in Credit and Saving 3

1/13/2017  The targeted beneficiaries are engaged in purchasing of improved breeds of poultry, sheep,  Different technical and other supports other cattle production and income generating provided in collaboration with local activities(IGA). administration and other governmental  The amount of revolving fund/ seed money sector offices, such as small business /provided is about birr 2,000 for each and their training, generator purchasing including saving status begins with birr 83.35 / eighty three the practical test how to utilize it and birr and thirty-five cents /per month each of supplying improved sorghum seeds were. the114 women.  Most of the targeted beneficiaries are improved in  Better access to education is created for their living conditions. 100 poor and marginalized high school girls and they are supported birr 150 for each in a monthly basis. Supporting Girls' Education  Participants' lack of understanding during awareness training,  The training was focused mainly on the current  Lack of access to appropriate economic, experience of the participants in order to make technological and social services that put constraints on women and girls . the training topics easily understandable.  Lack of access to control over resources that  We are trying to solve some of the problems make the women economically dependent on through discussion with local administration men and powerless to make decisions. and other governmental sector offices such as  Most of the adult women are illiterate, which youth and women affairs. limits their capacity to see all alternatives that lead to generate better income. 4

1/13/2017 “FIREE TSEHARY SACCOs” is the association that disadvantage and marginalized women's engaged on micro Irrigation income generating activities. Previously this group of peoples are unable to feed their family three times in a day and unable to send their children to school regularly but know a days after they engaged micro irrigation activities About seven (7) hectare fertile land and generator was provided for 30 women after they took a total of birr 60,000/sixty thousand/ and at the end they are harvested about 42 sorghum quintal and a variety of vegetables within this project period. Now a days they are able to save more than 20,000 birr in the organization, able to produce different crops and vegetables three times within a year , as well as they are able to support their family, and their able to sell their products to the neighborhood towns. 5