An Assessment of NGOs' Led Basic Primary Education Projects Implementation in Pastoralist Areas of Oromia: the Case of Borena Zone
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2010-06
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Addis Ababa University
Abstract
The pUlpose of this study was to assess the implemenlation and Sllstainabilily of basic primGlJ'
education projects fully run in pastoralist Borena. The specific objeclives of Ihe study were to
assess the aspecls and extent ol NCOs' involvement in educational provision to pastoralisls,
discover how NCOs' plan for project implemenlation, find out Ihe extent of their contribution 10
local educational development, out sur(Cice mechanisms in place for the implementation and
sustainability of projects, and to take in challenges so as 10 forward alternative solutions. The
research method employed was descriptive survey 10 colleel data ji-om 108 respondenls who were
20 education experts at zone and woreda level, 20 NCOs' staff, 20 facilitato rs, 48 students, KETB
and CMC members, and parents using tools such as questionnaires, interview, focus group
discussion, documenl analysis and checklisls. Accordingly, pilot test was made; dOlo were
collecled, analyzed and reporled Analysis of dala was underlaken using lobulation, percentile
distribution, mean and slandard devialion, Independent I lesl, one way ANOVA, one sample
Kolmogorov-Simrnov Z test, Mann-Whitney U test and rank order. Thefinding of the study pointed
out thai NCOs' inlervenlion in paslO/'alist areas had been achieved insignificanl outpuls.
Specifically, Iheir capacily to generale own source offill7d and to run projecls as planned; Ihe ir
aspects and extent a/involvement," cooperation and communication with local government bodies,
other NCOs ', and beneficiaries; contribution to local education development; and Ihe lise of
mechanisms to implement and sustain projects remained low. These difficulties impeded the
success and excellence of Ihe projecl implementation and sustainability. Subsequently, il was
concluded Ihat Ihe implementation and sustainabililY of pastoralist basic primGl)' educalion
projects led by NCOs' was noticed to be low. Thus, il was recommended that national and
regional governmenl should prepare ferlile ground and pave the way for NCOs to be highly
involved in pasloralisl educalion; pastoralist education forum should be established 01 regional,
zonal, woreda and kebele level; beneficiaries must be involved in planning, monitoring, and
evaluating project implementation; Allernalive Pl'imcllY Education (APE) delivelY approach need
to be devised; and NGOs' ought to improve their aspects and extenl of involvemenl in
educational provision as lVell as the use of different viable and locally responsive slralegies like
Ihe flexible and val)'ing educalion delivel)' models, time lable; use locally available resources;
and enhancing local initiatives and crealivily Ihal could contribule a lot to ensure the success of
basic primQl)' education project implementalion and suslainabilily in pastO/'alisl areas
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Education