Vulnerable Children Care Provisioning by ET-500 Child Development Project of The Ethiopian Evangelical Church MekaneYesus
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2020-09
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Addis Ababa University
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Children become out of parental care due to poverty, HIV/AIDS, war and family members death. Due to the aforementioned reasons, the so- called family institution becomes unable to provide the necessary care and support for children and the intervention of state and non-state actors in addressing the multifaceted problems of vulnerable children is inevitable. To uncover the role played by ET-500 Project in addressing the needs of vulnerable children in Addis Ababa, a qualitative case study was employed. Data were collected from seven children who have been benefited from ET-500 Project in Addis Ababa in 2019.Data were also gathered from parents and staff of the project. Participants of the study were recruited via non- probability purposive sampling technique and data were collected through the use of an in- depth interview, FGD, Key informant interview, observation, and document review .The generated data were analyzed using qualitative data analysis methods. The finding of the research showed that project duplication, discontinuation of project activities or deliverables, inflation, selection criteria, human resource ineffectiveness, budget utilization of the project were identified as major challenges of the project. The study also reveals that the role of the project in addressing the multifaceted needs of vulnerable children through its four component service programs. Furthermore, the study concluded that hiring of skilled manpower can increase the outcome of the project. Policy revision and program amendment are also important parameters of the policymaker for the protection and welfare of girl beneficiary and program like Disaster Prevention Program /DP/ should be encouraged.
Key Words: vulnerable children, providing care, Et-500 project
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Vulnerable children, providing care, Et-500 project