ETHIOPIA
Coordinator: Ms Roman Degefa
Chair: Mme Wizo Melkam Alemu
Address:FAWE Ethiopia Chapter
22 Mazoria, Behind Zurga Building, Djibouti Road
P. O. Box 20882 Code 1000
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia
Tel Nos. (251)-11-6180260, 251- 11-6180261 and (251)-11-6180269, (251)-11-6511317
Fax: (251)-11-6290586
Mobile No. (251)- 911-453554, (251)-911-425365
Email: fawe.ethiopia@ethionet.et
Background:
Population Growth Rate (%) 2.6
HIV Prevalence Rate, ages 15-49 (%) …
Human Development Index (HDI) Rank: 157
Education Status
Primary Net Enrollment Rate (%)
M/F 78
M 81
F 75
Primary Completion Rate (%)
M/F …
M …
F …
Secondary Net Enrollment Rate (%)
M/F 88
M 88
F 89
Vocational and Technical (% of secondary enrolment) (%)
M/F 229
M …
%F 48
Tertiary Gross Enrollment Ratio (%)
M/F 5.0
M 6.2
F 3.9
Adult Literacy Rate (%)
M/F 36
M 50
F 23
Out-of- school
M/F (Total) 2,666
M 1226
F 1440
Financing of education
Public Education Spending (% of Government Spending) 23.3
Public Education spending (% of GDP) 6
Source: World Bank Education Statistics. Last updated April 2008
FAWE'S action on the ground
Policy Advocacy
* Active member of the EFA national movement
* Trained a country core group to ensure gender mainstreaming in EFA NAPs
* Research towards policy for access to quality NEE for out-of-school girls
* Gender based study on Curriculum and Institutional culture in 7 College of Teacher Education contributed to the review of CTE curricula
Community Advocacy
• Produces a chapter newsletter, Timmar
• FAWE award for Media Excellence
• Agathe Uwilingiyamana Award for innovative achievements in female education
Chapter advanced their advocacy through Radio Fana and weekly newspapers
Interventions
• FAWE'S regional pilot project on HIV/AIDS
• ADVANCE Africa project on HIV/AIDS
• Has a strong bursary scheme. In 2002, benefited 1380 girls in 28 schools
• Effective bursary committees in these schools
• Organizes fundraising activities to replenish the bursary kitty
• Mentoring programme using professional women as role models Girls programmes
• Research on education of girls with disabilities
• Plans underway to start a Centre of Excellence