OLPC Ethiopia/Background

Ethiopia's Education Background

Education Statistics

1. UNICEF's State of the World's Children 2009 Statistics

Categories	Numbers
Total adult literacy rate (%), 2000-2007	45%
Primary school net enrollment/ attendance (%), 2000-2007	22%
Youth (15–24 years)literacy rate 2000–2007 (male)<ref> Youth literacy rate – Number of literate persons aged 15–24, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group.</ref>	62
Youth (15–24 years)literacy rate 2000–2007 (female)	39
Percentage of phone users 2006	1
Percentage of internet users 2006	0
Primary school gross enrollment ratio 2000-2007 (male)<ref> Primary school gross enrollment ratio – Number of children enrolled in primary school, regardless of age,expressed as a percentage of the total number of children of official primary school age. </ref>	97
Primary school gross enrollment ratio 2000-2007 (female)	85
Primary school net enrollment ratio 2000-2007 (male)<ref> Primary school net enrollment ratio – Number of children enrolled in primary school who are of official primary school age, expressed as a percentage of the total number of children of official primary school age. </ref>	74
Primary school net enrollment ratio 2000-2007 (female)	69
Primary school net attendance ratio 2000-2007 (male) <ref> Primary school net attendance ratio – Number of children attending primary or secondary school who are of official primary school age, expressed as a percentage of the total number of children of official primary school age. </ref>	45
Primary school net attendance ratio 2000-2007 (female)	45
Survival rate to last primary grade (%) 2000–2007 (administrative data) <ref> Survival rate to the last grade of primary school – Percentage of children entering the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary school. </ref>	58
Survival rate to last primary grade (%) 2000–2007 (survey data)	84
Secondary school gross enrollment ratio 2000-2007 (male)<ref> Secondary school gross enrollment ratio – Number of children enrolled in secondary school, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total number of children of official secondary school age. </ref>	37
Secondary school gross enrollment ratio 2000-2007 (female)	24
Secondary school net enrollment ratio 2000-2007 (male)<ref> Secondary school net enrollment ratio – Number of children enrolled in secondary school who are of official secondary school age, expressed as a percentage of the total number of children of official secondary school age.</ref>	29
Secondary school net enrollment ratio 2000-2007 (female)	19
Secondary school net attendance ratio 2000-2007 (male)<ref> Secondary school net attendance ratio – Number of children attending secondary or tertiary school who are of official secondary school age, expressed as a percentage of the total number of children of official secondary school age. </ref>	30
Secondary school net attendance ratio 2000-2007 (female)	23

Development Initiatives in Rwanda

Summary of Educational Development Initiatives in Haiti

Name of Organization	Investment in Country	People/Major Projects
UNICEF		UNICEF Ethiopia's goal is to support the national and regional efforts towards the realization of the rights of the child to survival, development, protection and participation with the following priority areas: Girls education Integrated policies for early childhood development Immunization and supplementation HIV/AIDS prevention among children
WFP	In 2009, WFP assisted almost ten million people in Ethiopia	WFP's programs include providing emergency food assistance to 6.2 million people, reaching 7.5 million rural dwellers in the Productive Safety Net Programme, providing food assistance to vulnerable populations, and meals for school children.
WHO
UNESCO		UNESCO Ethiopia's main focuses lie in education and culture. Ethiopia participates in the Literacy Initiative for Empowerment (LIFE) and the Teacher Training Initiative in Sub-Saharan Africa (TTISSA). Three UNESCO Chairs are established at the University of Addis Ababa. UNESCO’s International Institute for Capacity-Building in Africa (IICBA), focused on quality education, is based in Addis Ababa. UNESCO Community Multimedia Centres (CMCs) in Ethiopia offer ICT and ICT-based training to support social development.
UNDP		UNDP Ethiopia is working to achieve the Millennium Declaration principles and the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), primarily to eradicate extreme poverty and hunger; promote gender equality and empowerment of women; and to ensure environmental sustainability (Human Development Reports poverty indicators). UNDP's assistance is provided in support of the Plan for Accelerated Sustained Development to Eradicate Poverty (PASDEP) and in coordination with other development agencies.
IFRC		It is the Ethiopian Red Cross's mission "to prevent and alleviate human suffering and to contribute to the well being of mankind and prevalence of peace in conformity with the Geneva Convention and the fundamental principles of the movement." The Ethiopian Red Cross Society is focused on four main priority areas: food security/disaster preparedness and response; health programs and initiatives; HIV/AIDS; and humanitarian values.
World Vision Africa		In Ethiopia, World Vision is working on long-term devevelopment programmes in 65 communities, and short-term projects, • working with communities through 65 long-term development programmes, and shorter-term special projects, in six regional states and the capital, Addis Ababa. • increasing food security for families: irrigation systems are now helping farming families produce three crops a year; networking is helping farmers sell their produce at fair prices. • improving access to healthcare by building health centres and strengthening health services: pregnant women no longer trek long distances for healthcare • helping children enrol and stay in school, by building classrooms, providing school materials and helping with school fees. • improving health and sanitation by constructing drinking water systems, drilling boreholes and wells to provide clean drinking water. (Difficult to find information from the main World Vision website about activities.}
Save the Children
USAID
SOS Children's Villages
World Bank

Other Resources

Ethiopia Education Resources: OLPC in Ethiopia: Education Initiatives in Ethiopia:

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