Major Achievements of KDA
Since its establishment KDA has been involving in the implementation of development projects focusing on improving the social, economic and environmental situation of the community and the district. The major achievements were bulleted here below:
Food Security and household asset building
- 2230 goats were provided for women goat credit groups for about 1115 poorest women to improve household asset base;
- 40 community animal health workers (CAHWs) were trained and equipped with drugs and appropriate veterinary materials (with refresher trainings and
revolving drug fund) to improve the veterinary service delivery for the rural community; ·
- Implementation of activities that can support Tsetse fly control; ·
- Seasonal Employment Generation for 1000 households (persons) on construction of rural road access (from Doha to hot spring). ·
- Establishing cereal bank in three Kebeles through cooperatives of which one cooperative (Mechelo) is regionally rewarded for its hard work. And now it is
the known cooperative in the Woreda in providing several market services and which might grow to high cooperative organization; ·
- Availing fund for community projects developed through good community action plans and beneficiary selection (3 grinding mill projects, 140 oxen
fattening projects, and a number of handcraft group projects); ·
- Supporting natural resource development programmes through community grant scheme /CDF/ by establishing public /community/ nurseries and
supporting private nurseries /support in kind/material eg. Polethene bags, watering tools, seeds, etc/.
Education
- Konso high school expansion (construction and equipping of 16 classrooms) ·
- Dokatu Korea first cycle primary school construction ·
- Gelgele/Kolmale first cycle primary school construction ·
- Segen junior school renovation and expansion ·
- Award for 49 students performed good in ESLCE examination·
- Facilitation of students’ summer tutorial class. ·
- Construction of 10 Alternative Basic Education Centres with full four years education service by employing 30 facilitators for the teaching purpose. ·
- Procurement of reference books for Konso High school Library ·
- Promotion of Women Literacy Programme opening education access for 600 women ·
- Financial support for three higher institution students within and outside the country
- Provision of 8 computers with reasonable cost for Segen, Fasha, Karat schools and Karat Municipality. ·
- Provision of school meals as child emergency programme where food shortage aggravates dropouts.
Health
- Construction and equipping of 5 health posts in Lultu, Debena, Fuchucha,Jarso and Tebela-Kuchale where two of them are provided with Motor
Bikes. ·
- Support of start up drugs for one health post; and conducting health profile study ·
- Construction of 4 public toilets in Arfaide and Sorobo Kebeles. ·
- Support for self initiated community women dry latrines construction in Dara. ·
-Creating awareness of HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control through community conversations, trainings, IEC Materials distribution, organising clubs,
supporting PLWHA Associations, and helping orphans. ·
- Promotion family planning through IEC material distribution and awareness raining trainings. ·
- Training mid-wives for safe rural deliveries where the chance of getting clinic is unlikely.
Water supply, Sanitation and Hygiene
- Construction of 9 boreholes and more than 50 water points in more than 5 Kebeles
- Construction of roof water collection reservoir with generator in Konso High School. ·
- Supporting the Arfaide Pipeline extension through community micro projects. ·
- Sorobo roof water harvest reservoir construction for environment and sanitation use. ·
- Lultu Koto spring development by maintaining water tank and preparing washing basins. ·
- Water supply activities in two kebeles of Konso
- CLTSH approach implementation (sanitation and hygiene) in 8 kebeles of Konso
- Capacity building training for HP's and community and government scheme care takers about water scheme management.
- Establishment of WASH forum in the Woreda.
Other Activities
- Support for 3.5KM Karat Town internal road construction activity
- Financial support for Karat Town electrification from the main national power
- Support for the Woreda Sport Council to carryout inter school competition and participate on the regional inter-zonal competition
- Sponsoring the Konso Scholars’ conference for peace and development in and around Konso Woreda.
- Preparing resource centre for scholars and researchers by organising data base cell in the office.
Since its establishment KDA has been involving in the implementation of development projects focusing on improving the social, economic and environmental situation of the community and the district. The major achievements were bulleted here below:
Food Security and household asset building
- 2230 goats were provided for women goat credit groups for about 1115 poorest women to improve household asset base;
- 40 community animal health workers (CAHWs) were trained and equipped with drugs and appropriate veterinary materials (with refresher trainings and
revolving drug fund) to improve the veterinary service delivery for the rural community; ·
- Implementation of activities that can support Tsetse fly control; ·
- Seasonal Employment Generation for 1000 households (persons) on construction of rural road access (from Doha to hot spring). ·
- Establishing cereal bank in three Kebeles through cooperatives of which one cooperative (Mechelo) is regionally rewarded for its hard work. And now it is
the known cooperative in the Woreda in providing several market services and which might grow to high cooperative organization; ·
- Availing fund for community projects developed through good community action plans and beneficiary selection (3 grinding mill projects, 140 oxen
fattening projects, and a number of handcraft group projects); ·
- Supporting natural resource development programmes through community grant scheme /CDF/ by establishing public /community/ nurseries and
supporting private nurseries /support in kind/material eg. Polethene bags, watering tools, seeds, etc/.
Education
- Konso high school expansion (construction and equipping of 16 classrooms) ·
- Dokatu Korea first cycle primary school construction ·
- Gelgele/Kolmale first cycle primary school construction ·
- Segen junior school renovation and expansion ·
- Award for 49 students performed good in ESLCE examination·
- Facilitation of students’ summer tutorial class. ·
- Construction of 10 Alternative Basic Education Centres with full four years education service by employing 30 facilitators for the teaching purpose. ·
- Procurement of reference books for Konso High school Library ·
- Promotion of Women Literacy Programme opening education access for 600 women ·
- Financial support for three higher institution students within and outside the country
- Provision of 8 computers with reasonable cost for Segen, Fasha, Karat schools and Karat Municipality. ·
- Provision of school meals as child emergency programme where food shortage aggravates dropouts.
Health
- Construction and equipping of 5 health posts in Lultu, Debena, Fuchucha,Jarso and Tebela-Kuchale where two of them are provided with Motor
Bikes. ·
- Support of start up drugs for one health post; and conducting health profile study ·
- Construction of 4 public toilets in Arfaide and Sorobo Kebeles. ·
- Support for self initiated community women dry latrines construction in Dara. ·
-Creating awareness of HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control through community conversations, trainings, IEC Materials distribution, organising clubs,
supporting PLWHA Associations, and helping orphans. ·
- Promotion family planning through IEC material distribution and awareness raining trainings. ·
- Training mid-wives for safe rural deliveries where the chance of getting clinic is unlikely.
Water supply, Sanitation and Hygiene
- Construction of 9 boreholes and more than 50 water points in more than 5 Kebeles
- Construction of roof water collection reservoir with generator in Konso High School. ·
- Supporting the Arfaide Pipeline extension through community micro projects. ·
- Sorobo roof water harvest reservoir construction for environment and sanitation use. ·
- Lultu Koto spring development by maintaining water tank and preparing washing basins. ·
- Water supply activities in two kebeles of Konso
- CLTSH approach implementation (sanitation and hygiene) in 8 kebeles of Konso
- Capacity building training for HP's and community and government scheme care takers about water scheme management.
- Establishment of WASH forum in the Woreda.
Other Activities
- Support for 3.5KM Karat Town internal road construction activity
- Financial support for Karat Town electrification from the main national power
- Support for the Woreda Sport Council to carryout inter school competition and participate on the regional inter-zonal competition
- Sponsoring the Konso Scholars’ conference for peace and development in and around Konso Woreda.
- Preparing resource centre for scholars and researchers by organising data base cell in the office.