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Gudina Tumsa Foundation (GTF)
Serving the Marginalized since 1992
Vision
To see communities, who are empowered to perceive themselves as capable human beings, equipped to actively engage in all aspects of spiritual and physical human life.
Mission
Empowering disadvantaged communities to see themselves as whole and capable human beings
Fantelle is a land burned by the sun. This arid land lies in the depths of the Great Rift Valley and receives an unreliable 400 to 700 mm of rainfall per year. Fantelle goes for long seasons without rain and in recent years the region has been suffering through a merciless drought.
Since 1994 the work of the Gudina Tumsa Foundation has been the source of hope for the future for the Karayu pastoralists in the Fantelle region. There are no records of any development work done in the Karayu area prior to GTF's arrival, thus leaving GTF with no experiences to draw from. Nevertheless, GTF's deep commitment to make a difference in the lives of the Karayu people and the determination of the Karayu themselves to be transformed is paving the way to more and more development activities.
Prevailing Problems in the
Pastoralist area
- Recurrent drought
- Lack of awareness and education
- Shortage” of water sources
- Recurrent livestock disease outbreaks
- Ever growing land degradation
- Sole or less diversified production system
GTF’s Areas of Intervention
- Education and Capacity building
- Water Development
- Natural Resource Management
- Livestock development
- Livelihood security and vulnerability reduction
- Women’s promotion
- Humanitarian Response
-Publication for cultural and historical preservation
Education for the Karayu
Established 1995 - the first school Dandi Gudina Primary School at Dhebiti with 41 Students enrolled with only 2 Girls of which 1 completed, by 2007--397 students--154 are female students enrolled
Established 2003 - Dandi Gudina General High school 75 students of which 14 are female by 2007 there were 371students of which 126 are female
Established 2005 - Girls Hostel at Dhebiti-allows girls to stay in school 2008- 100 girls accommodated
Adult Education
- Basic education
- Functional education
- Skill trainings
Water Development
- Rain water harvesting
- Roof water harvesting
- Pond construction
- Construction of underground cisterns
- Dam construction - Rock catchments
Income Generation Schemes
- Shoat and steer fattening
- Savings and credit schemes
- Poultry production
- Small goods shop establishment
- Grinding mill and grain store establishment
- Animal trading
Women’s promotion
- Economic empowerment
- Civic education (Women’s rights )
- Gender
- Adult education
Capacity Building
- Organizational capacity building
- Local Government capacity building
- Pastoralist community capacity building
Livestock Development
- Livestock health
- Breed improvement
- Livestock feed
- Livestock marketing
Risk and Vulnerability Reduction
- Feed and fodder production
- Livelihood diversification
- Community based animal health workers
- Water scheme rehabilitation
Humanitarian Response
- Emergency grain supply (2002,2008)
- Emergency animal feed supply
(2002,2006,2008)
- Emergency vet. Service (2006,2008)
- Restocking (2003)
Achievements
- Community awareness raised (regarding education, development, Health-HIV/AIDS, HTP, experience sharing, Gender, IGS)
- Savings and credit activities introduced and promoted
- Productivity improved (fattening, animal trading, animal health, enclosure areas,)
- Education promoted (as a result of school, school feeding, dormitories, sponsorship, …)
- Girls’ education promoted (one girl in 1995 and now 154 at elementary level at Dhebiti)
- High school level Kararyu students attendance improved (dormitory)
- Natural resource management improved (tree nursery, enclosure area, afforestation, soil and water conservation, awareness)
- Lives of many livestock has been saved through humanitarian responses
- Karayu women empowered (economical, socio-cultural, …)
- Improved access to water (boreholes, pond, roof water harvesting)
- Women’s workload reduced (shops, grinding mills, modern houses, water development,…)
- Vulnerability to drought and disaster reduced
- Introduced and promoted livelihood diversification to ensure livelihood security
Challenges
- Sometimes misunderstanding and misinterpretation of the activities of the organization
- Recurrent Drought
- Ethnic Conflict
- Staff turnover (organizational and line bureaus)
Karayu women involved in GTF's women's program feel empowered enough to run their own and only store in the Karayu area. Prior to the establishment of the project the women had no contact with outsiders, but now they feel assertive enough to express their feelings and aspirations.
Dandi Gudina is the very first school established to serve Karayu pastoralists of Fantalle District in East Shoa zone. Since its establishment in 1995 by Gudina Tumsa Foundation the school has been providing primary and lower secondary education for serving about 500 pastoralist children. With the provision of quality education GTF intends to produce young Karayu men and women who can articulate their needs and aspirations and who can efficiently represent their community and participate on local and national decision-making.
Galatoomaa!
Thank you
