ACT International, Church of Sweden Aid and Lutheran World Federation staffs visited EECMY- DASSC

Mr. Michael Hyden, Program Officer, ACT International, visited Ethiopia to conduct one and half days workshop for members of the ACT Ethiopia Forum and to introduce himself to the Forum. The workshop focused on what ACT is, its policies, guidelines and principles to be used by ACT Ethiopia Forum. The workshop has created an opportunity to discuss on the means and ways of mobilizing alliance in emergency response and utilizing emergency response funds more effectively. More than 25 people have attended the workshop.

Maria Lundberg, Humanitarian Assistance Coordinator and Hanna Jaader Finance and Project officer, both from the Church of Sweden visited emergency rehabilitation projects being implemented by the EECMY DASSC from 10 -17 October 2006. The main purpose of their visit is to learn more about how such projects are implemented and coordinated among different stakeholders. The two visitors went to Mada Wolabu Woreda (665 km south east of Addis Ababa), Bale zone of Oromiya Regional state and held discussions with project participants and local government authorities. During the field visit they have been briefed about roles of Task Force in coordinating and monitoring implementation at local level, commodity procurement and distribution procedures, documentation, screening beneficiary and reporting procedures.

Dr. Japp Schep from LWF-DMD  conducted a workshop

for DASSC centeral staff as well as Church Unit DASSC staff. In the workshop he covered a wide range topics including Guiding principle for sustainable development (prepared by LWF), Planning principles, Result oriented planning strategizing, DMD guidelines, and Monitoring and Reporting

Ethiopian Evangelical Chruch Mekane Yesus Development and Social Service Commission

Micro Hydro Power Program (MHPP)

MHPP is one of on going programs of EECMY-DASSC. It was started two decades ago. Since its establishment the program was mainly dealing with turbine/mill installation in rural Ethiopia. The MHPP was chosen for the following reasons:

To show that the technology contributes to the development or rural community , in particular reduces the burden on women and young people

	To disseminate the technology
	To reduce the pressure on environment

Since three years MHPP up graded this technology and started to promote small scale rural electrification.  In addition Turbine driven oil expeller is also introduced.

MHPP activities include:

	Production of T3 cross flow Turbine and installation.
	Production of solar water heater.
	Production of Solar cooker.
	Installation of rural electrification (5-15kw)

All Church Units are requested to apply for any of the above mention activities.

For more information please contact DASSC Socio-economic team coordinator

Mr. Zerihun Hailu

P.O.box 2087

Tel. +251 0111-57-46-34

E-mail