{"id":5955,"date":"2023-02-15T04:21:53","date_gmt":"2023-02-15T04:21:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/imagine1day.org\/?post_type=avada_portfolio&p=5955"},"modified":"2023-02-15T04:21:53","modified_gmt":"2023-02-15T04:21:53","slug":"sinana-district","status":"publish","type":"avada_portfolio","link":"https:\/\/imagine1day.org\/portfolio-items\/sinana-district\/","title":{"rendered":"SINANA DISTRICT"},"content":{"rendered":"

Community members of all ages and income levels are taking the education of their children to heart and to their pocket books.<\/h4><\/div>

The only school Manderina, aged 9, and her friends have ever known was made of wood, mud and straw. There weren\u2019t enough desks or chairs, so they sat on dirt floors.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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\u201cI BLAME MYSELF FOR NOT ATTENDING SCHOOL, SO I WISH FOR A BETTER FUTURE FOR MY CHILDREN. THIS IS WHY I INITIATED OUR COMMUNITY\u2019S CONTRIBUTION.\u201d\u0003
\n\u2014 DESSELENY BEYENA<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>

Then in November 2012, leaders from Manderina\u2019s hometown of Gamora attended an imagine1day workshop on the importance of community leadership in education. Inspired, Gamora\u2019s leaders left the training determined to see a new school in their community.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s when an unexpected philanthropist stepped to the forefront. Desseleny Beyena, a school security guard, was amongst the first to make a contribution towards building their new school. He donated a whopping 1,000 birr out of the 6,000 birr he earns annually from his subsistence farm. Beyena\u2019s generosity inspired his community to pitch in towards raising the 200,000 birr (almost $11,000) they needed as their contribution to build a new school in partnership with imagine1day.<\/p>\n

\u201cI blame myself for not attending school, so I wish for a better future for my children. This is why I initiated our community contribution,\u201d says the father of four.<\/p>\n

In the meantime, Manderina is busy attending her brand new classroom and doing her homework so she can fulfill her dream of becoming a doctor. \u201cWhen I first heard from my teacher that a school was going to be built, I was so excited, but I wasn\u2019t expecting something like this. We are eager to get to our classrooms tomorrow morning,\u201d she says.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>

This Year\u2019s Game Plan<\/h3><\/div>

In this third and final year of this project in Sinana, our focus is on working with the community and district leaders, as well as school principals and teachers to ensure they have the confidence and capacity to carry their schools forward.<\/p>\n<\/div>

WE\u2019RE TAKING SOME FINAL STEPS TO MAKE SCHOOLS COMPLETE<\/strong>
\nWe\u2019ll build playgrounds for the schools we just completed in Sinana. Classroom reading corners and library books will be distributed across the district.Students will express themselves through creative writing and art programs.<\/p>\n

A FINAL YEAR OF TEACHER TRAINING WILL REINFORCE CAPACITY<\/strong>
\nLife Skills, Active Learning, Science, and Literacy are hot topics for teachers. PTA members and School Principals will train in succession and transition. All 35 schools will share their experiences and lessons to contribute and learn.<\/p>\n

TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS WILL SET GOALS FOR THE FUTURE<\/strong>
\nTeachers from 35 schools will be guided setting their vision and goals. The Project Advisory Council from the district will evaluate the project status. We\u2019ll phase out and hand over ownership of their schools that are ready.<\/p>\n<\/div>

Project Overview<\/h3><\/div>

Located in the lush highlands of southern Ethiopia\u2019s Bale Zone, Sinana is one of the Oromia region\u2019s largest districts. The surrounding mountains are home to the endemic Nyala, the infamous red wolf, warthogs and baboons.<\/p>\n

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Desseleny Beyena, the school security guard who raised 1,000 birr to build a new school in his community.<\/p><\/div>\n

In early 2011, when imagine1day first began discussions with Sinana\u2019s district education office, we learned of the advancements that were already being celebrated. Over the decade prior, student attendance had soared dramatically\u2014up more than 40%\u2014but the district lacked sufficient classroom space to accommodate the growing number of children who wanted to attend school, and overall education quality was suffering. Despite its commitment to improving its education system, Sinana was rated at the lowest grade level in the region.<\/p>\n

At the end of 2012, imagine1day entered into a partnership with Sinana to help catalyse a transformation. Over the following two and a half years we constructed five new schools creating access to primary education for 2,000 children, and we launched a district wide capacity building program, providing leadership and professional development training to teachers, principals, and community leaders across 35 schools.<\/p>\n

As a result, grades increased, dropout rates fell, and attendance rates grew. The district now has now been given the top grade rating. Now, to ensure long-term success, there is more work to be done. In the coming months, we will train school principals in communication, leadership and goal setting, and provide teachers with further training in active learning, science, creative writing, literacy boosting, early childhood education and life skills.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

WHERE’S SINANA?<\/h4><\/div>
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Sinana is part of the Bale Zone in Ethiopia\u2019s Oromia Region.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

PROGRESS REPORT<\/h4><\/div>

2014 Year-End Report<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>

2014 Mid-Year Report<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>

QUICK FACTS<\/h4><\/div>

Sinana Quick Facts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>

NEWS FROM THE FIELD IN…<\/h4><\/div>
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This is What Development Looks Like<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>

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It doesn\u2019t take a new school to transform a community<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>

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