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5 Program Perspectives
5 Program Perspectives
Pages 37-44
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The following perspectives highlight interventions in the Ethiopian context. ETHIOPIAN SCHOOL MEAL INITIATIVE Frealem Shibabaw, Director of the Ethiopia School Meal Initiative (ESMI)
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Shibabaw reflected that the original pilot school proved overwhelmingly successful insofar as both the community and the children responded positively to the presence of the cows. Today, a total of 3,000 primary school children across Ethiopia drink milk and eat bread every day at school as a result of the ESMI.
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ECONOMIC AND HEALTH IMPROVEMENTS FOR ETHIOPIA'S EVER-MARRIED ADOLESCENT GIRLS Jeffrey Edmeades, Senior Social Demographer at the International Center for Research on Women, spoke about the evaluation of the Toward Improved Economic and Sexual/Reproductive Health Outcomes for Adolescent Girls (TESFA) project (implemented by CARE Ethiopia)
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. In addition, this often marks the beginning of sexual activity and childbearing, as well as the introduction of other physical and mental health issues (Nour, 2009; Plan UK, 2011; UNFPA, 2012)
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There were also significant changes in knowledge, which Edmeades noted is not too surprising given that advancing knowledge is not as challenging as moving behavior. There were dramatic increases in the percentage of adolescent girls communicating that they knew a way to avoid sexually transmitted diseases, in addition to improvements in the percentage who reported being able to use a condom effectively, and increases in accurate knowledge surrounding antenatal care requirements, stated Edmeades.
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Desta presented a sub-program that supports mental health in schools, which is innovative in that there are few trained professionals in Ethiopia who can provide mental health services for young children. In Ethiopia,
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After implementing a series of empowering activities with parents and teachers specifically addressing mental health in children, assessment takes place at the community, school, and health facility levels to document change. Specific areas of measurement include the magnitude of mental illness in adults and children, public well-being, community well-being, public perceptions of mentally ill individuals, and community practices in child discipline.
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Sherr underscored that existing evidence shows education, nutrition, family support, early childhood development, stimulation, and good health all work as program targets. Sherr emphasized that the program perspectives from the Ethiopian context describe the challenges associated with family and community investments in young children and present a way forward.
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