Muntaha Foundation

Annual Report Year I : Muntaha Foundation (MF’s )support to

children in Need –Addis Ababa .

Period : 1st January 2021 to December 31st 2021

Muntaha Foundation........................................................................................................................1
Annual Report Year I : Muntaha Foundation (MF’s )support to children in Need –Addis Ababa .
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Period : 1st January 2021 to December 31st 2021.........................................................................1
1. Executive Summary..............................................................................................................3
2. Performance Report : Muntaha Foundation(MF).....................................................................4
2.1. Part I –Initial Plans MF Year (I )..........................................................................................4
2.2. Registration of MF, & legal compliance etc........................................................................4
2.3. Developed strategic plan –For MF.......................................................................................4
2.4. Mobilized Fund for supporting children in Need in AA......................................................5
2.5. Set up office and feeding center of the MF..........................................................................5
2.6. Hired and trained staffs for MF............................................................................................5
Table 2 Accomplished-plans –by MF ( January 2021 –may-31st 2021.).....................................5
3. Description of the project: Supplementary Children Feeding Program-AA...........................6
4. Objectives of the Feeding program............................................................................6
4.1. A global and local approach to nutrition :............................................................6
4.2. Supplementary Feeding Programmes (SFPs) :...................................................6
4.3. SFPs comprise two different types:..................................................................................6
4.4. Supplementary food can be distributed in two ways:.......................................................7
On-site feeding may be justified when:.......................................................................................7
5. Our intervention: accomplished Plans......................................................................................8
1. Executive Summary
This is the Muntaha Foundation –Annual performance Report ; Muntaha foundation was
established in January 2021 as a charitable endowment under CSA –No 5349, although ,
aspires to see and contribute towards a hunger free Ethiopia!, Its area of operation focuses in
supporting vulnerable and needy children :through . offering basic meals and meeting other
basic needs of vulnerable children in Addis Ababa and across hot spot areas of Ethiopia.
However., in order to realize it’s organizational goals . the foundation employs globally tested
and effective intervention approaches that incorporate strategies that economically empower the
care giving families .

The 1st part this report highlights : the accomplished preliminary plans of the MF: Success
and positive changes in addressing basic needs of children begins with meeting the meals ,
clothing ,shelter, etc depends on availability of adequate funds , trained and talented human
resources and logistics and of course, as an infant charitable endowment –Muntaha foundation
has to build its internal capacity in terms of :- Mobilizing funds and choosing the right children
support program –developing Business Plan –through careful assessment of the needy and
vulnerable children , : that helps in in-depth understanding of the prioritized needs of the
selected beneficiaries. Therefore , the first part of the Annual Report revolves around the planned
and accomplished –preliminary activities following secured –Registration license by the
appointed General Manager of the MF - by the Board of Directors ( MF).

The 2nd part of the Annual Report _ revolves around the Supplementary feeding program –
being implemented since July 2021, The MF –children feeding center –in addition to identified
about 100 households with a total number of 225 vulnerable infants and children who are under
single mother or care givers and found to be in critical situation – as they are living the most
precarious livelihood in Addis Ababa .
The Muntaha Foundation –CEO , hired staffs including volunteer professionals and staffs of
local partners, managed to identify the needy children and families having multiple children ,
without supplementary feeding program , either the children affected by malnutrition and go
hungry ,drop their school and exposed to other hazards . Covering the basic meal costs for
caregivers with in adequate income, helps the caregivers to save and improve their IGA and
gradually transformed in to self reliant. Thus, this report provides major accomplished plans of
the period , encountered challenges ,recommended actions for the coming years..
2. Performance Report : Muntaha Foundation(MF)

2.1. Part I –Initial Plans MF Year (I )

This is MF’s Annual performance report , this section of the Annual report mainly focuses the
initial establishment plans and accomplished child support programs during the reporting fiscal
year. As an infant charitable endowment , this report also highlights – achievements and best
practices including major challenges encountered ,measures taken and recommendations for
better performance in the coming fiscal years.

MF as an infant charity organization with little seed fund of Birr 200000.00 donated by the
founder W/ro Muntaha: the founder also appointed a board executives and appointed Executive
manager to develop the strategic plan of the foundation and manage the day to day operations .
The below are the major accomplishments –that enabled MF kick start its children support
program. These include:

2.2. Registration of MF, & legal compliance etc

As an infant charitable organization , up on fulfilling all required inputs for securing the legal registration
including appointment of the board executives –comprised of five members and a manager , who
agreed to serve as a volunteer are among the key activities accomplished prior to securing the CSO –
registration certificate No 5349 ; in 22nd January 2021.
The General manager in consultation with the Board of trustees of MF : started implementation
of the short term plans revolving around : finalizing the various statutory aspects including
opening Bank A/c, applying for obtaining TIN registration , etc in addition to - complying
with all legal requirements .

2.3. Developed strategic plan –For MF

Furthermore, the MF strategic plan was developed by the GM and hired consultant and
professional volunteers–. The developed strategic plan – : having vision –mission , strategic
goals -with multiyear action plan , this document is among the key accomplished plans and out
puts of the dedicated board ,appointed GM and other parties involved in the process of
establishing the MF and for team of experts and partners ,as it clearly provides the purpose and
strategic goals of the Foundation. in particular, the SPD has –important sections Includes:
 The Purpose-mission and vision –ambitious goals, aligned SDG -2030 ,country’s broader goals
Annex 1MF strategic

 Target areas of support-children in need /their care giving families

 The intervention –specific children support programs
plan

 , approaches ,targeting and selection of needy children ,

 Monitoring & Evaluation of the projects and programs being implemented
 The sources of fund – How to mobilize adequate fund and resources
 The Human Resource –: the management structure/ ,administrative and technical staffs
 Strategic partners and allies ; partnership strategies,
 Three years action plan including estimated budget
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 2.4. Mobilized Fund for supporting children in Need in AA
During the six month –starting from securing the registration certificate, The MF –manager
and the board executive committee ,in addition to the 200000.00 Seed fund –donated by the
founder –W/ro muntaha Jemal, .The General Manager and the Board of trustees of the
foundation –managed to secure additional funds –for covering the office and feeding center –
Rental costs , procurement of fixed assets for the office and the Feeding center .Moreover, a
three year –project proposal was formulated to run a supplementary children feeding program
: using the mobilized and pledged funds from individuals and corporate entities – promised to
donate certain amount –from their profits. The General manager –together with BODs :
during the six month period :- mobilized birr 2,323,482.00, collected from different individuals
in Addis Ababa.

2.5. Set up office and feeding center of the MF

MF , using the mobilized fund , A compound having office space , kichen and open space
was rented .the required fixed assets for the MF office, was procured , the Feeding center
was also ,renovated and furnished with cooking and other assets, The MF office also
furnished with furniture and computer .(June 2021) Annex 2: List of Fixed Assets, Audit report)

2.6. Hired and trained staffs for MF

MF also hired admin assistant and other staffs , through announcing vacancies and hired 9
permanent staffs and engaged 2 volunteer professionals. The Muntaha foundation has created
permanent employment for 9 people ,2 male and 7 female . - We at MF carefully selected –
those candidate –showed keen interest to support needy children and cope with the initial
phases of MF , that can only pay 20% or less than the mobilized funds . We also made all
out efforts to hire applicants residing in a walking distance from our Office and feeding
center, so that the employees can benefit from –No transport expense . those nursing moms
to visit their children and back to work .(even to come with their children – give them to one
of the employee ,care giving mother who are staying at the MF waiting their Daily meal
package , will take care the children. Annex 3:employees list and salary/

Table 2 Accomplished-plans –by MF ( January 2021 –may-31st 2021.)

Part (II) Accomplished –Supplementary Children Feeding Program-AA

3. Description of the project: Supplementary Children Feeding Program-AA

3.1. Project Summary

Project Title: A pilot Feeding the most needy children and care givers in
Addis Ababa ,Ethiopia
 General Objective: The MF feeding program is pilot project aims at
ensuring child food security: and contribute to eradicate children starvation
in Ethiopia,
Specific Objective :
a) To Start a pilot child feeding program – at least targeting 100 most needy
child living with poorest families in Addis Ababa,
b) To Scale up the child support program :promote and strive to mobilize funds and
in kind inputs, reach more and more needy children in Ethiopia
c) Economic empowerment of Women care givers : in partnership with Local and
international NGOs
a. Facilitate – Mother’s Access to Entrepreneurship and Vocational skills
Training
b. Start saving /start up their Small Business or secure gainful employment
as a result .
d) Monitoring and Evaluation of the intervention-produce quarterly and Annual
performance and evaluation report
e) Ensure sustainability of the achievements and positive changes including
Empowering the families to be self sufficient in meeting the basic and other needs
of their children.

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4. performance –Accomplished plans -Objective 1: child supplementary feeding program

During the reporting period, MF , having accomplished the preparatory –phase , include,
Developed strategic plan / operational manuals that guild the staffs and support team, renting
renovation and equipping and staffing of the MF Office and Feeding Center and succeeded in
mobilizing of funds for running the feeding center, launched the child supplementary feeding
program (SFP) - Since the first week of July 2021).This project is key component of the MF
strategic plan .
4.1. Accomplished Key Activities:

1.1. Number of children –identified and served under MF feeding center

1.2. Number of care givers and needy people are served
1.3. Offered VT and soft skills , # Women care givers trained

2. 5. Activities and Strategies

a. Activities
 1) To set up the office of MF and children –care givers feeding facility ,at the
foundation
2) To conduct –support need assessment in the Kolfe keranio sub city and begin by
supporting few children –(100-children or care givers at risk)
3) Hire staffs working at the feeding center and engage administrative assistant
4) Engage volunteers – supports our mission to economically empower women
caregivers
5) strive to mobilize the fund and resources …so that the desired positive changes
are achieved – more and more children lead a healthy and decent livelihoods.
6) Promote MF’s mission and the number of beneficiaries as and when funds and
resources flow to MF from the community and donors.

3.Developed Strategies & effective approaches

As clearly indicated in the vision and mission statement of Muntaha Foundation: its support and
intervention focuses in areas of supporting children in need, As there are diverse needs of
children, Muntaha foundation Management and Board –including the professional team,
carefully examined the internal capacity , performed a desk level research to better understand
the basic and prioritized needs of children.

f) Chosen Child feeding –Approach-mechanisms

4.2. Supplementary Feeding Programmes (SFPs) :

- SFPs provide nutritious food in addition to the general ration. They aim to rehabilitate malnourished persons
or to prevent a deterioration of nutritional status of those most at-risk by meeting their additional needs,
focusing particularly on young children, pregnant women and nursing mothers. SFPs are short-term measures
and should not be seen as a means of compensating for an inadequate general food ration. The objectives of the
feeding programme should be realistic and should be achieved within a period determined in advance.
- Of the broader and comprehensive child focused programs, Muntaha foundation aims at offering balanced and
acceptable quality of meal and contribute to eradicate children starvation in Ethiopia .
- Based on the available and anticipated fund, installed capacity of the feeding center, , it was decided to focus
on offering _supplementary Feed to targeted 100 vulnerable children in selected two sub cities :-in Addis
Ababa,
- sign operational agreement with local administrations, in particular, MOWC ,DPPC and local NGOS etc using
the Maslow’s basic needs hierarchy , we identify

Thus, the manager of MF, in consultation with concerned woreda and sub city offices, identified
large concentration of children in need and living with care giving family or single moms, who
are struggling to feed and meet basic needs of their children through –running informal business
or employed as house med, doing labour etc ,There are single moms –with health problem,, or
have multiple children with special needs and if they go for work ,the children will be exposed to
hazards etc.
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as an infant charity organization , first we planned to set up the Head office ,using the seed fund
and then proceed to mobilize funds and arrange required logistics such as feeding facility of
MF. Given higher inflation rate and volatility of market prices, using a the seed fund of birr
200000 by the founder, anticipated possible funds that MF will mobilize ,the Manager in
consultation with the admin and board executives , procured the office furniture, computer,
cooking and other items and logistics required to for the feeding facility.

Such costs as well as the funds required to start a pilot child feeding program was a challenging
activities planned and accomplished by the Manager and Board executives, in addition to
voluntarily work for the foundation, contributed their own donations and a one year feeding
program was planned to be implemented starting from june 2021, MF , although will have
interventions across the country , it starts serving two meal for 225 children in need together
with 130 care giving mothers in Addis .

4.Beneficiaries Selection Criteria

4.1. Consultation with Woreda Administration
Beneficiary selection ,for infant charity organization with limited funds at hand and with no prior
experience is a very challenging task, recognizing the complex issues: including the possibility
of distorting the coping mechanisms and possibility of creating aid dependent people , as a result
of faulty targeting , we approached the sub city and woreda level offices –who gave as the lists
and residential areas where the most needy children are concentrated. In Kolfe Keranion sub
city ,

4.2. Community conversation

Then using the list of potential targets , and considering the maximum number of children and
care givers could be served in a period of one year, then ,the manager –proceeds to participatory
identify the most needy children and households .not capable to accommodate or served by other
support programs etc ,

In parallel, we also developed a set up the MF office and hire admins staffs and engage
professional volunteers and develop partnerships
- sign operational agreement with local administrations, in particular, MOWC ,DPPC and local
NGOS etc using the Maslow’s basic needs hierarchy , we identify

Thus, the manager of MF, in consultation with concerned woreda and sub city offices, identified
large concentration of children in need and living with care giving family or single moms, who
are struggling to feed and meet basic needs of their children through –running informal business
or employed as house med, doing labour etc ,There are single moms –with health problem,, or
have multiple children with special needs and if they go for work ,the children will be exposed to
hazards etc.

5. Objectives of the Feeding program

The MF Feeding program aims to improve the nutritional status of infants, and young children, and their mothers
and, strive to mobilize adequate funds for delivery of cost-effective interventions to improve the nutritional status
the targeted infants, children –under the poorest of the poor families. The design and implementation of
interventions to improve practices for infant and young child nutrition and maternal nutrition are major areas of
focus for the project.

5.1. A global and local approach to nutrition :

According to globally known organizations – to be effective in interventions related to improving nutritional status
of affected children , should observe certain principles and standard operation procedures :- the basic issues to be
considered include:-understanding about the available ways or mechanisms through which food may be provided :
1)General Food Distribution provides a standard general ration to the affected population with the aim to cover food
and nutritional needs.
2) There are two forms of Selective Feeding Programmes: Supplementary Feeding Programmes, and Therapeutic
Feeding Programmes

5.2. Supplementary Feeding Programmes (SFPs) :

SFPs provide nutritious food in addition to the general ration. They aim to rehabilitate malnourished persons or to
prevent a deterioration of nutritional status of those most at-risk by meeting their additional needs, focusing
particularly on young children, pregnant women and nursing mothers. SFPs are short-term measures and should not
be seen as a means of compensating for an inadequate general food ration. The objectives of the feeding programme
should be realistic and should be achieved within a period determined in advance.

5.3. SFPs comprise two different types:

 Targeted SFPs: The main aim of a Targeted SFP is to prevent the moderately malnourished becoming
severely malnourished and to rehabilitate them. These types of programmes usually provide a food
supplement to the general ration for mild and moderately malnourished 1 individuals and for selected
pregnant and nursing mothers and other nutritionally individuals at-risk. 1 those with a weight and height
that is between minus three and minus two standard deviations (between -3 and -2 Z-scores) or between
70% and 80% from the median weight-for-height as compared to the reference population.
 Blanket SFPs: The main aim of a blanket SFP is to prevent widespread malnutrition and to reduce
excess mortality among those at-risk by providing a food/micronutrient supplement for all members of
the group (e.g. children under five or under three, pregnant women and nursing mothers, etc.).

5.4. Supplementary food can be distributed in two ways:

 On-site feeding or wet ration: The daily distribution of cooked food/meals at feeding centres. The
number of meals provided can vary in specific situations, but a minimum of two or three meals should be
provided per day.
 Take-home or dry ration: The regular (weekly or bi-weekly) distribution of food in dry form to be
prepared at home.
It may be necessary to increase the amount of food to compensate for intra-household sharing. It is
generally accepted that take-home rations should always be considered first as such programmes require
fewer resources and there is no evidence to show whether on-site SFPs are more effective. Other
advantages of dry ration feeding are that it:
 carries less risk of cross-infection as large numbers of malnourished and sick children do not
have to sit in close proximity while feeding.

 takes less time to establish than on-site feeding programmes which require setting up and
equipping centers.

 is less time consuming for mothers who only have to attend every week or fortnight and as a
result leads to better coverage and lower default rates.
  keeps responsibility for feeding within the family.

 is particularly appropriate for dispersed populations many of whom would have to travel long
distances to attend daily.

On-site feeding may be justified when:

- Food supply in the household is limited so it is likely that the take home ration will be shared with
other family members.

- Firewood and cooking utensils are in short supply and it is difficult to prepare meals in the household.

- The security situation is poor and beneficiaries are at-risk when returning home carrying weekly
supplies of food.

Therapeutic Feeding Programmes (TFPs) are to rehabilitate severely malnourished persons. The main
aim is to reduce excess mortality. In most emergency situations, the majority of those with severe
wasting2 are young children. There have, however, been cases where large numbers of adolescents and
adults have become wasted. In such situations, separate TFP facilities may be established for these
groups.2 reflects severe malnutrition: weight and height that is below minus three standard deviations (< -
3 Z-scores) or below 70% from the median weight-for-height as compared to the reference population
and/or oedema. Figure 2 illustrates the different types of feeding programmes.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PLANNED ACTIVITIES status Period

1) Finalize registration of MF ,TIN ,Open Bank A/c and deposit the seed fund from completed Jan 22nd 21
2) MF strategic plan –vision ,mission goals and strategies : annex 1 completed Jan –fed 21
3) MF Human resource mgmt Manual ,annex 2 ,,
4) Administration ,management manuals annex 3 ,,
5) Hiring and train staffs for child feeding program/ annex 4 name and list of hired ,, Feb -march
staffs
6) Mobilizing of funds for serving the needy children in AA. Brief summary of income On going
statement of MF as of June 30
7) Develop a pilot project –project aimed at supporting children in need in AA. ( A Completed May 2021
project document )
8) Set up the feeding center and of office: ,, June 21
9) Officially begin - child feeding program On track July 21
Figure 2: Feeding Programme Strategy

6. Our intervention: accomplished Plans

The project aims to increase global support for prevention of malnutrition and improve the
impact of nutrition and global health programs.

We continue to exhibit technical leadership in combating malnutrition by providing the technical

foundation to develop, improve, and expand cost-effective, evidence-based nutrition
interventions in high-burden countries. IYCN works in Africa, Asia, and Latin America to
support and promote maternal, infant, and young child nutrition.

Within all of the countries in which we work, IYCN has influenced the delivery of health
services to reach individuals and communities with tools, information, and support to prevent
malnutrition and promote optimal nutrition. We have conducted assessments to develop
responsive strategies in each country, provided guidance on nutrition policies, built the capacity
of health workers and community volunteers, and encouraged positive behaviors for infant and
young child feeding.

Our programs have strengthened health systems by improving service delivery through
integration, supportive supervision, monitoring, and enhancement of referral systems. Because
infant feeding occurs in the home, we emphasize community-based approaches to reach and
support mothers.