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Background Strømme Foundation is a Norwegian based international development organization that helps poor people in Africa, Asia and South America to cross the poverty line. Through challenging, committed and long term partnerships with local organizations, along with focused and lasting value creation for every donation the organization is entrusted, Strømme Foundation aims to eradicate poverty by working with donors and partners in 13 countries. With its headquarters in Kristiansand, Norway, the organization was founded in 1976 to carry on with the work of Olav Strømme, a Lutheran church minister who started the work to help poor people get out of poverty.
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Strømme  Foundation  in  Eastern  Africa Strømme  Foundation  started  work  in  East  Africa  in  the  late  1980s,  and  the  Regional  ,Bł?A EJ (=IL=H= 2C=J@= S=O KLAJA@ EJ 1DA 0Q@=J KQJPNU ,Bł?A PD=P is  located  in  Juba  was  opened  in  2008  to  coordinate  the  Sudan  program,  while  =JKPDAN KBł?A EJ KN PD=P S=O KLAJA@ EJ I=J=CAO PDA LNKCN=I EJ 0Q@=J†O 'KJCHAE 0P=PA 1DA KNC=JEV=PEKJ OQLLKNPO IE?NKłJ=J?A =J@ A@Q?=PEKJ =J@ PDAEN synergies,  and  works  in  the  four  East  African  countries  of  Uganda,  Kenya,  Sudan  and  Tanzania. 4
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Our  vision  is  ĺ= SKNH@ BNAA BNKI LKRANPU† Our  Mission
To  eradicate  poverty  by  providing  opportunities  and  empowering  partnerships  to  support  the  poor  to  cross  the  poverty  line  through  A@Q?=PEKJ =J@ IE?NKłJ=J?A EJPANRAJPEKJO EJ "=OPANJ BNE?=
Our  Philosophy  is ĺAILKSANEJC LAKLHA† Our  Values • • •
D=HHAJCEJC We  place  demands  on  the  poor,  our  partners  and  especially  on  ourselves. Inclusive We  meet  all  people  with  openness,  respect  and  dignity Result  focused: We  monitor  and  measure  the  results  of  our  work,  and  make  any  corrective  adjustments  when  needed  to  achieve  our  objectives.  STRĂ˜MME  FOUNDATION
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"!2 1&,+ The  primary  targets  for  education  support  are  disadvantaged  children  and  youth  at  risk,  particularly  from  very  poor,  often  rural  communities,  street  children  and  those  affected  by  war  situations.   The  program  supports  out  of  school  youth  and  children  who  have  either  dropped  out  or  never  opportunity  to  attended  school.   The  Foundation  also  supports  adult  literacy  programs  especially  for  women. Strømme  Foundation  in  Eastern  Africa  aims  to  build  the  quality  of  education  for  such  vulnerable  children  and  youth  through  the  community  based  education  EJPANRAJPEKJ Ä "& 1DNKQCD PDA "& =LLNK=?D PDA L=NPJANO SDK =NA I=EJHU HK?=H +$,O =J@ ,O are  supported  to  work  by  engaging  communities  and  enabling  community  participation  to  improve  the  quality  of  education  and  increase  literacy  among  the  poor  hard  to  reach  communities.  The  Foundation  in  East  Africa  also  works  to  increase  access  to  education  for  girls  and  to  improve  retention  and  basic  education  completion  rates  among  such  disadvantaged  communities. 8
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Support  to  Basic  Education  through  Primary  Schools  =J@ "=NHU DEH@DKK@ )A=NJEJC AJPANO Â
Working  with  the  education  partners  in  the  region,  both  the  learning  environment  and  the  quality  of  learning  for  the  children  is  improved.  Over  the  years,  classrooms,  libraries  and  resource  centers  have  been  built  and  existing  classrooms  renovated,  while  school  furniture  has  been  provided.  To  improve  the  sanitation  in  the  schools,  the  Foundation  supports  building  of  toilets  and  bathrooms,  and  provides  rain  water  harvesting  B=?EHEPEAO &ILNKRAIAJP PK PDA PA=?DANO† MQ=HEPU KB HEBA =J@ PDANA>U IKPER=PEKJ PK EILNKRA ?KJP=?P >APSAAJ the  teachers  and  pupils  is  supported  by  building  teachers  houses  close  to  the  schools.  The  quality  of  learning  EO EILNKRA@ >U OQLLKNP PK PA=?DAN A@Q?=PEKJ =J@ LNKREOEKJ KB NABNAODAN PN=EJEJC =L=?EPU QEH@EJC PDNKQCD PN=EJEJC -=NAJP 1A=?DANO† OOK?E=PEKJ =J@ 0?DKKH *=J=CAIAJP KIIEPPAAO EILNKRAO CKRANJ=J?A KB PDA schools  by  the  local  communities.   10
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The Accelerated Education Program This program enables young people who did not complete or had no opportunity to start a basic education to rejoin and complete their primary education within a short period of time. The Accelerated Learning Program in the Sudan is an initiative by the Sudanese government that aims to provide older children, youth and young adults who missed their education during the war to attain a basic education. The program covers all the school work normally done by children through their primary school, although it is shortened from eight to four years.
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The Functional Adult Literacy Program For various reasons such as poverty, inaccessibility of education services in the rural areas, and prolonged war situations, many adults in the region have had no access to education. To improve their opportunities to access basic literacy and numeracy skills, Strømme Foundation in Eastern Africa supports functional adult literacy programs. The program specially targets disadvantaged women and girls. In Southern Sudan, the program also targets demobilized and in-service soldiers who missed out on their basic education because of the war.
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QHPQNA BKN HEBA OGEHHO HA=@ANODEL =J@ R=HQA BKNI=PEKJ 0LKNPO ?QHPQNA =J@ PDA =NPO PKCAPDAN SEPD HEBA OGEHHO PN=EJEJC =NA E@AJPEłA@ =O EILKNP=JP IA=JO PK LNKRE@A leadership to young people, promoting knowledge and therefore behavioral change that enhances prevention of HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted infections, enhancing reproductive and sexual health and empowering young people to develop the skills necessary to get out of poverty. Strømme Foundation supports *=PD=NA 6KQPD 0LKNPO OOK?E=PEKJ Ġ*60 =J@ DNEOPE=J 0LKNPO KJP=?P Ġ %/&0 OK UKQJC LAKLHA ?=J learn through sports, culture and the arts. 14
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*& /,#&+ + " 1DNKQCD EIL=?P =J=HUOAO IE?NKłJ=J?A D=O >AAJ ?KJłNIA@ = LKSANBQH PKKH BKN LKRANPU =HHARE=PEKJ CHK>=HHU 0PNrIIA *E?NKłJ=J?A East  Africa  Limited  is  a  shareholding  company  that  was  incorporated  in  2004  to  provide  professional  wholesale  lending  services  to  the  "=OP BNE?=J NACEKJ 0PNrIIA *E?NKłJ=J?A East  Africa  Limited  provides,  on  a  sustainable  >=OEO ?HEAJP NAOLKJOERA łJ=J?E=H =J@ JKJ łJ=J?E=H OANRE?AO =J@ PA?DJE?=H =OOEOP=J?A PK łJ=J?E=H EJOPEPQPEKJO =J@ >QOEJAOO OANRE?A providers  with  the  overall  aim  to  improve  =??AOO PK łJ=J?E=H OANRE?AO >U PDA LKKN 1DA ?KIL=JU SKNGO SEPD I=EJHU IE?NKłJ=J?A institutions,  savings  and  credit  cooperative  KNC=JEV=PEKJO łJ=J?E=H +$,O ?KIIQJEPU based  organizations  and  trusts  engaged  in  IE?NKłJ=J?A =J@ ?KIIQJEPU >=JGO >KPD EJ urban  and  rural  areas.
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Holistic  Pro-Poor  Financial  and  Non-Financial  Services 0*# " )P@ KBBANO IA@EQI PANI SDKHA O=HA HK=JO PK IE?NKÅ‚J=J?A EJOPEPQPEKJO Ä *#&O SDE?D PDAU KJ HAJ@ PK OI=HH =J@ IA@EQI AJPANLNEOAO 0*# " )P@ AJOQNAO PDA LNKLAN I=J=CAIAJP KB IE?NKÅ‚J=J?A BQJ@O =P =HH HARAHO PK ?KILHAIAJP Å‚J=J?E=H =J@ OK?E=H LANBKNI=J?A 0*# " )P@ AJOQNAO PD=P PDA LQNOQEP KB CNKSPD =J@ LNKÅ‚P=>EHEPU @K JKP QJ@ANIEJA APDE?=H >QOEJAOO LN=?PE?A 0*# " )P@ ?=J =HOK LNKRE@A AMQEPU =?MQEOEPEKJ PK AJ=>HA OI=HHAN *#&†O PK C=EJ =??AOO PK HKJC PANI BQJ@EJC )K=J CQ=N=JPAAO =NA LNKRE@A@ PK AJ=>HA PDAI K>P=EJ loans  from  commercial  banks.   STRØMME  FOUNDATION
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=L=?EPU QEH@EJC BKN *E?NKłJ=J?A -=NPJANO QEH@EJC PDA ?=L=?EPEAO KB PDA L=NPJAN IE?NKłJ=J?A EJOPEPQPEKJO PK LNKRE@A łJ=J?E=H services  to  the  poor  is  key  to  the  success  of  the  program.  SMF  EA  Ltd  supports  systems  @ARAHKLIAJP =J@ EILHAIAJP=PEKJ BKN EPO L=NPJANO =J@ PN=EJEJC BKN OP=BB EJ R=NEKQO łAH@O OQ?D =O =??KQJPEJC =J@ łJ=J?A @AHEJMQAJ?U I=J=CAIAJP CKRANJ=J?A =J@ IKJEPKNEJC =J@ evaluation  to  improve  their  skills.  0*# " )P@ =HOK OQLLKNPO KPDAN JKJ łJ=J?E=H OANRE?AO HEGA >QOEJAOO @ARAHKLIAJP OANRE?AO =EIA@ =P AJD=J?EJC AJPNALNAJAQNODEL KB PDA LKKN LAKLHA SDK =??AOO *E?NKłJ=J?A OANRE?AO
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KIIQJEPU *=J=CA@ *E?NKłJ=J?A Through  this  program,  the  Strømme  Foundation  works  to  empower  communities  create  sustainable  livelihoods  through  the  formation  of  savings  and  credit  groups.   At  least  80%  of  the  group  members  are  women,  and  these  have  learned  to  save  and  accumulate  funds  from  which  they  borrow  to  start  or  grow  small  >QOEJAOOAO 1DA =LLNK=?D D=O EILNKRA@ PDA OQOP=EJ=>EHEPU KB PDA IAI>ANO† HERAHEDKK@O EILNKRA@ DKQOADKH@ incomes  and  the  quality  of  life  for  entire  families.  That  way,  the  opportunities  for  their  children  remaining  in  school  are  increased.  20
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-/,#"00&,+ ) +! 2)12/ ) "5 % +$" -/,$/ *0 &J L=NPJANODEL SEPD PDA #NA@OGKLOAP Ġ#( +KNS=U 0PNKIIA #KQJ@=PEKJ EILHAIAJP PDA JKNPD PK OKQPD =J@ south to north youth exchange program in East Africa. The program aims to encourage youth from the north to learn about the different cultures and way of life in the south, while the youth from the south are also sent to Norway for the same purpose. We also implement the FK south to south professionals exchange program. The participants in the program are taken from Strømme partners within the region to support other organizations with capacity strengthening and skills or systems development to handle the challenges of startup and eventually, growth. 22
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Stromme Foundation Eastern Africa Plot 25 Bukoto Street Kampala P.O Box 27200 Kampala Uganda Tel: 256-414-532 840/4 Fax: 256 414 532 834 Email:sfeastafrica@stromme.org www.stromme.org 24
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