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Culture Information Pastoralist Development

P.O BOX 302-60700,   MOYALE

PHONE NO: O722920562

Email: [email-masked]

11 /12 2010

OBBITU CHILDREN VILLAGE OFICIAL OPENNING

INTRODUCTION

Obbitu children village was started in August 2010 under the ownership of CIPAD. The first 17 children started living in Obbitu village on 11th august, 2010.

Opening ceremony was not conducted. The opening ceremony will bring together the community, stakeholders, development partners and the sponsors. Obbitu children village is not an institution but was found on the basis of Boorana social welfare and customs. The ceremony will be conducted in line with Boorana culture and traditions.  Traditional prayers and blessing is required from Boorana traditional leaders.

AIM

Blessing prayer for opening ceremony to link Obbitu children with Boorana community in line with their culture and identity.

OBJECTIVE

Use Boorana traditions and customs to officially open Obbitu children village

link Obbitu children with their traditional background and values

bring together all stakeholders to appreciate Obbitu children village

preserve good Boorana cultural practices through Obbitu children village

STRATEGIES

v     Invite high ranking Boorana traditional leaders to officiate the ceremony

v     organize traditional dancers and singers

v     Publicity campaign through Obbitu children T – shirts

v     use of Boorana traditional attire during the opening ceremony

v     collaboration of all stakeholders in support for Obbitu children

v     organize 1 day traditional opening ceremony for Obbitu village

ACTIVITIES

1.      Identification and sending out invitation letters for the guests.

2.      organize and hire traditional dancers

3.      purchase of assorted Boorana traditional costumes and ornaments

4.      print Obbitu children T – shirts

5.      provide meals for the all the guests

6.      planning and preparation meetings by Obbitu children village management committee

IMPLEMENTATION

CIPAD will organize and coordinate all the functions. Obbitu children village committees shall plan and share responsibilities to make the day a success .A supervisor and master of ceremony will be identified to organize traditional dances and also to pre – test before hiring them for the occasion.

3 high ranking Boorana traditional leaders will be invited from Ethiopia who will be supported by 6 local traditional leaders from Sololo. The District commissioner sololo and district children officer Moyale will be invited to present the government of Kenya. Traditional costumes will be distributed to some distinguished guests to make it traditional ceremony.  Obbitu children will dress in Obbitu children T- shirts.  Obbitu children staffs and management committees will dress in traditional attires and T- shirts. Our visitors from Italy will also dress in Boorana traditional costumes. The ceremony will be a1 day activity, 1 weeks planning and preparation. Meals and soft drinks will be served to about 250 expected visitors.

The date of the ceremony will be fixed in consultation with Dr. Pino Bollini who will be expected in sololo early 2011.

Local leaders from sololo will be invited. They include all councilors, chiefs, village elders from sololo town, other prominent leaders in sololo town, guardians of Obbitu children and development partners in sololo and religious leaders.

Speeches will be done by few identified leaders. The venue of the ceremony will be at Obbitu village. Seats will be borrowed or hired from community or women groups. Serving plates and cups will be borrowed from the community

Boorana Traditional costumes include the following.

v     Ruufa – head gear for elderly and traditional customary leaders.

v     waaya – specially made clothes for  customary and prominent leaders

v     Lukhe – traditional trousers ending  below the knee

v     Ororo – ceremonial stick used by leaders or the host of the ceremony

EXPECTED OUT COME

Ø      Sense of belonging and ownership of Obbitu children village by the community

Ø      appreciation of good Boorana culture and customs

Ø      Strong collaboration from government and other stakeholders.

Ø      Publicity  and awareness of Obbitu children village beyond sololo district

BUDGET

S/NO

DETAILS

QUANITITY

UNIT COST

TOTAL COST

1

Traditional leaders from Ethiopia

3

2,000 x4 days

24,000

2

District children officer

1

4,000 x2

4,000

3

District commissioner

1

1,000

1,000

4

Sololo traditional local leaders

6

500

3,000

5

Hire of traditional dancers/ singers

2

10,000

20,000

6

Obbitu management committees

15

500 x 5 days

27,500

7

Supervisor/ master of ceremony

2

1000 x 5 days

10,000

8

cooks

10

300

3,000

9

Slaughter men

5

300

1,500

10

sodas

5 crat

e

720

3,600

11

Mineral water

10 cr

ates

600

6,000

12

Rice

100kg

3,500

7,000

13

Bull for slaughter

1

15,000

15,000

14

3 goats

3

4,000

12,000

15

Cooking oil

20

lit.

2,400

2,400

16

sugar

50k

g

4,500

4,500

17

Tea leaves ketepa

1  stake

50

500

18

Milk

3 cartons

800

2,400

19

vegetables

assorted

2,000

2,000

20

Food additives

assorted

1,000

1,000

21

Printing of T -shirts

150

300

45,000

22

Boorana traditional costumes

assorted

1,200

36,000

5% contingency

12,620

total cost = kshs

265,020

MESSAGE TO BE PRINTED ON T – SHIRTS

CIPAD/mondeco – ON LEFT BREAST POCKET

FRONT CHEST – OBBITU CHILDREN VILLAGE SOLOLO

BACK– GIVING hope TO ORPHANS AND VULNERABLE CHILDREN

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