Annex: the Committee's visit programme
in Ethiopia
The International Development Committee visited Ethiopia
from 25 February—7 March 2013. The visit was in connection
with: this inquiry; the Committee's inquiry into Global Food Security;
and the Committee's proposed inquiry into Governance.
The group consisted of: Rt Hon Sir Malcolm Bruce
MP; Fiona Bruce MP; Richard Burden MP; Pauline Latham MP; Mr Michael
McCann MP; Fiona O'Donnell MP; Chris White MP.
Accompanied by: David Harrison (Clerk), Robert Page
(Committee Specialist)
Key meetings were as follows:
Addis Ababa
TUESDAY 26 FEBRUARY
Joint FCO/DFID briefing
Meeting with World Bank team
Bahir Dar
WEDNESDAY 27 FEBRUARY
Kurte Bahir Village, Mecha Woreda: general briefing
and discussions with teachers, community conversation facilitators
and core trainers regarding Early Marriage and Harmful Traditional
Practices (including FGM)
Parallel meeting (same location): discussion with
parents, community leaders and adolescent girls regarding Early
Marriage and Harmful Traditional Practices
THURSDAY 28 FEBRUARY
Worite: Visit Dudmegn school - discussion with head
teacher, tour of premises and discuss with Parent Teacher Association
- role of girls; early marriage
Tour of Worite Health Centre looking at issues around
Health System Strengthening, maternal and newborn health, women's
reproductive health rights and Health Extension Work
[Other meetings concerned with Food and Governance
inquiries]
FRIDAY 1 MARCH
[Other meetings concerned with Food and Governance
inquiries]
SATURDAY 2 MARCH
[Other meetings concerned with Food and Governance
inquiries]
SUNDAY 3 MARCH
Visit split into two groups. Group A: fly to Beneshangul-Gumuz
Region State, Group B: Addis Ababa
[Other meetings concerned with Food and Governance
inquiries]
MONDAY 4 MARCH
Meeting with UK NGOs
[Other meetings concerned with Food and Governance
inquiries]
TUESDAY 5 MARCH
Group A: Addis Ababa
Visit to Girl Hub Office for briefing
Visit Action Aid and discussion on violence against
women and girls
Group B: Beneshangul-Gumuz Region State
Visit Sherkole Refugee Camp for briefing with UNHCR
Visit Refugee families
Visit IRC Sexual and Gender Based Violence programme
and discuss with women and girls
Visit IRC Water supply programme
WEDNESDAY 6 MARCH
Whole group in Addis Ababa:
Meeting with Government officials
Meeting with Prime Minister
Meeting with African Union
De-brief with DFID Head of Office/HMG representatives
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