PROJECT SUMMARY
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Project name |
Documentation and Preservation of Ongota Oral Literature and Embedded Traditional Ecological Knowledge" |
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Project short name |
Documentation of Ongota Oral Literature and Ecological Knowledge (DOOLEK) |
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Project phase |
I |
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Partner(s)/ country(ies) |
Firebird Foundation for Anthropological Research USA |
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Project ID |
Res/Pro/CSSS/070/26 |
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Project type |
Research |
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Project implementation location |
South Omo Zone Benna Tsemay Woreda, Hinchete Kebele |
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Target communities |
Ongota language speaking communities of Hinchete Kebele |
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AMU-Project Coordinator |
Dr. Endalkachew Hailu Guluma |
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Partner-Project Coordinator |
Laura P. Appell-Warren |
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Project Manager |
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AMU-Principal |
Dr. Endalkachew Hailu Guluma |
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AMU-Co-Investigators |
Dr. Sintayehu Semu |
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Total budget (USD) |
10,000.00 |
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Project Period |
Start date: 3/16/2026 | End date: 3/16/2027 |
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Project Reporting |
Financial: Annually | Progress: Bi-annually |
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Project finance management office |
Project owned finance & budget admin |
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Contact person |
Endalkachew Hailu Guluma ( |
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
The project aims at the documentation and preservation of the endangered Ongota language's Oral literature and the indigenous ecological knowledge embedded in it.
