The purpo e of this study was to identify major problems of managing educational projects,rnwhich are designed and implemented by various NGOs in Addis Ababa and providernpossible solutions. The study included 1-3 educational projects from each sub-city and wasrndelimited to 20 educational projects. Regarding the research design, the research methodrnused was descriptive survey method, while random, quota, purposive and availabilityrnsampling techniques were employed to select 20 education projects, 120 project personnelrnand 120 direct project beneficiaries from the implementing NGOs and 4 project experts andrnofficials from Addis Ababa Education Bureau and Civil and Social Affairs Office, NGO'srnAffairs team. The data-collecting instruments used were questionnaires and unstructuredrninterview, whereas percentage was used for data analysis.rnAccording to the findings, technical problems such as poor project identification process,rntechnically unsound objectives etc; human resource related problems like short number ofrnproject experts, lack of training, motivation problems etc; funding and financial problemsrnincluding inadequate fund, delayed release of fund and cost overruns; lack of support andrnacceptance; little or no attention to M&E; poor participation of concerned stakeholders etcrnwere the major bottlenecks encountered while managing the projects.rnTherefore, it was concluded that the problems could adversely affect the effectiveness andrnefficiency of the education projects' management and lead to less achievement of thernprojects' objectives. In order to alleviate and curb the problems, it was recommended thatrnthe implementing NGOs should manage the projects as effectively and efficiently asrnpossible by employing advisable and appropriate project management strategies, creatingrngood relationship with the education bureau and the donor agencies and involvingrnconcerned community members and other stakeholders in all stages of the projects whilernthe education bureau, the donor agencies and umbrella organizations like CRDA shouldrnprovide the necessary technical assistance to the NGOs