World Vision is working in rural communities in Ethiopia where the need for clean water is critical. Since 2006, we have worked on two major water projects to help drill wells, install pipelines, build latrines, and provide hygiene training. These initiatives have greatly improved the lives of thousands of people and with your help we can continue this life-transforming work.
ETHIOPIA ROTARY WATER PROJECT
In Gurage zone, Sire and Ma'o, and Minjar-Bolo, three community areas in Ethiopia, very few people have access to clean water or adequate sanitation. Women spend hours a day collecting water that is often contaminated. Girls miss out on school because they must help get water. Children die from waterborne diseases. This new project aims to develop springs to increase their water yield, drill and construct wells for improved access to clean water, provide protected faucets for safe drinking water, install water troughs for animals, and build model latrines using local materials. Community members will be involved in building new facilities, trained in maintenance and educated about water-related illnesses and how they can be prevented with proper sanitation and hygiene. Your gift will help us start changing lives in these communities.
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MILLENNIUM WATER ALLIANCE IN ETHIOPIA
World Vision is working with the Millennium Water Alliance project to improve the health and well-being of 110,000 Ethiopians. This project began in October 2006 and is providing communities with sustainable, safe water sources, sanitation facilities and hygiene education. Lives are already being changed – new latrines in schools and hygiene training are improving children's health. With your support, this project can continue to support children and families in desperate need of clean water and renewed health.
THE ETHIOPIA RURAL WATER PROJECT
This project will provide clean water, as well as improved sanitation and hygiene in seven communities in Ethiopia – Adama, Boset, Kemisse, Antsokia-Gemza, Shone, Durame, and Western Abaya. In the first five-year phase of the project, which began in October 2006, World Vision staff are working alongside communities to improve access to water for 340,000 people with about 100 deep wells, 60 hand-dug wells, 7 springs, 35 shallow wells, and 65 rehabilitated water sources. Latrines will be constructed throughout the communities to improve access to sanitation for 170,000 people and protect other local water sources. Community leaders will be trained to educate others about preventable diseases and the importance of sanitation and hygiene practices. About 430,000 people will learn about disease prevention and healthy behavior change. With your support, the prevalence of waterborne diseases will be significantly reduced and these communities will become more sustainable.
