Project Ethiopia helps Farmers

Workineh's help was invaluable here. He worked with the farming community by forming a Farmers Association of 50 farmers and encouraging the use of latrine compost as fertilizers in their fields as well as assessing what areas Project Ethiopia could help.

Honey is a major money crop for the area's farmers and it was decided that the Farmers Association would be given this honey extractor/centrifuge which will move from one farm to another and will greatly increase the safe and sanitary removal of honey from the beehives. Because this process is quicker and cleaner, makes it possible for the farmers to sell their honey at a greater profit with less work involved.

Agricultural Improvements

"Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world" -

Nelson Mandela

When spiders unite they can tie up a lion

- Ethiopian proverb

100% of donations benefit Ehtiopian children and their families

Project Ethiopia has 501(c)(3) status

Judy & Dennis pay for all administrative and travel costs.

We buy local & hire local to benefit local economy

For as little as 7 pennies, you can help!

$4.70 for a school uniform
$1.63 for school supplies for a year
$0.07 for a bar of soap
$1 for a reading book
$35 for a triple desk
$10 for a bench
$2,300 for school well
$365 for piped water for a school well
$0.40 for drinking bottle
$12,000 for school latrine
$15 for soccer ball
$1 for jump rope
$17.50 for a white cane
$4.50 for a ream of Braille paper
$35 for a beehive
$2 for a sickle for the women or child to weed and harvest
$78 for a family latrine
$400 for a concrete floor
$2,100 for a village well

Project Ethiopia c/o Interfaith Community Church 1763 NW 62nd Street, Seattle, WA 98107

Project Ethiopia has 501(c)(3) status so US donations are tax deductible.

The above shows a traditional Ethiopian beehive placed in a tree and fully accessible to animals and insects, and not very sanitary.

Below are the 51 new beehives arriving to be distributed to the farmers.

Below is a closer view of a farmer with his beehive.

Now that there are new beehives that aren't as easy for animals to get into, and a faster and cleaner way to extract the honey, all that's left is a honeycomb mold to make the honeycombs for the bees. Below shows one of the two mold Project Ethiopia has purchased and a lesson on how to make the molds for their new beehives. And to the right are the frames being removed to put the honeycombs into.

120 Sickles and watering cans were purchased and distributed thanks to the generous donations that Project Ethiopia has received!

These will be used by the women and children to weed and water the gardens near their homes. Men are shown here demonstrating the use of the sickles.

So far to date:

51 Beehives
1 Honey Extractor Centrifuge
2 Casting Molds for honey combs
120 Sickles and Watering Cans have been donated!