Wells and Piped-Water Systems

Only 31% of rural Ethiopia has safe water*

Thanks to Your Generous Support:

6 Schools have safe water:
Wells

Walaji Elementary School (1,500 students)
Bacha Elementary School (1,233 students)
West Berayta Elementary School (452 students)

Piped Water

Dangla 03 Riverside Elementary School (1,963 students)
Abiot Godana Elementary School (1,485 students)
Mengeshu Jemberee 9th and 10th grade (6,000 students)

3 Villages have safe water (wells):

East Berayta
West Dubta
East Dubta

Before the well, the children and villagers used to get all their water from this stream.

Waterborne diseases cause 80% of illnesses and death in the developing world**

In Ethiopia 230,000 children under 5 die every year from diarrhea

To see what Project Ethiopia has accomplished so far with the school and village wells - click here

* WHO. Report of the Joint Government of Ethiopia
**Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council website

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

Recommended basic water requirement for drinking, bathing, sanitation services and food preparation is 12 1/2 gallons per person per day.

Average Ethiopian use: 2 1/2 gallons
Average U.S.A. use: 176 gallons

"All peoples, whatever their stage of development and their social and economic conditions, have the right to have access to drinking water in quantities and of a quality equal to their basic needs"
- United Nations Water Conference, 1977

Why Promoting Hygiene Matters:

Diarrhea kills 230,000 children under the age of 5 each year in Ethiopia.

Diarrhea does more than bring disease and early death, it brings loss of nutrition, malnutrition, and stunting of children's physical and intellectual growth
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Safe Water = significant reduction of waterborne diseases, 6% to 25% of diarrhea
Safe Water = ability to wash face and hands = significant reduction to trachoma

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