Community involvement is critical for water projects to become sustainable.
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Lack of access to clean water impacts every aspect of a woman's life. But Kedija’s life changed for the better when a water station was built near her home.
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Meaza Tesfaye is a water committee member in charge of her community's water station finances.
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Water is flowing and reaching more people who previously had no access to clean water.
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Ayelech is a member of one of our self-help groups (SHG). She and her fellow members chose to name their SHG “Edget Beandinet” which means “Growth in Unity”.
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We’re excited to share the progress of another one of our water projects: the Wisisa spring development and pipe installation work. Construction is underway and set to provide clean water access to more than 15,000 residents
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Despite the many challenges of COVID, WEEMA has continued to push forward in our work with the support of our incredible team on the ground. The Bachira water project is an excellent example of our team's perseverance.
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Our first water project in 2012 planted the seed for the creation of WEEMA. Since then, increasing clean water access for rural communities has been a foundational mission of WEEMA.
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WEEMA’s largest clean water project ever has taken a big step forward, which is good news for thousands of families living in the Tembaro district.
Last month we finalized an agreement with Water Action to take over and finish the construction project that will provide drinking water and healthy sanitation services to just under 19,000 people living in four neighborhoods – Bachira, Bada, Bohe, and Waro.
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Happy World Water Day!
We often take our clean water for granted. Can you imagine having to walk for hours each day to collect dirty drinking water? We can't. Unfortunately, 750 million people in the world do just that.
Building pipelines is just the first step in bringing water to communities in Ethiopia. WEEMA ensures the sustainability of water systems by providing cost-free training to local committees.
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See the joy of water as the Gaecha line is finished!
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Watch the water flow…
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Ten years prior to this project, a gravity water system was constructed tapping Buho Spring in Bachira kebele. During implementation, it was decided to target Bachira’s downstream neighbors because these areas were suffering from a severe water shortage at the time.
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oshinda Spring project was the original water project, previously called “Mudula Water.” The government was aware of Koshinda mountain spring for years prior and hoped to have a water system built tapping this spring source.
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