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Construction of potable water wells – 2006
Ethiopia
The sale of over 3.000  books “ Sete d’Etiopia” achieved through Aurora Assicurazioni spa. agents network, succeeded to secure the required funds for the implementation of three additional potable water wells that has been carried out by Butterfly Foundation  thanks to the  cooperation established with  the non governmental organization VIS ( international volunteers for the development) acting in Ethiopia as local technical and logistic partners. VIS - Volontariato Internazionale per lo Sviluppo
These water wells are securing a potable water supply to some 18.000 beneficiaries in the villages of OBBE ( Guraghe Region), BICOT ( Tigray Region), both  completed in early February 2006 and BODITTI ( Southern Nations, Nationalities and People Region) delivered  last April 2006. These wells have been drilled respectively at depths of 60, 80 and 174 meters;both the one  in BICOT, located in the outskirts of Adigrat  city and the one in Boditti are  connected to the city power supply and have distribution points in the villages .

On december 13th last the Butterfly foundation delivered to the people of Geza Mekar, a village located at the outskirts of Shiraro, a water well drilled at the depth of 40 meters, thanks to the financial contribution of the non-profit association “Volontari l’Accoglienza” based in Rocca Canavese (Turin) as well as to the technical and logistic support granted by VIS as well as by the Catholic Secretariat of the city of Adigrat. Approx. 1.500 people living this village will finally benefit of drinkable water .

In Arbaba, a village totalling approx. 3.000 inhabitants located at the outskirts of the city of Gondar (Amhara region) the Butterfly foundation delivered on December 15th 2006 a water well drilled at the depth of 204 meters connected to the electrical power of the city as well as a huge water tank with several drinking points to satisfy the needs of the whole resident population.The financing of the project has been secured by the company Highway Incentive srl based in Milan.

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