As part of the “Donate Water” scheme, which has been made possible through the partnership established between Butterfly Charity Foundation, ECC-SDCOAd-B,(Catholic Association of Adigrat) and Vo l’A ( Associazione l’Accoglienza), several projects water-related, are presently under progress in Tigray region, North of the country at the border with Eritrea. The above, following the recent severe drought, the worst since over the last years.
A water well, completely dry for several years, has been officially opened at the village of AENDE, Golomakeda district in Tigray region, Ethiopia, on May 29th 2019.
This water well, funded through the funds received by Marzia Toniolo, through the Associazione Volontari l’Accoglienza, based in Caselle (TO) and dedicated to her son Daniele, has been completely rehabilitated thanks to the supply of new extended pipes reaching the depth of 59 metres, a brand new, hand-operated pump and fencing; the training of the Water and Sanitation Committee, has been accomplished n accordance with running practice.
The number of beneficiaries of this project is in the range of 500 people.