In the frame of the “Donate the water” scheme, established between Butterfly Foundation and A.D.C.S. ( (Adigrat Catholic Secretariat), on October 9th 2013 a water well has been opened in Bokalemako village in Irob District, Tigray Region.
Irob Woreda is 150 km. north of Makalle town and has an extension of 850 square kilometres. The landscape is made of high mountains and deep valleys; the altitude is ranging between 900 meters above sea level up to 3.200 meters at Asimba mountain
The well, drilled at a depth of 45 meters and operated by a hand-operated pump, has been financed by the Italian Association Volontari l’Accoglienza based in Caselle (TO)
A water and sanitation committee has been established for the management and operation of the well in accordance with the running procedures
The total number of beneficiaries of this well is 150 people approx.; few hundred people living in the area will benefit from this clean water as well. “