Tigray is one of the regions of Ethiopia with a very low level of economic and social infrastructures. The region is facing a variety of complex problems ranging from climatic and topographic to the alarming population growth. Chronic food insecurity, high unemployment rate, malnutrition, limited access to basic social and economic services (education, health, water, road etc) are the common features of the region.
The temperature of the project area varies depending on the altitude of each site, ranging from 12-35 degrees centigrade. Similarly, the average annual rainfall fluctuates from 200 to 500mm. particularly in most parts of Irob and Saessie-Tsaeda Emba, rainfall is said to be below 400mm per annum. This small amount of rainfall coupled with poor distribution is barely enough to support crop growth. Similarly, the potential source of water found above and below ground is decreasing from time to time. As a result of which community of the target area; especially women and children of the target area have been suffering a lot.
The water well of May-Abagie has been drilled in the “woreda” of Ganta-Afeshum having a total population of 111,043 people and 19 Tabias, On January 31st 2013 the well, drilled at a depth of 60 meters, at Gola Genhati tabia, has been opened by the funders: Associazione Volontari l’Accoglienza, based in Caselle (TO).
Beneficiaries estimated to be in the range of 900 people.”