As part of the “Donate Water” scheme, which has been made possible through the partnership established between Butterfly Charity Foundation and ECC-SDCOAd-B, (Catholic Association of Adigrat), several projects water-related, are presently under progress in the 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 new water well has been drilled in the village of MAY CHIA, at Endalgheda district in Tigray region, Ethiopia..
The project, funded through the funds received by Filippo Leandro Benvenuti bequest, has been officially opened on February 1st 2019 and includes a brand new, hand-operated pump, fencing and training of the Water and Sanitation Committee, in accordance with running practice.
The depth of the water well is 63 metres.
The number of beneficiaries is in the range of 300 people plus 219 children of a nearby located school.