A New Era in Water Security!
A New Era in Water Security PRESENTED BY: CHINA FOUDATION FOR PROVERTY ALLEVIATION, XCMG, AND ERHA Collaboration Lack of water security in Ethiopia can be directly linked to poverty, poor education, disease and death. Minjar-Shenkora woreda (The Other Side of the Mountain)- a dry arid region-found in North Shoa zone of Amhara Regional State of Ethiopia, is in critical condition, suffering from water shortage for both human, livestock, and agriculture. In critical months women and children travel as far as 15 Kms to collect water for domestic supply, human and livestock. On average, 8 Jerrycans (water container, 20 lit capacities) are collected by each household per day using donkeys and camels as means for transportation to and from the
Poverty Alleviation Through Water Cellar Technology
Poverty Alleviation Through Water Cellar Technology PRESENTED BY: CHINA FOUDATION FOR PROVERTY ALLEVIATION, XCMG, AND ERHA Collaboration Water scarcity and natural resource mismanagement in Ethiopia can be directly related to the cause of poverty. Since agriculture is Ethiopia's largest economic sector accounting for 80.2% of Ethiopia's labor force, Ethiopian citizens are primarily dependent on water for maintaining its economy, meaning water scarcity detrimentally impacts Ethiopia's overall
Water Security for Women
Water Security Is Women's Empowerment! PRESENTED BY: CHINA FOUDATION FOR PROVERTY ALLEVIATION, XCMG, AND ERHA Collaboration Women are a very important part of every community, especially in rural Ethiopia, where women are most likely to have the task of fetching water. However, fetching water is a very tiresome and time consuming process that takes precious time away from women being able to do other domestic and agricultural activities, which could improve the livelihood of their households or
Safe Water for Children
Safe Water for Children! PRESENTED BY: CHINA FOUDATION FOR PROVETY ALLEVIATION, XCMG, AND ERHA Collaboration Ethiopia is a developing country and one of Ethiopia's greatest resources are the people themselves. So, when Ethiopian children are not attending school as a result of having to fetch water as their number one priority, or for sanitation purposes, this further adds to the poverty rate. Unfortunately, of the 86% male and 81% female students enrolled in schools nationwide, the net
Main water related activities that are being/to be carried out for the realization of the objectives
- Promotion and implementation of rainwater harvesting techniques:
Ø Distribution of RWH publications;
Ø Conduction of RWH trainings and workshops for stakeholders and members;
Ø Conducting cases studies and assessments on experiences in RWH for agricultural production;
Ø Producing and distributing manuals on RWH to stakeholders;
Ø Facilitating national stakeholders workshops and ToT trainings on RWH;