• The Ethiopian Rainwater Harvesting Association (ERHA) is a non-governmental and non-profit-motivated Ethiopian resident charity organization.
• ERHA was founded in 1999 by Ethiopian citizens who recognised the imminent challenges resulting from water shortage and initially registered with the Federal MoJ in December 2001; and later, re-registered as Ethiopian Residents Charity in 5th of November 2009.
• Promotes RWH in Ethiopia through construction, advocacy, networking, research and capacity building of its stakeholders.

ERHA’s networks

  —  National & International networks to which ERHA is a member:

  —  Constrium Christian Relief and Development Association (CCRDA): this includes

• Water and Sanitation Forum (WSF)
• Southern and Eastern African Rainwater Network (SEARNET),
• Greater Horn of Africa Rainwater Partnership (GHARP),
• International Rainwater Catchment Systems Association (IRCSA),
• International Rainwater Harvesting Alliance (IRHA),
• African Conservation Tillage Network (ACT).

 Major current funding partners:

• Water Aid,
• IWMI/ILRI,
  • British Council; CSSP (Civil Society Support Programme)
  • RAIN/RiPPLE

In the past years ERHA’s has been working with different Implementing Partners like

• Action for development (AFD),
• Agri Service Ethiopia (ASE,)
• ERSHA,
• Water Action,
• Harerge catholic Secretariat (HCS),
• Harar Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (HWSSA),
• Develop Family Together (DFT),
• Islamic Relief
• The Regional government Woreda Offices and Kebele administrative bodies,
• IWMI and ILRL etc