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Access and distribution of drinking water in Ethiopia

The project “Water for Shembekuma and Bakel,” supported by the Wilo-Foundation, was dedicated to improving access to drinking water in Ethiopia.

Africa

Ethiopia

Finote Selam

Funding period: 2014-2015

Ethiopia, situated in the Horn of Africa, is nearly three times the size of Germany and is the continent’s second most populous country after Nigeria. Nearly half of Ethiopia’s over 120 million inhabitants live below the poverty line. The small town of Finote Selam is located about 380 km north of Addis Ababa on the way to Bahir Dar. The urban water system of Finote Selam can only supply drinking water to about 66 percent of its more than 25,000 residents. The families most affected by water scarcity are the poorer ones living on the outskirts of the city and in the surrounding rural areas. To improve the situation, Habitat for Humanity e.V., Cologne (Germany), with financial support from the Wilo-Foundation, established water distribution points at two locations near Finote Selam.

Representatives from Habitat for Humanity and Wilo Ethiopia at the opening of the water project, which now supplies the residents of the small town Finote Selam with drinking water. Photo: Habitat for Humanity Deutschland e.V., Cologne

The project “Water for Shembekuma and Bakel” included the installation of a total of eight water distribution points, the development of a drinking water source, the construction of two water reservoirs, a pumping station, and the installation of more than 8,000 meters of water pipelines. These measures directly benefit more than 2,800 people.

Photo Header: Habitat for Humanity Deutschland e.V., Cologne (Germany)

Our funding partner

Habitat for Humanity Deutschland e.V., Cologne (Germany), is part of the international Habitat for Humanity network. The international aid organization Habitat for Humanity was founded in the USA in 1976 and has been a registered non-profit association based in Cologne in Germany since 1998 and part of a global network that advocates for the human right to a safe roof over one's head through home-related aid projects in more than 70 countries worldwide. Through house construction, retrofitting and renovation work, water, sanitation and hygiene measures, disaster relief and preparedness, as well as a wide range of training courses on topics such as construction, health and housing, 62 million have already been able to improve their housing situation since it was founded.

UN Sustainable Development Goals

The UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development with its 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) forms the global framework for action for socially, economically and ecologically sustainable development. Our funding commitment also supports these sustainability goals. With this project, we are making a contribution to achieving the following SDGs:

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