Well construction in Ethiopia
With the donation from Timeless Beauty Secrets, the organization Menschen für Menschen/MfM) was able to build a hand pump well in Ethiopia this year, 2020. Our colleagues on site have sent us the location and some pictures. The well now enables around 180 people to have sustainable access to clean drinking water. On the satellite images, you can clearly see the small huts of the families and estimate the distances that women and children have to walk every day just to get clean water.
It fills us with great joy that, with our help, people who are truly in greatest need could be helped.
The well is located in the project region of Ginde Beret. The exact location is shown below.
Since Google unfortunately only updates the satellite images in these remote regions at large intervals, the well cannot yet be seen in the images. However, you can see in which region it is located.
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More informationThe construction of the well took place in spring 2020. Well digging must always be carried out before the start of the seasonal rainy season, which begins in this region in June, as it is important to know the groundwater level during the dry season in order to achieve the necessary well depth for year-round available drinking water.
The well is located in the Harbu Guba district in our project region Ginde Beret at an altitude of about 2480 meters above sea level. The well itself has a depth of about 15 meters and was dug by hand under the guidance of Menschen für Menschen together with the surrounding village community. The population was also involved in setting the well rings, which were cast on site, as well as in the further work steps, and contributed with active labor.
We always demand this active involvement of the people, and it is crucial for the sustainable impact of all our development measures. The well was finally completed before the rainy season in June 2020 and is already in use.
Roland Markus
