charity: water 2018 update 2

In December 2019 we raised £8,245 to fund a clean water project with a community that is in need. However, this update relates to the £7,565 we raised the previous December, in 2018. Our water project construction is complete.

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Our project funded a tap stand for a community of about 400 people in SNNPR, Ethiopia. Our 12 month update from charity: water reads as follows:

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“At the end of 2018, you generously funded one Piped System in Ethiopia.

Despite increasing total access to water sources from less than 15% to over 40% in the last 20 years, much of Ethiopia remains impoverished, with 60 million people lacking basic access to clean and safe water. In rural Ethiopia, where almost 80% of the population resides, water is often inaccessible. And when it is available, it’s frequently unsafe. The zones we are focused on in SNNPR are especially prone to WASH-related diseases (diseases associated to water, sanitation and hygiene). Because of the remoteness of the area, these districts tend to have trouble getting the help they need. We are working with our local partner, the International Rescue Committee (IRC), to change this.

Gravity-fed and mechanized piped systems transport water from high up in the mountains down to communities below. The water source for these systems is a naturally occurring spring that is covered and protected. From this protected intake point, water is piped down into a network of pipes that distribute it to multiple tap stands. These community tap stands are located no more than 15 minutes away from each of the households they serve, decreasing the time many families spend collecting water from distant sources.

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Together with government partners, the IRC established 222 Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Committees (WASHCOs). These committees will manage and maintain their local water point. The IRC also established 191 Participatory Learning and Action (PLA) groups and elected 382 PLA facilitators. The PLA approach engages community members in identifying challenges in their communities and devising their own action plans. A total of 332 PLA sessions have been conducted and were attended by a total of 10,338 participants.”

Thank you for your continued support of A Year With My Camera and charity: water.

Read the first update here: We’re building a well (update 1)

AYWMCEmma Davies