Rural Ethiopian farmers typically
obtain water from ditches
for livestock & domestic use.
Water for drinking and cooking is
often carried miles from streams
along roads and paths. Rotary
will access clean stream water,
transport it via pipeline downhill
providing safe water for villagers.
Nearby project funded by Karisruhe
provides polluted river substitute.
Obtained at spring (near group),
water from storage tank is pumped by solar energy up mountain, then distributed to 12 villages by gravity.
A project funded by Seattle's U.
District Rotary provides library
& adjoining computer center.
Dave Weaver proudly
explains logistics.
log of extensive use
Rotary has purchased
an old neighboring building
for conversion to future
Technology Occupations Center.
Seattle Rotarians have also developed a new village in Addis Ababa on the slopes of Mt. Entoto for single mothers and their children. At right is the newly built school for that community,
scheduled to open soon, and
new duplex homes with typical
adjoining stores & businesses
encouraged by micro-loans.
Camaraderie among Rotarians
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