More Information About this Project

Project Needs and Beneficiaries

Ethiopia’s Somali Region was badly affected by the drought of 1999/00, with loss of lives and animals from depleted water resources and diseases. This situation is exacerbated for older people caring for grandchildren where parents have died or moved away in search of pasture. Natural water ponds are used to store water for the dry season. Many in the project area have silted up and need their water holding capacity increased through dredging (cleaning) which will benefit 1,500 families.

Activities

Our project addresses rehabilitation needs through practical interventions to improve livelihood & reduce vulnerability. This is met by increasing availability of water through cleaning silted-up natural ponds increasing the amount of water they hold

Funding Information

Total Funding Received to Date: $100

Funding Policy: subsidized/guaranteed

Funding Information

This project is now in implementation and no longer available for funding. Received funds will be used to accomplish concrete objectives as indicated in the project's "Activities" section. Updates will be posted under the "Progress Report" tab as they become available.

Donors' contributions and pledges to this project totaled $100as of Jun 09 2004.  The original project funding goal was $15,000.

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).

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