By Janin Bartoschek | Corporate partnerships
Ethipia is one of the most affected countries of the current drought in Africa. Due to the lack of rain, the vegetation is not able to feed lifestock. Normad families are not able to uphold their lifestyle and settle in informal camps, where they try to get access to food and water. One of these camps is located near Danan in the southern part of Ethiopia.
Our member organization Arche NoVa is currently supporting a health center in Danan. Nowadays, the center is focusing on treating people with severe malnutrition and diarrhea. But like the whole district, the city of Danan and the health center is suffering from water supply problems. In the past the community provided water from a river 70 kilometers apart to support its 8.000 inhabitants. The logistics were not only costly, the water was also of poor quality and therefore brought a new risk for infections.
With the support of our donors, Arche NoVa was able to build a water treatment plant on the area of the health center. Due to trainings, the staff of the health center will be able to service and maintain the plant on their own. Arche NoVa will move onto repairing the poorly equipped sanitary facilities.
We are very grateful that you support the work of our coalition. It enabled us to increase our support to people in need. As the hunger crisis is still going on, humanitarian aid is the only possibility to support the people suffering in East and West African countries. Thank you!
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