It takes about $10,000 to fund clean water for one community
$4,284.30 raised for
community #26/200

Boshatin

Published September 2017

250

People Served

Spring Protection

Recognition Text

mycharity: water

Project Cost

$6,775.38

Local Partner

Relief Society of Tigray

Field Notes

Thanks to you, a community in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia has access to clean water! Your gift funded a spring protection in a region where less than half of the population has access to clean water.

The water technologies we fund depend on the region's water availability, geology and population density. Our partners survey each site and meet with the communities to determine the best solution. In this community, the best solution is a spring protection. A spring protection safely stores pure water from a natural spring.

To instill a sense of ownership, the community joins in the planning and building process. Local residents form water committees, which are trained to promote the best hygiene practices for health and sanitation among the community.

Families used to spend valuable time walking to collect water that wasn’t safe to drink. Now, they’re walking much less. Most importantly, the water they bring home is clean and safe.

See how we tied your Dollars to Projects

The remainder of the cost of this project was funded by individual donations for a total of $1,972.48