A shorter walk for water
Two solar-powered wells in Dulessa district bring water closer to families who once made a six-hour round trip.
Content note: This story describes the death of a child.
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Bullo’s story
A former traditional birth attendant describes how community dialogue is changing views on female genital mutilation.
Content note: discusses FGM and the deaths of mothers and babies in childbirth.
Success stories in WASH
A village elder who once turned down a well explains why his community now drinks from one.
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From the archive
- COVID-19 response update
- Mr. Asker takes handwashing to his community
- Afar Women and Girls Empowerment Project, funded by the Embassy of Canada (CFIL)
- Emergency food for pregnant and breastfeeding women
- Emergency water trucking
- Health Education for Afar Lives (HEAL), funded by SIM Ethiopia and PADD
- Afambo Education Support Project
- Secondary school scholarships for Afar youth
- A training centre for young people in Awash
- Camel watering centres
- Emergency response, 2015
- PRIME: helping pastoralist families build resilience
- Previously completed projects
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