Rotary Club of Fort Collins Breakfast recently completed its ninth International Service Committee Water Project in Ethiopia—and its second water project in Nekemte, Ethiopia.
Our Club’s latest Ethiopia-based project involved renovating the Laga Guracho’s water source that impacts almost 2,000 individuals. Work completed in the rural village of Lalo Kebele, Jima Arjo District, Ethiopia, included repairing a spring cap, upgrading a water collection point, building two clothes washstands and adding a four-faucet collection point. Thanks to this project, it is now more convenient for women and girls in the area to collect water for their homes.
The work was completed in less than a year for $6,300—or about $3.25 per person. And the system is anticipated to remain relatively maintenance free for decades.
Funding contributors for this International Service Project included Rotary District 5440; the Central Highlands Foundation; Presbyterian Women of First Presbyterian Church, Soda Springs, Idaho; and Rotary Club of Fort Collins Breakfast.