EJAJI – Menschen für Menschen Foundation has inaugurated the 71 million Birr worth projects of Ejaji water supply and secondary school in Elu Gelan District of West Shewa Zone of Oromia state.
Speaking at the inauguration ceremony on Tuesday, Elu Gelan District Administer Abdu Hussein appreciated the foundation for its endeavor to improve people’s lives and achieve societal change.
Constructing standard schools and providing potable water are valuable works to bring a number of students to school and combat waterborne diseases, the Administrator said.
Since the Woreda is semi-desert, people have been exposed to different diseases like malaria and pregnant mothers have been losing their life due to inaccessibility of health services.
He further stated that the inaugurated projects would benefit over 22,000 people in Ejaji town and the surrounding areas.
It was indicated that the water project and the school respectively shared 52 million and 19 million Birr out of the total 71 million Birr that has been spent for the general project undertakings.
Menschen Fuer Menschen Foundation Management Board Chairperson Sabastian Birandis (PhD) on his part said that the organization is playing a crucial role in realizing rural integrated development in Ethiopia.
In addition to the aforementioned projects, this week merely, the Jama-Dogolo Technical and Vocational Education Training Institution in Amhara State and two academic institutions worth 116 million Birr, he stated.
The foundation would continue putting efforts to enable citizens to get access to clean water, quality education, and other services, he stressed.
Foundation Country Respondent, YilemaTaye said, “The foundation carried out over 2,800 ground water drilling projects in the past eight years across Ethiopia. As a result, eight rural towns have been benefited from potable water supply and millions of citizens are saved from disease in that regard.”
Yilma added that the foundation is carrying out ground water drilling projects in Oromia, Amhara, and Somali States to address millions of citizens with clean water supply.
So far, the foundation has benefited 6,000,000 Ethiopians with the implementation of 14 integrated rural development projects related to environment protection, water and sanitation, education, health and human resource development by spending over 8.3 billion Birr, it was learned.
BY MESERET BEHAILU
THE ETHIOPIAN HERALD THURSDAY 23 NOVEMBER 2023
