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Mesanu Hintalo at the Gonai Daero well in Mesamu village, Tigray. The well provides clean water for 270 villagers. Rehabilitation of the well after conflict, was funded by WellWishers and completed early 2024. We funded 66 such wells in 2023. You can see the well on Google maps at (13.25592, 39.44896).1985: Graham Romanes spent the night in a home in remote village in the highlands of Tigray. At 2.30am he heard women leaving down the mountainside with their pots to collect water. Later that morning they returned carrying the 20kg pots full of water from the stream in the valley below. Falls and broken bodies were frequent and occasional deaths. For Graham this was motivation enough to work for better village water supplies over the next four decades.Well Committee at Gaharti Well in Keyih Tekli District.Construction of a hand dug well typically involves breaking up 4 metre depth of rock after hand digging through 15 metres of topsoil.Well Committee at WellWishers well at Mai Getem.Arsema Welldemichael at Gereb Adihayle well in Worka Emba village.Enjoying the health benefits of clean hands.WellWishers partner, REST, facilitates food security through seed and seedlings distribution, irrigation and clean drinking water.
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