Ecover Working with Water Blog
Gem-Asa get taps!
Progress at Gem-Asa has been fantastic - the community proudly showed us their new tap stand, cattle drinking trough and VIP latrines.
One of the interesting features here was how the community learned the hygiene and sanitation messages. Hygiene sessions cover the whole community – every 2 weeks a coffee ceremony is held by Brun the Junior Hygiene Promotion Officer where she teaches sanitation messages. The coffee and popcorn for this is provided by the project funding and is an effective way to share messages with the community.
We joined in with a coffee ceremony during our time at the village.
Natalie Imbruglia talks about water issues
International songstress Natalie Imbruglia has joined forces with Ecover to create a compelling video that explores the environmental importance of the global water cycle. Shot in Natalie’s home, the short film explains how our actions in the UK can impact on the rest of the world and is packed with useful tips from Natalie on how to reduce water consumption.
“The protection of the environment is very important to me”, says Natalie “so I was delighted to work with Ecover to create this film. There’s often an abundance of water in the UK, so it’s easy to forget the very real issues of water shortage and pollution in other parts of the world. The video is a great way to learn more and offers some really simple tips on how we can all make a difference.”
You can watch the film here
About Ecover Working with Water blogs
Get the inside track on Ecover supported projects in Ethiopia, from Sadie and Serge as they blog about their experiences in Africa and back in the UK promoting the water conservation message.
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Sadie's Diary (9 posts)
- Before we depart
- Day 1 - Arrival at Addis Ababa
- Day 2 - Mekele and the EOC
- Day 3 - we visit the projects at last - first stop Hiwane
- Day 3 - onto May Ayni and Adiger for the afternoon
- Day 4 - school visits!
- Day 4 - final village, another school and I'm feeling ill...
- Day 5 - Back to Addis
- Back in the UK...reverse culture shock!
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Serge's Diary (7 posts)
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Living without water (8 posts)
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Life with access to water (11 posts)
- May Ayni's water guard
- Tiru Araya - on life before and after safe water
- Zewdnesh Desef - age 22
- Animals and water
- Abadit Kebede, 13yrs old
- Water in Mai Gbitsi: A Priest's View
- Adiger...3 years on
- Akeza - on saving time
- Kendihurt and her baby
- Growing vegetables - the start of a better life
- Mai Gbitsi - water reaches the school
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Technology - what it all means (3 posts)
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Progress at the projects (4 posts)
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Natalie Imbruglia talks to us (1 posts)
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Schools and Sanitation (4 posts)
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Sadie (41 posts)
- Work starts in Gem-asa Village
- Day 3 - onto May Ayni and Adiger for the afternoon
- May Ayni's water guard
- Tiru Araya - on life before and after safe water
- Zewdnesh Desef - age 22
- Ethiopia here we come!
- Mai Gbitsi School - water means more children!
- Hiwane's Sanitation Club
- Fitting water collection around school life
- Gem-Asa get taps!
- Animals and water
- Abadit Kebede, 13yrs old
- Latrines
- Water in Mai Gbitsi: A Priest's View
- Adiger...3 years on
- Muuze tells us about Adi awna waza's pump
- Natalie Imbruglia talks about water issues
- Mai-Chibirke Primary School - rain water collection
- 3 months on - a hand pump for Adi Awna Waza
- Ngitsi, age 18, and her daughter Genet
- Hiwane Elementary School
- Akeza - on saving time
- Kendihurt and her baby
- Growing vegetables - the start of a better life
- Bio Gas systems - NOTHING is wasted!
- Mai Gbitsi - water reaches the school
- May Ayni and the Gravity Flow System
- Hiwane
- Kirus, age 10
- Mebrahtenn
- Mehret Hooblis, age 8
- Iseya Kebed age 23
- Martha, age 11
- Back in the UK...reverse culture shock!
- Day 5 - Back to Addis
- Day 4 - school visits!
- Day 4 - final village, another school and I'm feeling ill...
- Day 3 - we visit the projects at last - first stop Hiwane
- Day 2 - Mekele and the EOC
- Day 1 - Arrival at Addis Ababa
- Before we depart
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Serge (8 posts)
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