Build 2 water wells for 500 villagers in Ethiopia

Fetching water for her family from a newly constructed water well, 12 years old Matafe is a high-scoring student in her 5th-grade class, where she ranked first last semester. Matafe dreams of becoming either a Medical Doctor or working in an office. For now, though, only she can fetch water for her family, where she spends much of her free time waiting in line for her turn. With your help, a newly constructed water well with a tank and faucet is just a five minutes walk from her house. Before the well, Matafe used to fetch water from an unprotected spring, where she would wait in line with other girls to collect potentially contaminated water. Instead of collecting water from the surface, jar bar jar, all she needs to do now is turn the faucet. "It's a miracle!" says Matafe, who now has more time in the day to put towards accomplish her goals.

She thanks everyone who helped her village get clean water. This project has lightened the burden placed on women and young girls like Matafe. The well has been so successful that people from the surrounding area make the trip because of its reputation for being consistent, clean, and delicious.

Thanks to you, Drop of Water brought meaningful change to Matafe, and over 600 people like her simply by providing access to clean water. We are incredibly grateful for your support and remain dedicated to reach more communities in areas all over rural Ethiopia!