{"id":29411,"date":"2024-06-21T16:15:26","date_gmt":"2024-06-21T14:15:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/madeblue.org\/?p=29411"},"modified":"2026-02-12T08:21:45","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T07:21:45","slug":"wrapping-up-in-ethiopia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madeblue.org\/en\/wrapping-up-in-ethiopia\/","title":{"rendered":"Wrapping up in Ethiopia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Our project in Ethiopia<\/a> has come to a succefull close. Our focus was on providing children access to water and facilities at schools, in a way that the entire neighborhood could benefit from. By focussing on training and sharing vital information, local communities will benefit from this project for many years to come.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Toilets, menstruation rooms and water kiosks have been built at 15 schools. 13 of the schools involved received a little extra: a room with a bed and a sink, where students with menstrual problems can retreat for a while. Reusable sanitary pads are also made and sold, or offered to students who cannot afford them. We provided information to girls and boys about the importance of clean water, hygiene, reproduction and reproductive health care.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A total of 21,675 students and teachers now have access to clean drinking water at school. 19,313 girls can also use safe toilets, and of these, 16,093 have access to durable sanitary towels and separate rest areas.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

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Thanks to the support of Made Blue, Amref Ethiopia has been able to make ‘Clean Water and Proper Hygiene in and around the School’ a great success. We are very grateful to Made Blue and all its ambassadors for their support and involvement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Surrounding areas<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In the neighbourhoods around the schools, 9 WASH facilities have been set up: safe toilets, showers, sinks and water tanks connected to kiosks. Small shops were already located at the location of these facilities, which have a reach of 4,800 people. The shop owners report a strong growth in people using the facilities and their other services. This has had a positive impact on the store’s profits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We also built a public toilet and shower room in a poor neighbourhood in the city of Yeka, including a connection for clean drinking water. Twenty families use these facilities. They’ve reported much less odour in their neighbourhood, and feeling much healthier. Finally, we ensured that 700 meters of water pipes in Addis Ababa were replaced, so that there are fewer leaks and therefore less water is wasted.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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