GiveHalf Cafe is focusing our initial efforts on building wells in rural Ethiopia in partnership with Senai Global, Inc. Our goal is to fund 4 wells in 2009 bringing clean drinking water to 1,500-2,000 people.

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 Why?

• In Ethiopia alone 54 million people do not have access to safe water.

• Women and children walk on average, 4 miles a day transporting 45 pounds of “unsafe” water, preventing them from attending school.

• 46% of childhood deaths in Ethiopia are a result of unsafe water.

• Only 16% of the population live in urban areas, so rural wells are needed.

How?

• SENAI partners with Salaam Awaasa Business Group to implement our water projects in Ethiopia. They provide a skilled and local workforce, business relationships, in-country experience and are dedication to social enterprise.

• Members from each community participate in the well drilling project by providing labor for the installation, building a fence to protect the well, and gathering a goat or chickens for payment.

• Because we use local resources, the cost of a well is lowered to $5000.

• Because the equipment is manufactured locally and the wells are dug by the people of the community, moving parts are easier to maintain and repair.

• Upon completion of the well, basic health and hygiene are taught to community and church leaders, who then pass this education on to the people in their villages.

• Year-round farming is now possible because of a clean water source. Tools are sold or donated so drip irrigation gardens can be created. People are better able to feed their families and can sell their surplus in the market.

• SENAI will encourage formation of self-help groups that will collaborate to receive micro-loans and allow entrepreneurs to create businesses like: farming, food vending, basket weaving and sewing.

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