When a severe drought hit, finding water became an extreme challenge. Waré was pregnant at the time and had no choice but to walk miles each day, enduring severe heat, to find water. Many women like Waré are still walking miles to find water.
Will you help your neighbours today?
A better world needs all of us. This Family Fast Day, you can make a difference to families like Waré’s.
Waré, Ethiopia
Waré, a farmer and mother, was pregnant when severe drought hit her village:
“We tried to plan, because we knew the dry season was coming, and I was going to give birth to my child, we tried to collect enough hay in storage for the livestock. But then the drought was so much more severe than we expected. We lost everything.” - Waré
The major challenge Waré faced was water. She would wake up at 5 am every day and walk six hours to find water in the extreme heat whilst pregnant. Sometimes she would find the water source empty, so she’d have to keep walking, exhausted.
Waré had a plan – to build life-changing water tanks in her village. Our local water engineers, alongside Waré and her neighbours, constructed an underground water tank. These tanks are like a reservoir - collecting rain to store to use when drought hits.
When asked about the support from our local experts, Waré said:
“They were always very close to us. They didn't just supervise us remotely, they came to our site and worked with us, practically. We shared everything together!”
These tanks hold 1,000 bathtubs worth of water and serve 300 families. You can make sure more of these tanks are built in drought-hit areas like Waré’s.
Your support can help more women like Waré to build life-changing water tanks. You’ll be helping families not just to survive but to thrive.
Make a donation today
As we mark Family Fast Day during this Jubilee year, we're invited to reflect on the call to renewal, justice and care for our neighbours.
This season is a time to give thanks and to share with those overcoming poverty and injustice. By choosing to gift a donation, you can stand alongside farmers like Waré as they build a better future for their children.
£27 can buy a sack of cement for lining the water tank
£60 can provide fencing to keep out animals
£100 can fund tools and materials for local water engineers to build tanks