Water in Tigray: a dam shortens the walk

Publisher:
Oxfam
Publication Date:
7 July 2011
Tags:
Ethiopia, Environment, Water and Sanitation

In northern Ethiopia, women and children walked for hours during the dry season to fetch water. Now, a new dam and lake near their homes have changed their lives.

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