Karo Tribe Water System Update

Three people push a large white water storage tank upright in a rural village with thatched huts

After 90% of the equipment installation was completed in December of ’24, we needed to send back our well expert to increase the power of the pump. He was able to return in May of ’25, but the system broke down again due to the heavy silt deposits in the river water. This wasn’t altogether […]

Ethiopia Trip Report

Group of tourists and indigenous villagers posing together under a tree in an African savanna landscape

I just returned from my trip to Ethiopia to install a fresh water system for the Karo tribe. I was joined by my well driller expert, Hans, and his wife Megan. The challenge was to pump water from the river up a cliff to a water tank in the village.  Overview of the work on […]