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nolebelle: Lots of camels in Somaliland, Ethiopia
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nolebelle: IRD is building water storage for communities in Somaliland, Ethiopia
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nolebelle: IRD is building water storage for communities in Somaliland, Ethiopia
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nolebelle: This mother sits on the village Water Committee and organizes the women of Gelgudbis to bring food to the men who are working.
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nolebelle: IRD was filming some of the work and interviewing villagers to capture and share their stories.
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nolebelle: Isn't he so cute? He really just wanted to see his picture on the camera. :)
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nolebelle: The women of Gelgudbis can walk as far as 20 miles to fetch water each day.
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nolebelle: The "benefits" of working in remote areas without real roads.
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nolebelle: The "benefits" of working in remote areas without real roads.
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nolebelle: During the emergency relief stage of the Ethiopian drought, IRD provided water tanks to more than 20 villages and trucked in clean water for the people.
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nolebelle: Each village was given water purification tablets as part of the program.
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nolebelle: The tools being used to build the water storage systems are very basic.
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nolebelle: In some areas, the ground is so rocky that we have to bring in a jackhammer.
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nolebelle: The women are in charge of building the homes in Somaliland, Ethiopia.
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nolebelle: The women are in charge of building the homes in Somaliland, Ethiopia.
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nolebelle: Hanging out in the shade while his mom works on the house.
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nolebelle: Some of the Wedlahubo villagers greeted us with a song and dance when we arrived in their village.
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nolebelle: Some of the Wedlahubo villagers greeted us with a song and dance when we arrived in their village.
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nolebelle: The Wedlahubo Center Chief and Officials
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nolebelle: IRD was filming some of the work and interviewing villagers to capture and share their stories.
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nolebelle: Huge areas of hard bedrock -- just one example of the challenges facing the villagers
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nolebelle: Huge areas of hard bedrock -- just one example of the challenges facing the villagers
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nolebelle: Huge areas of hard bedrock -- just one example of the challenges facing the villagers
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nolebelle: IRD is building water storage for communities in Somaliland, Ethiopia
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nolebelle: IRD is building water storage for communities in Somaliland, Ethiopia
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nolebelle: Huge areas of hard bedrock -- just one example of the challenges facing the villagers
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nolebelle: During the emergency relief stage of the Ethiopian drought, IRD provided water tanks to more than 20 villages and trucked in clean water for the people.
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nolebelle: IRD Guest House in Dolo Ado
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nolebelle: Donkeys are loaded down with water cans each day to make the long trip for water.
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nolebelle: Goats are the main livelihood for these Ethiopian communities.