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A donkey waits dutifully to carry water home from this USAID-supported well.
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A PSNP beneficiary working at a USAID supported PSNP nursery.
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A homemade sign welcomes USAID Administrator Gayle Smith to a model household in Wukro.
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In stark contrast to the fields in the background, the crops near to a USAID-supported watershed are flourishing.
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A villager bringing his animals to drink water from a USAID-supported livestock trough.
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A trip to a trough fed with rain water captured and stored in a USAID-supported watershed provides relief for these thirsty cattle.
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Thanks to the USAID-supported Gamad watershed, these villagers have a nearby source of water.
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With USAID support, youth in East Tigray keep bees and produce the famous Tigrain white honey.
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Water is pumped up to this reservoir built with USAID-support. Gravity then does its job to bring the water to terraces located downhill.
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An oasis at a USAID-supported watershed.
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Land which is rehabilitated through USAID-supported PSNP works are allocated for use by landless youth.
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PSNP beneficiaries exchange labor for food and cash support. While doing so, they help to re-green land that has long been barren.
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Grazing possibilities are in short supply for this donkey in the Tigray region.
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A young girl collects water from a well built with USAID support.
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At a USAID-supported model household, bio-gas from the family's outhouse is used to power lamps and a cookstove.
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At a model household of a family which graduated from the Protective Safety Net Programme (PSNP), sun power is used to charge mobile phones.
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Seedling at a Protective Safety Net Programme nursery are covered with fixed-straw panels to protect them from the midday sun.
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Women retrieve water from a rehabilitated well at a USAID-supported nursery.
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PSNP beneficiaries watering seedlings which are protected from the harsh sun by straw covering.
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A PSNP beneficiary works watering seedlings at a USAID-supported nursery.
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In addition to receiving food or cash for their work, PSNP beneficiaries learn techniques to apply on their own fields.
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These animals are lucky to have been raised near a USAID-supported watershed.
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A USAID supported nursery.
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Captured rainwater provides seedlings with the necessary water to grow and then be transplanted,
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Hundreds of livestock come to this USAID-supported watershed every day.
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A villager using his mobile phone while filling up water bottles to bring back to water plants at his home.
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Using a homemade pack saddle made out of an old oil drum, this family brings water back from the watershed to their farm.
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Whole families and their animals come to get water from the USAID-supported Gamad watershed.
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Terracing built through the USAID-supported PSNP helps to better preserve rainfall and prevent soil erosion.
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Rural families in much of Ethiopia rely on wells for their water needs.