Finland and Ethiopia working together to improve the welfare of rural communities
Who Are We
Our Vision
What We Do
Where We Work
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Background
Who are we
COWASH IV is a bilateral project working to improve access to water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services in eight regions of Ethiopia. It is funded by the Governments of Ethiopia and Finland. It is implemented by the Ethiopian Ministry of Water and Energy in collaboration with the Ministries of Education, Health, and Finance as well as regional WASH partners.
Our Vision
Transforming lives through clean water.
Our Vision
Improved public health and well being, social development and climate resilience in the communities of rural Ethiopia.
Our Mision
Increasing the sustainable provision of safe water, sanitation and hygiene in 104 rural woredas.
What we do
Where we work
| Total Number of COWASH IV Woredas and Zones | |||||
| S.N | Name of Project Regions | Number of Projects Zones | No of Project Woredas | ||
| No of Project Woredas | No of New Woredas | Total No of Woredas | |||
| 1 | AMHARA | 8 | 16 | 24 | 40 |
| 2 | TIGRAY | 5 | 3 | 9 | 12 |
| 3 | SNNPR | 5 | 0 | 11 | 11 |
| 4 | OROMIA | 11 | 12 | 18 | 30 |
| 5 | BSG | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | SIDAMA | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 7 | SWEPR | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Total | 7 | 33 | 37 | 67 | 104 |
Background
The bilateral relations between Ethiopia and Finland date back to July 17, 1959. The two countries cooperate in the areas of economic development, water, and education. Their cooperation on the Ethiopian water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) sector began in 1994 with the Rural Water Supply and Environmental Program in the Amhara Region. The program was successfully implemented over the following 17 years, in four phases, up to 2011. In parallel, cooperation was expanded to include the FinnWASH project which addressed sector needs in five districts of Benishangul-Gumuz over the period 2008 to 2015.
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Contact
Cowashinfo@cmpethiopia.org
Location
Room 132, 1st Floor,
Ministry of Water and Energy,
Haile Gabreselassie Street,
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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Contact
Cowashinfo@cmpethiopia.org
Location
Room 132, 1st Floor,
Ministry of Water and Energy,
Haile Gabreselassie Street,
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia