Ethiopia - Tapstand

Photo: Emily Holland/The IRC

When the International Rescue Committe began building tap stands in villages in West Hararghe, Ethiopia, staff were confident that health would improve for the thousands of residents who live there. What the IRC didn’t foresee was how much life in general would improve—and for women, especially.

You can read the story on the IRC Voices from the Field blog at blog.theirc.org/2008/08/11/ethiopia-changes-from-the-grou...