SIR,
Many of your readers have supported Monmouth Aid in the past and would be interested to hear that we have been asked to undertake a new project in Ethiopia.
There is a village in the Kemba area called Belta Yelle which relies on a spring, which is shared with cattle, for its water.
Waterborne disease is rife and infant mortality is high.
We shall fund the work to cap the spring, make a clean safe reservoir and pipe the water to several distribution points in the village.
There are 2,300 residents who will benefit.
The cost is £28,000 and we have two years to do it.
Our fimd-raising is starting straight away with a Ceilidh in Bridges Community Centre on Friday 8th April at 7pm.
The details can be found in our advertisement in the Beacon.
Hope to see you there.
Dick McPherson
(Treasurer,
Monmouth Aid)