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Posted by Tadele Atakelti  |  Jan 21, 2011 | 0 Comments
Education • Health • Infrastructure • Koraro, Ethiopia

Koraro receives an award for its education achievements

The Millennium Village of Koraro, Ethiopia, was recognized for its achievements in the field of primary education in the state of Tigray, and was awarded a trophy and certificate in the local educational festival in December 2010. Since 20005, Koraro has significantly contributed to the expansion and strengthening of universal primary education in the 22 establishments located in the project area. Through partnerships with the government . . . [more]

Posted by Stephen Ngigi  |  Sep 14, 2009 | 0 Comments
Agriculture • Infrastructure • Koraro, Ethiopia

Koraro: Innovative projects for a better use of precious water

Surrounded by an arid landscape and set on eroded soil, the Millennium Village of Koraro, Ethiopia, and its 55,000 inhabitants face an enormous challenge: how to maximize water use, especially for agriculture and smallholder irrigation. Before the project started in 2005, water availability for domestic use and irrigation was a major obstacle to development, in spite of two rivers running . . . [more]

Posted by Jessica Fanzo & Aregawi Tedella  |  Jun 17, 2009
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Agriculture • Health • Koraro, Ethiopia

Koraro Homes Get a Face Lift

The Millennium Village of Koraro is located in the Hawzien district in northern Ethiopia, an area surrounded by jagged escarpments and dusty, arid land. Koraro is in one of the poorest regions of Ethiopia, owing to a confluence of geographic, political, economic, and environmental factors. It is also one of the most remote and isolated sites and suffers from . . . [more]

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