Campaign: water for Gulele Gabriel
Help restore the Gulele Gabriel well
150 families in Gulele Gabriel (Ethiopia) want their well back. With €3,542 we can replace the whole pump and hand the well back to them.
€2 raised of €3,542
The project
In Gulele Gabriel, a rural kebele in Sululta Woreda, in Ethiopia’s Oromia region, 150 families got their water from a well with a hand pump. Today the pump doesn’t work: it needs spare parts that the community and local technicians can’t get on their own. The Sululta Woreda Water, Mines and Energy Office has formally asked us for help to repair it.
We know Gulele Gabriel well. In February 2026 we carried out a survey there with the families. In 76.5% of households, it takes 30 minutes or more to reach a water source. And in 64.4%, it’s women and girls who fetch the water. A working water point close to home gives them back time and safer water.
How much does it cost?
The project costs €3,542:
- €1,081 for the complete pump;
- €537 for materials, tools, signs and water testing;
- €587 for the installer and supervision;
- €292 for training and manuals;
- €691 for transport, the driver and fuel;
- €354 for project management.
What will we do?
Replacing only the broken part means the pump soon breaks down again. So we’ll replace the whole pump with a new India Mark II, a model sold by several suppliers in Addis Ababa, which makes spare parts easier to find.
We’ll also repair the well’s platform and drainage and have the water tested in a lab. We’ll train a community committee and give it tools and spare parts, so local residents can look after the well themselves. The work takes three months and is carried out by our team in Ethiopia, together with the Water Office.