ETI News
Hedaru Water Project Dedicated

Water is now flowing Hedaru.In August, 2010 the Water Project in Hedaru was officially dedicated and handed over to the Village of Hedaru.

In a celebration attended by representatives of Empower Tanzania, Inc, the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Tanzania - Pare Dioces, St. Andrew's Lutheran Church of Ames, Iowa, Rotary Club of Same, and the Same District Government, as well as MANY people from the village of Hedaru, the 4-year water project was finally given to the people of Hedaru.

In a two-day schedule of events, visiting dignitaries, as well as all of the participating partners and the national news media visited the site of the storage tank, many of the 22 distribution points, and finally the main village distribution point.   There were many speeches and GREAT celebrations for finally having abundant and clean water throughout the village.

Congratulation to the many hundreds of people who made this project possible!  It was a great success, and model of a strong partnership, and an effectively implimented project that ETI hopes to replicate again and again.
 
Hedaru Water Project Nears Completion

Water is now flowing Hedaru.In February, 2010, ETI Board Member and Project Manager Sheri Krumm visited the village of Hedaru to celebrate the completion of the next to last step in a three year water project.  The project is a collaboration between the ETI, the Hedaru Village Water Committee, Rotary International, and St. Andrew's Lutheran Church in Ames, Iowa.  It includes a catchment system high in the mountains at the source of the spring that evenly divides the water between mountain farmers, and the villagers below, as well as construction of a 20,000 gallon storage tank.  Most recently, the villagers installed 7 km of pipe to connect the whole system together, and today, water is flowing to 20,000 people in Hedaru who have not had adequate water in over 10 years!

The next and final step in this $125,000 project will be the repair and extension of the village distribution system, including the construction of twenty-two distribution points.  This step is sponsored by a Rotary Humanitarian Grant between the Ames Rotary Club and the Same Rotary Club in Tanzania. 

This project is an excellent example of the collaborative nature of the work ETI does.  The success of the project was due to the strong leadership of Mr. Clement Ngoka and the Hedaru Village Water Committee, but would not have been possible without the help of many different organization and individuals.  Ownership and control of the system will be officially be given to the Village of Hedaru in August of 2010.
 
Discussing ETI Proposals with President Jakaya Kikwete

Meeting with the President of Tanzania

On November 2, 2009, Phil Latessa, President of ETI met with President Jakaya Kikwete.
The meeting was arranged by Prime Minister Pinda and our colleague, the Honorable Ann Kilango Malecela. Discussion focused on ETI's proposals for healthcare, agriculture and water projects.

President Kikwete pledged his support to these efforts.
 
Meeting with Tanzania's President and Cabinet
Phil Latessa, President of ETI, meets with the President and cabinet of Tanzania

On October 20, 2009, ETI President Phil Latessa met with the Honorable, Peter Mizengo Pinda, Prime Minister of Tanzania.  The meeting was facilitated by ETI's good friend, Hon. Ann Kilango Malecela, Member of Parliament for the Same East District. Conversation centered on ETI's plans for proposals related to healthcare, education and development--especially agriculture.  Mr. Pinda pledged his assistance and support.