This Harvest we are sharing the story of Waré in southern Ethiopia with our parish communities.
Waré is a mother of five and a goat farmer living in southern Ethiopia, where four years of severe drought meant she had to get up at 5am every day and walk at least five hours to find water – even whilst pregnant. Waré spoke about feeling so weak, she was worried that her children would be left without a mother.
“We have lost so much”, Waré told us.
But there is a happy ending. With your gifts at Family Fast Day, CAFOD worked to help Waré and her community build an underground water storage tank, able to support 300 families. Now, Waré has water just a 10 minute walk from her home.
Your parish’s support this Family Fast Day will mean that more of our neighbours can get safe water for their families.