XCMG "horn" project officially completed first cellar
In November 5th, XCMG, China Ethiopia SMIS combined with poverty alleviation fund (small irrigation institutions) to build the "horn" the first successful cellar was officially completed in Ethiopia Oromiya ODA NEBE primary school. Representatives from Xugong Group, China foundation for poverty alleviation and the Ethiopian local dignitaries, the villagers and school teachers and students were more than 100 people attended the completion ceremony. The high-end media, such as Xinhua, CCTV, Ethiopia TV station, have witnessed this profound moment.
750 thousand yuan to build 50 small water conservancy facilities in Ethiopia
In recent years, with the intensification of El Nino phenomenon, African countries, especially the horn region of Africa, have encountered a rare drought. The drought in Ethiopia is especially worrying. At the beginning of January, the United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon told reporters in Ethiopia the capital city of Addisababa: "the people of the country is facing the worst drought in 30 years...... The degree of emergency is far more than the government of a country can bear. " When he learned that there was a serious drought in Ethiopia, Xugong Group Chairman Wang Min immediately decision, to China poverty alleviation fund donated 1 million 850 thousand yuan, set up a special blue dream fund, of which 750 thousand yuan is used for the horn of Africa Ethiopia drought for collecting rainwater and small water conservancy facilities, combined with local international NGO for the establishment of the office of the first lady together 50 of the cellars Ethiopia communities in arid regions and schools, more than 4000 villagers and students to solve the problem of safe drinking water, enhance the ability to fight against natural disasters.
The on-the-spot investigation, according to local conditions to build water cellars
The first cellar in the Ethiopian Oromiya Oda Nebe Woliso Oda Nebe primary school in the village area. The primary school is located in the plateau area of 2800 meters above sea level, with a remote terrain and a rugged mountain road. The source of the whole economy by planting crops Yingjila maintained, but because the water resource is very poor, every family can only use the meager income to buy water from 4 kilometers away water, of which eighty percent for crops. In order to maintain their livelihood, many families forced to give up their children, go to the capital of Ethiopia Addis Ababa City begging. Now the first cellar built can help alleviate the problem of drinking water in the village around the school children, the children can stay in school, begging from the wandering life.
The local demand for drinking water and rainfall characteristics based on the Xugong Group and Chinese foundation for poverty alleviation aided by the first cellar to design the roof rainwater collection demonstration system, collection, transportation, rainwater rainwater from the roof of 50 cubic meters of water cellar and circular water system of four parts, the success of 168 square meters of rainwater collection area increase, two per year during the rainy season 100 cubic meters of water can be successful. The cellar of the success of the construction of water conservancy institutions has become Ethiopia in demonstration, water experts will teach the local villagers, as more residents to solve the problems of shortage of water production and life.
Global public welfare set up a benchmark for state-owned enterprises
In the completion ceremony, Ethiopia Oromiya assistant governor Mr. Gilma congratulated the successful completion of the first water cellar, and thank Chinese enterprises to provide various forms of help to ethiopia. He said that since the Chinese and Ethiopia Ethiopia cooperation in infrastructure, education and cultural fields, progress is very large, but he was moved each of these areas can see Xugong Group name, so he is very grateful to the support of xcmg. The general manager of the East African region Xugong Mr Xiao Xiao described the basic situation and XCMG Ethiopia water cellar project Xugong development in africa.
During the ceremony, the local government of Ethiopia again expressed gratitude to the Xugong Group and Chinese foundation for poverty alleviation, they said the cellar built will help ease the drought in the local, for local people especially students bring great help. The general manager of the East African region, China Xugong Group Xiao Xiao foundation for poverty alleviation, on behalf of Song Lei Oromiya assistant governor Gilma, the principal of the school together for the first cellar of the ribbon opening and signed the agreement on transfer of water cellar. At the scene held a "first water" activities, will be the first to hold water cellar out of local children, then the children Xugong volunteers also donated T-shirts, cups, books and other stationery.
After the end of the ceremony, Mr. Xiao Xiao said in an interview with CCTV, Xugong Group in order to ensure the smooth implementation of the project, has to non friendly primary school institutions such as the Chinese ambassador to Ethiopia Ethiopia Museum, Ministry of water resources, in the investigation, has now been identified as Ethiopia established 50 convenient cellar, safe drinking water and more than 4000 villagers the students will be completely resolved. Ethiopia heard this year suffered 30 years of drought, XCMG will join the Chinese foundation for poverty alleviation as soon as possible to complete the follow-up cellar construction work, let as many people from the threat of drought in ethiopia.
The China Poverty Alleviation foundation and Xugong Group have carried out many years of cooperation in China, which is the first time to hand in hand to the international public welfare poverty alleviation program. Ethiopia first cellar successfully completed, will be "people to people" of Chinese and foreign communication mode adds a touch of bright color, XCMG public is committed to make society better.
