Ethiopia: Public Participation in the GERD Continues

Public participation in the construction of the Great Ethiopian Dam of the Renaissance (GERD) continued with greater fervor, told The Ethiopian Herald the Office of the National Council for the coordination of public participation

Director Hailu Abreha said that nearly 1.7 billion Birr had been collected during the last Ethiopian fiscal year.

The plan was to collect Birr 1.4 billion,

Ethiopian diaspora members also contributed more than 73 million Birr. 19659006] Public participation is not only expressed in terms of financial contribution, he said, adding that the tasks of environmental protection outweigh the finances.

The annual work of environmental protection is estimated at 90 million

The Council of Ministers should also plant a thousand seedlings around the town of Sululta, in the state of Oromia, he said.

comes from various fundraising programs, including GERD Football, Festivals, GERD Great Run, GERD Bond Week, GERD Trophy, GERD Torch as well as the GERD Peace Trophy, among others.