Together
We Built A New
Future For Robit
Glimmer invested in the core needs of education, clean water, health care and income growth to bring sustainable resilience to the entire community.
When we arrived in Robit, we found a community in dire need of basic life services. We also met villagers committed to the education of their children and the future of their community. Together, we developed a plan to create opportunity, health and resilience.
The people of Robit were cut off from a world of opportunity and services. Without a road into Robit, the closest town was inaccessible for months at a time—putting trade, a good education and jobs out of reach. Contaminated water and preventable diseases created a life of daily struggle, especially for women and girls.
Glimmer invested in the core needs of education, clean water, health care and income growth to bring sustainable resilience to the entire community.
Building on Glimmer's work, the people of Robit set new water and education initiatives in motion. A community-funded project brought running water into many homes in Robit, and the local primary school was recognized for academic excellence in the region.
The change in Robit brought a new road, a bus route and electricity into the town, connecting the people to jobs and opportunity. At the bustling, growing marketplace in Robit, traders can now find teff, livestock and handmade goods. The village buzzes with the exchange of new ideas and services.
Support for farmers has improved harvests and food production for Robit. The agricultural potential here attracted the attention of the World Bank, which is investing in irrigation and large-scale food processing plants in the area. The increase in production and jobs has boosted food security in Robit and surrounding towns.
Robit Village is part of the groundswell of growth taking place across Ethiopia today. With notable increases in life expectancy, improvements in education and a decline in child deaths since we started our work in 2000, Ethiopia’s progress is remarkable. By encouraging health, stability and connection in our villages, we create a ripple effect of greater resilience.
Every dollar you donate goes directly to lifesaving projects in rural Ethiopia. Our endowment covers all operating costs, so your giving goes farther with Glimmer.