From a private donation in memory of Franco Tonelli, Amare npo has carried out an important social project in the village of Debremdihanit, in Amhara region. The project was under the custody of DASSC, the Committee on development and social services of the Ethiopian Evangelic Church Mekane Yesus, with which Amare npo has been collaborating since 2013.

The project has developed: 

• the construction of the Franco Tonelli primary school

• the construction of the Franco Tonelli Maternal and Child Health Center, to assist and care pregnant women, young mothers and children.

• Supply of equipment for the primary school and health center buildings

• Drilling of two wells to supply the primary school and health center with water

• the installation of a solar-powered electric system to provide power to the primary school.

Located in northwest Ethiopia, the Amhara region is mostly mountainous, with Lake Tana at its center, and the regional capital Bahir Dar on the southern shore of the lake. In Bahir Dar the economically disadvantaged sections of the community, like women and children, are extremely vulnerable to social crisis, in particular the impact of HIV/AIDS. The remote rural areas of the region are characterized by poor infrastructure development and widespread poverty with very low access to and quality of basic services, such as health and education.

 The projecrt is now concluded.