Ethiopian Partners

Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia

In 2009 Eawag and Addis Ababa University (AAU) launched a three-year research project funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation and the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SNF-SDC) with the title “Optimization and Acceptance of Fluoride Removal Options in Rural Ethiopia”.

The WRQ fluoride removal team is working together with Dr. Feleke Zewge from AAU's Chemistry Department and Head of the Fluorosis Mitigation Office on the development and testing of different filter materials based on aluminium oxide or calcium phosphate for the removal of fluoride from drinking water.

The institutional support for the implementation of fluoride mitigation strategies is being investigated in cooperation with Prof. Yacob Arsano from the Department of Political Science and International Relations.

Project Partners from the University of Addis Ababa

Non-Government Organisations (NGOs)

Field trials of bone char-based filters on a household as well as community scale are being undertaken in rural communities in the Rift Valley in cooperation with the Oromo Self-Help Organisation (OSHO) and Swiss Interchurch Aid (HEKS). OSHO offers vital assistance in the implementation, distribution and monitoring of filters and in the realisation of household surveys on filter use and acceptance. We are grateful to HEKS for their financial support.