Oromia Irrigation and Pastoralist Development Bureau and Gudina Tumsa Foundation signed a breakthrough agreement aimed at harmonizing indigenous knowledge with modern practices for disaster risk management and sustainable natural resource governance in the Borana pastoral areas of Oromia. The agreement, backed by a financial grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, initiates a two-year project under the “Healthcare and Livelihood Improvement Advocacy Project in Oromia (HaLIAPO).”
The ceremonial signing was graced by key figures from both organizations. Oromia Irrigation and Pastoralist Development Bureau was represented by the Bureau Head Engineer Girma Regasa while GTF was represented by the Managing Director Mrs. Lensa Gudina .The atmosphere was charged with purpose and pride as the participants, their faces gleaming with optimism, committed themselves to transforming lives.
