Wine2Water
Wine can also become water. With Wine2Water we open the door for wineries, distributors, shops and wine professionals to help drill safe drinking water wells in rural Ethiopian communities, each in their own way.
Wine speaks of land, time and a shared craft. With Wine2Water we want to put that culture at the service of something basic: that rural families in Ethiopia have safe drinking water close to home.
5.9%
of Ethiopia’s rural population has safely managed drinking water (WHO/UNICEF JMP, 2024). In our communities, women spend 2 to 6 hours a day fetching water, walking up to 15 km.
≈ €20,000
to drill and equip one well, serving 80–100 families with water less than 30 minutes away, for over 20 years.
162 wells
drilled in Ethiopia since 2005. In North Shewa (OromÃa), where the campaign’s wells will be, we have drilled 14 and rehabilitated 6.
A well that belongs to the community
Contributions from different partners add up, and each well starts when its funding is complete. The community provides the land, takes part in the works and forms a Water Committee, with women’s participation, that manages the well. We carry out the project directly with our own team in Ethiopia, and we support the community for at least three years after handover.
How wineries can take part
Each winery chooses whether to fund a whole well or share one with others. The contribution can be in money, in wine, or both: donating a batch of one of your wines, which we sell to fund the well, or linking one of your labels to an agreed contribution.
Gran Reserva
One well
€20,000
Reserva
Half a well
€10,000
Crianza
A quarter of a well
€5,000
Can’t fund a well? You can still help
Small wineries, distributors, shops, professionals and media can join in other ways:
- Donating bottles or batches of wine.
- Organizing or supporting tastings, auctions and charity lots.
- Making a financial contribution, of whatever size you can.
- Spreading the word about Wine2Water or introducing us to other wineries.
Wine and financial contributions add up to the funding of the wells; spreading the word helps us reach more wineries.
Find your way to collaborate
If your winery, shop or company wants to join, or you know someone in the sector who might be interested, tell us how you would like to take part. Let’s talk about what we can do together.
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