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- Solar Electricity
  
  Solar Electricity
  Lighting the Way
  
  In Maji, after the sun goes down, people live in the dark. MDC’s first intervention in Maji District took place when Caroline Kurtz found donors, ordered a solar panel and four lights for the Maji Health Center’s Ob-gyn wing so women would have light in the delivery room at night.
- Clean Water
  
  Clean Water
  Improving Health
  
  MDC’s involvement in the critical issue of clean drinking water began in 2018, when the Maji town pump burned out. Town leaders took Caroline and board member Chris Bounds to see the muddy springs where people were reduced to drawing water.
- Women’s Empowerment
  
  Women’s Empowerment
  Transforming Lives
  
  MDC sent the Maji District’s Coordinator for Women’s and Children’s Affairs and support staff for orientation in self-help group work. They came back saying that the transformation they saw in women’s lives must be called a miracle.
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OUR MISSION

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OUR PHILOSOPHY

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OUR COMMITMENT

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OUR PROMISE

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OUR VALUES

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developmaji2022-12-13T15:53:58+00:00

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The Latest News from Maji Development Coalition

August Update

Caroline Kurtz2023-08-24T18:26:33+00:00Clean Water, Community, Development|

Ato Markos reported from rural Maji District this week. At the end of May, work actually began, and this week the crew unspooled pipe and ran it down the hillside to waiting communities. Markos texted, “The people cheered with joy!” I’m going to give you a photo-rich report [...]

Update: Siski and Adikas Clean Water Project

Caroline Kurtz2023-08-24T18:27:02+00:00Clean Water, Community, Development, Women|

Fifty percent of our global citizens and neighbors don't have access to clean water. What a shocking fact that is! This number includes most of the population of the rural Maji District. You may remember that one of MDC's earliest interventions was that we replaced the burnt-out pump [...]

Book Chat Interview with Caroline Kurtz

developmaji2023-03-31T15:57:24+00:00News|

Caroline was recently interviewed for Book Chat on the Cowlitz County, Washington station KLTV. Alan Rose, a great interviewer, got Caroline talking about her unusual childhood as an Oregonian in Africa, and about the writing of her books set in Ethiopia and South Sudan. The interview is full [...]

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Solar Electricity
Lighting the Way

Clean Water
Improving Health

Women’s Empowerment
Transforming Lives

To accompany the people of the Maji District in SW Ethiopia as they pursue community development for the flourishing of mind, body and soul.

Maji Development Coalition

The Kurtz Family in Ethiopia

Maji Development Coalition

OUR MISSION

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About the Author: developmaji

The Latest News from Maji Development Coalition

August Update

Update: Siski and Adikas Clean Water Project

Book Chat Interview with Caroline Kurtz

Solar Electricity. Clean Water. Women's Empowerment.

Maji Development Coalition

Get involved & help us continue our mission!

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Solar Electricity Lighting the Way

Clean Water Improving Health

Women’s Empowerment Transforming Lives

To accompany the people of the Maji District in SW Ethiopia as they pursue community development for the flourishing of mind, body and soul.

Maji Development Coalition

The Kurtz Family in Ethiopia

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Maji Development Coalition

About the Author: developmaji

The Latest News from Maji Development Coalition

Solar Electricity. Clean Water. Women's Empowerment.

Maji Development Coalition

Get involved & help us continue our mission!

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SITE CREDITS

CAROLINE KURTZ MEMOIRS

Solar Electricity
Lighting the Way

Clean Water
Improving Health

Women’s Empowerment
Transforming Lives