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Ethiopian athletes help to build Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam

05.05.2011 World

The Ethiopian Athletics Federation (EAF) and 80 of the country’s top athletes and coaches have announced that they will contribute 20 million birr (US$1.186 million) for the construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam project during a press conference held at the Addis Ababa Stadium, reported Ethiopian Radio & Television (ERTA).

The report indicates that the contribution includes 5 million birr (US$296,537) in cash and 15 million birr (US$889,610) in pledges to buy bonds. Some of the athletes who were present during the stadium press conference include Haile Gebrselassie, Kenenisa Bekele, Meseret Defar, Tirunesh Dibaba, Sileshi Sihine and Gebre-Egziabher Gebremariam. For example Gebrselassie donated 2 millions Birr, Kenenisa Bekele 1,5 millions Birr etc. The Ethiopian Athletics Federation (EAF) also announced that it will make a 3,000,000 birr contribution, with 1,000,000 in cash and 2,000,000 in pledge to buy bonds. Informs Ethiosports.com.


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