AAWSA Visitors Center
Always wanted to learn where the water you drink comes from, where your stool goes after visiting the toilet or how much water is needed to produce all the ingredients of a delicious Doro Wat?
An open for all Visitors Center at the Addis Ababa Water and Sewerage Authority Center of Excellence, provides: fun and games, a visual tour from source to tap and back, scale models, grey water reuse in action and the opportunity roam from AAWSA’s water treatment plant, dam and reservoir.
Contact info:
| Training manager: Shitaye Dessalegn | Center manager: Dejene Belachew |
| +251911-15 87 89/+251116620940 | +251913090342 |
| shitayedessalegn@gmail.com |
Location:
Located just beneath one of Addis Ababa Water and Sewerage Authority (AAWSA) surface water reservoirs called Legedadi, the center can be reached by taking the Addis Ababa – Dessie road (A2). At around 30km from Addis Ababa, take the road south at Legedadi town.
Times:
Opening hours: 9 am– 17 pm
Days: Monday – Sunday including public holidays (prior confirmation is needed)
Brochure
This A3 foldable brochure provides you with all the information you need to know about the newly opened AAWSA Visitors center. More specifically:
- Activities for visitors
- Map with the Legedadi water facilities and available walking tours for visitors
- Guidebook with detailed information about all the different rooms and exhibits
You can access the brochure through this link.
Flyer
This is 2-page A5 flyer includes basic information about the AAWSA Training Center and Visitors Center. You can access the flyer through this link.
Games
The AAWSA Visitors Center gives the opportunity for students to play 2 different games with their friends. Those games were developed under the S2T&B project and are tailored to the local needs and challenges. One game is called “4’s” and the other, the “Fly over game”. Both games help visitors understand how to improve their hygiene and that of others, and what they need to do to keep their water and food clean. AAWSA visitor center staff, visitor’s guide or their teachers can explain to them how to play the games.
Below you can see some pictures of visitors playing the games (left side: 4’s, right side: Fly over game)
You can find more information about the 4’s game and its rules here.
