Mission Statement: The Denan Project is a nonprofit, grassroots organization whose volunteer members secure the necessary resources to provide free medical care, potable water, agricultural training, education, and other critical services for the people of Denan, Ethiopia and the surrounding villages. Working with regional government and nongovernmental agencies, its ultimate goal is to make the Denan area self-reliant by developing and implementing long-term, sustainable solutions.

Overview: Denan is a small town with a camp for refugees and internally displaced persons located in the Ogaden region of remote eastern Ethiopia.  It is not far from the border of Somalia and about 80 kilometers from Gode, the nearest town with electricity... sometimes. The Ogaden region is populated mostly by ethnic Somalis and has been devastated by drought, famine and an armed separatist movement.  Temperatures soar daily to well over 110 degrees creating some of the most unbearable living conditions in all of Africa.  The Denan Project was founded to provide qualified medical care to the people of Denan Ethiopia for the first time.  Our hospital is the only free acute medical care in the Ogaden region which is populated by 5 million people. For more information click "About Us" .