Donkeys going to the Borana Singing Wells in Ethiopia
Borana Woman, Borana Child and donkey in Moyale Kenya
Donkeys at the Borana Singing Wells in Ethiopia

These donkeys on the left are at a “Singing Well” in

Ethiopian Borana Land.  The donkeys are used as pack animals and you seldom see them pulling carts.

 

Donkeys at the Borana Singing Wells in Ethiopia

Donkey

For Hire

The photo above is a Borana woman named Maleecha and her donkey.  The donkey has 4 water cans that each hold about 5 gallons of water.  She buys a "donkey load" of water for about 10 cents and sells it for about 50 cents.  

If she has enough customers, her donkey can make 3 to 4 trips to the water hole and back in one day.  So she can make about $1.20 to $1.50 a day by hauling water with her donkey.  She is considered middle class among her tribe, neither poor nor rich.

Some photos on this page from these sites
 http://www.ethiopialives.net/ethiopiablog/archive/2005/11/Index.html
 Frans Devriese http://flickr.com/photos/devriese/471320798/in/photostream/
http://www.borana.net/borana.html