Tana is the largest lake in Ethiopia and from Africa. The lake’s surface covers 1,418 square miles (3,673 square km), with a surrounding drainage of 4,500 square miles (11,650 square km); its maximum depth is 45 feet (14 metres).
The Lake contains many interesting and historic locations. Among them the islands of Birgida Maryam, Dega Estefanos, Dek, Narga, Tana Cherkos, Mitsele Fasilidas, Kebran, and Debre Maryam islands are the main ones.
Currently, the lake is suffering from somany manmade and natural threats. Among the threats, the water hyacinth is the major one which covers around 25,000 ha of the Lake. The global coalition for Lake Tana restoration is working with different stalkholders to eradicate the water hyacinth problem from the lake. In doing so, they were conducting a fundraising campaign in different part of America, Australia and Middle east and buy water hyacinth harvesting machine.
On June 23, 2018, the London organizing committee scheduled a fundraising program at 24 haverstock hill chalk farm, London NW3,2BQ. In this event, Artist Yehunie Belay and Mesfin Bekele including other artists from London will perform on the program. Artist Yehunie belay was credited for his single song ” ሆ”በል ወገኔ“ about Lake Tana problem. He performed in different fundraising programs of lake tana mainly in seattle and washington DC.
Tigist Negussu had an interview with Artist Yehunie Balay and Mesfen Bekele about the program and they convey their message to all ethiopians living in Great Britain. Here is the link of the message:
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