Yared is Chief Well Driller with over 20 years of experience.  Yared was orphaned during the Ethiopian-Eritrean war and was trained in Addis at the Selam Vocational Training College in metal work which included manufacturing pumps.  His interest in water led him to work with Water is Life from inception in 2006.  He knows the science and art of well drilling and can remember the details of each well that he has drilled.  Yared is based in Awassa and is married with two children.