 This Program operates in 12 of the woreda's kebeles, with the goal of improving agricultural practices, developing new rural water sources, conserving use of local natural resources, training community health workers and building new schools.The 2007 national census reported a total population for this woreda of 80,808, of whom 41,023 were men and 39,785 were women; none of its population were urban dwellers.The majority of the inhabitants said they practised Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity, with 94.97% of the population reporting they practised that belief, 2.69% were Muslim, and 1.82% practiced traditional beliefs.