The Majang multipurpose development project is one of the three short-term projects proposed as part of the Baro-Akobo-Sobat multipurpose water resources development study project. The three short-term projects are based on the sustainable development of water resources. They aim at providing inter-sectoral benefits and improving people’s livelihoods in the sub-basin. 

The project area is in and close to the Godere woreda (Majang zone) in Ethiopia. The pilot project for which this feasibility study has been detailed lies within the Dunchaye kebele within the Godere woreda. This short-term project has been designed in accordance with the major needs of the area: improvement of food security, economic development, access to the markets and protection of the forests (the project is located within a biosphere reserve).