Rotary Club of Eugene Southtowne
Larry & Mary Ann Rhodes, November 6, 2014
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SOUTH VALLEY ROTARY GRANT
COMMITTEE -- SVRGC
Eugene/Springfield/Cottage Grove Clubs
Working together on Projects
Minimum size grants = $35,000
Gives us an opportunity to CO-TRAIN
Gives an opportunity to be part of wider group
of projects in many parts of the world.
Every day 30,000 die from preventable disease in
Sub-Saharan Africa
January
MEDICAL
TEAMS
• Eight Days of
Medical Camps
• 2-4 rural village
sites
• 2500 to 4000
people
60% to 80% of sickness linked
to unclean water and
unsanitary living conditions
Water problems: Long distances to water source
Water Problems: Long distances to water source
ACCESS – may walk a mile or more to fill a jerrycan
Water problems: WATER PURITY
THIS WAS THE WATER SOURCE FOR A PRIMARY
SCHOOL of 800+ students (Pambaya Primary, Uganda).
ACCESS – may walk a mile to fill a jerrycan
WATER PURITY
Water Problem: MAINTENANCE – the wells break
down without money collected to pay for repairs
Create Rural Water Systems in
Alebtong Communities…
GLOBAL GRANT
GREAT COMMUNITY PARTNERS at
Abako, and Awei Sub-Counties, Alebtong
District
1. Rehabilitate existing wells
2. Use Solar Powered Pumps to extract water
1. Rehabilitate existing wells
2. Use Solar Powered Pumps to extract water
3. Create storage capacity
4. Extend water to Schools, Trading
Centers, Medical Clinics
5. TRAIN USERS IN MAINTAINING
CLEAN WATER FROM POINT OF DRAW
TO POINT OF USE.
6. ESTABLISH GOVERNANCE TO
SUSTAIN WATER SYSTEM.
Apegikwee VOCATIONAL TRAINING
PROGRAM…
• Create capacity to
install and repair
water systems
DEVELOPING
COMMUNITY
INFRASTRUCTURE
• Create capacity to
install and repair
water systems
• Create capacity to
build improved
latrines
DEVELOPING
COMMUNITY
INFRASTRUCTURE
Contact Information
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