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

larryrhodes@gmail.com