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Jim Goodrich, President, Rotary Club of Groveland, CA
Transforming a Community: Safe Water in Kenya
Ron Denham, ChairWater & Sanitation Rotarian Action Group
United Nations - November 2011
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The Background:• 1.2 million people in the Rift Valley
region around Nakuru lack access to safe water during the dry season.
• Women and children trek up to 6 km several times a day carrying polluted water for their families.
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Less poverty
and hunger
Less disease, Better health
Better education
Lower child
mortality
Safe Water & Sanitation
This lack of safe water has profound implicationsfor the community
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It also helped start a micro-bank to fund tank construction and small businesses:
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Then they receive materials to build the rainwater collection and storage cisterns:
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Rainwater harvesting freeswomen from the chore of hauling water; the micro-bank lends them money to start small businesses!!!
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Elizabeth, who once spent all day hauling water, now grows cabbages:
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And her husband, who she describes as a “drunkard”, now minds the goats
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This program is not merely providing water, it is enabling the community to improve life and livelihood:• Women are creating economic value. • Micro-banks give people confidence and hope. • Crops and livestock flourish.• Food supply is assured, poverty reduced.• Children are healthier.• Women are sending their children to school.
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This program is successful because it is owned by the community: • The Nakuru Rotary club invested in the people,
not in technology. • The Rotary Community Corps extended the club’s
reach into the smallest villages. • Rotarians made a multi-year commitment. • The club trained and employed skilled people. • Households committed money and labour!!!
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