District International
Project Coordinator Gail Ashley organized a International Projects Fair which
gave Rotary Clubs of District 1220 to showcase their projects and also to draw inspiration
for future projects.
The following were some of
the projects featured:
Sand Dams by Excellent Development
Helping communities help themselves:
At Excellent Development, we don’t give hand-outs; we give the opportunity for people to transform their own lives. The people who seek our support want nothing for free. We provide the necessary kick start, but it is the communities we work with who invest their valuable time and skills to truly help themselves.
At Excellent Development, we don’t give hand-outs; we give the opportunity for people to transform their own lives. The people who seek our support want nothing for free. We provide the necessary kick start, but it is the communities we work with who invest their valuable time and skills to truly help themselves.
Improving lands for improving lives:
We believe that sustainable environmental development and human well-being go hand in hand: that improved livelihoods don’t have to come at the expense of our environment. In fact, conservation of the environment is the only way people in drylands can overcome poverty.
We believe that sustainable environmental development and human well-being go hand in hand: that improved livelihoods don’t have to come at the expense of our environment. In fact, conservation of the environment is the only way people in drylands can overcome poverty.
Passionate about sand dams:
In drylands, rainfall occurs in just one or two short, intense seasons. Because the land is so dry, when rain does fall, up to 85% is simply lost to the oceans as run-off. Capturing this water where it falls is essential for improving environments and livelihoods. Sand dams are by far the cheapest way of doing this.
In drylands, rainfall occurs in just one or two short, intense seasons. Because the land is so dry, when rain does fall, up to 85% is simply lost to the oceans as run-off. Capturing this water where it falls is essential for improving environments and livelihoods. Sand dams are by far the cheapest way of doing this.
A sand dam is a reinforced concrete wall built
across a seasonal riverbed. During the rainy seasons, they capture water and
sand behind the dam wall. A sand dam can store up to 20 million litres of
water, protecting it from evaporation and contamination by storing it safely
within sand. This is enough to support over 1,000 people with a local water
source for life. No wonder we’re passionate about sand dams!
No one knows sand dams like we do:
Excellent Development are passionate about sand dams because we know just how effective they can be. That’s why we are determined to start a revolution in soil and water conservation in drylands across the globe. We believe that sand dams will transform millions of lives. And, the revolution has only just begun.
Excellent Development are passionate about sand dams because we know just how effective they can be. That’s why we are determined to start a revolution in soil and water conservation in drylands across the globe. We believe that sand dams will transform millions of lives. And, the revolution has only just begun.
Working in partnership:
In the region of Kenya where Excellent Development was born, people call it ‘mwethya’. It means ‘coming together to help each other’. This spirit still guides everything we do. We work in partnership with local organisations, who in turn work closely with local communities. Through this spirit of working together we can share knowledge, skills and experience. And, when it comes to sand dams, a little bit of local knowledge makes all the difference!
In the region of Kenya where Excellent Development was born, people call it ‘mwethya’. It means ‘coming together to help each other’. This spirit still guides everything we do. We work in partnership with local organisations, who in turn work closely with local communities. Through this spirit of working together we can share knowledge, skills and experience. And, when it comes to sand dams, a little bit of local knowledge makes all the difference!
TRADE AID
http://www.trade-aid.org
The Rotary Club of Grantham
Kesteven is helping indivuals, families and business to become self-sufficient
with the aid of custom-made Trade Aid Boxes.
Each Box contains specially
selected supplies needed to provide people with a head start in recovering from
a disaster, or other adversity, or to start working for themselves for the
first time.
AQUA BOX
http://www.aquabox.org
Disasters come in many forms - earthquake; cyclone;
flood; refugee displacement - but all share a common factor. The most urgent
single problem facing the relief agencies is the provision of a supply of safe
drinking-water.
In some cases, it may be possible for the relief
agencies to supply water from outside the affected area. In others, there is
clearly a need for those suffering in the aftermath of a disaster to achieve an
early, if temporary, self-sufficiency in the supply of safe drinking-water.
The Solution is AQUABOX, a robust plastic tank with
a family-sized filter unit known as the AQUAFILTER and packed with essential
welfare items for a disaster situation. Once the welfare contents have been
removed, each AQUABOX can be used to purify up to 18000 litres of polluted
water, making it safe and pleasant to drink. Thats enough for 22.5 litres/day
of general use potable water for use by the family for a period two years.
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