Clean Water Competitive Matching Grants

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Clean Water Competitive Matching Grants

• For Ghana in
• West AfricaWalter Hughes
• D-7570

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Initial Goal Dig a Well

• Water Grant 07 63415 75,000
• Water Grant 08 65414 150,000
• Water Grant 09 69051 75,000
• Water Grant 09 69066 178,000
• Medical Grant 08 65715 59,000 turned into 1
  million project.

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Problem is Unsafe Water
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Choose Solution for Unsafe Water

• Select Solution that Best Fit Needs
• Prioritize Villages Due to Diseases
• Parasite called Guinea Worm
• Blindness Caused by Trachoma
• Other Water Borne Diseases such as Buruli Ulcer
  and Giardia

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Only 150 Cases in Ghana in 2009
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We Will Reach Goal in 2010!
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Matching Grant Objectives

• Provide Clean, Safe Water to Thousands of People
  in Ghana in four Regions
• Eliminate Guinea Worm Parasite by 2010
• Reduce Blindness Caused by Trachoma
• Improve Health Hope
• Increase Quantity of Safe Water
• Have Safe Water During Dry Season

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Guinea Worms in Foot
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Severe Guinea Worm Parasite
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Rotary Teamwork is Key

• Finding Support in Districts 7550, 7570, 7610
  in Zone 33
• Teaming with ten Districts Around the USA,
  Switzerland Canada
• Clubs in WV, NY, VA, TN, TX, NJ, HI, NC NH

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MG 69066 Goals

• Dig twelve (12) New Wells
• Drill eight (8) new Deep Wells
• Repair fifty-two (52) Broken Wells
• Train Communities How to Maintain and Pay for
  Repairs in Future
• Eliminate Guinea Worm Disease

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Great Host Partner in Tamale Rotary

• Strong Track Record
• Care About Neighbors
• Respected by Major Partners
• Implemented Large Matching Grants
• Enthusiastic Leadership with Vision
• Inspiring Club with Only 20-25 Members!

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We Are Digging New Wells
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Dedicated New Wells in Ghana
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Drilling New Boreholes
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Repair Wells Try New Pumps
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Repaired Borehole Hand Pump
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Strategic Partners for Grant

• Jimmy Carter Center
• Ghana Health Services
• UNICEF
• City Water Sanitation Committee will Maintain
  Operate Well
• Church Organizations
• Other Potential Partners

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Can We Have Your Support for 2010?

• Extreme Need for Clean Water
• We Will Be Working on Clean Water, Safe Food, and
  Medical Care for a Long Time to Come
• Theres needs for schools and womens programs as
  well

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Next Steps

• Get out the Word about Clean Water, Safe Food,
  and Medical Care
• Consider Pledge for 2010 Grant
• Plan for Long Term Team Effort
• Builds on Approved Matching Grants
• Proven Track Record of Lead Rotary Clubs

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Thanks Questions?

• Walter Hughes
• Rocky Mount, VA Rotary Club
• 540-493-4715
• WalterKHughes_at_gmail.com
• District 7570