MG No. 73285 – Banmi, Lopburi. Clean drinking water systems in 15 provincial schools.

Project

We will install reverse-osmosis water filtration systems in 15 schools in rural Lopburi province here in Thailand so that poor students, teachers and surrounding communities can have access to clean drinking water daily. Lopburi province is about 150 kilometres north of Bangkok.

Need

Contaminated water is a major cause of illnesses for poor rural children, men and women. By installing these 15 clean drinking water systems we help to improve the lives of up to 7,500 people in many ways. Typically, attendance at school improves dramatically when children have access to clean water, as do grades after a while, as healthier children make for better learning.

Cost

The total cost of this Matching Grant project is US$ 38,640.

Contributors

This Matching Grant is entered into by the Rotary Club of Amsterdam Minerva, who coordinated the project internationally and the Rotary Club of Bangkok South, who coordinated the project locally. It is furthermore made possible by the generous co-operation of our friends in Australia, the Rotary Club of Surfer’s Paradise.

The contributions are as follows:

- Rotary Club of Bangkok South                                          US$    2,000
- Our District Designated Fund (DDF) (District 3350)   US$    1,000
- Rotary Club of Banmi, Lopburi (Thailand)                     US$    1,000
- Rotary Club of Amsterdam Minerva                                US$    6,000
- Overseas DDF (District 1580, The Netherlands)           US$    6,000
- Rotary Club of Surfer’s Paradise                                        US$    5,427
- Overseas DDF (District 9640, Australia)                         US$    1,500
- Matching Grant from The Rotary Foundation                US$  15,713 US$  38,640

Comments

This Matching Grant is ongoing and will be finalized in the 2011-12 Rotary year. As soon as it is finalized we will provide further details and pictures for our Rotary friends here on our website.