MG No. 74470 – Banmi, Lopburi. Clean drinking water systems in 17 provincial schools.

Project

We will install reverse-osmosis water filtration systems in 17 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 17 clean drinking water systems we help to improve the lives of up to 8,500 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$ 48,167.

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. This will be the 3rd project implemented in cooperation with our generous Rotary friends in Amsterdam.

The contributions are as follows:

- Rotary Club of Bangkok South                                                   US$    2,000
- Rotary Club of Banmi, Lopburi (Thailand)                              US$    1,000
- Rotary Club of Amsterdam Minerva *                                       US$  21,200
- Overseas DDF (District 1580, The Netherlands)                    US$    6,000
- Matching Grant from The Rotary Foundation                         US$  17,967 US$  48,167

* Also incorporating contributions from the Rotary Clubs of Amsterdam-Sloterdijk, Amsterdam-Halfweg, Amsterdam-Oost, Amsterdam-West, Amsterdam-Zuid and Amstelveen and the Stichting Inter-Adam.

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.