District Announces Global Grant Award

Posted by Richard Murphy 
on Jan 22, 2015
 
We are pleased to announce our latest Global Grant award:   a $44,000 project to build a dam in Ashram, India.  Project financing from three clubs in three districts, led by Sanford-Springvale with their contribution of $3600, matched with $3600 of District Global Grant DDF.
 

·         The area being served has had 206 wells run dry.  Permanent reservoir = higher water table = producing wells.

·         The new water source will serve 3 villages.  "Villages" is so stale:  it's actually 4500 people, 2200 livestock, 1800 acres of now irrigable land.

·         Crop production is estimated to triple

·         To monitor water usage, access, quality, and more, two self-help groups are being formed, with all the side benefits of an organized community:   governance structure, leadership, accounting, due diligence.

·         This is the 6th such similar dam project led by Sanford-Springvale.  The first one wasn't so clear and took a bit to get in place, but lessons have been learned, and each project seems to improve on the last.

·         In Sanford's case, this is part of why they fry chicken livers, and part of their pride of membership with our institution. In my case, it just adds and adds to my pride of wearing a Rotary pin, and knowing that my contributions to The Rotary Foundation are accomplishing some great things.   Where else can one person's idea and a bunch of chicken livers result in so very much?  I hope you feel the same.