David Johnson MDDavid Johnson MD Chairman World Community Service District Chairman World Community Service District

7090 7090 Henry Kammerer Grand IslandHenry Kammerer Grand Island

Sue Dolan WellandSue Dolan Welland

Water project for Rotary District 7090Water project for Rotary District 7090With The Anti Malaria AssociationWith The Anti Malaria Association

And the Finot Rotary Club of Adis AbabaAnd the Finot Rotary Club of Adis AbabaEthiopiaEthiopia

EthiopiaEthiopia

Life expectancy 51 years Life expectancy 51 years HIV and malaria are problematicHIV and malaria are problematic 85,0000,0000 population85,0000,0000 population 80% illiteracy in the rural areas80% illiteracy in the rural areas Large orphan populationLarge orphan population Dry season can lead to famine if the Dry season can lead to famine if the

rain does not come on time.rain does not come on time.

Well Established Well Established CollaboartionCollaboartion

We met We met with Finot with Finot Rotary Rotary Club in Club in Addis Addis AbabaAbaba

Invited by Invited by the 2007 the 2007 GSE team GSE team

Collaboration in EthiopiaCollaboration in Ethiopia Eating Eating

in in EthiopiaEthiopia::

RemembRemember to use er to use only your only your right right hand!hand!

The Year 1999The Year 1999

3,500 died during an outbreak of 3,500 died during an outbreak of Malaria in an area previously not Malaria in an area previously not infected by mosquitos.infected by mosquitos.

At the same time the HIV epidemic At the same time the HIV epidemic became known to those with educationbecame known to those with education

Residents working in Addis Ababa Residents working in Addis Ababa organized to fight the epidemicorganized to fight the epidemic

They formed the Anti Malaria They formed the Anti Malaria AssociationAssociation

Anti Malaria AssociationAnti Malaria AssociationCommunity Educational Community Educational

OutreachOutreach Visit remote villages with generators in the eveningVisit remote villages with generators in the evening Play music to attract a crowdPlay music to attract a crowd Show movieShow movie Begin discussion groups, peer to peerBegin discussion groups, peer to peer Find a community leader to work with the Anti Find a community leader to work with the Anti

Malaria association Malaria association Continue the educational processContinue the educational process Provide infrastructure: wells and bridges to Provide infrastructure: wells and bridges to

improve quality of life and nurture relationship of improve quality of life and nurture relationship of collaborationcollaboration

Utilize community organizational process to carry Utilize community organizational process to carry out requested projectsout requested projects

We Traveled to Debre Mark’os We Traveled to Debre Mark’os Site of the Epidemic with Members of the Anti Site of the Epidemic with Members of the Anti

Malaria Assoc.Malaria Assoc.

Dangerous StreamsDangerous Streams

Ethiopia has Ethiopia has a rainy a rainy season. season. Modest Modest streams streams become become

raging raging torrents at torrents at times.times.

Wells & Bridges in EthiopiaWells & Bridges in Ethiopia During the rainy During the rainy

season, these season, these streams become streams become killers, at least killers, at least for mothers for mothers carrying a sick carrying a sick child for child for treatment, or for treatment, or for anyone carrying anyone carrying goods to goods to market.market.

Bridge ProposalBridge Proposal

A truss bridge, A truss bridge, assembled by assembled by hand, provides hand, provides reliable stream reliable stream crossing, even in crossing, even in a flooda flood

Community can Community can provide most of provide most of ‘abutment’ cost, ‘abutment’ cost, carrying stones to carrying stones to sitesite

Wells & Bridges in EthiopiaWells & Bridges in Ethiopia Cost for a bridge Cost for a bridge

(larger than (larger than pictured here): pictured here): 31,683.34 (USD)31,683.34 (USD)

Community Community support: manhours support: manhours to prepare site, to prepare site, provide laborers to provide laborers to aid in construction aid in construction and to prepare and to prepare ramps and ramps and approach paths approach paths are equivalent to a are equivalent to a further 10% of costfurther 10% of cost

Anti Malaria Association Anti Malaria Association ProjectProject

Water challenge : Water challenge : Community has surface Community has surface water available much of water available much of year, but from streams year, but from streams running thru intensely grazed running thru intensely grazed pastures, thus grossly pastures, thus grossly contaminated.contaminated.

Clean, consistent water table Clean, consistent water table is only 15 meters (less than is only 15 meters (less than 50 ft) down, within reach of 50 ft) down, within reach of hand dug wells.hand dug wells.

Similar area already has a Similar area already has a successful well (Rotary successful well (Rotary funded)funded)

Construction Cost Construction Cost for Three Wells for Three Wells

The details for one well:The details for one well: Total cost 5,926.77 (USD) for materials, Total cost 5,926.77 (USD) for materials,

provided by Rotary, consisting of: pre-fab’d provided by Rotary, consisting of: pre-fab’d concrete ring well liners, cover slab, cement concrete ring well liners, cover slab, cement mix, hand pump assembly, transportation of mix, hand pump assembly, transportation of materials, crane truck rental to install materials, crane truck rental to install casing and cover, civil engineer to locate casing and cover, civil engineer to locate well & supervisewell & supervise

Community provides manpower for local Community provides manpower for local construction work: clear site, actually dig construction work: clear site, actually dig well, bring stone for surrounding paving to well, bring stone for surrounding paving to site, erect fencingsite, erect fencing

Three Wells & One Bridges in Ethiopia Three Wells & One Bridges in Ethiopia by Partnershipby Partnership

Ethiopia NGO: The Antimalaria AssociationEthiopia NGO: The Antimalaria Association Finot, Ethiopia Rotary Club Finot, Ethiopia Rotary Club Grand Island Rotary, District 7090Grand Island Rotary, District 7090 Welland Rotary, District 7090Welland Rotary, District 7090 District 7090 Designated Funds District 7090 Designated Funds Matching Grant From RIMatching Grant From RI Total 49,424(USD) will be raisedTotal 49,424(USD) will be raised

Three Wells and a Bridge For Three Wells and a Bridge For EthiopiaEthiopia

Welland and Grand Welland and Grand Island Rotary will go Island Rotary will go club to club raising club to club raising money for wells and a money for wells and a bridge in rural Ethiopia. bridge in rural Ethiopia. Collaboration with the Collaboration with the Finot Rotary Club of Finot Rotary Club of Adis AbabaAdis Ababa

Contact Sue Dolan 905 Contact Sue Dolan 905 732-6111 ext 33202732-6111 ext 33202

David Johnson David Johnson 716-432-9495716-432-9495