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Jim Goodrich, President, Rotary Club of Groveland, CA
Safe Water saves Children ….
Ron DenhamChair, Water & Sanitation Rotarian Action Group
March 2011
The Background:The Background:• 900 million people (one in six) lack 900 million people (one in six) lack
access to safe wateraccess to safe water
• 2.5 billion have no sanitation2.5 billion have no sanitation
Child Mortality
Safe Water & Sanitation
Disease & Health
Primary Education
Child Mortality
Gender Equality
Poverty & Hunger
This lack of access has profound This lack of access has profound implications for the children: implications for the children:
Water borne disease is a major cause of mortality among children: • 8000 people die every day from water-related 8000 people die every day from water-related
disease; 5000 of them childrendisease; 5000 of them children
• 150 children of every 1,000 born in Africa die before 150 children of every 1,000 born in Africa die before the age of five, 25% from water-related diseasethe age of five, 25% from water-related disease
Largely from a small number of water related diseases:
Disease Estimated Ann. MortalityDiarrheal disease 2.2 to 5.0 million
Intestinal worms 200,000
Schistosomiasis (Bilharzia) 500,000
Guinea Worm 100,000
Sleeping Sickness 150,000
Trachoma 6 million blinded*
*Few direct deaths, but thousands of indirect deaths
Economic consequences are equally Economic consequences are equally serious:serious:
• 40 billion hours spent, per year, in Africa 40 billion hours spent, per year, in Africa alone collecting and hauling wateralone collecting and hauling water
• Women and children (usually girls) spend up Women and children (usually girls) spend up to six hour per day fetching waterto six hour per day fetching water
• Families often spend up to 25% of their Families often spend up to 25% of their income to purchase waterincome to purchase water
Water access was the only Millennium Water access was the only Millennium Development Goal (MDG) agreed on by all Development Goal (MDG) agreed on by all countriescountries
Goal #7: By 2015 reduce by 50% the proportion of people without access to sustainable safe water and sanitation
But the challenge is formidable;But the challenge is formidable;too many lack access:too many lack access:
Sub-Saharan AfricaSub-Saharan Africa 47%47%
East AsiaEast Asia 29%29%
South AsiaSouth Asia 28%28%
Middle EastMiddle East 18%18%
Latin AmericaLatin America 18%18%
Water & Sanitation is an RI strategic area of focus, it implies:• Rotarians should be aware of world water Rotarians should be aware of world water
issuesissues
• Rotary clubs should implement a water Rotary clubs should implement a water and/or sanitation project or programand/or sanitation project or program
57Other
18Peru
11Nicaragua
55Mexico
51Honduras
27Haiti
25Guatemala
32Ecuador
17Dom. Rep.
12Bolivia
ProjectsCountry
57Other
18Peru
11Nicaragua
55Mexico
51Honduras
27Haiti
25Guatemala
32Ecuador
17Dom. Rep.
12Bolivia
ProjectsCountry
90Other
38Thailand
50Philippines
35Indonesia
212India
ProjectsCountry
90Other
38Thailand
50Philippines
35Indonesia
212India
ProjectsCountry
100Other
29Zambia
58Uganda
15Tanzania
27South Africa
21Nigeria
10Malawi
55Kenya
25Ghana
9Cameroun
5Burkina Faso
ProjectsCountry
100Other
29Zambia
58Uganda
15Tanzania
27South Africa
21Nigeria
10Malawi
55Kenya
25Ghana
9Cameroun
5Burkina Faso
ProjectsCountry
Rotarians are striving to meet the challenge:Rotarians are striving to meet the challenge:
They are responding to every imaginable need: Drilling boreholes, digging wellsDrilling boreholes, digging wells Implementing rainwater harvestingImplementing rainwater harvesting Installing household filters and purificationInstalling household filters and purification Building earth and concrete damsBuilding earth and concrete dams Installing pipelines/distribution systemsInstalling pipelines/distribution systems Protecting pondsProtecting ponds Building latrines and toilet blocksBuilding latrines and toilet blocks
We should be BIGGER, have more impact:• Water is the #1 humanitarian challenge• But only a small number of clubs are active• Little leverage with other organizations• Limited use of Rotary Community Corps• Few opportunities to scale up to the larger
community • Too small to attract outside financing
We should be BETTER:• Too many projects are unsustainable• Much emphasis on activity, too little on
humanitarian outcomes• Projects “owned” by foreign Rotary clubs• Little consideration of life-cycle implications• Software, training, behavior change, ignored. • Failure to get community/host ownership• No monitoring and evaluation
Millions of dollars, hours of investment - wasted
We should be BOLDER: • Create “programs” not “projects”, e.g. “WASH in
Schools” • Scale up to the region, watershed, river basin, etc. • Focus on humanitarian and economic outcomes
e.g. children’s health, education, poverty etc• Leverage other organizations: local authority,
NGOs, government agencies• Appoint and pay a professional team• Ask for “big” money—$$$millions
Wasrag can help you becomeBigger, Better, Bolder:• Assist in preparing “Needs Assessments”• Show how to find a project and get started • Create a compendium of best practices• Design training programs• Evaluate alternative technologies• Match with clubs and NGOs• Facilitate partnerships, attract sponsors, to
match club, district and TRF grants
Wasrag is Rotary’s resource for WASH. You can help Rotary clubs everywhere:
• Volunteer your expertiseVolunteer your expertise• Become a link in the Rotary-wide networkBecome a link in the Rotary-wide network• Report your successes, share your experienceReport your successes, share your experience• Become a member of WasragBecome a member of Wasrag• Persuade your friends to support WasragPersuade your friends to support Wasrag• Go to: Go to: www.wasrag.org• Click on “Sign Up”Click on “Sign Up”