The efforts of the Holmen Rotary Club (Wisconsin, USA) will mean clean, safe drinking water for hundreds – maybe even thousands – of poor people in Lurigancho and Chosica districts of Lima, Peru.
The project entailed created and distributing 250 biosand water filters, which can filter almost 10 gallons of water per hour. The filters are mainly meant for households, but they also can be used for schools, orphanages and other institutions.
The Holmen Rotary Club raised $7,100, which was matched by the Rotary District and with additional grants from the Rotary Foundation, the money available for the project grew to $25,000.
Helping provide clean water is one of Rotary International’s top causes, along with fighting hunger and polio.
See also the website of the Water & Sanitation Rotarian Action Group
Read more: Randy Erickson, Holmen Courier, 30 Jun 2008
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