The 2006/7 Project
The club president for the year, Richard Pither supported by club 
member John Baines travelled to Zambia with Village Water in July 
2006 for a fact finding mission in the Western Province .

Village Water are a UK based charity working only in the Western  
Province where they run a programme of well building for rural villages.  
The wells are hand dug and equipped with a robust hand pump.  
To qualify for assistance each village has to undergo a Health and 
Sanitary course and then form a Village Water Committee to take 
over ownership and management of the completed well.

The Diss club agreed to support Village Water and other clubs in 
District 1080 have also sponsored wells.  Matching Grants have been
 obtained from District and from The Rotary Foundation.  This has 
resulted in funding for 12 wells constructed during the dry season 
of 2007 (June to November) all of which are being visited during a 
field trip by a District delegation of 6 Rotarians.

SPONSORED WELLS 2007

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Water from shallow and contaminated 
sources is often carried great distances.

The 2007/8 Project
Funding is already available for another 12 wells to be constructed in 2008 and it is hoped that other clubs
in District 1080 will boost this number.  Field work in preparation for these wells is being carried out by the 
District delegation in September 2007.

An illustrated presentation is available and club sponsorship is welcome.

September 2007