location

This award winning project was started in 2006 by
the then club president, Richard Pither and member
John Baines. Since then it has received support from many clubs
throughout the UK and other European countries.

over $190,000 has been delivered . . .

The Rotary Clubs of Kusinta-Lusaka and Mongu have assisted . . . .

2009 - 21 new wells completed and sponsored by Rotary Clubs
in the UK, the Netherlands and in Belgium.

2010 - A further 10 community wells are planned with Rotary sponsorship.

Richard and John have worked regularly
with the project in Zambia and visited all of the
benefiting communities.

The project work is carried out by Village Water,
a UK based charity that carries out a Water and
Sanitation project in the Western Province of
Zambia. They deliver clean water for the first time
to rural communities by the installation of hand
dug wells with concrete ring linings and an India
Mk 2 hand pump. They put great emphasis on
hygiene training for each community and ensure
that a sustainable maintenance programme is in
place. For more information see
www.villagewater.org

Donations are matched by generous grants from
The Rotary Foundation and over $150,000 will
have been delivered to the project in 3 years
benefiting over 15,000 people. The Rotary Club
of Kusinta-Lusaka has assisted in delivering the
project.

2007 – 12 new wells completed and sponsored
by different club in UK

2008 – 17 new wells completed and sponsored
by Rotary clubs in UK , France and Denmark

2009 – 14 new wells are planned that have
been sponsored by UK Rotary clubs.

link to 2010 Field trip report Field_Trip_Report_May2010.pdf

See a full library of project pictures at http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/1080inZambia

For further information contact rpither@metronet.co.uk

Rotarians at the new Litawa pump 2007

Water collected from a surface source is
invariably contaminated.