Project Description
This project provides clean water and sanitation facilities to hill tribe peoples in 21 very poor remote villages in Northern Thailand. The water is mountain spring sourced. Water is brought directly into the villages via gravity-fed buried pipe systems, no pumps are used; the water then passes through a filtration system, and finally into 15,000-liter storage tanks. Sanitation is critically important since these villages have had no septic or sewer systems. This WASH project includes squat toilets and showers for all villagers. Since there is no machinery involved, very low maintenance is required, these WASH systems have 30+ years life-expectancies.
Nominated Club: Rotary Club Chiang Mai International
Project Showcase Category: Water and Sanitation
Project Involvement: Rotary, Other NGOs
Project Funding: USD30000 and above
Project Partners:
The Global Grant International Partner for this project is D 5230 Rotary Club Fig Garden (Fresno), California, USA. They initiated the application process and raised over $150,000 of DDF and unrestricted donations for this $330,000 Global Grant.
The Implementing Partner in Thailand was The Integrated Tribal Development Foundation. An NGO with 35 years of experience providing WASH systems in mountain villages in Northern Thailand.
Rotary District 3360 has supported and facilitated this project from its inception as has Rotary District 5230 in California, USA.
Finally, the The Rotary Foundation has provided support at every stage of this project.
Project Video Link/URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYMCotzFssE