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There is a global water crisis with 663 million people around the world lacking access to clean and safe water. In a country like Uganda, 1 in 4 people lack access to clean and safe water. That is why the Rotary Club of Tsawwassen is launching a new International project to help a village in Uganda secure clean drinking water, sanitation and hygiene facilities (WASH). WASH (Water and Sanitation and Hygienge) is one of the 7 areas of Rotary's focus. The project is to build gravity flow water systems in rural Uganda, and Tsawassen Rotary Club will partner with local clubs in Uganda, and a local Richmond charity. Tswassen Rotary has also initiated a Global WASH grant application to fund the project. Through grants and other support, WASH Rotary Action Group supports and ensures sustainable long-lasting clean water, sanitation and hygiene programs to communities in need. The project will be a Gravity Flow System. Gravity Flow Systems are the most drought-resistant, sustainable water delivery systems in the world - a structure that allows a borehole to deliver water to over 70 access points (as opposed to just 1). ACTS for Water, based in Richmond BC, has built several water systems in Uganda. The process entails finding a water spring source in the hills above the communities in need, then protecting the source, and finally building a network of pipelines, reservoirs, and accessible tap stands to give clean water to several villages. Once the system has been created, no manual labour (such as pumping water) is required. Gravity does the work for them.
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