Today, 2 billion people across the world lack access to clean and drinkable water and 3.6 billion people lack safely managed sanitation services. March was Rotary’s Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) month. In the past, according to the WASH website, TRF has funded several projects related to WASH; among which are the following:
- In Sierra-Leone, the Rotaract Club of Freetown Sunset collaborated with a local engineering company to construct a well with hand pumps for a local orphanage to make clean water more accessible.
- In Nigeria, Rotary Clubs in Enugu State hosted a seminar on the importance of safe drinking water and how to access clean drinking water through boreholes, water sanitation campaigns, wells and water treatment.
- In India, the Rotary Community Corps of Chennai Metrosone, sponsored the construction of two handwashing stations for a secondary school.
- In the Philippines, the Rotary Club of Downtown Dagupan provided water collection tanks to a nearby community to help residents collect and store rainwater.
- In Taiwan, Rotary Clubs supported the construction of a drinking water filtration station at a high school in Northern Thailand.
