RWANDA WATER PROJECT
The Rotary Club of Asheville South and its partners plan to bring irrigation water to subsistence farmers and family gardeners in eight villages of Western Rwanda.
Because farmers can grow only during the rainy season, they are limited in their ability to feed their families and derive income. They live in poverty and a perpetual food deficit.
Those that attempt to farm year-round send women and children on the back-breaking three km trip to fetch water from a mountain source. Of course, while doing this, the children are not in school.
This project aims to change all of that by providing piped water from the source to ten storage tanks and irrigation feeder lines covering eight villages and 7,000 people.
We can get water-carrying children back to school, address rampant food insecurity, and help raise annual incomes in the area.
We have a grant from Rotary International and the full support of the farming community and local officials.
We need to raise money to obtain the grant funds to begin the project. We will use this money to lay pipes, install tanks and irrigation lines and train villagers in the use of the system.
Join us for drinks, dinner & live music 6:00 PM Thursday evening, May 25th, at the Biltmore Park Clubhouse. The suggested donation is $50 per person. Space is limited, so RSVP today on the Contact Us page.
If you can't make the dinner, please consider donating by mail or online:
Make checks out to:
Rotary Club of Asheville South Foundation
27 Hawk View Dr
Asheville, NC 28804
or donate online: Donate to Rwanda Water Project