Aquabox is a community project set up and managed by the Rotary Club of Wirksworth in Derbyshire to provide safe drinking water, through the use of filtration units, and humanitarian aid to crisis zones around the world. Since its formation in 1992, Aquabox has distributed more than 110,000 boxes to over 50 countries in response to natural and man-made disasters, helping hundreds of thousands of people in the process.
As well as a water-filtration unit, each
Aquabox contains more than 70 humanitarian aid items, including cooking
utensils, hygiene equipment, tools, shelter materials, baby and
children's clothing and educational items including: -
For more information see the Aquabox web site www.aquabox.org
'What We Do' Main Pages:
This committee is responsible for finding new members and retaining existing members.
moreThis committee deals with all local projects in our community.
moreComing under Community this part of the group exists to undertake environmental projects on behalf of the club.
moreThis committee deals with international projects and disaster relief work.
moreThis committee provides the link with Rotary Internationals main charitable trust which primarily deals with projects having a global nature.
moreRotary is not just about doing good deeds but also about enjoying yourself and this committee organises social activities. This page contains an archive of some of our activities.
moreThis committee works with the other committees to help them raise funds for their individual projects to support charities locally, nationally and internationally.
moreThis is the vehicle that donates the money that we have raised to the various good causes that we support. Its official name is The Rotary Club Of Bradford Blaize Trust Fund and its registered number with the Charity Commission is 514621.
moreThis committee organises social events and deals with the day to day running of the club.
moreThis committee exists to provide PR and communications between the members and also to provide links to non members through the web site and Facebook.
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