This is finally complete. The chickens are thriving
and the Rotary sign has been erected
2. Borehole at Njiapanda School for the Deaf, Moshi, Tanzania
Rotary and the Oxford Deaf Children’s Society sign has been installed on the small building erected to make the borehole equipment safe
Tests have confirmed the water from the borehole is of good purity
This project which was funded by a Rotary Grant, is now fully operational, hygiene training has been completed, and hopefully all children are now regularly washing their hands
This project was ably managed by Moshi Rotary, Mwanga, Tanzania
Management Team
Laying Out The Foundations
Digging The Pit
4. Blood Donation and Transfusion Unit at Kisangara Health Centre, Mwanga, Tanzania
Haddenham Rotary supplied equipment to enable blood donations to be made which will improve healthcare and be an important benefit the whole community
Total Budget ZST 9,010,000 equivalent to about £3144
This project was again ably managed by Moshi Rotary, who have submitted the final report
Kisangara Health Centre Staff receiving the blood transfusion equipment
Moshi Rotary President Lucy, donating blood
Haddenham Rotary also arranged to plant 100 trees which will eventually help improve the environment for the community
Moshi Rotary President Lucy planting the first tree
Two projects supported by Rotary Foundation Grants to install 28 water storage tanks 20,000 litres each in schools in Kamuli and Jinja, Uganda, are nearly complete
Construction is complete and the stored water is being tested by the local water authorities
All of the hygiene training and use of the hand washing stations, has been completed
Photos by local Rotarians
There may be some funds remaining at the end of this project and it is hoped – but no means certain – that The Rotary Foundation will authorise its use to benefit the local schools
Let’s hope they can combat the virus!
Haddehham Rotary are working with Thiruvaiyaru Rotary, Tamil Nadu, India, to prepare a Rotary Foundation Grant application with an approximate value £35,000, to supply, fit and subsequently service and manufacture, prosthetic limbs for those unable to provide for themselves
Ken Elphick
Haddenham Rotary International Committee Chair
March 2020
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more Our friend in Tanzania
more Haddenham Rotary have partnered with Childreach Tanzania to install a borehole pump and water storage
more Extracts from our International Team's daily diary reflecting their experiences during a visit to Tanzania and Uganda in 2018
more Progress Report on our new vegetable gardens and poultry farm, from Childreach, our partner in Tanzania
more Sewing machines, carpentry, water harvesting and gardening. Is there no end to the skills of our International Team?
more In 2015 we went to review progress the school had made with the poultry farm and gardens, and to see what additional support we can provide
more We re-visit our Special Needs Schools in Uganda and Tanzania to review our pilot poultry project and the school gardens, and build on our links with local Rotarians