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Provide Water for 150 Families and Fight Violence

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Summary

"People With the Same Purpose", a Global Grassroots sponsored project, will install the first source of clean water in a Kigali neighborhood, as well as provide health and domestic violence workshops.

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More Information About this Project

Project Needs and Beneficiaries

This project team of eight women with physical disabilities live in a Kigali slum without access to clean water, making the daily journey to remote water sources very difficult. The team further sees water borne diseases and domestic violence as critical issues facing their community. An accessible source of clean water will not only eliminate a cause of disease, but will also allow the team to reach women gathering around the water source to educate on issues of health and domestic violence.

Activities

The team will install a water tank and pipe in the community. When women collect water from it each day, they will be sensitized around issues of sanitation and domestic violence; larger workshops will take place periodically.

Funding Information

Total Funding Received to Date: $1,405
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $6,363
Total Funding Goal: $7,768

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Excel file (projdoc.xls).

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Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

150 families will have access to clean water, reducing disease in the community by 40% in 6 months. 80 women will receive workshops on hygiene and domestic violence. The team also aims to increase school attendance 20% among kids who collect water.

Project Message

"If water is available and distribution is organized, violence and conflict in the community will be reduced and the health of the population will improve."
- Beyata, Community Leader

Who is Running This Project

Contact

Gretchen Wallace
President and Founder
45 Lyme Road, Suite 206
Hanover, NH 03755
United States
(+1) 603.643.0400
Email:

Project Sponsor

Global Grassroots

Organization

Global Grassroots
45 Lyme Road Suite 206
Hanover, NH 3755
United States
(+1) 603.643.0400
http://www.globalgrassroots.org

Learn more about Global Grassroots and the project team.

Where this Project is Located

Country

This project is located in RwandaRwanda and can also be found under Women and GirlsWomen and Girls.

For more information about Rwanda, read the Human Development Report on Rwanda or the Wikipedia entry for Rwanda.

When this Project was Updated

Last Updated

This project was last updated on November 6, 2009.

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on April 6, 2009

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