Refilwe Clean Water Project
Support Sanitation project Africa
Summary
Help us build a 10 unit sanitation facility for this community project. Our zero discharge sanitation systems require no water or chemicals and will enhance users personal hygiene standards.
How Donors Like You Helped
Thanks to donors like you, a total of $19,000 was raised for this project. Other Projects Run By The Brian La Trobe Foundation That You Can Help
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Received $19,000 from 120 donations from people like:
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Project Needs and Beneficiaries
This project provides critical medical, childcare, education, skills development and sanitation facilities to a community where few have access to clean water, electricity or basic social services. The projects original sanitation system is beyond repair and is polluting the nearby river and underground water supply. Home to 25 orphans it also operates a school for 67 children and a skills development center for 25 adults. Its clinic provides care for several hundred patients a month.
Activities
Include a school and children’s shelter. Each child gets breakfast, lunch and fruit before they go home, for most this will be the only food they get. It operates a 20-bed Aids hospice and the only registered TB clinic and HIV/AIDS in the area.
Funding Information
Total Funding Received to Date: $19,000
Funding Information
This project is now in implementation and no longer available for funding. Received funds will be used to accomplish concrete objectives as indicated in the project's "Activities" section. Updates will be posted under the "Progress Report" tab as they become available.
Donors' contributions and pledges to this project totaled $19,000 . The original project funding goal was $19,000.
Additional Documentation
This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).
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Why this Project is Important
Potential Long Term Impact
This sanitation system will prevent further pollution, reduce the gastro intestinal disease levels in the area and significantly enhance the comfort and personal hygiene of the underprivileged currently served by the Refilwe Community Project.
Project Message
"All men and women are created equal. Just because people are poor does not mean they lack dignity. When they are sick they need comfort and help from those who are more fortunate."
- Dr. Brian La Trobe, Project Leader, 2005 Tech Museum Award Winner
Who is Running This Project
Contact
Brian La Trobe
Project Leader
10 Brookfield Close.
Paulshof 2056
Johannesburg, South Africa. BOX 247
South Africa
++27.11.467.2461
Email:
Project Sponsor
Organization
The Brian La Trobe Foundation
BOX 443
Lonehill
Johannesburg,
2062
South Africa
++27.11.267.2461
http://www.eloo.co.za
The Brian La Trobe Foundation's Current Projects on GlobalGiving
 Build a new life for 12 orphans in South Africa |
The Brian La Trobe Foundation's Funded Projects on GlobalGiving
 Provide the World's Poor With Safe Sanitation |
Where this Project is Located
Country
This project is located in 
South Africa
and can also be found under 
Health.
For more information about South Africa, read the Human Development Report on South Africa or the Wikipedia entry for South Africa.
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 March 9, 2006
Latest Update from the Field
Refilwe Community Project Update
By Brian LaTrobe - , June 26, 2007 06:27 PM
We have also just posted our new project, Build a new life for 12 orphans in South Africa. (see link below) Please do take a look at our new project.
Again, thank you very much.
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