Provide Water for 150 Families and Fight Violence
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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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: $735
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $7,033
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
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Project Sponsor
Organization
Global Grassroots
45 Lyme Road Suite 206
Hanover,
NH
3755
United States
(+1) 603.643.0400
http://www.globalgrassroots.org
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Where this Project is Located
Country
This project is located in 
Rwanda
and can also be found under 
Women 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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