President of Rotary Club of Dar es Salaam Oysterbay Raju Sheth addresses those in attendance at the handover of Maji kwa Maisha at Shule Msingi Msasani
More than 2,000 students, staff, Rotarians and dignitaries attended the handover, "Maji Kwa Maisha" at Shule Msingi Msasani.
President of Rotary Club of Dar es Salaam Oysterbay Raju Sheth opens the taps and drinking water flows freely for the students and staff, providing clean drinking water for good health.
Msasani
Primary School is among nine schools in Dar es Salaam that will benefit from a
water and sanitation project valued at USD 80,000.
The
money was jointly raised by six Dar es Salaam Rotary clubs during the ‘2010
Rotary Dar Marathon’ and by Rotary Clubs in Vancouver and
matched by the Rotary Foundation.
Installations
include renovation of existing toilets, water storage facilities, water
filtering facilities to reach drinking quality, various water points and faucets,
hand washing facilities, piping, valves among other facilities.
“I’m
very proud of the collective efforts that have resulted in the transformation
for the better of so many student’s lives,” said Raju Sheth, President,
Rotary Club of Dar es Salaam Oysterbay.
“It’s
a great feeling, not only for Rotary Clubs and Rotarians, but the pupils and
families of the pupils. Projects that
lead to activities like these are a living example of our motto, ‘Service above
Self’. We feel honoured and humbled to be a part of this, and to help make it
possible,” he added.
The
project is organised by a partnership of Rotary Club of Dar es Salaam
Oysterbay, other Dar es Salaam Rotary Clubs and Rotary Clubs in Vancouver,
Canada and The Rotary Foundation. The Rotary Club of Dar es Salaam Oysterbay,
took responsibility for the renovations and installations at Msasani Primary
School.
About Rotary
International
Rotary is the
world's premiere service organisation. Its motto is 'Service above Self'. Water
& Sanitation is one of the six areas of focus. Other areas of
focus are peace and conflict prevention/resolution, disease prevention and
treatment, maternal and child health, basic education and literacy and economic
and community development.
For more information about Rotary International visit www.rotary.org,
and for Rotary Club Oyster Bay www.rotarydar.com
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