Making a difference in Honduras

More than 20 Dist. 5950 Rotary clubs supported a recent SafeWater Plus project in Honduras, which will bring safe water, sanitation, and hygiene education to 16 communities and 51 schools in the western part of that country. Honduras is one of the poorest countries in the world, and half of the population in the targeted area does not have access to safe water.

The SafeWater Plus Honduras project, approved by the District Global Grants committee in July,is an $800,000 project, including $108,000 from clubs, $108,000 from District Designated Funds and a $184,000 matching grant from The Rotary Foundation, for a total of $400,000 from Rotary. There is also a $400,000 match from World Vision.

Thank you and congratulations to the 20 Rotary clubs listed for making a total commitment of $66,000* to the project:

• $17K from St. Louis Park Noon
  
• $15K from Edina
  
• $5K from Eden Prairie Noon
  
• $3K from Plymouth
  
• $2K each from Minneapolis City of Lakes, Wayzata, Excelsior, Mound-Westonka, Minneapolis #9, Litchfield, Burnsville, Brooklyn Park, Rogers, Minnetonka
  
• $1K each from Golden Valley, St. Louis Park Sunrise, Glenwood, Willmar Lakes, Chanhassen, Mpls. University