Lynnfield Impacts 15,000 Young Girls in India
Posted by Victor Saldanha on Feb 20, 2017
The Rotary Club of Lynnfield, with support from Rotary International, District 7930, Wachusett area clubs and India clubs, completed a $42,160 Girls School project in rural central India. This Grant provided 480 desks for eight schools, which will provide seating for up to 1,500 girls a year-- 15,000 girls over the expected 10-year life of the desks. In addition to the desks, the project included rain water collection and purification by reverse osmosis filters to provide clean drinking water, and computers, projectors and screens. This impacts several areas of focus for RI-- Education & Literacy and Clean Water & Hygiene.Based on the success of this project, RI has approved another Grant with a budget of $69,000 to complete another 13 girls schools in rural central India. The Rotary Club of Lynnfield is proud to participate in this venture too.
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The pictures below show the project purchases and the opening celebration ceremony. The students and teachers were very enthusiastic and grateful for the amenities provided. During the celebration, they performed dances and gymnastic pyramids to express their thanks.
It was a joyous, Happy and satisfying visit.
Educational wall murals in the school painted through the Global Grant. Sanjay is pointing to the area where the schools are located.
Sanjay and Smita along with Rotarians from host club and a teacher.
Demonstration of eLearning equipment, computer, projector & screen
3-seated school bench. Note club names on sticker. Note English alphabet chart. These kids will be fluent in English as a second language.
Rainwater harvesting pit to recharge well. The pit filters the water collected before it is absorbed in the aquifer.
Reverse Osmosis (R-O) plant and tank
R-O plant
Club names on R-O plant. Zoom in on the brown label.
School girls attending the opening ceremony celebration.
Entertainers attending the opening ceremony celebration.