Sambath Ouk spoke to the club about a Global Grant in Cambodia. Dick Huston, Sam Ouk, and Natalie Ginter have been working on a Global Grant program to assist a village near Battambang, Cambodia acquire a Water Purification system for a 558 student, grade 1-6 elementary school. The school is located some 20 kilometers from Battambang and was built in 1997. In 2014, the school had a biosand water purification system installed but it has fallen in disrepair due maintenance issues.
In order to move forward with the project, money needs to be raised with an estimated goal of around $40,000. Fund raising efforts with surrounding clubs, a Minnesota based Buddhist temple, and tying in fund raising efforts with the Khmer New Year were discussed. Sambath and Dick Huston spoke of trying to organize a trip to Cambodia in February and March 2022 . Sambath spoke about having the local Battambang Rotary club help figure out the actual cost for the system and then move forward with the project. Several members who have visited Cambodia
