The Rotary Club of Montréal has invited the Rotary Club of Kirkland to join as a partner in implementing an international project that would bring water and sanitation to over 25,000 beneficiaries in Ghana. To do so, they plan to join forces with 200 Rotary Clubs like ours, who would invest $300 each, or more if possible, for a total of $60,000. This amount could then be used to leverage another $40,000 from Rotary Districts and The Rotary Foundation (TRF) for a project grand total of $100,000. The result would be that 200 clubs (without any responsibility, paperwork, or significative financial involvement) would be major partners in this high impact project. (Photo: Example of a repaired pump with a new concrete pad in Sunyani West District.)Regarding the implementation of the project and its sustainability, the Montréal folks provided documents and videos that provide a glimpse of the over 40 projects they have done in Ghana since 2006, with their project leader Walter Hughes and his team. With this project, the Montréal consortium aims to impact one million lives over twenty years of teamwork. A great example of their work for our Rotary club is Keeping Promises 2023, a 2-minute video showing a summary of our work over the past 3 years. Should our club wish to know more about the project, Montréal project leader and resident expert Walter Hughes would be happy to make a presentation.
Isabelle Kalisa has secured the support of the international service committee to support this partnership, which has been approved by the club’s board.