Rotary International President
Glenn Estess. Sr. meets with Bob
Hildreth from the Dominican
Republic to learn about the
biosand water filter.
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ROTARY DISTRICT 6290 - SAFE WATER PROJECT
DOMININCAN REPUBLIC, HAITI AND HONDURAS
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HEALTH IMPACT STUDY
There is a critical need to complete a scientific
health impact study to document the
effectiveness of the biosand water filter. The
filter works and has been tested extensively by
MIT and others, however the Center for
Disease Control and Professor Mark Sobsey
from the University of North Carolina are
seeking funds to conduct a health impact study.
Rotary District 6290 supports this study and is
helping in the fundraising effort. The
following links from the Center for Disease
Control and Professor Sobsey clearly document
the need for the study.
ROTARY WATER REFERENCE
MATERIALS:
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Dr. Tollefson has dedicated her
life to helping the people of the
Dominican Republic and Rotary
is fortunate to have her as a
partner.
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Hildreth and Tollefson
Developing an in country infrastructure is
the challenge faced in any world
community service project. The
development of the biosand water filter
project has been blessed with the
leadership of Bob Hildreth and Jan
Tollefson, MD. Both have provided the
leadership required to manage the
biosand water filter project on the
ground in the Dominican Republic.
WORLD WATER CRISIS
60 % of the worlds population does not
have potable water represening 1.2 Billion
people. Each day 5000 children die
because of water borne illnesses.
During the past year Rotary District 6290
provided $135,000 to pucharse biosand
water filters. Today 5000 such filters are
in place in the Dominican Republic and
Haiti as a result of this effort.
