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Latest news from Zambia
Natasha Franklin (Chair of Water for Kids) and Sara Emanuel (Trustee) returned
from a visit to Zambia on 16th September. They were pleased to see good
progress with the new projects. The water installation to Chipapa Clinic
and to a school, a market and local houses nearby, was almost complete.
Safe water should be flowing by the time you read this. Over 3,300 people
will benefit and will not have to walk a long way or queue for water at
a hand pump which only yielded a trickle of water.
Natasha and Sara also
saw the drill rig being mounted at Fumbelo, WfKs second project, which is
in a peri-urban area (where the density of population is between urban and
rural). The borehole will be drilled by now. By December 2008 water tanks
will have been mounted on a stand and a water kiosk i.e a bank of ten taps
will have been built. 15,000 people will benefit from having plenty of safe
water closer to home.
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News and Events
Greater Manchester West Mental Health Team members ran the Manchester
10k and raised £381 for Water for Kids. Many thanks to everyone
who did the run and contributed to the massive £1,170 raised for
Water for Kids.
Uganda Study Tour 2008
The latest Water for Kids study tour to Uganda was again successful, it
provided safe water for the first time to three rural communities and
worked on health projects in collaboration with Daventry Friends
of Iganga (DFoI) and the local District Health Services.
The contract was completed very quickly and for much less than planned.
So with the money saved WfK were able to provide a high level tank to
which the harvested water could be hand-pumped and would then gravitate
to basins and showers within the health centre.
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FORTHCOMING EVENTS
14th-16th November
Weekend away with Water for Kids
Why not join Water for Kids Trustees for a weekend in the Peak District,
for walks, talks and fun at the Lockerbrook
Centre in the Peak District.
More information.
Study trips to Uganda in 2009
Peter Minhinnett will be leading two study tours to Uganda in 2009.
13-23 February or 13 February to 2 March
3- 15 June or 3-19 June.
For more information contact Peter Minhinnett on 0116 2393061 or peter@minhinnett.fsnet.co.uk.
Water for Kids Day
Water for Kids Day was a very successful event where
members and friends heard about WfK's newest project in Kenya,
the 2008 trip to Uganda, which ended only five
days before, and the two new projects in Zambia.
There are now three new Water for Kids trustees on the board and we will
shortly have a revised constitution. Some of the members who came along
have volunteered to help with the growing workload of the charity; if
you are able to volunteer too, please email administrator@waterforkids.org
The meeting was the subject of an article in Environmental
Health News.
Download the Annual
Review and Financial
reports for 2007/08.
