March is Water, Sanitation & Hygiene Month

Clean water is a basic human right that many are often denied. There are 2.5 billion people in the world that lack access to improved sanitation and 748 million people that don’t have clean drinking water. Nearly 1400 children die each day from diseases caused by lack of sanitation and unsafe water. When people have access to clean water, they live healthier and more productive lives.

Medford Rogue Club has participated in numerous clean water projects over the years, most recently;

Puerto Rico Clean Water Project 2024, Medford Rogue Rotary was the lead club, along with two other District 5110 clubs, in planning, fundraising, and implementing the installation of 300 water filtration systems in a remote area of Puerto Rico where few people have potable water available in their homes.

and the Guatemala Clean Water Project 2016-2019, Medford Rogue Rotary was very active in the Lake Atitlan area of Guatemala, improving the health of indigenous families by installing nearly 500 water systems, assembling and installing dozens of clean wood-burning stoves. In addition, we supported the building of a greatly needed medical clinic, provided expansion to a primary school, and provided years of scholarships and for students to continue their education. Dozens of Rotarians were involved in these projects over 4 years before COVID.