RC Antigua Sundown Provides Backup Water Supply To Schools
Posted by Sean Paddy on Mar 29, 2017
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St. John’s, Antigua – The Rotary Club of Antigua Sundown (RCAS) recently completed their School Backup Water Supply project. With the installation of these systems, there is now a constant clean water supply available in the schools and the final phase of the project was carried out at the Holy Trinity Primary School in Barbuda.
A solar powered reverse osmosis (RO) system was installed to produce fresh water from an existing well adjacent to the Council building. The system can produce up to 1,000 gallons of fresh water per day, which is stored in existing cisterns and pumped around the school as well as to the Council Day Care building next door. Over 48,000 gallons of water has been made since the system was installed last September. Holy Trinity Primary now joins a list of other schools including: Bethesda, Freetown, Freeman’s Ville and Seaview Farm Primary schools.
“Our club is very pleased with the outcome of this project,” said Mario Bento, RCAS Past President and lead on this project.
“Water and sanitation is one of six focus areas for Rotary International globally. We are happy to have contributed meaningfully in this area with our local project. The work carried out in Barbuda was done in partnership with the Barbuda Council and with funding from the Embassy of Switzerland based in the Dominican Republic. I would like to acknowledge the enthusiastic support we received from Council Member, Mrs. Ronnie Burton Walker, and, Ms. Patricia Gyger - the Swiss Honorary Consul for Antigua & Barbuda.”
Said RCAS President Herald Rolland: “As any Rotarian would tell you, every day is World Water Day with Rotary. Our commitment to clean water is stronger than ever. Our club is small but we love taking on projects that makes a big impact on the communities we serve. This is just one of many and that we’ve accomplished successfully over the years and there’s a lot more to come. Supporting Rotary is an investment in your community and we’re grateful for the support we continue to receive.”
The Board of Education, also a partner on this project, assisted with the cost of building/repairing the pump rooms and supplying them with electricity for the four (4) primary schools in Antigua that were a part of the project.
For more information on the Rotary Club of Antigua Sundown, please visit them on Facebook.
“Our club is very pleased with the outcome of this project,” said Mario Bento, RCAS Past President and lead on this project.
“Water and sanitation is one of six focus areas for Rotary International globally. We are happy to have contributed meaningfully in this area with our local project. The work carried out in Barbuda was done in partnership with the Barbuda Council and with funding from the Embassy of Switzerland based in the Dominican Republic. I would like to acknowledge the enthusiastic support we received from Council Member, Mrs. Ronnie Burton Walker, and, Ms. Patricia Gyger - the Swiss Honorary Consul for Antigua & Barbuda.”
Said RCAS President Herald Rolland: “As any Rotarian would tell you, every day is World Water Day with Rotary. Our commitment to clean water is stronger than ever. Our club is small but we love taking on projects that makes a big impact on the communities we serve. This is just one of many and that we’ve accomplished successfully over the years and there’s a lot more to come. Supporting Rotary is an investment in your community and we’re grateful for the support we continue to receive.”
The Board of Education, also a partner on this project, assisted with the cost of building/repairing the pump rooms and supplying them with electricity for the four (4) primary schools in Antigua that were a part of the project.
For more information on the Rotary Club of Antigua Sundown, please visit them on Facebook.