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SPECIAL NOTES:
- Over 1 billion people around the world do not have potable water. As a result, they live with constant intestinal, skin and othe infections. Every day, 6,000 children die from drinking bad water. The DTC Rotary Club, along with Rotary International, has decided to do something about this problem
- On March 7th 2006 DTC Rotary was awarded a Matching Grant of $25,000.00 for the purchase of 410 Biosand Filters for 410 families in the Monte Plata province, Dominican Republic. The money includes transporting the filters (after they are manufactured locally) and for necessary training expenses, both in the production and use of the filters.
- On March 13th, 2006 we recieved a second $25,000.00 matching grant which will provide Biosand filters for another 410 families!
- These filters will provide clean water to over 6,000 people who will no longer have to live with disabling illnesses caused by contaminated water. Over the lives of these filters, they are expected to save the lives of 650 children.
- The DTC Rotary continues to raise money for new water projects.

Depending on the size of the project, a club can fund the entire project, or partner with another club or organization. A project can be funded entirely at the local level or leverage its funds through matching grants at the District or International levels.
Click on the following links to learn more about our water project and others around the world.
Bio-sand Testimonial Written by Peter Hughes. A must read for anyone wanting to know more about bio-sand water filters and their real life applications. PDF Version
Trip to Dominican Article Written by Liz Martin
District 5450 Water Task Force Site
History of Biosand Filters Practical Use in D.R.Written by Jan Tollefson May 13, 2004
CONNECTING THE DOTS Developing a Model for Sustainable Clean Water Projects. By Margaret Peterson Comfort
Dominican Water Project Now Under Scientific StudyArcticle form Rotary International News by Matthew C. Brown DTC March 2005 Trip to Dominican Republic A plea to other Rotarian Clubs and an explanation of bio sand filters The Bigger Problem & SolutionThe UNC School of Public Health - Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering Letter Dated 3/22/05 CAWST Training LinkThis is a link to the Centre for Affordable Water and Sanitation Technology. They also have a page explaining the bio-filter Clean Water for Haiti

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