Work Begins on Malawi Project

Work Has Begun on Project in Malawi!

The work to build four brick latrines for village primary schools in Malawi has begun, thanks to the Club's hands-on work and fundraising efforts and with the help of a District Simplified Grant (DSG) from District 6040.  The latrines are to be finished by the end of June.  The total cost of the project is expected to be about $7,162, with $2,662 coming from the DSG and the balance, $4,500, coming from the Plaza Club.

While this is far from a glamorous international project, the latrines will greatly benefit the Malawian students and villagesnear Mangochi, Malawi.  The latrines not only improve health and sanitation, but they also help to provide an education for the village children.  Malawi Children's Village, which is assisting with the project along with the Rotary Club of Limbe, has found that girls often do not go to school in the villages because of the lack of toilets. Several Plaza Rotarians worked recently to make gender signs for the toilets as part of the club's hands-on work requirement.  Those who helped

produce signs included Elizabeth Thomas, Allen Jenks, Bill Schmidt, Koji Watanabe, Bo Steed, Frank Bales, Elizabeth Usovicz, Jennifer Kyle and her husband Patrick, Tom Bradshaw and his daughter Sarah, Dave Bahner, Karen Eppler, Jim Lloyd and Therese McGill.