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Construction of dams and wells in small villages |
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One dam and one well per village |
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Collect rain from the monsoon |
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Provide a source of water into the dry months |
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Small villages south of Mumbai (Bombay) that
lack adequate water supplies |
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Rotary and SHARE fund and oversee projects |
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Construction starts in January, ends in May |
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Most labor (digging and other preparatory work)
occurs before funding is provided |
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Dams and wells provide service indefinitely |
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Benefits vastly outweigh costs |
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Government provision is a poor alternative given
corruption and misaligned incentives |
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Villages lack funds to purchase necessary
materials |
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Estimated Costs: |
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$3,500 to $7,000 per village |
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Minimum Estimated Benefits: |
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$41,096 per village* |
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Reduced migration to cities |
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In turn reduces the introduction of AIDS to
villages by men contracting disease in city. |
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In some cases, a second growing season becomes
possible |
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Alcoholism is reduced |
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Villagers agree to plant 2,000 trees |
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Improves ecology |
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Projects involving multiple villages bring
together different castes for a common purpose |
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Defer DDF |
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Adopt a village with other clubs |
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Invite a Rotaract member to present to your club |
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For more information, please contact:
silviacb@stanford.edu |
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Notes