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Rotary clubs connect to bring aid through WASH by Nathan Howes Special to the Beaver 9 | Wednesday, December 4, 2013 | OAKVILLE BEAVER | www.insideHALTON.com The Oakville Rotary clubs are asking the community for help in bringing clean drinking water overseas to a country ravaged by war. The Rotary Clubs of Oakville Trafalgar (RCOT), Oakville (RCO) and Oakville West (RCOW) are partnering with the Rotary Clubs of Kampala and Lira Uganda on the WASH (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene) Project to help those in need in Uganda. The RCOT held a fundraiser recently at Otello's Banquet and Convention Centre to raise money and awareness for the ongoing effort. The luncheon featured presentations from Martin Ogang of the Rotary Club of Kampala and Lorna Pitcher, founder and president of Children of Hope Uganda. "Uganda has come from a very difficult past. When I went to Nairobi in 1973, I was basically running away because there was a real abuse of power at that time," said Ogang. "Things have improved considerably since then because we have some form of democracy." The near-$450,000 project will install water supply systems, solar-powered bore hole wells, reservoir tanks, rainwater harvesting tanks and flush-toilets in Aloi and Barlonyo. It will also use bio-gas to improve soil fertility in the area and plant trees to serve as windbreaks. Once finished, WASH will improve Uganda has come from a very difficult past. When I went to Nairobi in 1973, I was basically running away because there was a real abuse of power at that time. Things have improved considerably since then because we have some form of democracy. Rotary Club of Kampala Martin Ogang From left, Martin Ogang of the Rotary Club of Kampala, with Rotary Club of Oakville-Trafalgar (RCOT) President Bill Koopman, RCOT international chair June Oliver and Lorna Pitcher, founder and president of Children of Hope Uganda. | photo by Nathan Howes - special to the Beaver quality of life for more than 8,000 people. "I was excited to learn how important water sanitation is. While we have power from solar, flush toilets and water, it is isolated. So many people don't have anything," said Ogang. Barlonyo has inadequate toilet facilities and lacks access to clean water, which results in outbreaks of disease and fighting among the residents. Access to water is also a problem in Aloi, where nearly 4,000 people share one, oftenbroken down, water pump. Ogang noted his involvement with WASH began last January after he attended a conference near Lira. He began working on the sanitation project a few months later after visiting Barlonyo. "We started preparing an 83-page document on the WASH project in northern Uganda. I advised to combine the two communities, Aloi and Barlonyo, and make it one project," said Ogang. Before the project could move forward, he said the Rotary Clubs had to complete a needs assessment for Aloi and Barlonyo. "Does the community really need this? 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