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The Oltorotua Clean The Oltorotua Clean Water and Water and
Sanitation ProjectSanitation ProjectSponsored by the Rotary Clubs of Leonardtown,
Fredericktown, and Lexington Park, MD, &
UUCF
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Helping to Bring Fresh Water Helping to Bring Fresh Water Wells and Sanitation to Wells and Sanitation to
Oltorotua, KenyaOltorotua, Kenya
Dig Dig This This Well!Well!
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The wonders of Kenya amaze!The wonders of Kenya amaze!
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From the wildlife ...From the wildlife ...
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... to the people ...... to the people ...
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... every day brings a new ... every day brings a new thrill to a visitor.thrill to a visitor.
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We often forget We often forget Kenya, a Kenya, a
developing country, developing country, needs our help. needs our help.
The 800 residents of The 800 residents of the Maasai village of the Maasai village of Oltorotua need our Oltorotua need our
help!help!
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Oltorotuavillage
Oltorotua is just outside the remote Maasai Mara Game Reserve in the Great Rift Valley
(Also spelled Masai Mara and called “the Mara” by locals)
Water is very Water is very difficult to find and difficult to find and is unsafe to drink. is unsafe to drink.
No sanitary way to No sanitary way to dispose of human dispose of human
wastewater is wastewater is available. This available. This threatens the threatens the
environment and the environment and the health of the people.health of the people.
Fetching water can be Fetching water can be dangerous because of the dangerous because of the presence of many large presence of many large wild animals, including wild animals, including
cats and African buffalo. cats and African buffalo.
Because of the long Because of the long distance, fetching distance, fetching water consumes water consumes
much of the day of much of the day of the women of the women of
Oltorotua. Oltorotua.
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Fetching water, a typical Fetching water, a typical daily scene in Kenyadaily scene in Kenya
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Filling the water containers for the walk home.
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Taking the Water back to Oltorotua
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Jackson Liaram is a junior elder of Jackson Liaram is a junior elder of the village. He wants to help his the village. He wants to help his people build a safe and reliable people build a safe and reliable
clean water supply. clean water supply.
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Jackson graduated at top of his safari Jackson graduated at top of his safari guide class and now works at the Siana guide class and now works at the Siana
Springs Camp. He is dedicated to Springs Camp. He is dedicated to protecting his people and the protecting his people and the
environment and wants to find a way to environment and wants to find a way to safely dispose of wastewater.safely dispose of wastewater.
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Liaram Family PhotoLiaram Family Photo(We are honorary family.)
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House of Jackson’s mother, Noolamala, Oltorotua village
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Jackson has 3 Jackson has 3 children:children:
No electricity, no No electricity, no toilets...toilets...
and Susan walks several and Susan walks several miles a day for water.miles a day for water.
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“Safe and clean drinking water and sanitation is a
human right essential to the full enjoyment of life and
other human rights.”
Declaration of the General Assembly, United Nations,
28 July 2010
Jackson and the Jackson and the residents of Oltorotua residents of Oltorotua
need our help!need our help!
WE HAVE A WE HAVE A PLAN!!!!!PLAN!!!!!
With your help, we can With your help, we can make a difference by:make a difference by:• Drilling 3 new boreholes Drilling 3 new boreholes
(deep wells) adequate to (deep wells) adequate to supply the village’s needs.supply the village’s needs.
• • Helping the villagers Helping the villagers construct 100 new sanitary construct 100 new sanitary
latrines. latrines.
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For information on how you can help bring clean water wells and latrines
to Oltorotua , visit
http://digthiswell.com
For more information on how you can participate in this Rotary International Future Vision Global Grant Project,
contact Steve King, Rotary Club of Leonardtown, at