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Matching Grant #71670
Water Well Project
Saint John of God Hospital
Tanguieta, Benin
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The Saint John of God Hospital in Tanguieta, Benin is a dynamic hospital serving the rural populations of the north of Benin, northern Togo, Burkina Faso, Niger and northern Nigeria. It is run by an Italian religious order, the Fabenefratelli, who provide high quality medical procedures for little to no cost to people in need. The hospital was founded in 1970 and serves nearly 25,000 patients each year.
The town of Tanguieta has a population around 22,000, many of whom draw their water from the well at the hospital. The current water supply is at capacity and is in danger of running out of water, jeapardizing medical procedures and the families of patients who are receiving treatment.
This project will install an additional deep borehole water well at the hospital and provide a pump, to insure the hospital does not run out of water.
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This project was sponsored by the newly chartered Rotary Club of Cotonou Rive Gauche, Benin and the Rotary Club of Festus/Crystal City, Missouri, with additional funds coming from the Rotary Club of Belleville, Ontario, Canada; District Governor Tanya Wolff of the Rotary Club of Sarnia, Ontario, Canada; District 6060-eastern Missouri; District 6190-northern Louisiana; District 6510-southern Illinois; District 6540-northern Indiana; and District 9100-western Africa.
This was a nearly $24,000 project. |
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The project was approved in December 2009. Project funds arrived in Benin in March 2010 and work began immediately. |
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