Safe Water Saves Lives (SWSL)

The Save Water Save Lives (SWSL) committee has traditionally organised, arranged funding, planned and constructed water systems including pumps, pipelines and tanks in Pacific Island and SE Asian countries including Papua New Guinea, Fiji, Nepal, Kiribati and others. The aim of the program is to provide clean water for drinking and other purposes in rural villages

It has usually been undertaken via the provision of a planned system of water catchment, storage and retention, coupled with education and training in water systems, tank construction and maintenance and hygiene and health programs.

Clubs can assist by contributing to the cost of providing and shipping tanks to selected locations and through members of their clubs joining or sponsoring non-Rotarians on project teams to work as volunteers.

In August 2005, our district SWSL chairman Ian Phelan lead a five member team that built four concrete water tanks in the Kokoda region of PNG. Planning is continuing for a another SWSL team to travel to PNG again in 2008-09.

Contact Chairman Ian Phelan for more information via the email link at the foot of this page.