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St John-Paul II Rehab center was established in
Their existing water supply is expensive and is insufficient for their needs. The water they purchase from
the town is not particularly clean and like all ground water in the Monduli area, is too high in fluoride to
be healthy for people to use. In addition, the town has a limited supply, so they only turn on the water
at certain times. It is necessary for the center to fill tanks while the water is running, in order to have
water consistently.
Monduli district receives almost 30 inches (76 centemeters) of rain each year. The bulk of the rain falls
in the period from March 1 to May 30; there is usually a brief rainy season during the months of
November & December. During the period from June 1 until October 30, there is very little rain: less
than one inch per month. Because the region gets so much rain in 5 months, and so little rain the rest of
the year, a rainwater harvesting system should have large collection tanks to hold enough water to
sustain the school during the dry months.
We plan to use pvc tanks, rather than building additional concrete tanks, because earthquake damage is
already causing the main concrete tanks to leak badly, and there is no satisfactory way to repair the
tanks. Additional concrete tanks would likely have the same problem.
In addition to making this rehab center self-sufficient for water, we hope to use this project to train the
local engineers and Rotarians from the Arusha area, to encourage the practice of rainwater harvesting in
this region.
2. Project Objectives
To reduce the costs of the center and to make it more self-sufficient.
To provide the center with a less expensive, cleaner, more abundant source of water for
cooking, cleaning and gardening.
To train the personnel at the center in better gardening methods; so with a better water supply,
they can produce more of their own needs, and may perhaps be able to sell surplus produce.
This may also provide some source of income for the center, if they are able to sell produce
through a shop or through their existing cafeteria.
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