Rotary Club of Northbridge will provide clean water and sanitation to the people of the remote Letefoho district, in Timor Leste, which presently has no direct access to water. The club has raised US$35,000 (approx A$45,000) to fund the construction of three kilometres of water pipeline in this mountainous area, 72 kilometres south-west of Dili.
 
The new pipeline, which will take up to three months to complete, will supply clean water to Letehofo village and to its primary school, middle school and medical clinic.
 
“Approximately 2,000 people along the three kilometres pipeline route will benefit from access to clean water and improved sanitation,” said Northbridge Rotarian Liz Grey, who helped to organise the project. “At the school level, 600 students and teachers will be better served with clean water and toilets. We also expect that disease will be reduced through improved hygiene.”
 
Liz said that the pipeline will be constructed and maintained by local Timorese people to ensure a sense of achievement and civic pride. People in the district have implemented similar projects over the past 10 years in conjunction with other Australian Rotary Clubs.
 
Rotary Club of Northbridge will contribute A$12,800 to the project. Northbridge Rotary has also been successful in persuading Australian Rotary District 9685 to provide US$10,000 and the US-based Rotary Foundation to provide a Global Grant of US$15,000.
 
For further information, contact Liz Grey 0419 018 711 or Denis Fernandez 0409 225 381
Photo caption:
An aerial picture of the Letehofo district in Timor Leste where Rotary Club of Northbridge is funding a pipeline to deliver fresh water.