On receiving a number of donations toward our appeal to help the AFAR Pastoralist Development Association, Valerie Browning has sent a very comprehensive report analyzing to best way to help communities with food and water distribution.
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Rotary D9510online, eClub President PDG Eric C Russell MBE invites Clubs to partner with the recovery effort for the AFAR region in Ethiopia. One of our overseas members, Valerie Browning lives and works as a volunteer in the AFAR.
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More than 240 000 people have been affected and 144 000 displaced as widespread floods hit Afar, Ethiopia, the government stated in a press release on September 21, 2020. More than 80 localities have been hit in what authorities described as the worst flood the region has ever seen.
Following a request from one of our Members, Dr Joanne Richardson the Club was able to donate $750 to help buy food packages and items for the small remote village (Patle) in the farming community.
Chhepal Sherpa , Patle okhaldhunga helped to distribute goods to 157 families with 30 Kg sacks of rice and setup 4 hand washing stations with soap. The stations are at a health unit, a public place, school and at a monastery , all which will be of great benefit to families trying to maintain better health practices during the COVID-19 pandemic.