World Water Day
Mara Rianda Charitable Trust
This Sunday (22nd March 2009) is World Water Day – drawing attention to the plight of 1.1 billion people worldwide who lack access to clean, safe drinking water. This global problem is estimated to kill almost 4,500 children per day.
Accordingly, a team comprising the following have now come together to deliver clean water to Aitong Primary School, located on the edge of the Masai Mara National Reserve in Kenya:
- The Mara Rianda Charitable Trust
- Governors’ Camp
- Audley Travel
- Prestige Promotions Ltd
- Oundle School, in Northamptonshire
The school lacks a sufficient supply of clean water and currently its water comes from a very unhygienic muddy pool.
Thanks to the team’s effort, the project underway involves tapping a nearby spring, installing a solar water pump, pipes and storage tanks at the primary school which are urgently needed. Just one hour drive away from Governors’ Camp, guests staying at the safari camp will get the opportunity to see first hand the good work being done and the huge benefits this brings the local community.
This work is the latest in a number of projects jointly undertaken by Mara Rianda Charitable Trust (a charity supported by Audley) and Governors’ Camp. Just three years ago the two partners installed a borehole at another nearby school, Mara Rianda Primary School which has helped raise attendance at the school by reducing water borne diseases.
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