World First for Ludlow Rotary Club – Ludlow Rotarians, Roy, Ali and John have, after 3 years of preparation, been successful in obtaining the first ever Rotary International Foundation grant for a school building project and it will be used by Rotary International as an exemplar and template for other similar applications.
The project in Northern Tanzania, under the shadow of Mount Kilimanjaro, is to build additional school classrooms and a toilet block at Msasani Primary School. This is the second project that Roy and Ali have delivered at the school and it involved leveraging small grants by the local Rotary Club at Marangu (Tanzania), the Rotary Club of Ludlow, Vermont (USA) and LudlowRotary Club to raise a total of US$48,000 with substantial contributions from Rotary UK and the Rotary International Foundation.
To keep costs down the local villagers have been tremendously helpful by providing at times over 50 people to help dig foundations, mix cement and lay the concrete base as well as build the walls. Stage One is nearing completion and in the New Year Phase Two will begin with raising the roof and then the fit-out will start.
Ludlow Rotary Club would like to thank all those involved in making this project happen including the various Rotary Clubs and the teachers, children and their families at Msasani Primary School.
Follow this link to a gallery of photos that capture the work during Phase One
03/12/18.