USAID and Rotary Clubs Join to Provide Clean Water and Improved Sanitation Worldwide

ISTANBUL, March 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and Rotary International (RI) are teaming up to save lives by bringing clean drinking water and basic sanitation to communities in the developing world. The partnership was announced today at the World Water Forum in Istanbul, Turkey, in celebration of the March 22nd observance of World Water Day.

This public-private alliance will leverage the resources of both organizations to implement sustainable, long-term water supply, sanitation, and hygiene projects in three countries: Dominican Republic, Ghana, and the Philippines. Other countries will follow based on the success of these pilot programs. Alliance activities in each country will be funded jointly by USAID and Rotary International, with an expected minimum of $2 million per country in the initial phase. | @ltaLINK | @ltaSEARCH
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