Lethbridge Rotary Helps with Sanitation Project in Togo (Part 2 Q&A)

Published: Feb. 23, 2006, midnight

b'According to the United Nations, some 2.6 billion people \\u2013 half of the \\ndeveloping world \\u2013 live without improved sanitation. In sub-Saharan \\nAfrica, coverage is a mere 36 percent.\\n\\nThe Rotary Club of Lethbridge and Rotary in the small West African \\ncountry of Togo have joined forces help create a healthier environment \\nat one of the country\\u2019s busy border crossings.\\n\\nWhat are the challenges, rewards and barriers of helping in the \\ndevelopment of a water and comfort station in this far-away land?\\n\\nWhat are the risks of becoming involved in an international project in a \\nforeign country?\\n\\nSpeaker: Bernie Carriere\\n\\nBernie Carriere joined Rotary in 1987 in Estevan, Saskatchewan. After \\nmoving to Lethbridge, he joined the local Rotary Club in 1991. He was \\nClub President for the year 2003-2004. Mr. Carriere traveled to Togo in \\n2004 as part of the Rotary polio campaign and to assess the sanitation \\nproject. He is the District Governor-elect of Rotary International.'