While we are not meeting right now, our Rotary Board has met twice via Zoom and recently voted to offer $300 toward an international project jointly funded by district clubs to further access to fresh water for a community in Africa.  In Malawi, 40% of the existing hand pumps are non-functional at any given time. In addition to these broken pumps, research shows another 14,000 communities have water systems that are non-functional during the peak dry season month of October. This creates havoc for fulfilling Rotary’s Climate Resilient Initiative with regards to community development and sustainable farming to enhance economic development. To help fix this tragedy, Ohio Rotary Clubs in districts 6670 and 6690 and planning to partner with the Bwaila Rotary Clubs in Lilongwe, Malawi on a safe water program serving an estimated 20,000 people. Governor level leadership support is found with the Ohio Rotary districts as well as Malawi. The host club will be in Ohio district 6690 with the international club in Lilongwe.