1. How to Make a World Community Service Project Sustainable Rotary International Convention 2010 Montréal/Canada 23rd June 2010 Breakout Session Buck Lindsay (moderator): Population projects mean sustainability for earth E. Adedolapo Lufadeju: ‘Teach fishing - do not provide fishes’ leads to more sustainability Robert Zinser: Sustainability of maternal health project – Other Examples Rekha Shetty: Sustainability of water projects

2. How to Make a World Community Service Project Sustainable Rotary International Convention 2010 Montréal/Canada 23rd June 2010 Buck Lindsay: Population projects with less unwanted pregnancies means more sustainability for earth

3. How to Make a World Community Service Project Sustainable Rotary International Convention 2010 Montréal/Canada 23rd June 2010 E. Adedolapo Lufadeju: ‘Teach fishing and do not provide fishes’ leads to more sustainability

4. Sustainability is Continuity Rotary International Convention 2010 Montréal/Canada 23rd June 2010 When intervention stops, who takes over? This question must be answered at the start of a project.

5. Integration of the Community Right from Project Inception Rotary International Convention 2010 Montréal/Canada 23rd June 2010 Traditional Leaders Political Leaders Opinion Leaders Youth Women Groups Other NGOs

6. To Be Sustainable Projects Must Improve: Rotary International Convention 2010 Montréal/Canada 23rd June 2010 The Environment The Economy Human Living Conditions Make Impact in the Overall Community

7. Integration of Stakeholders and Sharing Responsibility helps Sustainability Rotary International Convention 2010 Montréal/Canada 23rd June 2010

8. Give a Man a Fish, you feed him for one day Teach a Man how to fish, you feed him for a lifetime Rotary International Convention 2010 Montréal/Canada 23rd June 2010

9. How to Make a World Community Service Project Sustainable Rotary International Convention 2010 Montréal/Canada 23rd June 2010 Robert Zinser: Sustainable development through sustainable projects – examples and tips

10. Sustainable development through sustainable projects Importance of Sustainability “We are a globally unsustainable society” “Sustainable Development - Challenge of our Generation” “Since the mid 1980s we have been consuming resources faster than the sustainable rate of replacement” (Jeffrey Sachs) Projects should involve government include awareness/advocacy campaigns behavior change build communities‘ capacity to function without external support get local authorities to take over the project

11. Examples of sustainable Rotary projects initiated and supported by RFPD Nigeria: “Reduction of Maternal Mortality” (2005 – 2010) close cooperation with government government built operating theatre – we equipped it governments took over our project Rotary continues with monitoring Egypt: “Basic Literacy, Child Spacing, and Microcredits” (2001 – 2012) combined vocational/literacy training + family planning + microcredits (acknowledged by Muhmmad Yunus) Ethiopia: “Ethiopia Reads” (2009 – 2012) fought illiteracy combined literacy with education on family planning

12. Sustainability by reference to important needs  Choose areas of international importance  Contribute to MDGs (Millennium Development Goals), e.g. 4 + 5  Select an Area of Focus of Future Vision Plan  Base project on a thorough needs assessment  Implement your project stepwise - “quid pro quo” with government contribution

13. How to Make a World Community Service Project Sustainable Rotary International Convention 2010 Montréal/Canada 23rd June 2010 Rekha Shetty: Sustainability of water projects

14. A Recipe for Unsustainable Development 1.2 billion without safe water 2.5 billion without sanitation 6,000 children dying daily

15. Problems and Solutions Problem: Women and girls walk up to 7 km to get fresh water (in Sariska, India) Solution: Check dams

16. Problems and Solutions Problem: some communities not attached to water supply, ground water high in fluoride, streams/ponds contaminated (in Kenya, Africa) Solution: Rain Water Harvesting

17. Sustainable vs. Quick-fix Solutions Digging bore wells: only results in depletion of existing water resources no option if ground water is contaminated Building check dams and rain water harvesting: shorter way/better access to fresh and clean water time for education and earning their livelihood

18. Sustainable water projects: contribute to MDG 7 are based on: structured and thoroughly conducted needs assessment are specially tailored to the project area no “one fits all” – solution include commitment of community – provision of labor, raw materials ensure “taking ownership” of facilities by community (e.g. with help of microcredits) ensure that project facilities can be maintained by locals also include other issues (e.g. population) pool synergies