Over the years the Rotary Club of Thika has engaged in several projects through Global Grants and other partnerships that have solved many problems within the community, This page highlights some of the successful projects from the past
Amongst our earliest projects, it provided Desks and text books to a number of Schools in Isiolo. The project was undertaken in conjunction with the Catholic Diocese of Isiolo and a partnering club from Italy.
The project constructed three earth dams in the arid regions of Mbeere which harvested water during the rainy season. Before the project, women would trek up to 15 kms to fetch water. The project was undertaken in conjunction with the Catholic Diocese of Embu and partnering clubs from Italy.
The club has undertaken several projects at both Joytown Secondary and Primary schools. We started by sinking a borehole at the secondary school. We also provided wheel chairs to both schools. We also constructed a Physiotherapy Centre at the Primary school. We also hosted a Vocational Training Team (VTT) from the UK at the two institutions.
In conjunction with the Rotary club of Southampton, we donated braille machines. We also partnered with a US organization called InAble to install a computer lab.
In conjunction with a rotary club from Netherlands, we sank a borehole at the institution.
We applied for a global grant and installed a computer lab and also bought a school van for the institution.
Through the Rotary Foundation we funded the renovation and equipping of the special unit to cater for children with autism.
We erected two greenhouses at the Centre farm through a district grant
The hospital hosts a Rotary Dental Clinic which was established by Rotary Club of Nairobi 30 years ago. As a club we have secured several global grants to drill a bore hole, carry out roof water harvesting, replace and install new dental unit equipment and replace the unit outreach van.
This modern institution was established on a ten acre piece of land through the efforts of Rotarians from Germany. It was constructed at a cost of more than ksh 200 million. After the construction was complete, we applied for the first Global Grant to help the institution start its operations. We later on applied for a second Global Grant to fund activities that would make the institution self-financing.
In conjunction with a club from the US and World Lutheran Foundation, we provided school supplies and equipment to schools in Dadaab refugee camp.
This huge project was carried in two phases through two Global Grants. We drilled six boreholes in different areas of Kitui, installed pumps, constructed water storage tanks at elevated places, installed piping and water vending kiosks along roads.