Project Sheluka – Bring clean, reliable water to Lozi villages of the Barotse Plain in Zambia
Join the Rotary Club of Florence, serving all of Boone County (@FlorenceRotary), on Monday, May 24, 2021, at noon as Joe Meiman shares about Project Sheluka which brings clean, reliable water to villages in remote Zambia. 
Joe retired after a 30-year career as a hydrologist with the National Park Service. After 15 years working at Mammoth Cave National Park, he took a larger role supporting 20 parks from the Carolina Piedmont to the Texas Coast. Joe holds a US patent regarding water quality monitoring instrumentation. During his travels to Zambia, he was introduced to a problem of water supply in the remote Western Province.
The Barotse Flood Plain in Zambia’s Western Province is home to the Lozi people. The Lozi have traditionally lived on the forest edge of this vast sandy flood plain of the Zambezi River and its tributaries. Throughout Lozi history they have relied on annual rains to inundate the Barotse Flood Plain to provide water for crops, livestock and themselves. While times of drought are certainly not unknown, over the past decade the Lozi must survive a series of drought not seen in several generations.
Visit Project Shekula on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/Project-Sheluka-101153771587710
Location: Hybrid – In person at Ignite Institute, 37 Atlantic Blvd, Erlanger KY, 41015
60 in-person maximum:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0C4DAFA72DA1FAC25-project
The meeting will also be available on Zoom and live streamed to the club’s YouTube channel.
11:45 am – Home Buffet or Bring Your Own Brown Bag
12:00 pm – Meeting Begins
Greeting, Prayer, Pledge & 4-Way Test
12:15 pm – Program Begins
1:00 pm – Meeting Adjourned
https://www.florencerotary.org/Meiman-1/
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Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/142989584491500
