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墨西哥

Mexico

A Mexico City Metro train station pays homage to St. Martha with signs depicting the patron

saint of cooks with a water pitcher. Yet for many families in Santa Martha Acatitla, a namesake
settlement on the capital's outskirts, potable water is in short supply, a problem exacerbated
by an aging water system and prolonged drought. In October, members of the Rotary Club of
Ciudad de México distributed water filters to 110 families in the community. Funded at a cost of
$50 each by the Rotary Club of Lenexa in Kansas and a private benefactor, the filter distribution
was coordinated by Woodland Public Charity, based near the U.S. club. Mexican Rotarians laud
the partnership, which blossomed during relief work from the 2017 earthquake that devastated

their country's center. "By providing clean water to families in need, we are not only improving
health but also building lasting relationships between our clubs and the communities we serve,"
says Oscar Rivera Rodríguez, a past president of the Mexico City club and governor-elect of
District 4170. "This project reflects the heart of Rotary: partnership, sustainability, and service
with tangible impact."

墨西哥城地鐵站內d聖瑪爾塔手持水罐的像貌栩栩如生d以此向廚師的守護神致敬f然

而d在首都郊區同名小鎮聖瑪爾塔g阿卡蒂特拉d許多家庭卻面臨飲用水短缺的問題f老化的
供水系統和持續乾旱加劇了這一困境f今年10月d墨西哥城扶輪社的成員向該社區的110戶家
庭分發了淨水器f這些淨水器由堪薩斯州萊納克薩扶輪社和一位私人捐助者資助d每個淨水器

的成本為50美元f淨水器的分發工作由位於美國扶輪社附近的伍德蘭公共慈善機構協調完成f
墨西哥扶輪社成員對此合作表示讚賞d雙方的合作始於2017年墨西哥中部地震的救援工作f墨

西哥城扶輪社前社長e4170地區總監當選人的奧斯卡g里維拉g羅德里格斯表示說j˜透過為
有需要的家庭提供清潔用水d我們不僅改善了他們的健康狀況d還在我們扶輪社和我們所服務
的社區之間建立了持久的關係f這個計畫體現了扶輪社的核心j夥伴關係e永續發展和服務d

並帶來切實的影響f™

總監月報 2026年2月號 5