Projects

International Project

How it works

Each year, Interact District 5170 dedicates itself to one International and one Community Project. In order to raise money towards the International Project, the 13 Areas as well as the individual Interact clubs hold fundraisers and other awareness events. The Community Project focuses on creating local service opportunities that revolve around the project’s theme. Collectively our projects impact the lives of community members

Project Summary

Problem at hand.

According to a 2019 study by the World Health Organization, nearly 1 of 3 people worldwide lack access to safe water services. Even more lack water for basic hygiene and sanitation. About 10% of the world’s population consumes food that has been irrigated by water polluted with waste. All of this results in preventable sickness and death, especially in areas of the globe already caught in cycles of poverty and underdevelopment. Some 829,000 people are estimated to die each year from diarrhea as a result of unsafe drinking water, sanitation, and hygiene.

One of these communities struggling with the effects of poor water access are the rural villages of Honduras. Women spend up to 6 hours fetching water each day when that time could otherwise be used for educational and developmental purposes.

How we help.
Partnering with Water1st, a global nonprofit organization committed to true equity in water access, we strive to enable the people of Honduras to implement and sustain community-managed projects integrating clean water supply, toilets, and hygiene education. By supporting Water1st’s Honduras initiative we enable communities to invest local labor to dig miles of pipelines. This infrastructure will greatly dramatically hygiene conditions and households will flourish as women and young children can pursue education instead of spending hours collecting water.

Current Projects

Community Project:

Cultivating Our Communities

Fast Facts

  • Partnering Organization: Martha’s Kitchen
  • Target Community: California Residents
  • Goal: Provide 30k Meals, distribute 30k service hours

International Project:

The Ripple Effect

Fast Facts

  • Partnering Organization: Water1st
  • Target Community: Rural Villages in Honduras
  • Goal: Build lasting clean water infrastructure

Structure

Club

Our District is built on the participation of interactors at a school level. School clubs, lead by school leadership, host their own events, bondings, and fundraisers.

Area

School clubs come together to maximize impact as an area. Area leadership hosts events, bondings, and fundraisers with greater scale than their individual clubs. Area events are great places to meet local students from other schools in your school district.

District

Our 13 Areas compile to become district 5170! The district operates as a large scale organization taking on greater international challenges and utilizing the expansive Bay Area Interact network to serve our community.

How to get involved

1.

Locate your nearest club and follow their socials

Find the club and area you belong to! Follow club and area social media to get the latest news and updates.

 

 

1. Locate your nearest club and follow their socials

Find the club and area you belong to! Follow club and area social media to get the latest news and updates.

 

2. Show up to your first event

Showing up is all that matters. Stay up to date with club, area, and district events to fully experience Interact.

2.

Show up to your first event!

Showing up is all that matters. Stay up to date with club, area, and district events