Handwashing at Rumah Kambera will have a place in the plans for our new socio-medical centre in East Sumba. With support from Rotary Australia, the Rotary Club of Mandurah Districts and our friend John Kevan, we are preparing facilities that children and adults can use, alongside practical hygiene education.
Soap and water help interrupt the spread of infections that cause diarrhoea. A low basin within a child’s reach, a reliable water supply, and a place for wastewater to drain make that advice easier to follow. The plans will include the medical centre, office, toilets and cooking area.
Installation is planned for 2027 as construction progresses. We still need to define locations, plumbing, and costs. Thank you, John and our Rotary friends, for helping us build prevention into the places where people will receive care, learn and share meals.
27 October 2026 | Alex Wettstein
AI-generated illustration of a proposed handwashing facility. The installation has not yet been built.
External Links
- Fair Future | Rumah Kambera: Follow the construction of the future socio-medical centre in East Sumba, bringing together care, training, diagnostics and field operations.
- Fair Future | Water Connections: Learn how water access and sanitation support health in rural East Sumba, with practical infrastructure developed alongside local communities.
- Fair Future | Educational posters: Explore the foundation’s illustrated materials for health education, supporting conversations about hygiene, prevention and everyday care.
- Fair Future | Partners and friends: Meet the partners supporting field work, including Rotary Mandurah Districts, through equipment, funding and practical cooperation in Indonesia.
- WHO | Diarrhoeal disease: WHO explains how safe water, sanitation and handwashing with soap help reduce diarrhoeal disease risk, alongside appropriate care and treatment.
