P2P Inc

06/04/2026

FROM DEPENDENCY TO SELF-SUFFICIENCY

In Yumbe District, Uganda, Rotary and community partners are helping families break the cycle of poverty through safe water, sanitation, malaria prevention, women's economic empowerment, and education.

✅ 35+ communities assessed
✅ 18,000+ people impacted
✅ Just **$13 protects one person**

Your gift creates impact:
• $13 = 1 person protected
• $130 = 10 people protected
• $1,300 = 100 people protected
• $13,000 = Community-scale transformation

100% of donations support program activities, no overhead, salaries, nor vehicles.

Together, we can help reach another 20,000 people in Yumbe District.

Chris Roesel
President, P2P Inc.
Rotary WASH Ambassador
[email protected] (mailto:[email protected])
https://people2peoplewaterforhumanity.com/
> +1 678-231-5176
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People Helping People Breaking the Cycle of Poverty. We partner with African communities to deliver clean water, life-saving health initiatives, […]

05/02/2026

Our government has eliminated foreign aid and diverted the expenses to war. In Uganda, they tell me filling stations in Yumbe have no gasoline so we cannot help rural communities, hospital staff have been laid off, and refugee food has been decreased from 3000 to 900 kcals/day... starvation. UNHCR has laid off professional staff at settlements, only keeping staff in the capital.

How are we doing on "When I was hungry, thirsty, sick, naked, imprisoned, a foreigner, you ...?"

Check it out:

My personal Substack. Click to read Chris's Substack, by Chris Roesel, a Substack publication. Launched 6 days ago.

05/01/2026

We have an opportunity to lead something truly transformational.

We have developed a proven, community-led model in Uganda that integrates:
-WASH
-Malaria prevention
-Women-led savings groups

For approximately $5,000–$8,000 per village, communities achieve:
-Major disease reduction
-Improved school attendance
-Increased income and savings

We are launching a 100 Village Challenge and inviting districts to sponsor clusters of villages.

This is fully aligned with Rotary’s mission—and highly visible in terms of impact.

Would you like to contribute?

Sincerely,
Chris Roesel

04/26/2026

💸 The $50,000 Poverty Tax No One Talks About

A typical rural village of 500 people loses up to $50,000 every year. Not from corruption. Not from lack of effort. But from something entirely preventable: Unsafe water. Poor sanitation. Malaria. This is the hidden poverty tax—and it’s paid every single day. 📊 The Annual Cost of Doing Nothing These losses happen every year—quietly, invisibly, and repeatedly. Hours lost fetching water…...

A typical rural village of 500 people loses up to $50,000 every year. Not from corruption. Not from lack of effort. […]

04/26/2026

Would you do a birthday fundraiser for P2P Inc., https://www.facebook.com/people2peopleinc/?

How about a charitable bequest, specifying our name, P2P Inc., our address, 4823 Mohawk Drive, Roeland Park, KS 66205, and our Employer Identification Number (EIN) 83-4666173 in your legal documents?

You can bequeath a specific dollar amount, a percentage of your estate, or specific assets like stocks or property.

Also, if you don't need your IRA RMDs, some people donate them to P2P Inc.

Thank you for your consideration!

People helping people, community to community, North to South.

See: www.guidestar.org

04/26/2026

From School Gardens in Guatemala to Systems Improvement Everywhere: What Peace Corps Taught Me About What Actually Works

I arrived in Guatemala in 1973 as a Peace Corps Volunteer assigned to school gardens. The idea was straightforward: help children grow food and improve nutrition. But it didn’t take long to see the limits of that approach. The children were often sick—diarrhea, parasites, malaria. Even when food was available, their bodies couldn’t fully use it. It became clear that nutrition wasn’t just about food....

I arrived in Guatemala in 1973 as a Peace Corps Volunteer assigned to school gardens. The idea was straightforward: help […]

04/24/2026

I have a dream:

Integrated Community Health & Productivity Package
(WASH + Malaria + VSLA + Local Systems)
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🎯 Core Goal
Rapidly reduce disease and unlock productivity by removing the main “poverty drains”:
malaria
diarrhea
time lost collecting water
lack of capital
📦 Standard Unit (Repeatable Model)
1 Community = 500 people (~100 households)
Each community receives:
💧 Water Access
1 truck-drilled, locally finished borehole
Hand pump + platform + drainage
1 Water User Committee (WUC) trained
🚽 Sanitation & Hygiene (Community-led)
100% household latrine + handwashing coverage
Low-cost models (arbor loo, tippy tap)
Driven by:
community labor
local materials
behavior change (not subsidy-heavy)
🦟 Malaria Control (Lean Model)
Test & Treat (VHT-led)
Spatial repellents (transfluthrin strips)
Light monitoring
💰 Economic Engine (VSLA)
1 Village Savings & Loan Association
$1,500 revolving fund endowment
Focus:
small business growth
resilience
financing repairs & upgrades
👥 Local Capacity Systems
Village Health Teams (VHTs) trained/supported
Water User Committees (WUCs) trained
Program delivered through:
local leaders
existing structures
minimal external staff
📊 Measurement (Ultra-Lean)
Baseline + Endline surveys
conducted by local high school students
Key indicators:
malaria prevalence (2–5 yrs)
diarrhea (under-5)
water access time
sanitation coverage
Qualitative end survey
💰 Cost Structure (Per Community – 500 people)

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Component
Cost
Borehole drilling + finishing + pump
$3,000
Malaria program (test/treat + repellents)
$3,750
Sanitation & hygiene mobilization
$1,000
VSLA endowment
$1,500
WUC training & tools
$150
M&E (baseline/endline share)
$1,250
Program support/logistics
$1,350
Total per community
~$12,000–12,500
🧮 What $100,000 Delivers
Coverage
8 communities
~4,000 people
Unit Costs
~$25 per person
~$12,500 per community
📊 Expected Outcomes (Based on Yumbe Experience)
Health Impact
Malaria: ↓ 60–80%
Under-5 diarrhea: ↓ 40–60%
Health facility burden: ↓ significantly
Time & Productivity
Water collection time:
→ from 2–3 hours/day →

The day we inaugurated a protected water source in a village in Congo, women sang. Children danced. One elder said, "Today, our daughters get their future back." Moments like this remind me why this work is sacred.

04/19/2026

Why we start development with talking with communities and frequently with water:

04/12/2026

**The Message That Changed the Equation**

At 6:56 AM, with coffee still warm and Kansas City just waking up, my phone buzzed with a message from Sister Rose in Uganda.

Simple questions. Practical. Grounded.

*“How did the selling of well water work?”*
*“Did anything happen with the dairy project?”*
*“Did the community water filter help?”*

These are not academic questions. They are the questions of survival, dignity, and progress.

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A few minutes later, her reply came.

The wells? Working.
The water? Being sold sustainably.
The filters? Changing lives—families drinking clean water, fewer illnesses, more hope.

And then something unexpected.

The piggery project—started with a partner named Erlijn—was thriving. The community wasn’t just raising pigs. They were selling meat. Generating income. Moving, step by step, from dependency toward self-sufficiency.

A photo followed. Rough timber. Corrugated metal. Pigs rooting in the earth.
Not pretty. Not polished.
But powerful.

Because it worked.

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Then came the harder truth.

*“About the dairy cows project… this never took place. We are waiting for you and Erlijn to start it. The community is still asking.”*

That line stays with you.

They are not waiting for charity.
They are waiting for follow-through.

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So I asked the next question:

*Should we invest in community water filters—or household ones?*

Her answer was immediate and wise:

Community filters reach more people.
Household filters go deeper.

Both matter. But scale matters when need is overwhelming.

And then she added something that reframed everything:

*“The demand for water is even higher in villages not selected for boreholes… there is a strong need to expand.”*

Of course there is.

Because once one village transforms, the others see it.
They don’t ask *if* change is possible.
They ask *why not us?*

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So I wrote back with a challenge—not to donors, not to governments—but to the communities themselves:

If you achieve full sanitation and hygiene coverage—
If every household has a latrine, handwashing, and safe practices—
If you stop the worms, cholera, and diarrhea at the source—

Then I will raise money to match what you raise for wells.

Or better yet:
Your own savings groups—your VSLAs—can finance wells directly.

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This is the shift.

Not aid.
Not dependency.
But partnership.

Communities leading.
Rotary clubs supporting.
Districts stepping in.
Global Grants amplifying what already works.

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Because the lesson from that early morning exchange is simple:

When clean water flows,
when disease drops,
when pigs are sold,
when women save and invest—

Development is no longer an idea.

It becomes visible.
It becomes measurable.
It becomes contagious.

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And the real question is no longer:

*Can it work?*

But:

*How fast can we help it spread?*

04/12/2026

The Message That Changed the Equation At 6:56 AM, with coffee still warm and Kansas City just waking up, my phone buzzed with a message from Sister Rose in Uganda. Simple questions. Practical. Grounded. “How did the selling of well water work?”“Did anything happen with the dairy project?”“...