Project Description Country: Ethiopia Location: Near Nekemte, Ethiopia Total Budget: $10,808 Areas of Focus: Disease prevention and treatment, Water, sanitation and hygiene, Maternal and child health Activity Type: Water: Supply/Access Summary: Provide access to potable water for 1,950 people living 48 kilometers northwest of Nekemte, Ethiopia. In Ethiopia potable water is not always easily available to community members who live in small villages. Dr. Fekadu Tamiru Gebissa, assistant professor of geophysics at Wollega University, has developed a proposal based on the needs of the community that use the Laga Guracho spring. A community of 1,950 people use the Laga Guracho spring which has a damaged spring cap that needs repair. In addition, they would like to have a convenient water distribution point near the spring and one upright four-faucet water distribution point one kilometer from the spring. The four-faucet water distribution point will reduce the travel distance for 1,350 members of the community. This project is very similar to what the Rotary Club of Fort Collins Breakfast has helped to accomplish in eight other villages in Ethiopia using this same technology. The project will need to start after the big rains (probably November) and should be completed within six months. Funds will be used for materials; skilled masonry, concrete, and pipeline installers; and supervisors, technical experts, and purchaser required to ensure that water systems meet the standards. This is technical work that neither the Rotarians nor local people have the skills to implement. Project Contact Person District: 5440 Rotary Club of: Fort Collins-Breakfast Primary Contact: Robert Waltermire Email: bobw@totalspeed.com Project Status Signed This project is "Signed". This means that the signatures from the club leadership have been collected. This project is now being reviewed by the district leadership for approval. Once a decision is made, the status of the project will be changed to "Approved". Project listed for the 2024-25 Rotary Year.

Proposed Financing Existing Contributions Towards This Project Date Cash DDF Total Fort Collins-Breakfast (5440) 30-May-24 $4,808 $6,000 $10,808 Total $4,808 $6,000 $10,808 DDF contributions in grey are pending approval of the corresponding district committee.

Project Supporting Documents Alphabetical with icons By date with icons Alphabetical list format By date list format [31-May-24] Budget Laga Guracho [31-May-24] Laga Guracho Map [1-Jun-24] Laga Guracho Water Project Proposal

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History Log Entries 30-May-24 System Entry System Entry: Creation of project page. 1-Jun-24 by Robert Waltermire System Entry: Project sent for club signatures. 1-Jun-24 by Robert Waltermire System Entry: Project signed by Robert Waltermire. 4-Jun-24 by Randall Looper Bob, Please complete the signature process. Randy 5-Jun-24 by Robert Waltermire Leighanne, you need to sign for P-5209 in Matchinggrants.org 6-Jun-24 by Robert Waltermire System Entry: Project reverted to "Submitted" - Leighanne Alford added to the list of signatories. 7-Jun-24 System Entry System Entry: Project signed by Leighanne Alford.