Project Description Region: Africa Country: Uganda Location: Masaka Total Budget: $60,000 Area of Focus: Water, sanitation and hygiene View Online Proposal Form This project will install drainable latrines and water tanks for 6 primary schools in the city of Masaka, Uganda. This project is expected to impact about 2,460 students and teachers within the community. These six rural schools were just recently added to the city of Masaka and they are severely dilapidated, particularly the facilities for the girls. The 6 schools identified for this project are as follows: -St. Stanislaus Ssenya Primary School --Total Enrollment: 440 --Teachers/staff: 12 The current pit latrines for the girls bathroom got filled and is currently closed. The current boys latrines are in a very dilapidated state. -St. Mary's Kasango Primary School --Total Enrollment: 389 --Teacher/staff: 13 This school lacks enough toilet facilities to serve all students and teachers. The girl's toilet was in such poor condition that it had to be closed. The girls use the boys latrines at this moment. -St. Michael Butale C/U Primary School --Total Enrollment: 204 --Teacher/staff: 6 This school lacks adequate toilet facilities and water harvesting facilities. The school currently only has one small pit latrines with 4 stances. -St. George Mixed Primary School - Butale --Total Enrollment: 460 --Teacher/staff: 10 The current girl's toilet is full and was forced to close. This school also lacks washroom facilities for the girls. -St. Charles Lwanga Butaaya Primary School --Total Enrollment: 378 --Teacher/staff: 9 This school lacks any girls or teacher toilets. The only toilet facility is shared and is extremely dilapidated and poses a danger to the students. -St. Modesta Primary School Bisanje --Total Enrollment: 526 --Teacher/staff: 13 The current girls toilet is full and cannot be emptied. This school also lacks a washroom for the girls. This project will install 10 cubic meter rainwater harvesting tanks and washrooms at four schools. 5-Stance drainable pit latrines will be constructed at all six schools. Training will be provided for hygiene, MHM, and safe water chain. Primary Host Partner District: 9214 Rotary Club of: Masaka Primary Contact: Frank Ssekalegga Email: rotaryclubofmasaka@gmail.com Primary International Partner District: 5440 Rotary Club of: Cheyenne Primary Contact: Carly Rando Email: carly.rando@gmail.com Project Status Need $37,000 This project needs to receive some pledges to go to the next level. Please check the "Financing" tab to see the list of current pledges. Once the amount pledged is equal to the project budget, the status of the project will be automatically changed to "Fully Pledged". Click here to pledge support for this project. Project listed for the 2024-25 Rotary Year.

Proposed Financing Existing Contributions Towards This Project Date Cash DDF Total Cheyenne (5440) 22-Jul-24 $15,000 $0 $15,000 Masaka (9214) 8-Aug-24 $1,000 $0 $1,000 Laurie-Sunrise Beach (6080) 20-Sep-24 $2,500 $2,500 $5,000 Remaining Amount to Raise Additional Club Contribution (Needed) - Add a contribution $37,000 - $37,000 Amount Requested from The Rotary Foundation - $2,000 $2,000 Total $60,000 Note: as of July 1, 2015 there is a 5% additional support fee for cash contributions. This fee does not appear in the financials above because it does not apply if the funds are sent directly to the project account (without going through TRF, and therefore without Paul Harris credit). Clubs sending their cash contribution to TRF must be aware they will have to send an additional 5%.

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History Log Entries 22-Jul-24 by Carly Rando System Entry: Creation of project page. 8-Aug-24 by Frank Ssekalegga System Entry: Pledge of $1,000 by Frank Ssekalegga of the Rotary Club of Masaka, District 9214. 20-Sep-24 by Conrad Heede System Entry: Pledge of $2,500 with $2,500 DDF by Sherry Lynn Biron of the Rotary Club of Laurie-Sunrise Beach, District 6080.