1. Brief Description of the Project: This international Global Grant-funded project will provide clean and reliable water, disease prevention, Menstrual Hygiene Workshop as well as Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Training for 14,300 community members including 3,900 school children in the villages of Ashong Batiba and Bwiteva, Cameroon. The Rotary Club of Denver Southeast is teaming with several District 5450 and outside clubs, a local host Kumbo Rotary Club and local Cooperating Organization to undertake this much-needed project. Both the local Rotary Club (the Rotary Club of Kumbo) and the local Cooperating Organization (the Association for Sustainable Development, ASD) have a history of successfully completing sustainable community-driven projects in Cameroon. ASD and the Rotary Club of Kumbo have completed many WASH Projects in Cameroon, and both have knowledgeable experts to design, manage, and supervise the project as well as carefully and transparently administering grant funds, and to complete engineering review, hydro-geophysical & hydrology analysis, and any additionally needed input on operations and maintenance designs. The Rotary Club of Denver Southeast is providing fund raising and oversight to ensure the project is successful and sustainable. The first objective of the project is to create a water supply which includes drilling a well for water, an electric-powered pump system for the well, and storage facilities designed to distribute the water to the school and community. The second objective is a Water System and WASH training for the local water committee and villagers to improve water-related disease awareness and education, including a workshop on menstrual cups and creating sustainable feminine hygiene pads. This initiative merges water provision and knowledge with public health to provide sustainable, community-led WASH awareness and action in rural Cameroon that provides year-round health and productivity services. The project is proposed to be concluded in 12 months or less. Club members are overseeing the budget, timeline and technical aspects of the project, including visiting for key progress points.
Need $111,819
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Additional Contribution (not matched by The Rotary Foundation)
$1,000
Total
$136,092
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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