Project Description Country: Panama Location: Salt Creek, Panama Total Budget: $14,500 Areas of Focus: Peace and conflict prevention/resolution, Disease prevention and treatment, Water and sanitation, Basic education and literacy, Economic and community development Activity Type: Education: General Summary: The K-10 Education for the Indigenous Population of Quebrada, Sal (Salt Creek) Panama The Ministry of Education for the school zone of Bocas del Toro, Panama and the Parent Association of the community of Quebrada Sal (Salt Creek) Panama have recognized that the indigenous youth of the area do not have the financial means to travel to a Boarding School arrangement in order to receive a high school education. They communicated this need to the Club Rotario de Boquete. The K-9 program in this community is scheduled to be expanded to K-10 in 2016 through a joint project between Rotary International Clubs and the local Parents Association. There is a need to expand it beyond to a K-11 program in 2017. Youth that currently graduate from 9th grade are too young to legally work and become an economic burden on their families until they are 18. Teen pregnancy can be reduced by keeping these students in school. The proposed project of providing the building materials from which, through their labor, the Parents Association of Quebrada Sal can support the Ministry of Education add an 11th grade curriculum to their local island school will facilitate improved economic development of the youth and the citizens of the area of Quebrada Sal, Panama. There are Eco-tourism companies that have a need for employees in the area that are literate and English literate. Expansion of their local education curriculum to 10th and 11th grade will improve the qualifications for the youth to secure these jobs and support their entire impoverished community. Many of the families on the island achieve a cash annual income of less than $1,500 in value. Higher education will also facilitate improved vocational training preparing the youth for service jobs on their island and diversify the economy beyond fishing and subsistence farming. This project has sponsorship support by the Casper Rotary, the Rotary Chapters of Sylvan and Franklin, North Carolina, and the local Club Rotario de Boquete in Boquete, Panama. Our club members will also be involved in doing water sanitation and solar electricity audits and anticipate additional projects to improve the quality of life through additional investments in these areas. Addendum to Project Description (added after the project was signed) Update 1/18/2018 Club Rotario de Boquete in Boquete, Panama has requested that due to the lack of technical labor on the island skilled in working with concrete and the significantly higher transportation costs for construction with concrete that a wood classroom built on a concrete foundation be substituted for the original concrete wall design. Significant cost overruns occurred with an earlier 10th grade concrete wall classroom construction that was achieved without Grant support and a delay in its completion has delayed the start of this project. Revision of material estimates are being generated. New club oversight personnel are being established by the Boquete Rotary in order to complete this project by July 1st. Our club wishes confirmation that the design change does not alter our planned use of the $4,000 in Grant funds for the 11th grade classroom as earlier approved. A revised complete construction material and transportation estimate will be provided upon its receipt. Project Contact Person District: 5440 Rotary Club of: Casper Primary Contact: David Simonson Email: dbsimonson@wyomingcat.com Project Status Completed This project is "Completed". This means the project has been implemented and the report was accepted by the district leadership. The project will stay listed on this website as a testimony of the achievements of the project partners. Project listed for the 2016-17 Rotary Year.

Proposed Financing Existing Contributions Towards This Project Date Cash DDF Total Casper (5440) 24-Mar-16 $5,000 $4,000 $9,000 Franklin (7670) 24-Mar-16 $2,000 $0 $2,000 Sylva (7670) 24-Mar-16 $2,500 $0 $2,500 Boquete (4240) 24-Mar-16 $1,000 $0 $1,000 Total $10,500 $4,000 $14,500

Project Supporting Documents Alphabetical with icons By date with icons Alphabetical list format By date list format [24-Mar-16] Budget [24-Mar-16] Building Materials 1 [24-Mar-16] Building Materials 2 [24-Mar-16] Engineered Plans [30-Jan-19] Foundation Receipts [31-May-19] P1187 Final Report

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History Log Entries 24-Mar-16 System Entry Creation of project page. 24-Mar-16 System Entry Pledge of $500 by David Simonson of the Rotary Club of Casper, District 5440. 24-Mar-16 System Entry Pledge of $2,000 by Sandy Frazier of the Rotary Club of Franklin, District 7670. 24-Mar-16 System Entry Project reverted to "Published". 24-Mar-16 System Entry Project is now "Fully Pledged". 24-Mar-16 System Entry Pledge of $500 by Sandy Frazier of the Rotary Club of Sylva, District 7670. 24-Mar-16 System Entry Project reverted to "Published". 24-Mar-16 System Entry Project is now "Fully Pledged". 24-Mar-16 System Entry Pledge of $1,000 by Tim Zellmer of the Rotary Club of Boquete, District 4240. 24-Mar-16 System Entry Project reverted to "Published". 24-Mar-16 System Entry Project is now "Fully Pledged". 25-Mar-16 by Jim Epstein Sent welcome letter 10-Apr-16 by Jim Epstein Funds not available in 2015-16 15-Apr-16 by Jim Epstein Requested change to 2016-17 Rotary year. 20-Apr-16 by Jim Epstein Project changed to 2016-17 Rotary year. 21-Apr-16 System Entry Project sent for club signatures. 21-Apr-16 System Entry Project signed by David Simonson. 25-Apr-16 System Entry Project signed by John Starnes. 25-May-16 System Entry Project signed by Jim Ruble. 25-May-16 System Entry Project signed by Ron Hammel. 27-May-16 System Entry Project reverted to "Submitted" - Barb Redder added to the list of signatories. 27-May-16 System Entry Signature Process cancelled by user. 27-May-16 System Entry Project sent for club signatures. 27-May-16 System Entry Project signed by David Simonson. 27-May-16 System Entry Project signed by Ron Hammel. 27-May-16 System Entry Project signed by Jim Ruble. 30-May-16 System Entry Project signed by John Starnes. 16-Jun-16 by Jim Epstein Project waiting for results of review by TRF 16-Jun-16 by Jim Epstein Project approved by TRF 16-Jun-16 System Entry Project approved by the District Approval Committee. 28-Jun-16 by Jim Epstein Report due no later than June 1, 2017 15-Jul-16 by Bill Kehl System Entry: Check for DDF payment issued by Foundation Treasurer. 3-Oct-16 by David Simonson 11th Grade Classroom project start date delayed waiting completion of 10th grade classroom fully funded without a District Grant. Material order delayed due to weather. District Grant money being held in Foundation account awaiting material request from Panama. 17-Jan-17 by David Simonson 11th Grade Classroom project start date delayed waiting local labor. 3-May-17 by David Simonson Rotario de Boquete working with Ministry of Education on an updated classroom design. 11-Oct-17 by Randall Looper Please send a History Log update as to the status of your project. 16-Oct-17 by David Simonson Project delayed due to delays in completion of 10th grade classroom. Boquete Rotary owe Project P1187 Ministry approved classroom design change,a revised materials list and timeline plan for labor to complete project. District Grant money being held in Foundation account awaiting an updated materials list and construction plan. Boquete Rotary notified of District Grant usage timeline requirement. 27-Oct-17 by Randall Looper System Entry: Project has been implemented and final report uploaded. 4-Jan-18 by Randall Looper Please send a History Log update as to the status of your project. 12-Apr-18 by Randall Looper Please enter your quarterly update via history log. 26-Jun-18 by Randall Looper David, This project is coming up on two years since the District check was sent. Can you either give an update or close out this project by uploading the receipts and the final report. Once the project is over two years old no grants will be issued to your club until this one is closed. 2-Oct-18 by David Simonson Unusual rain combined with the replacement of a project foreman has delayed the pouring of the foundation which is scheduled for October. 12-Jan-19 by Randall Looper David, Please complete a history log on the status of this project. If it is complete please complete tdistrict final report and upload both that and the receipts from the project to the dicuments section. 12-Jan-19 by Randall Looper System Entry: Project reverted to 'Paid' status. 30-Jan-19 by David Simonson Foundation pillars and slab excavated, foundation material purchased, poured and finished. Receipts and photos uploaded. Waiting on community labor to install/build classroom structure. Labor scarce due to height of tourism season 30-Jan-19 by Randall Looper System Entry: Project has been implemented and final report uploaded. 3-Apr-19 by Randall Looper System Entry: Project reverted to 'Paid' status. 22-Apr-19 by Randall Looper David, Please complete a history log on the status of this project. Is tourist season still going on or have they been able to start the building? If it is complete please complete district final report, sign it and upload it to the documents section. 23-Jul-19 by Randall Looper David, You need to complete a quarterly update as to what is happening with this project. 24-Jul-19 by Randall Looper System Entry: Project has been implemented and final report uploaded. 24-Jul-19 by Randall Looper System Entry: Final report approved by the District Approval Committee.