Extreme scarcity of Water has been the primary community need, requested; but sanitation and hygiene are also very bad in this rural village. Kiruru village is both one of the most needy in Mwanga district, seeming well organized and is very eager to partner with Rotary.
_Water_: Rotary, with partner NGOs and the Mwanga District, will provide a new borehole, tank, water purification and distribution system, with tapstands and animal trough. _Sanitation_: we will provide the materials, knowhow and supervision for each home to construct a latrine, of an appropriate design for this area and culture, then keep it in good condition, and use it daily.
_Sanitation & Hygiene_: the Community members and students in schools will be trained in (1) CLTS, as needed, (2) how to manage and sustain their water system, (3) how to use sanitary practices to keep their water supply and use safe, (4) handwashing, (5) basic health, personal hygiene practices, with a view toward improving public health in this village.
_M&E_: The project will include a significant and ongoing monitoring program, during implementation, at conclusion, and for 5 years after the project is finished.
Overall project timeline is expected to be from Fall 2015 through Spring or Summer 2017.
_Financial Sustainability_: The water price per 20L for families from this community-owned system has been verified as affordable. There will be sufficient income from water users to operate and maintain the water system, and make future improvements as the community decides.
_Budget_: Approx $200-250,000 USD will be total project costs; we are finalizing budget now.
_Involvement_: Rotarians are actively involved both in Mwanga Rotary club and Seaside Rotary club: community discussions, assessment and involvement; collaboration with other partners; budget, fundraising, documentation, planning, measurement and of course sustainability of this enterprise by the community.
_Photos_: You can see photos of meetings and conditions in the village, in these two links to dropbox: 1) http://bit.ly/1UwWLPm for PPP Team visit to Kirur and 2) http://bit.ly/1Orwaw7 recent visit by sanitation NGO experts to Kiruru.
Please ask any questions ... we would very much appreciate the opportunity to partner with your Rotary Club. We will keep you informed, with access to documents and photos in Dropbox. There will be opportunity to travel to Tanzania; in addition to visit to the project, we hope it will include hands-on activities and visit to tourist sites including safari in national parks of Ngorongo Crater and the plains of Serengetti.
Paid
This project is "Paid". This means the funds have been received and the project is being implemented.
Project listed for the 2015-16 Rotary Year.
The TRF Grant application number is #16390.
Proposed Financing
Existing Contributions Towards This Project
Date
Cash
DDF
Total
Seaside (5100)
6-Sep-15
$7,000
$7,000
$14,000
Wien-Hofburg (1910)
6-Sep-15
$24,000
$14,000
$38,000
Newberg Early Birds (5100)
6-Sep-15
$1,000
$1,000
$2,000
Tualatin (5100)
6-Sep-15
$1,000
$1,000
$2,000
Portland Pearl (5100)
6-Sep-15
$1,000
$1,000
$2,000
Milwaukie (5100)
6-Sep-15
$1,000
$1,000
$2,000
Pendleton (5100)
6-Sep-15
$1,000
$500
$1,500
East Portland (5100)
6-Sep-15
$3,000
$3,000
$6,000
Beaverton (5100)
6-Sep-15
$2,000
$2,000
$4,000
Newberg (5100)
6-Sep-15
$2,000
$2,000
$4,000
Salem (5100)
6-Sep-15
$1,000
$1,000
$2,000
McMinnville-Sunrise (5100)
6-Sep-15
$500
$500
$1,000
Keizer (5100)
6-Sep-15
$2,000
$2,000
$4,000
Portland (5100)
6-Sep-15
$5,000
$5,000
$10,000
Hood River (5100)
6-Sep-15
$1,000
$500
$1,500
South Cowichan (Mill Bay) (5020)
6-Sep-15
$4,000
$0
$4,000
Tillamook (5100)
9-Sep-15
$1,000
$1,000
$2,000
Bad Fischau-Thermenregion (1910)
19-Nov-15
$7,000
$0
$7,000
Oregon City (5100)
19-Nov-15
$500
$500
$1,000
Southwest Pacific County-Peninsula (5100)
19-Nov-15
$1,500
$1,500
$3,000
Gresham (5100)
19-Nov-15
$1,278
$1,278
$2,556
Montreal (7040)
19-Nov-15
$3,000
$3,000
$6,000
Simi Sunrise (5240)
19-Dec-15
$1,000
$1,000
$2,000
Lake Oswego (5100)
5-Jan-16
$3,000
$3,000
$6,000
Charleston Breakfast (7770)
6-Jan-16
$5,500
$5,500
$11,000
Moshi-Mwanga (9211)
6-Jan-16
$200
$0
$200
Vancouver Metro Sunset (5100)
7-Jan-16
$1,000
$1,000
$2,000
Amount Requested from The Rotary Foundation
$40,739
$59,278
$100,017
Total
$240,773
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
6-Sep-15
by Stewart Martin
The Project Management Team includes Rotarians in both Mwanga & Seaside clubs (Host & International partner clubs), as well as officers from Mwanga District and leaders from the NGOs who we collaborate with. We are presently in the process of selecting an NGO for sanitation work, then finalizing the budget, developing measures and sustainability, and involving the community in the beginning choices, their responsibilities and our overall timeline. This project has been nearly 2 years in the making, and we are carefully assembling the bets resources to apply to meet this village’s needs with sustainable solutions. We are in full fundraising mode now, looking for partner clubs and districts - so please inquire if you have questions, and make a pledge to this wonderful project!
6-Sep-15
System Entry
Creation of project page.
6-Sep-15
System Entry
Pledge of $24,000 with $8,000 DDF by Mario Rehulka of the Rotary Club of Wien-Hofburg, District 1910.
6-Sep-15
System Entry
Pledge of $1,000 with $1,000 DDF by Susan Utterback of the Rotary Club of Newberg Early Birds, District 5100.
6-Sep-15
System Entry
Pledge of $1,000 with $1,000 DDF by Norb Murray of the Rotary Club of Tualatin, District 5100.
6-Sep-15
System Entry
Pledge of $1,000 with $1,000 DDF by Ann O'Neill of the Rotary Club of Portland Pearl, District 5100.
6-Sep-15
System Entry
Pledge of $1,000 with $1,000 DDF by Glenda French of the Rotary Club of Milwaukie, District 5100.
6-Sep-15
System Entry
Pledge of $1,000 with $1,000 DDF by Harriet Isom of the Rotary Club of Pendleton, District 5100.
6-Sep-15
System Entry
Pledge of $2,000 with $2,000 DDF by Dana Clark of the Rotary Club of East Portland, District 5100.
6-Sep-15
System Entry
Pledge of $2,000 with $2,000 DDF by John LaPlante of the Rotary Club of Beaverton, District 5100.
6-Sep-15
System Entry
Pledge of $2,000 with $2,000 DDF by Laura Tilrico of the Rotary Club of Newberg, District 5100.
6-Sep-15
System Entry
Pledge of $1,000 with $1,000 DDF by Howard Baumann of the Rotary Club of Salem, District 5100.
6-Sep-15
System Entry
Pledge of $500 with $500 DDF by Bobby LaRon of the Rotary Club of McMinnville-Sunrise, District 5100.
6-Sep-15
System Entry
Pledge of $2,000 with $2,000 DDF by Chuck Fisher of the Rotary Club of Keizer, District 5100.
6-Sep-15
System Entry
Pledge of $3,000 with $3,000 DDF by John Wight of the Rotary Club of Portland, District 5100.
6-Sep-15
System Entry
Pledge of $1,000 with $1,000 DDF by Elise Venusti of the Rotary Club of Hood River, District 5100.
6-Sep-15
System Entry
Pledge of $4,000 by Deryk Norton of the Rotary Club of South Cowichan (Mill Bay), District 5020.
9-Sep-15
System Entry
Pledge of $1,000 with $1,000 DDF by Rachel Hagerty of the Rotary Club of Tillamook, District 5100.
9-Sep-15
System Entry
Pledge of $2,000 with $2,000 DDF by Chuck Fisher of the Rotary Club of Keizer, District 5100.
19-Nov-15
System Entry
Pledge of $7,000 by Helga Kölndorfer of the Rotary Club of Bad Fischau-Thermenregion, District 1910.
19-Nov-15
System Entry
Pledge of $500 with $500 DDF by Marilyn Morrissey of the Rotary Club of Oregon City, District 5100.
19-Nov-15
System Entry
Pledge of $1,500 with $1,500 DDF by Janice Weston-LaFollette of the Rotary Club of Southwest Pacific County-Peninsula, District 5100.
19-Nov-15
System Entry
Pledge of $1,278 with $1,278 DDF by Dr. Robert Ramsey of the Rotary Club of Gresham, District 5100.
19-Nov-15
System Entry
Pledge of $3,000 with $3,000 DDF by Jean Gagnon & Fatima Lahmami of the Rotary Club of Montreal, District 7040.
19-Dec-15
System Entry
Pledge of $1,000 with $1,000 DDF by Chas Wilson of the Rotary Club of Simi Sunrise, District 5240.
5-Jan-16
System Entry
Pledge of $3,000 with $3,000 DDF by Scott Havens of the Rotary Club of Lake Oswego, District 5100.
5-Jan-16
System Entry
Project is now "Fully Pledged".
5-Jan-16
System Entry
Project reverted to "Published".
6-Jan-16
System Entry
Pledge of $5,500 with $5,500 DDF by Rick Moore of the Rotary Club of Charleston Breakfast, District 7770.
7-Jan-16
System Entry
Pledge of $1,000 with $1,000 DDF by George Middleton of the Rotary Club of Vancouver Metro Sunset, District 5100.
7-Jan-16
System Entry
Pledge of $1,000 with $1,000 DDF by George Middleton of the Rotary Club of Vancouver Metro Sunset, District 5100.
25-Jan-16
System Entry
Project is now "Fully Pledged".
4-Apr-16
by Stewart Martin
Authorization is complete, now that D9211 has authorized the application. The application is now in the hands of the TRF regional grant officer.
4-Apr-16
System Entry
Application Sent to The Rotary Foundation through Member Access.
19-Apr-16
by Stewart Martin
TRF grant reviewer made some suggestions, asked for additional information.
16-Jun-16
by Stewart Martin
Grant application status update: we are in process of revising grant application and sending additional information, per TRF requests and recommendations.
2-Oct-16
by Stewart Martin
Dear partner Rotarians,
In Austria, Canada, USA and Tanzania,
We can now tell you this global grant - for toilets, borehole with safe water, hygiene training, school WaSH training and more - has been APPROVED by TRF!
It received the highest scrutiny, because of two AoFocus, poverty and difficulty of working in this rural area. The collaboration has taken time and care to assemble.
And unique to this project, TRF has approved the use of a revolving loan fund so that even the poorest people in Kiruru will be able to purchase toilets for their families, and pay their "solidarity loan" over time.
PDG Denny Jones will contact you soon, to arrange your club's contribution. We will send a more detailed message about the planning visit, and approval. Thanks for your patience and
2-Oct-16
by Stewart Martin
System Entry: Application approved by The Rotary Foundation.
9-Nov-16
by Stewart Martin
Update:
- Water Mission Tanzania staff have arrived to meet village leaders, conduct a field survey to set locations of the water system, and discuss the location for a borehole. They have put their upcoming tasks into our consolidated schedule.
- EEPCO have also put their upcoming tasks into our consolidated schedule, submitted their first invoice, and will be ready to start their work soon.
- most clubs have delivered their funds for this project - by check or wire transfer to our Global Grant Bank account, or (to get PHF points) to PDG Denny by check, so he can send them together. Some outside the USA have sent funds directly to TRF (in Europe & Canada).
Thank you!
Stew
16-Jan-17
by Stewart Martin
All funds from clubs have now been received, proof of deposit in the form of bank statements has been sent to the TRF staff person who distributes GG funds, and he has been requested to deliver the GG funds to our special GG Kiruru WaSH project bank account in Seaside.
Meanwhile, implementation has commenced on both water & sanitation:
Water - meetings, borehole site analysis, MOU prepared for landowner and Village to maintain access and the borehole.
Sanitation, EEPCO staff started training artisans ... you can see first photos, here: http://bit.ly/2jXnqIT
Implementation has begun!
YIRS, Stew
7-Apr-17
by Stewart Martin
Dear Rotary friends,
Thank you for your continued interest and support. We are preparing an update report now which will come to you about April 15. It will discuss the finances, borehole drilling, pump testing, artisan training, toilet styles, collaboration with NGO and local government partners and more.
Yours in Rotary Service,
Stew Martin
23-Jun-17
by Stewart Martin
My apologies for the delay in keeping you informed. Very busy time with not only project work, but Convention, change in roles for Rotary year (IS Chair, now becoming Lead Mentor for our district's new GG Mentoring program), and more.
We have added to the documents here a comcise yet comprehensive report, giving you an overview, an update, the current efforts, and some idea of timeline going forward. Please review, and send any questions to me and Apolinary.
Here is a link to the same report, which anyone can use to view it:
We have an update on all aspects of the project - water sources and training, toilets and sanitation, handwashing and hygiene, and more. Here is a link to the 3 page PDF file "Kiruru WaSH Project - Report to Rotary clubs Oct2017.pdf" -- http://bit.ly/2kRQvqc. That document has links inside to many photos.
16-Oct-17
by Stewart Martin
System Entry: Payment has been issued by The Rotary Foundation.
1-May-18
by Stewart Martin
Dear Fellow Rotarians, 1 May 2018:
Our team is in the process of finishing the Progress Report, from our first year working on this project. There is much news, both good and challenges. As soon as that report is available, we will send it to you. Meanwhile, we have uploaded a rather complete summary by topic, and a description of the work planned in coming months.
Feel free to write us with any questions.
Sincerely YIRS,
Stew & Seiya
2-Nov-18
by Stewart Martin
Dear fellow Rotarians and friends,
The automatic reminder you just received is almost timely, as there are a number of developments these last few months. Three of these are in progress right now.
I believe we will have a good club update report for you within a month.
5-Mar-19
by Stewart Martin
Prof Mario Rehulka, from Austria and a lead Rtn for fundraising in Europe on this project, came to Oregon Coast recently to visit Stew Martin. And now he is in Mwanga, visiting Rotarians there and the project site, village, district staff etc.
Thank you Prof. Mario for your keen interest in helping the poor water-starved people of Kiruru, Mwanga, Tanzania!
This is so much appreciated!
Stew
2-Sep-19
by Stewart Martin
Hello all,
The water project has gone well. Water Mission Tanzania is providing updated reports & data.
We had challenges with 1st group of homeowners on toilet construction, receipts & completion. Most are over, but we remain concerned whether this community is committed, and skeptical as to whether that aspect should continue.
We are updating accounting w/ receipts & bank statements, collecting documents, & preparing 2nd annual report to TRF.
Hopefully be ready in next couple of weeks.
16-Jun-20
by Stewart Martin
Dear partners in this great Kiruru WaSH project,
Brief summary:
1. Household toilet program was difficult to get compliance, timely construction and records; so it was stopped.
2. Instead we got approval from TRF to focus on school toilets. First Mramba primary, these school toilets are nearly complete, including disabled access, menstrual hygiene, and new SaTo pans
3. And we have enough money left to also do school toilets at Lwami primary school, where excavation and construction is starting.
Yours in Rotary service,
Rotarians Stew. wotj Seiya, Mfanga, Lucy, Shaun, Denny and Bob
10-Oct-20
by Stewart Martin
Status update: According to Rtn Mfanga Tegemea of RC Mwanga, Toilet block and handwashing construction is now completed in one of the two schools, the other about 80% completed. Slowed down due to product availability and construction interruptions. Aiming toward project completion before December!
18-May-21
by Stewart Martin
Dear Rotary friends,
A brief update here - more will come in a week or so.
RC Mwanga Rotarian Mfanga is working to get the toilets at two schools completed. The original contractor has not completed fully; one is nearly finished, the other maybe 80% finished. They are using advocacy on 1st, plus getting 2nd contractor involved.
The annual report is delayed, but Seiya & Mfanga are now on-task gathering receipts, updating spreadsheet, and writing the implementation steps for this last 15 months. Will be to me soon, for review, then on to TRF and your club as soon as it is ready.
Thanks for your patience and understanding.
Stew M, RC Seaside
25-Dec-22
by Stewart Martin
This project is nearly complete. More details & reports soon. Here is a summary:
1. the water system (borehole, chlorination, solar energy, distribution to community taps and animal drinking troughs was excellent. Met international and TZ standards. The Mwanga District and engineers were impressed, and it has contributed to a new standard for them.
2. Household sanitation effort was replaced by school sanitation, TRF approved.
3. Contractor defaulted, absconded - then foreman stepped forward.
4. Annual report filed with TRF was approved. Grant funds are all used.
5. Final bath taps and water delivery so they can e used are being done - then final report can be filed.
Thank you all _so very much_ for your support, patience, understanding. Kiruru has dramatically changed. Stew Martin
2-Oct-23
by Stewart Martin
Update: the last step in procedure for the two schools with new toilets provided by Rotary is to obtain water from the community. One has received rainwater and the toilets are functioning as well as the hand wash basins. The second is to be connected to the main pipeline coming from the Dam, which is an ongoing project for years. Mfanga is told that pipe will connect soon. We are seeking verification from RUWASA. Stew and Mfanga.
