This project is a continuation of a Global Grant Project based in Scottsbluff, Nebraska, that also provided clean water to rural schools in Kenya. In past travels to Kenya, we have noticed that rural schools tend to not be hooked up to a clean and reliable municipal water system, so the students and staff must drink and cook with the dirty water they have access to, often causing illness and dehydration. Some schools don't have a water source close by and students must leave class and walk, sometimes miles, to haul water daily. This causes students to lose valuable classroom time. We hope to continue to help with these issues. We will be providing water filters, hand wash stations and basic sanitation training to students in the rural area of Nkubu, Kenya, and potentially expanding to Nakuru, Kenya. Each individual school is different, so we will perform a basic "Needs Assessment Survey" when someone suggests adding a school to our list. Once that Needs Assessment Survey has been completed, we will explain the process to the school's teachers and students, to get their buy-in and answer questions. At that time we will suggest to the staff and parents of the school some things that they need to have completed prior to our bringing their equipment, such as building a concrete slab for their storage tank, trenching in the water hydrant lines, etc. This is their contribution to the project, and we find that their having "Skin in the game" is a good way to ensure the project's success. Once the school's preparations have been completed, we will work with a contractor and Kenyan Rotarians to ensure that each school has a water source, rain-gutters installed for rain water harvesting, storage tank(s), adequate number of water filters, adequate number of hand wash stations, and clean water dispensers for student and staff use. We are hoping to gather support from multiple clubs in the US and our Kenyan club will be the Rotary Club of Nkubu. We are hoping to help 25-30 schools, which have been identified by the Nkubu Rotarians as needing assistance. The sustainability of the project is very important to us, and we have identified ways that this project will be sustainable: 1. by using Bio-Sand Filter technology, we can use filters that are made in Kenya, have no moving parts to break, and last around 30 years before needing to be replaced. They are also very heavy and would be nearly impossible to steal from the school. 2. The Nkubu Rotarians and other non-profit partners have agreed to help fill out "Improvement Surveys" on schools that have been completed on a quarterly basis to help us gather data about the school's academic and social progress after our project has been implemented. This will help us to know how much the schools are improving and what we could do to improve, but it will also put someone associated with the project in the school a few times a year to ensure that the school continues to utilize the equipment and that nothing has broken and needs repairs. 4. By using local technology and training parents and staff we will be able to leave the system maintenance to the school, instead of having to do repairs ourselves. The school will be responsible for fixing things like leaky hand wash stations and providing the needed soap. This will ensure that the project is successful on an on-going basis.
Completed
This project is "Completed". This means the project has been implemented and the report was accepted by The Rotary Foundation. The project will stay listed on this website as a testimony of the achievements of the project partners.
Project listed for the 2017-18 Rotary Year.
The TRF Grant application number is #1749029.
Proposed Financing
Existing Contributions Towards This Project
Date
Cash
DDF
Total
Aspen (5470)
18-Jul-17
$5,000
$0
$5,000
Thermopolis (5440)
18-Jul-17
$5,000
$10,000
$15,000
Nkubu (9212)
9-Oct-17
$5,000
$0
$5,000
Huntingdon (7360)
9-Oct-17
$3,000
$3,000
$6,000
Torrington (5440)
13-Oct-17
$5,000
$2,500
$7,500
District 5470 DDF
23-Oct-17
-
$5,000
$5,000
Scottsbluff/Gering (5440)
2-Mar-18
$2,500
$0
$2,500
Fort Collins (5440)
14-Apr-18
$3,500
$0
$3,500
Amount Requested from The Rotary Foundation
$14,500
$20,500
$35,000
Total
$84,500
DDF contributions in grey are pending approval of the corresponding district committee.
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%.
Project Supporting Documents
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History Log Entries
26-Dec-16
System Entry
System Entry: Creation of project page.
5-Mar-17
by Joe Schon
We have approved the D.5440 match for your Clubs commitment.
18-Jul-17
System Entry
System Entry: Pledge of $5,000 by Heidi Hoffman of the Rotary Club of Aspen, District 5470.
18-Jul-17
by Shurie Scheel
System Entry: Pledge of $5,000 with $10,000 DDF by Shurie Scheel of the Rotary Club of Thermopolis, District 5440.
9-Oct-17
System Entry
System Entry: Pledge of $5,000 by Doreen of the Rotary Club of Nkubu, District 9212.
9-Oct-17
System Entry
System Entry: Pledge of $3,000 with $3,000 DDF by John Eastman of the Rotary Club of Huntingdon, District 7360.
13-Oct-17
by Shurie Scheel
System Entry: Pledge of $5,000 with $2,500 DDF by Wally Wolski of the Rotary Club of Torrington, District 5440.
23-Oct-17
System Entry
System Entry: Pledge of $5,000 DDF by David Smith of the Rotary Club of District 5470, District 5470.
2-Mar-18
by Matt Elvehjem
System Entry: Pledge of $2,500 by Matt Elvehjem of the Rotary Club of Scottsbluff/Gering, District 5440.
14-Apr-18
by Robin Steele
System Entry: Pledge of $3,000 by Robin Steele of the Rotary Club of Fort Collins, District 5440.
27-Apr-18
by Shurie Scheel
System Entry: Project is now "Fully Pledged".
27-Apr-18
by Shurie Scheel
System Entry: Application Sent to The Rotary Foundation through Member Access.
4-Jul-18
by Shurie Scheel
We have experienced some delays getting the application processed but are still in the process of getting approval from RI.
17-Sep-18
by Shurie Scheel
System Entry: Application approved by The Rotary Foundation.
9-Jan-19
by Shurie Scheel
The receiving District- 9212- has been "red flagged" and is not eligible to receive funds at this time. They are having a meeting to determine eligibility on January 30th, 2019 and we will hear at that time whether they are going to release funds from the Foundation
21-Jun-19
by Shurie Scheel
This project has been approved and the matching grant was paid by Rotary International. We have begun work.
12-Sep-19
by Shurie Scheel
The Nkubu Club and Running Waters International are implementing the project. We have sent funds for the first three schools.
14-Feb-20
by Shurie Scheel
System Entry: Payment has been issued by The Rotary Foundation.
2-Sep-20
by Peter George Kiruja
System Entry: Final Report sent to The Rotary Foundation.
18-Nov-20
by Shurie Scheel
We have now completed 11 schools, and are waiting on the reports to be filed for those, so that we can do the next batch of schools. All is progressing except that we are unable to train the students on the WASH program yet, as schools there will not resume until January. We are still installing systems, though, and will train all the students and teachers once school resumes.
18-Feb-21
by Shurie Scheel
They are working on completing the third batch of schools. The installations of systems has been pretty much completed now, but because COVID has the schools closed or locked down, they are behind on doing the trainings with students and teachers. We will be doing the trainings as soon as possible.
2-Jun-21
by Shurie Scheel
We have completed most of the schools, with only a few remaining. But, we are unable to finish the school trainings until school has resumed.
11-Oct-21
by Shurie Scheel
We have finished the installation process, and have done the WASH program and education component in all but one school. We will be submitting completion paperwork to TRF soon.
16-Oct-21
by Shurie Scheel
We are just finishing up. The schools have been installed and the children trained in WASH. Need to finalize the report and finish up paperwork.
3-Feb-23
by Robin Steele
Final Report is past due to TRF (was due Jan 26). The report has been written, but authorizations are still required by:
Jennifer M'arithi Club President Nkubu 9212
Travis Winger Club President Thermopolis 5440
8-May-23
by Robin Steele
The final report to RI is past due. It was due Jan 26th. I see that it was submitted to RI on Mar 6th, but has not been approved by RI. Please check with your RGO and provide an update on the status. Thank you!
18-Jul-23
by Shurie Scheel
This project has been reported and completed. Thank you all for everything you did to make this grant a success!
18-Jul-23
by Shurie Scheel
System Entry: Final Report approved by The Rotary Foundation.
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