Pilopata is a small town in the Andean highlands, south of Quito. It has access to abundant water, but that water is muddy and contaminated. Our project will install a series of filtration and chlorination facilities, plus storage tanks, to provide clean and healthy water to about 1000 people in these towns.
This project is now COMPLETELY FUNDED, and is awaiting approval by the Rotary Foundation.
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 2018-19 Rotary Year.
The TRF Grant application number is #1981672.
Proposed Financing
Existing Contributions Towards This Project
Date
Cash
DDF
Total
Los Chillos Milenio (4400)
1-Apr-19
$250
$500
$750
Bellevue Breakfast (5030)
1-Apr-19
$6,600
$6,600
$13,200
Fort Collins (5440)
20-Apr-19
$3,000
$2,500
$5,500
Escondido (5340)
20-Apr-19
$547
$547
$1,094
Boise (5400)
1-Jul-19
$1,175
$1,175
$2,350
Amount Requested from The Rotary Foundation
$5,786
$11,322
$17,107
Total
$40,001
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
1-Apr-19
System Entry
System Entry: Creation of project page.
6-Apr-19
by John Trone
System Entry: Pledge of $3,000 with $2,500 DDF by John Trone of the Rotary Club of Fort Collins, District 5440.
10-Apr-19
System Entry
System Entry: Pledge of $547 with $547 DDF by Johnny Watson of the Rotary Club of Escondido, District 5340.
10-Apr-19
System Entry
System Entry: Project is now "Fully Pledged".
11-Apr-19
by Janice Kurth
The $547 of DDF pledged by the RC of Escondido is approved.
19-Apr-19
by John Schwager
System Entry: Project reverted to "Published".
19-Apr-19
by John Schwager
System Entry: Project reverted to "Published".
20-Apr-19
by John Schwager
System Entry: Pledge of $3,000 with $2,500 DDF by John Trone of the Rotary Club of Fort Collins, District 5440.
20-Apr-19
by John Schwager
System Entry: Pledge of $547 with $547 DDF by Johnny Watson of the Rotary Club of Escondido, District 5340.
1-Jul-19
by John Schwager
System Entry: Pledge of $1,175 with $1,175 DDF by Marianne Barker of the Rotary Club of Boise, District 5400.
1-Jul-19
by John Schwager
System Entry: Project is now "Fully Pledged".
2-Jul-19
by John Schwager
System Entry: Application Sent to The Rotary Foundation through Member Access.
2-Jul-19
by John Schwager
System Entry: Application approved by The Rotary Foundation.
16-Sep-19
by John Schwager
This project is now fully funded, and all funds have been transferred to the Host Club in Quito. Construction of the 3 catchment tanks, filtration tank, chlorination tank, storage tank, and new pipeline will begin soon.
2-Dec-19
by John Schwager
System Entry: Payment has been issued by The Rotary Foundation.
16-Jun-20
by John Schwager
Our project was put on temporary hold by the Covid Pandemic. Once the quarantine conditions are lifted, we expect to finish the project quickly
17-Jan-21
by Marcia Almquist
The project is almost finished. We have completed the improvements to the water capturing options and connected to the existing tank. The additional reserve tank has been completed and connected to the distribution system.
9-Oct-21
by John Schwager
The project is nearly complete. We installed 5 "capture tanks" in the hills above Pilopata, then we connected those tanks with 5000m of rubber hose to the newly renovated chlorination plant, and then to the new 75 m3 storage tank. We also cleaned out and expanded the town's septic tank. We provided training on basic hygiene to about 300 villagers. We need to make a few small adjustments to the reserve tank, for which some funds are still available.
2-May-22
by John Schwager
System Entry: Final Report sent to The Rotary Foundation.
16-Jul-22
by John Schwager
System Entry: Final Report approved by The Rotary Foundation.
