The project involves the construction of a community potable water delivery system that will provide safe drinking water to homes and schools. Community occupies the valley of the Rio Muchacho river, which generally flows west from the Andes foothills to the Pacific Ocean in Cantón San Vicente, Manabí. The project community has several important needs: potable water, health services, restored school operation and program improvement, reforestation in river watershed, and economic areas are all noted. There are approximately 500 people and 95 families.
The Host Rotary club was requested by the Ecuadorian Ministry of Water (SENAGUA)to consider the water supply project for the community. The agency provided a hydrologic study and construction proposal. The Host Club had worked to develop the relationship with SENAGUA collaborating on the previous Glboal Grant water projects. The proposal was reviewed by contractor Hidropozo for recommendations and initial pricing. Investigations with the engineering staff of Cantón San Vicente provided additional information.
Most of the project funding will be applied to the construction of the system which will include a developed water well, pumping, electric supply, chlorine treatment component, reserve tanks, PVC distribution network, consumer water meters, and security enclosures. Also will included the legal formation of a community elected water board and training composed of system administration, mechanical operation and maintenance, financial obligations, banking and accounting, legal compliance, community relations and communications, budgeting and fee collection, etc. Funding will also be allocated for the training of the water board, the mechanical operation and maintenance training and the personal hygiene and water projection curriculum for school implementation.
The project committee members for the Rotary Club of Bahia de Caraquez are very experienced with Global Grant WASH projects having conducted 9 previous such projects in northern Manabí province where 65% of the population has no ready access to safe water. The project committee includes two experienced Rotary Foundation Technical Cadres in WASH and BEL. Host and International Sponsor Rotary Clubs have previously collaborated via their Interact Clubs including a visit of Spokane youth and Rotarians to Bahia de Caraquez.
Approximately two year project timeline once funding received.
Your project is "Fully Pledged". This means the amount of the pledges is equal to the total budget of the project. Now the project needs to be finalized and go through the approval process with The Rotary Foundation. This process gets started on the administration page.
Project listed for the 2021-22 Rotary Year.
The TRF Grant application number is #2119179.
Proposed Financing
Existing Contributions Towards This Project
Date
Cash
DDF
Total
Bahía de Caráquez (4400)
16-Feb-21
$5,000
$500
$5,500
Spokane (5080)
16-Feb-21
$10,000
$10,000
$20,000
Reno Central (5190)
9-Mar-21
$4,000
$4,000
$8,000
Central Chester County (Lionville) (7450)
9-Mar-21
$3,000
$0
$3,000
Rancho Bernardo (San Diego) (5340)
29-Mar-21
$3,000
$0
$3,000
Boise (5400)
10-Apr-21
$3,850
$5,063
$8,913
Spruce Grove (5370)
14-Apr-21
$3,175
$3,175
$6,350
Montpelier (5400)
15-Apr-21
$470
$588
$1,058
Petaluma (5130)
20-Apr-21
$1,500
$0
$1,500
Reno (5190)
14-May-21
$3,000
$0
$3,000
White Plains (7230)
20-May-21
$2,000
$2,000
$4,000
Reno Central (5190)
16-Aug-21
$5,066
$0
$5,066
Amount Requested from The Rotary Foundation
-
$20,260
$20,260
Total
$89,647
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
16-Feb-21
by Bill Stumbaugh
System Entry: Creation of project page.
9-Mar-21
by Bill Stumbaugh
System Entry: Pledge of $4,000 by Oliver Grosz of the Rotary Club of Reno Central, District 5190.
9-Mar-21
by Bill Stumbaugh
System Entry: Pledge of $74,000 by Vasanth Prabhu of the Rotary Club of Central Chester County (Lionville), District 7450.
9-Mar-21
by Bill Stumbaugh
System Entry: Project is now "Fully Pledged".
9-Mar-21
by Bill Stumbaugh
System Entry: Project reverted to "Published".
29-Mar-21
by Bill Stumbaugh
System Entry: Pledge of $2,000 by David Brooks of the Rotary Club of Rancho Bernardo (San Diego), District 5340.
10-Apr-21
by Bill Stumbaugh
System Entry: Pledge of $3,000 with $3,750 DDF by Todd Fischer of the Rotary Club of Boise, District 5400.
14-Apr-21
System Entry
System Entry: Pledge of $6,349 by Brad Mastaler of the Rotary Club of Spruce Grove, District 5370.
15-Apr-21
by Marianne Barker
System Entry: Pledge of $500 with $625 DDF by Dennis Duehren of the Rotary Club of Montpelier, District 5400.
20-Apr-21
by Bill Stumbaugh
System Entry: Pledge of $1,500 by Jaime Symons of the Rotary Club of Petaluma, District 5130.
14-May-21
by Bill Stumbaugh
System Entry: Pledge of $3,000 by Craig Wesner of the Rotary Club of Reno, District 5190.
17-May-21
by Marianne Barker
System Entry: Pledge of $200 with $250 DDF by Marianne Barker of the Rotary Club of Boise East, District 5400.
17-May-21
by Marianne Barker
System Entry: Pledge of $2,527 with $3,159 DDF by Jim Johnston of the Rotary Club of Pocatello-Gate City, District 5400.
17-May-21
by Marianne Barker
System Entry: Project is now "Fully Pledged".
20-May-21
by Bill Stumbaugh
System Entry: Pledge of $2,000 with $2,000 DDF by Jonathon Schere of the Rotary Club of White Plains, District 7230.
16-Aug-21
by Bill Stumbaugh
The project is submitted to TRF and awaits approval.
16-Aug-21
by Bill Stumbaugh
System Entry: Project reverted to "Published".
16-Aug-21
by Bill Stumbaugh
System Entry: Pledge of $5,066 by Oliver Grosz of the Rotary Club of Reno Central, District 5190.
16-Aug-21
by Bill Stumbaugh
System Entry: Project is now "Fully Pledged".
2-Jan-22
by Bill Stumbaugh
Initial perforation for water well of 30 meters yielded lots of water, but it smelled terrible. After further study and consideration involving host Rotarians , community water board members and the contractor Hidropozo, the consensus formed to capture the water near the beginning of the Rio Muchacho and then pipe the water to the perforation location, and from there via the planned community distribution system.
17-Apr-22
by Bill Stumbaugh
The current heavy rains with flooding and road closures prevent the continuation of the project construction until the dry season arrives. The first phase concluded a few months ago with the construction of the capatation of the river water near its source.
