Project Description Region: Africa Country: Sierra Leone Location: Moyowa Jong Total Budget: $65,291 Area of Focus: The environment The main objective of this project is to reduce CO2 emissions, other air pollution, and noise pollution at the Henry Kormoi Memorial Community Hospital, located in Moyowa village, Jong Chiefdom, in the Bonthe District of Southern Sierra Leone. This will be done by the replacement of a diesel generator, now the only source of electricity for the hospital, with a solar power system which will provide the hospital with reliable power through all seasons of the year. The use of the solar system in place of the generator will result in an estimated 95% reduction in air pollution. This change will significantly benefit the patients, staff, and the surrounding community by vastly reducing air pollution and noise pollution, yielding a better environment for healing the patients, and a better working environment for the hospital staff. The surrounding community will benefit for the same reasons, and in addition our solar power system, which will be the first in the community, will set an example for others to follow in reducing pollution from other generators in the area. Primary Host Partner District: 9101 Rotary Club of: Freetown Primary Contact: Sylvia Bailor Email: [invalid email on file] Primary International Partner District: 5790 Rotary Club of: Denton-Lake Cities Primary Contact: Herman Oosterwijk Email: hermanoosterwijk@gmail.com Project Status Need $18,238 This project needs to receive some pledges to go to the next level. Please check the "Financing" tab to see the list of current pledges. Once the amount pledged is equal to the project budget, the status of the project will be automatically changed to "Fully Pledged". Click here to pledge support for this project. Project listed for the 2025-26 Rotary Year. The TRF Grant application number is #2457818.

Proposed Financing Existing Contributions Towards This Project Date Cash DDF Total Denton-Lake Cities (5790) 22-Nov-23 $9,500 $3,969 $13,469 Naperville (6450) 5-Feb-26 $4,750 $0 $4,750 District 6950 DDF 5-Feb-26 - $2,000 $2,000 District 6440 DDF 5-Feb-26 - $518 $518 Park Ridge (6440) 5-Feb-26 $5,135 $2,475 $7,610 District 6440 DDF 5-Feb-26 - $1,116 $1,116 Homewood (6450) 5-Feb-26 $2,375 $2,487 $4,862 District 6450 DDF 5-Feb-26 - $6,000 $6,000 Oak Park-River Forest (6450) 5-Feb-26 $1,425 $0 $1,425 District 9101 DDF 5-Feb-26 - $100 $100 Chicago Heights-Park Forest (6450) 5-Feb-26 $235 $0 $235 Bradley-Bourbonnais (6450) 5-Feb-26 $475 $0 $475 Darien (6450) 5-Feb-26 $475 $0 $475 Denver Mile High (5450) 5-Feb-26 $962 $0 $962 Denver Mile High (5450) 5-Feb-26 $962 $0 $962 District 5790 DDF 5-Feb-26 - $2,094 $2,094 Remaining Amount to Raise Additional Club Contribution (Needed) - Add a contribution $18,238 - $18,238 Amount Requested from The Rotary Foundation (waived) - Total $65,291 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%.

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History Log Entries 5-Feb-26 by Herman Oosterwijk System Entry: Pledge of $4,750 by NA of the Rotary Club of Naperville, District 6450. 5-Feb-26 by Herman Oosterwijk System Entry: Pledge of $2,000 DDF by Charlotte Israel of the Rotary Club of Palm Harbor, Fla, District 6950. 5-Feb-26 by Herman Oosterwijk System Entry: Pledge of $518 DDF by NA of the Rotary Club of North Chicago, District 6440. 5-Feb-26 by Herman Oosterwijk System Entry: Pledge of $5,135 with $2,475 DDF by Randy Wear of the Rotary Club of Park Ridge, District 6440. 5-Feb-26 by Herman Oosterwijk System Entry: Pledge of $1,116 DDF by A.J.Voth of the Rotary Club of ST Charles, District 6440. 5-Feb-26 by Herman Oosterwijk System Entry: Pledge of $2,375 with $2,487 DDF by Sam Kormoi of the Rotary Club of Homewood, District 6450. 5-Feb-26 by Herman Oosterwijk System Entry: Pledge of $6,000 DDF by NA of District 6450. 5-Feb-26 by Herman Oosterwijk System Entry: Pledge of $1,425 by Iris Saavadra of the Rotary Club of Oak Park-River Forest, District 6450. 5-Feb-26 by Herman Oosterwijk System Entry: Pledge of $100 DDF by NA of the Rotary Club of Freetown, District 9101. 5-Feb-26 by Herman Oosterwijk System Entry: Pledge of $235 by NA of the Rotary Club of Chicago Heights-Park Forest, District 6450. 5-Feb-26 by Herman Oosterwijk System Entry: Pledge of $475 by NA of the Rotary Club of Bradley-Bourbonnais, District 6450. 5-Feb-26 by Herman Oosterwijk System Entry: Pledge of $475 by NA of the Rotary Club of Darien, District 6450. 5-Feb-26 by Herman Oosterwijk System Entry: Pledge of $962 by NA of the Rotary Club of Denver Mile High, District 5450. 5-Feb-26 by Herman Oosterwijk System Entry: Pledge of $962 by NA of the Rotary Club of Denver Mile High, District 5450. 5-Feb-26 by Herman Oosterwijk System Entry: Pledge of $2,094 DDF by NA of the Rotary Club of Arlington, District 5790.