1. Brief Description of the Project: This international Global Grant-funded project will provide clean and reliable water, disease prevention, Menstrual Hygiene Workshop as well as Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Training for 14,300 community members including 3,900 school children in the villages of Ashong Batiba and Bwiteva, Cameroon. The Rotary Club of Denver Southeast is teaming with several District 5450 and outside clubs, a local host Kumbo Rotary Club and local Cooperating Organization to undertake this much-needed project. Both the local Rotary Club (the Rotary Club of Kumbo) and the local Cooperating Organization (the Association for Sustainable Development, ASD) have a history of successfully completing sustainable community-driven projects in Cameroon. ASD and the Rotary Club of Kumbo have completed many WASH Projects in Cameroon, and both have knowledgeable experts to design, manage, and supervise the project as well as carefully and transparently administering grant funds, and to complete engineering review, hydro-geophysical & hydrology analysis, and any additionally needed input on operations and maintenance designs. The Rotary Club of Denver Southeast is providing fund raising and oversight to ensure the project is successful and sustainable. The first objective of the project is to create a water supply which includes drilling a well for water, an electric-powered pump system for the well, and storage facilities designed to distribute the water to the school and community. The second objective is a Water System and WASH training for the local water committee and villagers to improve water-related disease awareness and education, including a workshop on menstrual cups and creating sustainable feminine hygiene pads. This initiative merges water provision and knowledge with public health to provide sustainable, community-led WASH awareness and action in rural Cameroon that provides year-round health and productivity services. The project is proposed to be concluded in 12 months or less. Club members are overseeing the budget, timeline and technical aspects of the project, including visiting for key progress points.
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 2025-26 Rotary Year.
The TRF Grant application number is #257884.
Proposed Financing
Existing Contributions Towards This Project
Date
Cash
DDF
Total
Kumbo (9150)
12-Sep-25
$10,369
$0
$10,369
Denver Southeast (5450)
12-Sep-25
$6,000
$7,000
$13,000
Vail Eagle Valley (5470)
19-Oct-25
$2,000
$2,500
$4,500
Boulder (5450)
23-Jan-26
$3,000
$4,500
$7,500
Evergreen (5450)
23-Jan-26
$2,400
$3,600
$6,000
Denver (5450)
23-Jan-26
$3,000
$2,500
$5,500
Castle Rock (5450)
23-Jan-26
$2,000
$3,000
$5,000
Denver Cherry Creek (5450)
23-Jan-26
$1,000
$1,500
$2,500
Denver Northeast (5450)
23-Jan-26
$1,000
$1,500
$2,500
Parker (5450)
23-Jan-26
$1,000
$1,500
$2,500
Centennial (5450)
23-Jan-26
$1,000
$1,500
$2,500
Denver Southeast (5450)
28-Jul-26
$21,436
$0
$21,436
Amount Requested from The Rotary Foundation
-
$23,280
$23,280
Additional Contribution (not matched by The Rotary Foundation)
$1,000
Total
$107,585
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
12-Sep-25
by Deacon Joshua Knight
System Entry: Creation of project page.
19-Oct-25
by Reggie O'Brien
System Entry: Pledge of $2,000 by Reggie O'Brien of the Rotary Club of Vail Eagle Valley, District 5470. [Updated to $2,000 with $2,500 DDF on 23-Jan-26]
23-Jan-26
by Deacon Joshua Knight
System Entry: Pledge of $3,000 with $4,500 DDF by Brian Vickers of the Rotary Club of Boulder, District 5450.
23-Jan-26
by Deacon Joshua Knight
System Entry: Pledge of $2,400 with $3,600 DDF by J Kelly Garrod of the Rotary Club of Evergreen, District 5450.
23-Jan-26
by Deacon Joshua Knight
System Entry: Pledge of $2,500 with $2,000 DDF by Mark Donovan of the Rotary Club of Denver, District 5450. [Updated to $3,000 with $2,500 DDF on 23-Jan-26]
23-Jan-26
by Deacon Joshua Knight
System Entry: Pledge of $2,000 with $3,000 DDF by Wes Schuneman of the Rotary Club of Castle Rock, District 5450.
23-Jan-26
by Deacon Joshua Knight
System Entry: Pledge of $1,000 with $1,500 DDF by Joel Russman of the Rotary Club of Denver Cherry Creek, District 5450.
23-Jan-26
by Deacon Joshua Knight
System Entry: Pledge of $1,000 with $1,500 DDF by Laura Olmedo of the Rotary Club of Denver Northeast, District 5450.
23-Jan-26
by Deacon Joshua Knight
System Entry: Pledge of $1,000 with $1,500 DDF by Michele Duncan of the Rotary Club of Parker, District 5450.
23-Jan-26
by Deacon Joshua Knight
System Entry: Pledge of $1,000 with $1,500 DDF by David Willman of the Rotary Club of Centennial, District 5450.
28-Jul-26
by Deacon Joshua Knight
System Entry: Pledge of $21,436 by Deacon Joshua Knight of the Rotary Club of Denver Southeast, District 5450.
28-Jul-26
by Deacon Joshua Knight
System Entry: Project is now "Fully Pledged".
4-Oct-26
System Entry
System Entry: Carry-over grace notification sent because regular carry-over notices were interrupted. The project will not be dropped for at least 30 days.
