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Global Grant Proposal Form for Project G-2682 Last updated by William F Stumbaugh <bill.usdrmxec@gmail.com> on 10-Apr-21 Project Title Rio Muchacho Comm.Water System Type of Project [X] Humanitarian [ ] VTT [ ] Scholarship Primary Host Partner Information
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Grant Host Committee
Grant International Committee
Do any of these committee members have potential conflict of interest? If so, please briefly explain. No known conflict of interests Tell us a little about your project. What are the main objectives of the project, and who will benefit from it? The project proposes to construct a community potable water system provide treated water to homes and school. The system will include a developed water well, submersible water pump, storage tank, chlorine treatment, security protection,a community network of water distribution pipelines and consumer water consumption meters. In accordance with Ecuadorian law, a community water board will be elected and the members receive training about their roles including water law, water science, chlorine treatment, administation, operations and maintenance, security, budget development, consumption cost rate, accounting and banking, legal requirements,etc. The project also will provide mechanical training to the individuals designated by the water board to operate the water system. Training about personal hygiene practices and the protection of water sources will also be provided by Rotarians to school teachers and the community. Which area of focus will this project support?
Which goals of this area of focus will your project support? - How will you measure your project impact?
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Humanitarian Project Rio Muchacho, San Vicente, Manabí, Ecuador 2021-2023
Cooperating Organization (Optional)
Why did you choose to partner with this organization and what will its role be? The partner is the local government authority and can help provide leadership and services to support the construction of the water system, training and support sustainability Partners (Optional) List any other partner that will participate in this project. - Volunteer Travelers (Optional) Provide name, email of traveler(s). - Describe this person's role in the project. - Rotarian Participants Describe the role that host Rotarians will have in this project. Host club rotarians will manage all aspects of the project implementation, monitoring, evaluation and reporting. The project committee has completed several similar Global Grant projects creating community water systems. Describe the role that international Rotarians will have in this project. International rotarians will assist to identify project financing, oversee implementation, communicate about the project other rotarians and the public as well as support annual reporting to the Rotary Foundation. International sponsor rotarians have visited other projectsc in Ecuador conducted by the Host Sponsor. What is the budget for this grant?
Tell us about the funding you have secured for your project.
Humanitarian Projects - Project Planning Describe the community needs that your project will address. The people of Rio Muchacho have no readily available access to safe water for human consumption. They get water from the river or buy it from unsanitary tank trucks. Some people may bring back jugs of safe water from a store in the cantón capital San Vicente, about 10 miles away. The also lacks local health, police and fire services. There is one small elementary school that is underserved. There is no Internet or conventional telephone service. Cellular signal is weak and varies in strength. The national ministry of water reports that 65% of the people living in northern Manabí province do not have safe water. How did your project team identify these needs. Project committee members made several trips to the community, meeting with leaders as well as participating in community assemblies. The has also walked several parts of the river drainage, all the way to the river source. Engineers from GADM San Vicente also provided technical history and assisted with the design of the water system. The water ministry also provided a hydrological report and a proposed water system construction specifications and budget. The ministry and the GADM San Vicente also identified the community as high priority to receive a water system. Community members expressed concerned about the rate of water borne illnesses and the contamnation of the river. The communty leadership is organizing river cleanup activities, tree planting and education about trash disposal and organic farming. The project team has met nine times with the community leaders and at community assemblies. How were members of the benefiting community involved in finding solutions. Directly and regularly. Several meetings have been held with leaderhip and community assemblies, and team members interviewed citizens when encountered during walk arounds. Citizens ask questions and provide input. Prospective water board members have been invovled from the begining as well as the president of the community and alcaldesa of the cantón. Intially, it was anticipated the capturing of the water source would be the preferred method, but it was later decided to peforate a well somewhat downstream as a better site logistically regarding electrical supply and maintenance as well as being more secure. How were community members involved in planning the project. Same as above. Regularly and directly. Participated in the various meetings, accompanied the project committee and GADM San Vicente engineers at meetings and walk around. Humanitarian Projects - Project Implementation Summarize each step of your project's implementation.
Will you work in coordination with any related initiative in the community? If yes, briefly describe the other initiatives and how they relate to this project. If no, please explain. Are local initiatives not addressing these needs? Or, if they are, why did you decide not to work with them? Will coordinate with local efforts led by the president of the community to control river contamination and the development of organic farming and tourism. Will also cooperate with a university outreach program that students help with contamination analysis and response. Please describe the training, community outreach, or educational programs this project will include. 1. Administration and management of the water system by the water board. Aspects include financial management, legal compliance, water and treatment sciene, mechanical operations and maintenance, banking and accounting, communication, security, consumpution rate determination and collection of user fees, budget development, etc. 2. Mechanical training about the operation and maintenance of the water system to the individuals designated by the water board. 3. Training to school teachers and the commmunity about best practices regarding personal hygien and the protection of safe water sources. Will use a curriculum successfully implemented in 9 previous WASH Global Grant projects. How were these needs identified? The above training needs are commonly accepted as necessary for the successful sustainability of a community water system. What incentives (for example, monetary compensation, awards, certification, or publicity), will you use, if any, to encourage community members to participate in the project? The acquisition of regular access to safe water is the biggest motiviation. While community members know that Ecuadorian law states that water is free, they learn that the supply of this water, treated, requires funding that the consumers will provide. List any community members or community groups that will oversee the continuation of the project after grant-funded activities conclude. The democratically elected community water board will have the legal authority to manage and oversee the water system. The president of the community will also provide oversight, support and leadership. The GADM San Vicente will also assure that the system is sustained. Budget Will you purchase budget items from local vendors? Explain the process you used to select vendors. All materials and equipment planed for this project are readily available in Ecuador. The systems used are basic and culturally appropriate. Did you use competitive bidding to select vendors? If no, please explain. Will continue to contract with Hidropozo for the system construction because of a successful history of collaboration on the previous nine WASH projects. Please provide an operating and maintenance plan for the equipment or materials you purchased for this project. This plan should include who will operate and maintain the equipment and how they will be trained. Two individuals will be designated by the community water board to receive technical training from the construction contrator Hidropozo and from Rotarian civil engineer Pablo Moreno about the maintenance, operation and repair of the community potable water delivery system. Follow up mentoring will be provided for the length of the project as well as informally afterwards.The water board will establish a system operational budget and there in will compensation for the technical service provided by the individuals. MANAGEMENT AND MAINTENANCE PLAN RIO MUCHACHO COMMUNITY WATER BOARD
ACTIVITY FREQUENCY PERSONNEL MATERIALS AND PARTS HERRAMIENTAS Y EQUIPO REFORESTATION OF WATER SOURCE MONTHLY CONSUMERS NATIVE PLANTS MACHETE, SHOVEL, PICK, POST HOLE, WATER SOURCE MAINTENANCE MONTHLY CONSUMERS DISINFECTION MATERIAL MACHETE, SHOVEL, PICK, BROOM PUMPING EQUIPMENT AND CONTROL PANEL MONTHLY OPERATOR, JOURNEYMAN ELECTRICIAN STARTING CONTACTS AMPERMETER PLIERS, 110 Y 220 V TESTER DISTRIBUTION PIPELINE NETWORK MAINTENANCE WEEKLY JOURNEYMAN PLUMBER PARTS AND ASSESSORIES FOR CONSUMPTION METERS,GATE VALVES, CHECK VALVES, AIR VALVES, etc. PIPE WRENCH, PIPE THREAD TAPE, PVC ELECTRICAL ENGERY NETWORK MONTHLY JOURNEYMAN ELECTRICIAN CABLES, BREAKER, PROTECTIVE SEALS ROD TO REMOVE FUSES PRODUCTION OF POTABLE WATER DAILY OPERATOR CHLORINE KIT--HYPOCHLORIDE-CALCIUM OR SODIUM CHLORINE DOSAGE, RESIDUAL CHLORINE MEASUREMENT, DISINFECT EQUIPMENT WITH CHLORINE AND FILTRATION. STORAGE TANK WEEKLY LABORERS HOSE, BROOMS, IMPERMIABLE PAINT COMPRESSOR, WELDER, HORIZONTAL PUMP 110V.
ING. ANGEL ORTEGA SENAGUA-CHONE Describe how community members will maintain the equipment after grant-funded activities conclude. Will replacement parts be available? The individuals designated by the water board to operate and maintain the equipment will be responsible for its maintenance. They will be trained by Hidropozo and rotarians on the project committee. If the grant will be used to purchase any equipment, will the equipment be culturally appropriate and conform to the community's technology standards? If yes, please explain. If no, describe how the project team will help community members adopt the technology. All water system equipment used will be culturally appropriate and in common use across Ecuador. All equipment complies with recognized engineering standards. The training will be hands on and often the trainees already have some experience working with electrical water pumps and other system components. After the project is completed, who will own the items purchased by grant funds? No items may be owned by a Rotary district, club, or member. The community water board as provided by Ecuadorian law will be the owner of the equipment purchased for the project water system. Funding Have you found a local funding source to sustain project outcomes for the long term? If yes, please describe this funding source. The financial sustainability of the water system will be provided by customer payments for the water consumed. Will any part of the project generate income for ongoing project funding? If yes, please explain. The collection of the water consumption fees will be allocated across the water system budget including a reserve account for contingencies and future system maintenance, repair and expansion. Is your economic and community development activity a microcredit project? If yes, upload your microcredit supplement file. No | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||