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Global Grant Proposal Form for Project G-2953 Last updated by Rich Fisher <ben993q@gmail.com> on 10-Apr-24 Project Title Clean Water in Kenya Schools 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 Tell us a little about your project. What are the main objectives of the project, and who will benefit from it? This project aims to improve the test performance and attendance of children in a few schools in the Rift Valley of Kenya. We expect this to be an outcome of improved health due to drinking cleaner water and using better hygiene. We will work with accepting school communities to build rainwater harvesting, storage and install water filters and hand washing stations. Reusable menstrual products will be distributed to appropriately aged girls. Training school faculty, parents and students on the maintenance of the equipment and hygiene education will be a critical component at each school 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 Rift Valley, Kenya. 2024-25
Cooperating Organization (Optional)
Why did you choose to partner with this organization and what will its role be? - Partners (Optional) List any other partner that will participate in this project. - Volunteer Travelers (Optional) Provide name, email of traveler(s). Rich Fisher, rich.fisher@comcast.net Debbie Welden, Deborah.welden@gmail.com Describe this person's role in the project. Both these individuals will meet with members of the host Club and the contractor to coordinate activities. They will also visit each school and meet with the students and head teachers. They will also participate to a limited degree with some installations of the WASH equipment. Rotarian Participants Describe the role that host Rotarians will have in this project. Host Rotarians will help select and vet schools that receive WASH installations. Some may help with equipment installations and the education of students about proper hygiene. Describe the role that international Rotarians will have in this project. An international Rotarian will visit the project schools, meet with the benefiting community including students and possibly help install some WASH projects or inspect completed installations. 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. This project expects to provide a more reliable source of clean drinking water for a primary or secondary school. It also will teach hygiene and provide access to hygiene tools including hand washing stations and washable sanitary products for girls, if requested. The project will also introduce basic gardening techniques with gray water. How did your project team identify these needs. The international club project leader and Kenyan friends have visited dozens of schools in the Rift Valley since 2008. Through previous WASH projects, we have installed WASH projects in about 100 schools in the Rift Valley, Meru and Samburu Kenya. There are hundreds of schools in the Rift Valley that have WASH problems. In this project, the international and host clubs project leaders will work together to identify specific schools that are needy and receptive to this project. How were members of the benefiting community involved in finding solutions. The benefiting communities (school faculty and parents) will be presented with the project objectives and requirements. Those communities will decide whether or not the project is for them. If they agree to host a WASH project at their school, they will work with project leaders and contractors on these placement of equipment and receive training on its operation. They will also have to participate materially in the project usually be building a pedestal for the water tank(s). How were community members involved in planning the project. See above 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? Poor rural schools in Kenya are often church sponsored and sometimes government schools. In almost every case, no water service exists at the school; children either bring water or it is sourced from a nearby stream. The county government will be consulted about the project. Assistance will be solicited but experience has shown that usually none is available. Most schools have a parent organization that we will work with to help build and install the project. Sometimes water equipment such as storage tanks are found at the schools abandoned and unused. In these cases, if the equipment is serviceable, it will be put into service. Please describe the training, community outreach, or educational programs this project will include. Training on the maintenance and operation of the rainwater collection system and the water filters will be provided initially and annually for two years after installation. Key to this project success is the education that will be provided to the benefiting community in hygiene practices including proper hand washing and maintaining clean water containers separate from raw water containers. How were these needs identified? The international club project leader and Kenyan friends have visited dozens of schools in the Rift Valley since 2008. Through previous WASH projects, we have installed WASH projects in about 100 schools in the Rift Valley, Meru and Samburu Kenya. There are hundreds of schools in the Rift Valley that have WASH problems. In this project, the international and host clubs project leaders will work together to identify specific schools that are needy and receptive to this project. What incentives (for example, monetary compensation, awards, certification, or publicity), will you use, if any, to encourage community members to participate in the project? First, the benefiting communities must request the project once the opportunity of a WASH project is presented to them. Second, the school will selected only if the community agrees to assist with installation including building some infrastructure at their own cost. List any community members or community groups that will oversee the continuation of the project after grant-funded activities conclude. The community of parents and school faculty will be responsible for operating the system. They will be trained and retrained periodically. Budget Will you purchase budget items from local vendors? Explain the process you used to select vendors. The contractor will buy equipment and supplies from local vendors using the best value method; that is, highest quality for lowest cost. Did you use competitive bidding to select vendors? If no, please explain. The contractor will obtain cost quotes from available vendors. Since the schools receiving the projects are in rural areas, the availability of vendors is limited. 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. The rainwater collection infrastructure is passive and quite straightforward. Basic carpentry skills are all that is needed to install facia board, gutters and tanks for a gravity flow system. Since the benefiting community is participating in the installation, they will have first hand knowledge about the system and how it functions. Thus, they will be knowledgeable about what is necessary to keep the system functioning. For the water filters and the hand washing stations, a training session will conducted for key community members on the operation and maintenance of the system. All components are designed to operate problem-free for a year if maintained as directed and not abused. Describe how community members will maintain the equipment after grant-funded activities conclude. Will replacement parts be available? Replacement parts for the water collection and a hand washing stations will be available from local vendors. The source for replacements parts for the water filter will be provided to the community. 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. The technology that has been chosen for this project is at the most basic level. The only moving parts are valves on the water storage tanks. Rainwater collection and hand washing are found throughout Kenya especially in and near urban areas. The filters are not as common thus the hygiene instruction that is provided in the native tongue is important for adoption. 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 benefiting communities will own everything that is delivered. Funding Have you found a local funding source to sustain project outcomes for the long term? If yes, please describe this funding source. See below Will any part of the project generate income for ongoing project funding? If yes, please explain. The project will include building a small garden and lined pond for irrigation. The expectation is that students will grow and sell vegetables, the profits from which will support the water system maintenance. Is your economic and community development activity a microcredit project? If yes, upload your microcredit supplement file. No | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||