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Global Grant Proposal Form for Project G-3460 Last updated by Gary Short <garyeshort@gmail.com> on 27-Aug-24 Project Title Intuba Water Wells Type of Project [X] Humanitarian [ ] VTT [ ] Scholarship Primary Host Partner Information
Primary International Partner Information
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 will fund 5 solar powered water wells which will not only provide safe drinking water for villagers, but also water for a drip irrigation system, enabling the village to produce crops for food and additional income. The project will also include agricultural training for a member of the village to insure that proper agricultural practices are followed. 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?
Do you know who will collect information for monitoring and evaluation? -
Humanitarian Project The water wells will be located in the following districts: Lupane, Bibi, Nkayi, Kazi, and Gwanda South, and will take place within 6 months of funds being available.
Cooperating Organization (Optional)
Why did you choose to partner with this organization and what will its role be? Intuba has over 10 years experience in establishing water wells and drip irrigation systems in the area, so they have a proven process for success. They have a local office in Bulawayo, and also a USA based 501(c)3 organization. Intuba will manage and oversee the project. 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. Members of the Rotary Club of Bulawayo will assist in completion of the required reports and make periodic visits to the project sites to verify the progress of the project Describe the role that international Rotarians will have in this project. HEB Rotarian Gary Short will maintain contact with the staff of Intuba as well as the Host Rotary Club to obtain progress reports. In April 2024, Rotarian Short visited the Bulawayo office of Intuba and traveled with staff to a village that received a water well and is growing their first crop using the raised beds and drip irrigation. 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. Sanitary drinking water Drip irrigation to enable vegetable crop production How did your project team identify these needs. Intuba did an extensive community assessment. How were members of the benefiting community involved in finding solutions. - How were community members involved in planning the project. Members of the village are required to form the raised beds, and are trained in proper agricultural practices. 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? - Please describe the training, community outreach, or educational programs this project will include. - How were these needs identified? - What incentives (for example, monetary compensation, awards, certification, or publicity), will you use, if any, to encourage community members to participate in the project? - List any community members or community groups that will oversee the continuation of the project after grant-funded activities conclude. - Budget Will you purchase budget items from local vendors? Explain the process you used to select vendors. - Did you use competitive bidding to select vendors? If no, please explain. - 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. - Describe how community members will maintain the equipment after grant-funded activities conclude. Will replacement parts be available? - 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. - 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. - Funding Have you found a local funding source to sustain project outcomes for the long term? If yes, please describe this funding source. - Will any part of the project generate income for ongoing project funding? If yes, please explain. - Is your economic and community development activity a microcredit project? If yes, upload your microcredit supplement file. - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||