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	D-1560    Honduras - El Marillal Water for Adopt a Village $39,624 This grant will address problems of water and sanitation. It is being done under the Adopt A Village program of the Inter Country Committee between D-5240 and Honduras. The project has two components. First, it will provide a deep well (up to 300 feet) and a pump. Second, it will provide 50 composting latrines and hand washing stations with antibacterial soap. It is expected that this grant will be completed within a period of one year. Honduras is the second poorest nation in the Western Hemisphere. The poorest state or department in Honduras is Choluteca. El Marillal is a village of approximately 900 people who live in extreme poverty in Choluteca. The average daily income per household is $1 to $2 per day. Because the village well is now dry and cannot meet the needs of the population, villagers purchase water from vending trucks. It is expected that the new well will be able to sustain the village for the next 20 years. The composting latrines and hand washing stations address the issue of sanitation. Currently there are few latrines in El Marillal. The new latrines are designed so that safe, disease-free compost will be produced from human waste. The compost will be used in future community gardens. Hand washing stations with antibacterial soap will minimize the likelihood of fecal contamination and will reduce infection/disease. The village of El Marillal already has an 18,000 gallon holding tank that was provided by the government of Honduras in the first quarter of 2009. The homes and school are already equipped with sand filters and there is conduit to each home and the school that terminates in a stand spigot. Therefore, these items are not included in the grant. Background: In June 2008 an Inter Country Committee (ICC) agreement was signed by D-5240 and the country of Honduras. The agreement pledged that members of the ICC from D-5240 and Honduras would work for a period of at least 3 years to address the issue of poverty in Honduras. The water and sanitation project in El Marillal is a major undertaking of the ICC. In September 2008 delegates to the ICC from the RC Simi Sunrise and the RC Westlake Village Sunrise went to Honduras to begin understanding the needs of the country. The ICC formulated a strategic plan to “Adopt a Village” and work with that village for a period of up to 6 years to help the villagers raise themselves out of extreme poverty. In January 2009 the same delegates returned to Honduras and selected the village of El Marillal to be a demonstration site for the “Adopt a Village” program. At that time we learned from the Mayor and his leadership committee that their most pressing need was water and sanitation. This grant addresses that need. Primary Host Partner in the Project Country Club: Choluteca District: 4250 Primary Contact: Arturo Rafael Ferguson Rodrigu Email: rafaelferguson@gmail.com Check all projects from: [District 4250] [Choluteca Rotary Club] [Arturo Rafael Ferguson Rodrigu] Primary International Partner Outside the Project Country Club: Simi Sunrise District: 5240 Primary Contact: Heather Frankle Email: hfrankle@earthlink.net Check all projects from: [District 5240] [Simi Sunrise Rotary Club] [Heather Frankle] Proposed Financing Primary Host Sponsor Rotary Club/District Rotary Club of Choluteca $100 Primary International Sponsor Rotary Club/District Rotary Club of Simi Sunrise $6,216 District 5240 DDF $6,000 Additional Rotary Clubs/Districts Rotary Club of Camarillo $1,000 Rotary Club of Westlake Village $1,000 Rotary Club of Park City Sunrise $4,000 Rotary Club of Westlake Village Sunrise $2,000 Rotary Club of Newbury Park $1,000 Rotary Club of Simi Valley $1,000 Rotary Club of Tegucigalpa $100 Amount requested from the Rotary Foundation $14,208 Additional outside funding (not matched by TRF) $3,000 Total $39,624 Status and Progress Information Completed This project is completed. Project listed for the 2009-10 Rotary Year. The Matching Grant application number from TRF is #70908. The TRF Staff in charge of this grant is Mireya Morales (mireya.morales@rotary.org). The grant was approved by TRF on 9/1/09. <27-Jun-09> System Entry Creation of project page. <6-Jul-09> System Entry Pledge of $1,000 by Max Copenhagen of the Rotary Club of Camarillo, District 5240. <24-Jul-09> System Entry Pledge of $1,000 by Edwin Velarde of the Rotary Club of Westlake Village, District 5240. <2-Sep-09> System Entry Pledge of $4,000 by Mike Luers of the Rotary Club of Park City Sunrise, District 5420. <2-Sep-09> System Entry Pledge of $2,000 by Nick Frankle of the Rotary Club of Westlake Village Sunrise, District 5240. <2-Sep-09> by Heather Frankle This project has been approved by TRF. MG# is 70908. <10-Sep-09> System Entry Pledge of $1,000 by Ilan Migdali of the Rotary Club of Newbury Park, District 4250. <28-Oct-09> System Entry Pledge of $1,000 by Tonie Valdez of the Rotary Club of Simi Valley, District 5240. <11-Feb-10> by Heather Frankle Grant is fully funded. TRF has wired all funds to bank in Choluteca. Project is scheduled to be completed in spring of 2010. <14-Feb-10> System Entry Pledge of $24 by Calin Rusu of the Rotary Club of Dej, District 2241. <2-Jun-10> System Entry Grant paperwork sent to The Rotary Foundation. <2-Jun-10> by Heather Frankle The project was sent to TRF on July 1, 2009. It was approved in September 2009. All funds were sent to TRF in December 2009. TRF distributed funds to CR Choluteca in January 2010. Work on the project began in March 2010 and is 90% complete. The well is producing water; 75% of the latrines have been constructed. <2-Jun-10> System Entry Grant approved by The Rotary Foundation. <2-Jan-11> System Entry Grant status changed to "Completed".