Project Description Country: Ethiopia Location: Nekemte Total Budget: $6,719 Area of Focus: Water, sanitation and hygiene Activity Type: Water: Supply/Access Summary: Upgrade gravity-fed potable water system for 2,062 people in Hara Keku Kebele, Ethiopia. The Laga Mume Keku spring provides neither accessible nor adequate water to the community. The project will repair the spring cap, provide a water distribution point and a clothes wash station at the spring, and install 1.1 kilometers of water pipe to provide a four-faucet water distribution point closer to the main population center. Work will begin in November 2025 and will be completed by May 2026. Funds will be used for materials, masonry, concrete, pipeline installation, transportation, and professional technical oversight. Community members will provide construction labor. Members of the Rotary Club of Nekemte will provide a bank account, oversee the funds, and work with the community during construction. Project Contact Person District: 5440 Rotary Club of: Sheridan Primary Contact: Susan Brayton Email: brayton48@msn.com Project Status Paid This project is "Paid". This means that the funds from the district have been issued. This project is now being ready for implementation. When this is done, a report needs to be uploaded on the project page and the "Reported" button needs to be clicked, then the status of the project will be changed to "Reported". Project listed for the 2025-26 Rotary Year.

Proposed Financing Existing Contributions Towards This Project Date Cash DDF Total Sheridan (5440) 27-May-25 $2,244 $3,500 $5,744 Sheridan (5440) 8-Jul-25 $975 $0 $975 Total $3,219 $3,500 $6,719

Project Supporting Documents Alphabetical with icons By date with icons Alphabetical list format By date list format [27-May-25] Budget [30-May-25] club questionnaire [9-Jun-25] club questionnaire part 2 [9-Jun-25] MOU PE Signed [6-Jun-25] MOU President Signed [9-Jun-25] PE signed MOU [27-May-25] Proposal [27-May-25] Proposal Addendum

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History Log Entries 27-May-25 by Randy Looper Susan, Can you remind your current PE Cassandra that they still need to answer the club qualification questions found at this link: https://rotary5440.org/page/district-grant-qualifications Once she sends her answers to me i can send her the MOU she and her PE needs to sign. Randy Looper District Grants 27-May-25 by Robert Waltermire System Entry: Creation of project page. 30-May-25 by Susan Brayton System Entry: Project sent for club signatures. 30-May-25 System Entry System Entry: Project signed by Bob Waltermire. 30-May-25 by Susan Brayton System Entry: Project signed by Susan Brayton. 3-Jun-25 System Entry System Entry: Project signed by Cassandra Foster. 1-Jul-25 by Randy Looper Susan, The District had $18,000 more grant requests than available DDF for the 25 - 26 grant year. In order to meet the available DDF it was determined that we need to reduce the 3 tier levels to the next lower tier or $1,000. I have cancelled your signature process and reduced your DDF request by $975. You will need to either reduce the total budget for your grant or increase your club giving by $975 so it balances. Once you have made this adjustment please start the signature process again. If you have any questions please email or call me at 970-629-0654. Randy 1-Jul-25 by Randy Looper System Entry: Signature Process cancelled by user. 1-Jul-25 by Randy Looper System Entry: Project reverted to "Published". 8-Jul-25 by Susan Brayton System Entry: Pledge of $975 by Susan Brayton of the Rotary Club of Sheridan, District 5440. 8-Jul-25 by Susan Brayton System Entry: Project is now "Fully Pledged". 9-Jul-25 by Susan Brayton System Entry: Project sent for club signatures. 9-Jul-25 by Susan Brayton System Entry: Project signed by Susan Brayton. 9-Jul-25 System Entry System Entry: Project signed by Cassandra Foster. 10-Jul-25 System Entry System Entry: Project signed by Robert Waltermire. 14-Jul-25 by Randy Looper System Entry: Project approved by the District Approval Committee. 5-Aug-25 by Randy Looper Susan, Bob Waltermire letme know $517 of this grant cannot be funded by RI so I'm going to reduce the DDF by $517 and Bob is going to send you a check to cover that amount. Randy 7-Aug-25 by Randy Looper System Entry: Check for DDF payment issued by Foundation Treasurer. 29-Oct-25 by Randy Looper Susan, Can you please do a quarterly history log update as to what is happing with the grant, Thanks, Randy 29-Oct-25 by Robert Waltermire I have been notified by Dr. Fekadu that the rainy season has ended and the project can begin. Susan Bray Brayton of the Rotary Club of Sheridan, WY will soon be sending the initial project funding. Susan (project leader) and I are working togehter on this project. 5-Feb-26 by Susan Brayton 1) 11/20/25 - Funds wire transferred to Dr. Fekadu, Ethiopia 2) 12/15/25 - Consultation with administration and local leaders regarding project plan and materials ordered 3) 1/2/26 Materials mobilization to site began 4) 2/4/26 Construction began 5-Feb-26 by Susan Brayton Process photos were added to the grant website (site map, location images, materials delivered images, initial construction images)