G-1372

Water Filter Distribution

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Project Description

Region: North America

Country: Mexico

Location: Puerto Vallarta area

Total Budget: $98,050

Area of Focus: Water, sanitation and hygiene



Our basic overall goal is to improve opportunities for children through education. We believe the only way to break the poverty cycle is through education. Hospitals and clinics who treat people living in rural areas around Puerto Vallarta all tell us that one of their major issues is sickness due to parasites and bacterial problems. Almost all of these problems come from their drinking water. This keeps parents from working and children from school.

One obvious solution to this problem is to buy bottled water for the family. But bottled water is very expensive. A family can easily spend 50 pesos per day buying bottled water, but an average wage for these rural men is only 100 to 200 pesos per day. In this situation, as soon as a child is old enough to work, they are removed from school so they can help support the family. Our water filter project will either save the family enough money that they can keep their children in school or it keeps the family well so that the parents can work and the children can go to school. Both accomplish our goal.

Another issue in these rural areas is personal hygiene, especially hand washing or the lack of it. So we are also discussing personal hygiene at the same time we deliver water filters. We are also providing all of the schools in the area water filters and an instructional poster on personal hygiene. The water filter and poster will be delivered to each school so that we can discuss with the teachers the importance of personal hygiene and encourage them to add it to their curriculum.

Approximately 8000 adults and children will receive water filters.

Primary Host Partner

District: 6670

Rotary Club of: West Chester/Liberty

Primary Contact: Kenneth Rieser

Email: ken@memorablejourneys.net

Primary International Partner

District: 4140

Rotary Club of: Puerto Vallarta Sur

Primary Contact: Laura Joachim Moreyra

Email: [invalid email on file]

Project Status

Dropped
This project has been "Dropped". Check the history log entries to see why it was dropped.

Project listed for the 2017-18 Rotary Year.

The TRF Grant application number is #1756634.

Proposed Financing

Existing Contributions Towards This Project

Date

Cash

DDF

Total

West Chester/Liberty (6670)

9-Jul-17

$9,050

$17,800

$26,850

Puerto Vallarta Sur (4140)

9-Jul-17

$500

$500

$1,000

Fort Collins (Foothills) (5440)

25-Jul-17

$2,000

$2,000

$4,000

Remaining Amount to Raise

Additional Club Contribution (Needed) - Add a contribution

$26,750

-

$26,750

Amount Requested from The Rotary Foundation

$19,150

$20,300

$39,450

Total

$98,050

Note: as of July 1, 2015 there is a 5% additional support fee for cash contributions. This fee does not appear in the financials above because it does not apply if the funds are sent directly to the project account (without going through TRF, and therefore without Paul Harris credit). Clubs sending their cash contribution to TRF must be aware they will have to send an additional 5%.

Project Supporting Documents


[11-Jul-17]
GG1756634

 

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History Log Entries

9-Jul-17

System Entry

System Entry: Creation of project page.

11-Jul-17

by Ray Swanson

Refer to attached GG1756634 for financing detail. I do not have full required info for all contributing clubs to input into this matchinggrants.org site.

25-Jul-17

by Kelly Moll

System Entry: Pledge of $2,000 with $2,000 DDF by Kelly Moll of the Rotary Club of Fort Collins (Foothills), District 5440.

1-Aug-17

by Ron Hogan

D5440 $2,000 DDF match for Fort Collins Foothills $2,000 contribution was approved by D5440 Grants Committee, Ron Hogan

2-Sep-18

System Entry

System Entry: Project dropped per lack of response to the carry-over notification emails.

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