WASH UGANDA WATER AND SANITATION HYGIENE PROJECT IN ALOI AND BARLONYO VILLAGES

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1 WASH UGANDA WATER AND SANITATION HYGIENE PROJECT IN ALOI AND BARLONYO VILLAGES $449,500 USD Rotary Club of Lira & Rotary Club of Kampala Primary Host Sponsors The Rotary Club of Oakville Trafalgar Primary International Sponsor

2 Where?

3 Barlonyo Aloi

4 RI Priorities and WASH Promoting Peace - YES Fighting Disease YES Providing Clean Water YES Saving Mothers and Children YES Supporting Education YES Growing Local Economies - YES

5 Plan: Holistic Solution Water supply systems Solar powered bore hole wells Reservoir tanks for 10 stand pipes per village Rain water harvesting tanks 63 improved latrine stances Biogas production system Hygiene education campaign Solar power generation for school lights & computers Income Generating Microfinance loans/tree planting

6 The Sites Barlonyo Technical & Vocational Institute (280 students) Barlonyo Early Child Development Centre (320 students) Aloi Primary & Senior Secondary Schools (1,000 students) Surrounding population: 3,000 Surrounding population: 2,000

7 Today Borlonyo vocational and nursery school well (2010) Waste management Aloi Secondary School cooking stove - wood is too valuable to be used for cooking

8 Latrine Issues Problems: Soil conditions & high water table make it difficult to have dry, in-ground toilets Pits collapsing Inadequate access to latrines Solution: Planned squat toilets with tap & bucket for cleaning, flushing drain hole & washing hands.

9 Today

10 Collecting water in Barlonyo

11 Education system is making progress Nursery School hand washing lesson in Barlonyo Barlonyo Technical and Vocational Institute Graduation

12 Early Community Involvement Needs assessment meeting

13 Project Benefits 1. 6,600 people free from waiting for hours to fetch water 2. 1,600 students will have adequate latrine stances & hand washing facilities 3. Reduction in sanitation related diseases 4. Reduction of tree cutting for wood fuel 5. Use of biogas as fuel will lead to reduction in greenhouse gas emissions 6. Bio-slurry (by-product of biogas process) will improve soil fertility 7. Tree planting at schools for wind breaks 8. Economic empowerment through microfinance funding

14 Why this will work: It is ROTARY! Rotary already in area supporting new schools in Barlonyo Feasibility Study - meets local needs and wants Sustainability plan. Water User Committee. School & government involvement. Very strong education effort (2yrs) Local supplies and material plus construction and installation

15 Rotary Foundation Contribution Global Grant application pending 1 st application under new system in District Requested District Foundation contribution Requested RI Foundation contribution "If your Club is seeking a significant WASH opportunity, please support the RC Oakville Trafalgar program in Barlonyo/Aloi in Uganda. It will truly transform the lives of thousands of people in those communities. It is part of a truly innovative program in which all the Rotary Clubs in the country have agreed to work together to bring safe water and sanitation to the country. This program could be the precursor of a global Rotary movement in which Clubs in many countries collaborate to improve life and livelihood through safe water and sanitation. -- Ron Denham, Chair Emeritus of WASRAG

16 Project Team Martin Ogang Kampala RC Accountant Nairobi University lecturer Past President & CEO of PTA Bank 4 daughters living in Canada RCOT International Committee June Oliver - Chair Lorna Pitcher Toronto RC Founder, Children of Hope Uganda Paul Harris Award for her Uganda work (before she became a Rotarian) Familiar with the area Lira RC Many participating RCs

17 Rotary Partners in Africa Left: Enid Nambuya, President RC Kampala; Lorna Pitcher, RC Toronto and Children of Hope Uganda; Michael Ojok, Chairman, Uganda Rotary Water Plus; and Martin Ogang, RC Kampala Right: Esther Atoo, RC Lira; RC Lira President Edwin Okabo; Lorna Pitcher, RC Toronto and Children of Hope Uganda; and Levi Abongo, Past Assistant District Governor, District 9200

18 Project Advisors Water and Sanitation Rotarian Action Group WASRAG Michael Ojok, Chair Ugandan Rotary Water Plus (URWP) advised the combining of the 2 village proposals

19 Project Management Structure

20 Work Plan (example 1/2)

21 Budget for 2 Villages Solar Power Water Supply including: Drilling and piping (10 stands) Reservoir tanks Solar pump station Solar power for lighting $235,500 Rainwater harvesting tanks $ 10,000 Toilet buildings $ 59,500 Biogas digesting system $ 62,500 Behavior education campaign $ 25,500 Misc. $ 19,500 Project management $ 12,000 Tree Planting and Micro-Finance $ 25,000 TOTAL $449,500

22 Uganda WASH Project Fundraising WE DID IT! Our target was to reach $103,000 We re now at $113,000 All monies coming in now will go directly to MICRO FINANCE OPPORTUNITIES Last Updated May 1, 2014 $140K $130K $120K $110K $100K $90K $80K $70K $60K $50K $40K $30K $20K $10K

23 THANK YOU! 28 ROTARY CLUBS 3 COUNTRIES PERSONAL DONATIONS

24 Rotary Clubs & Financial Support Ajax, Ontario Canada Annapolis, Maryland USA Bolton, Ontario Canada Burlington Lakeshore, Ontario Canada Burlington North, Ontario Canada Cambridge North, Ontario Canada Cambridge Preston-Hespeler, ON Canada Etobicoke, Ontario Canada Grand Falls, Newfoundland Canada Ingersoll, Ontario Canada Kampala, Uganda Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada Kitchener Conestoga, Ontario Canada Lakewood Ranch, Florida USA Lira, Uganda Markdale, Ontario Canada MetroBethesda, Maryland USA Niagara, Ontario Canada Oakville, Ontario Canada Oakville Trafalgar, Ontario Canada Oakville West, Ontario Canada Ottawa, Ontario Canada Picton, Ontario Canada St. Catharines, Ontario Canada South Anne Arundel County, Maryland USA Toronto, Ontario Canada Vienna, Virginia USA York, Ontario Canada

25 Join Us in UGANDA! RCOT International Services Committee is inviting all interested parties to join us for the Ugandan WASH project ground breaking ceremonies in Barlonyo on July 17th and in Aloi on July 18th. An itinerary is currently being put together that will include a three day safari in Murchison Falls National Park. Total proposed itinerary in Uganda is July 14 to July 24. If you re interested, contact June Oliver at oliver@taxmanagementcentre.com ASAP!

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