WASH UGANDA WATER AND SANITATION‐HYGIENE PROJECT IN ALOIAND BARLONYOVILLAGES

$449,500 USD

Rotary Club of Lira & Rotary Club of Kampala Primary Host Sponsors  

The Rotary Club of Oakville Trafalgar Primary International Sponsor

Where?

AloiBarlonyo

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

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

The Sites• Barlonyo Technical & Vocational Institute • (280 students)

• Barlonyo Early Child Development Centre• (320 students)

• Surrounding population: 2,000

• Aloi Primary & Senior Secondary Schools• (1,000 students)

• Surrounding population: 3,000

Today

Borlonyo vocational and nursery school well (2010)

Aloi Secondary School cooking stove - wood is too valuable to be used for cooking

Waste management

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.

Today

Collecting water in Barlonyo

Education system is making progress

Barlonyo Technical and Vocational Institute Graduation

Nursery School hand washing lesson in Barlonyo

Early Community Involvement

Needs assessment meeting

Project Benefits1. 6,600 people free from waiting for hours to fetch water2. 1,600 students will have adequate latrine stances &

hand washing facilities3. Reduction in sanitation related diseases4. Reduction of tree cutting for wood fuel5. Use of biogas as fuel will lead to reduction in

greenhouse gas emissions6. Bio-slurry (by-product of biogas process) will improve

soil fertility7. Tree planting at schools for wind breaks8. Economic empowerment through microfinance funding

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

Rotary Foundation Contribution• Global Grant application pending• 1st 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 RCOakville Trafalgar program in Barlonyo/Aloi in Uganda. It will truly transform thelives of thousands of people in those communities. It is part of a truly innovativeprogram in which all the Rotary Clubs in the country have agreed to worktogether to bring safe water and sanitation to the country. This program couldbe the precursor of a global Rotary movement in which Clubs in manycountries collaborate to improve life and livelihood through safe waterand sanitation.“

-- Ron Denham, Chair Emeritus of WASRAG

Project TeamMartin 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

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

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 

Project Management Structure

Work Plan (example 1/2)

Budget for 2 VillagesSolar Power Water Supply including:• Drilling and piping (10 stands)• Reservoir tanks• Solar pump station• Solar power for lighting

$235,500

Rainwater harvesting tanks $ 10,000Toilet buildings $ 59,500Biogas digesting system $ 62,500Behavior education campaign $ 25,500Misc. $ 19,500Project management $ 12,000Tree Planting and Micro-Finance $ 25,000TOTAL $449,500

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Last Updated May 1, 2014 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

THANK YOU!

28 ROTARY CLUBS

3 COUNTRIES

PERSONAL DONATIONS

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

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!