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Humber Institute of Technology & Advanced Learning & Fundación Corazones Libres

Water Quality & Education Project

Humber Student Team: Melina Kalamandeen - [email protected]

Fatmah Al-Toum - [email protected] Taylor Stanley - [email protected]

Marco Maccario - [email protected]

April 29, 2016

Water Quality & Education Project Humber Institute of Technology & Advanced Learning & Fundacion Corazones Libres April 29 2016 Page 1

CONTENTS LIST OF ACRONYMS .................................................................................................................... 2 COUNTRY MAP ........................................................................................................................... 3 AREA MAP .................................................................................................................................. 4 PROJECT PROPOSAL SUMMARY SHEET ...................................................................................... 5 1. BACKGROUND AND RATIONALE ........................................................................................... 6 2. DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES ................................................................................................ 7 3. ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY ................................................................................................ 9 5. BENEFICIARIES ...................................................................................................................12 6. RISKS AND ASSUMPTIONS ..................................................................................................13 7. SUSTAINABILITY ..................................................................................................................15 8. MONITORING PLAN .............................................................................................................15 9. KNOWLEDGE SHARING AND PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT .............................................................16 10. APPENDIX ....................................................................................................................17 11. BUDGET ..........................................................................................................................17 12. PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK/LOG FRAME ................................................21 13. PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT FRAMEWORK .................................................................23 14. ACTIVITY SCHEDULE .......................................................................................................29


LIST OF ACRONYMS BSF BioSand Filters CAWST Centre for Affordable Water and Sanitation Technology CCI Canadian College Institution CIDA Canadian International Development Agency DCO Developing Country Organization ECE Early Childhood Education FUNCOLI Fundacion Corazones Libres GAC Global Affairs Canada MDG Millennium Development Goal SDG Sustainable Development Goal WASH Water, Sanitation and Hygiene WHO World Health Organization


COUNTRY MAP


AREA MAP


PROJECT PROPOSAL SUMMARY SHEET

Water Quality & Education Project Humber Institute of Technology & Advanced Learning & Fundacion Corazones Libres

Guatemala Date of Submission April 29 2016 CCI Contact

Name: Jennifer Wilson-Lee Position: Manager, International Initiatives The Business School, International Development Institute, Humber College Tel: 416.675.6622 x 3297 Email: [email protected]

DCO Contact Name: Ingrid Juarez-Brenner Position: Founder, Fundacion Corazones Libres Tel: 502-5202-1800 Email: [email protected]

Project Location Vuelte Grande, Guatemala

Expected Project Start & End Dates

October 2016 – September 2017 (12 months)

Project Cost Total project cost: CAD $ 200,000 Funds requested from GAC: CAD$ 200,000 Funds requested from other Canadian governmental entities: N/A Funds requested from other donors (specify donors and status of these requests): Funds provided by partner organization(s): N/A Funds provided by organization: N/A

Estimated Number of Beneficiaries (male/female)

Total number of beneficiaries: 1,100 beneficiaries/100 households Number of beneficiaries to be reached with funds requested: 1,100 beneficiaries/100 households.


1. BACKGROUND AND RATIONALE

Vuelte Grande is an indigenous Mayan community located in the highlands of Guatemala. The closest town, Antigua, is about 15 minutes south of the community. Despite living so close to one of the country’s most popular tourist hotspots, the people in Vuelte Grande live in poverty. The rugged, mountainous terrain, and lack of communication infrastructure have contributed to this chronic poverty while at the same time excluding the community from the country’s social, economic and political mainstream. A typical Mayan labourer earns less than $4 a day and poverty rates in rural Guatemala often exceeds 70%.1 Households headed by women in particular suffer from a lack of assets and access to resources.2 Education statistics follow similar trends with 48% of the indigenous population being illiterate, and unemployment and underemployment rates stand at a startling 60%.3

Additionally, the water and sanitation sector in Guatemala is characterized by “low coverage, poor quality services, and deteriorating physical assets”. Population growth, agricultural expansion, unevenly distributed services, and polluted sources have contributed to the inability of the community to access adequate amounts of clean water. It is estimated that 13% of rural communities lack access to clean water and 51% lack proper sanitation and hygiene.4 Untreated water is unsafe and can result in intestinal parasites being contracted by the community members5. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that 88% of diarrheal diseases and deaths are attributable to unsafe water supply, sanitation and hygiene.6 Water accessibility and water quality are the main concerns and priorities for the 100 families/1,100 individuals within the community. There is a lack of potable water in households and the task of collecting water from the roadsides rests solely on women and girls. It takes at least five hours per day for them to collect water as well as do laundry. Girls are taken out of school to assist with water collection and other household chores and as such are unable to complete their primary education. FUNCOLI is currently in negotiations with the Mayor of Antigua regarding a distribution project to pipe water closer to the community and within households. An effect of the limited access to quality water is that community members do not engage in proper sanitation and hygiene practices such as regular bathing or oral hygiene. They are also unaware of the importance of consuming safe and clean drinking water and instead consume large amounts of Coke which is seen as a status symbol. This often leads to severe skin conditions, cavities, and other health problems.

Most of these problems can be prevented through simple interventions including the provision of clean and safe drinking water, and proper sanitation and hygiene education. Safe and sufficient drinking-water, along with the implementation of adequate sanitation and hygiene practices have implications across all Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – from eradicating poverty and hunger, reducing child mortality, improving maternal health, combating infectious diseases, to ensuring environmental

1 Cooperative for Education (1999 - 2016): Poverty and Education. Found on website: http://www.coeduc.org/guatemala/poverty.html 2 Rural Poverty Portal (2005 - 2009): Rural Poverty in Guatemala: Found on website: http://www.ruralpovertyportal.org/country/home/tags/guatemala 3 Proyecto Linguistica Quetzal Teco de Espanol (date unknown): Social and Political Reality Today in Guatemala. Found on website: http://www.plqe.org/politics.html 4 Charity Water (2016): Guatemala. Found on website: http://www.charitywater.org/projects/countries/guatemala/ 5 Jean, Stephanie (2015): Needs Assessment of Vuelte Grande Community – Humber Student Intern 6 Wikipedia (2016): Waterborne Diseases. Found on website: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterborne_diseases


sustainability.7 In view of this, Humber and FUNCOLI will focus its interventions on improving the access that the community has to quality water through the use of household Biosand filtration systems. This intervention, coupled with the provision of proper WASH education, will be very comprehensive as community members will gain both the knowledge of proper WASH practices as well as the household water treatment system. These interventions will aid in breaking the negative health cycle that comes with waterborne illnesses, improve the health of community members and allow them to actively seek and participate in more income generating opportunities. 2. DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES

a. Sector of Focus and linked with Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

This project will have a strong and direct focus on the water and education sectors. The provision of the Biosand filters along with the education component on proper sanitation and hygiene practices can be directly linked to SDG #4: “To ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all” and SDG #6: “To ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all”. As a result of these interventions, community members who continuously and properly use the filters and practice safe and proper sanitation and hygiene will show an increase in overall health levels which is linked to SDG #3: “to ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages.”

An indirect link can be made for both the poverty reduction and economic sectors: SDG #1: “End poverty in all its forms everywhere” and SDG #8: “Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all.” These interventions will increase the health of community members and will have direct correlation with the potential for income generating opportunities. In addition, 10 - 20 community members will be trained to construct and maintain the Biosand filters as licenced technicians. This is an income generating activity for the community and neighbouring villages. Better health and improve capacity for generating income will indirectly lead to poverty reduction.

Another SDG that will be affected by this project is SDG #5: “Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls.” The women of Vuelta Grande currently maintain the traditional roles of caregivers in the community and as such are the main target group for our education component. This will help in empowering them with knowledge on proper WASH techniques and practices which will lead to improvements in the homes and the community as a whole.

b. Priority Country(ies)

Guatemala is the only country in which FUNCOLI currently operates, their mission is to provide health

services, education, and local development for people with limited resources while promoting empowerment and economic development for the community. Humber, located in Canada, focuses on 7 World Health Organization (2016): Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene development. Found on website: http://www.who.int/water_sanitation_health/hygiene/en/


these kinds of institutional cooperation efforts that help to build sustainable links between itself and overseas partnering institutions. Humber believes that such partnerships provide invaluable opportunities for professional growth for college staff and students, as well a local implementing partners. Global Affairs Canada (GAC) maintains significant bilateral aid programs with numerous partner countries which includes Guatemala.8 Canada supports education by implementing programs in developing countries. These programs are implemented by multilateral organizations and partnerships, like the Global Partnership for Education, as well as through Canadian non-governmental organizations working in the education sector.9

c. Project/Program Objectives

The goal of the Water Quality and Education Project is to increase the quality of life amongst the members of the Vuelta Grande community by reducing the incidents of waterborne illnesses. The main objectives are: 1. Increased access to safe and clean drinking water for consumption, cooking, and personal domestic

hygiene (at least 15 litres of safe drinking water per day per person according to Sphere Standards). This will be achieved by:

a) Construction and distribution of Biosand filters to 100 households b) Training of 10 – 20 community Biosand filter technicians on the proper use and

maintenance of the filters. c) Identification of “Water Champions” who will continue to monitor and maintain filters

2. Promotion of good hygiene practices, through primary education and training workshops, on safe water consumption, storage, and treatment, leading to positive behavioural changes in the community:

a) Early Childhood Education (ECE) group of children ages 3 – 5 years old. b) Elementary/Primary School group of children in school from ages 6 – 12 years old. c) Adult group with a special focus on women

The ECE and adult group workshops will be conducted concurrently at the learning center in the early

evening hours twice per week. This approach is to facilitate the parents with young children (ages 3 – 5 years old) who wish to participate in the workshops. The children will also participate in fun and engaging activities focusing on WASH practices whilst their parents are also learning in a separate section of the learning centre. The elementary/primary group workshops will be integrated into the existing Primary School curriculum. This comprehensive educational approach will be the most effective way for behavioural changes to occur within the community.

8 Global Affairs Canada (2016): Where we work. Found on website: http://www.international.gc.ca/development-developpement/countries-pays/index.aspx?lang=eng 9 Global Affairs Canada (2015): Education. Found on website: http://www.international.gc.ca/development-developpement/priorities-priorites/education/index.aspx?lang=eng


d. How will it build the capacity of the in-country partner organization?

The in-country partner organization, FUNCOLI, will benefit from this project in terms of staff training and hands-on experience in designing, implementing, and monitoring educational training and projects of this scale. After completion of this project, FUNCOLI will have a better understanding of the best practices to use when implementing a project of this nature in the future. Additionally, there will be a lot of information about the community gathered in these workshops (behavioural traits, community beliefs, asset/capacity assessments, etc.) and this information can be used by FUNCOLI to assist them with their future projects in the Vuelta Grande community. FUNCOLI does have some capacity, and a lot of motivation, but it still requires assistance if the education programs are going to help address the behavioural issues in the community relating to water. The partnership with Humber will help FUNCOLI in its efforts to make a lasting, positive difference in Vuelta Grande.

3. ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY

a. Implementing organization’s capacity in Canada and in the field.

Humber Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning has extensive experience delivering programmes in business development, basic health, literacy, skills-based training, and microenterprise development. Humber also has extensive experience in developing overseas training programmes and in bringing foreign nationals to Canada for training. These two elements are the fundamental basis for this project. Humber has, through its International Office, the personnel, systems, and policies in place to effectively manage such projects. Humber focuses on the kind of institutional cooperation that builds sustainable links between itself and overseas partnering institutions, and believes that such partnerships provide invaluable opportunities for professional growth for college staff and students, as well as local implementing partners.

Shawn Clearly, a civil engineer and faculty staff at Humber College, specializes in improving water quality, wastewater management, municipal infrastructure, and environmental engineering has offered his assistance for the success of the project. His experience in sustainable solutions for small, rural, and indigenous communities both in Canada and abroad, would help immensely with this water project in Vuelta Grande.

Humber is currently collaborating with national institutions in Zimbabwe and Tanzania, and with Canadian agencies implementing GAC (previously CIDA) bilateral projects in Indonesia. These involve provision of funding and Canadian professional expertise, Canadian students being placed in internships, and key international partners coming to Canada for training and orientation. Humber has development programming experience with both bilateral and partnership programs in Thailand, China, the Caribbean, Indonesia, Malaysia, India, Namibia, Swaziland, Botswana, Lesotho, South Africa, and Russia.


b. Developing Country partner organization’s capacity.

Fundacion Corazones Libres (FUNCOLI) is a non-profit foundation working to provide health services, education, and local development for people with limited resources, while promoting empowerment and economic development in rural communities of Guatemala. It was founded by Ingrid Juarez Brenner and Charles Wade Holbert in 2012. Both Ingrid and Charles have worked on different projects with indigenous Mayans for over twenty years in confined rural areas where it is very difficult for one to provide for themselves and their family’s needs. Five years ago, FUNCOLI helped to build a small medical clinic in the Vuelta Grande area that provides free healthcare and medicines to three surrounding villages and has helped more than 300 families. The clinic has been a big success in gaining trust and confidence with the community. At the end of 2015, FUNCOLI also built a Learning Center and another Medical Clinic on property they legally owned, with help from the community, and resources from a German donor organization Kindern eine Chance. FUNCOLI also partnered up with the TECHO Foundation of Guatemala who helped build more than 140 houses in the community from 2012 to 2015. FUNCOLI and the Rotary Club of Antigua have also provided most of these houses with an ecological stove which has helped to greatly improve the health of the community as it eliminated the practice of cooking on open fires inside the houses. Some small scale water eco-filters have also been donated for these families from Rotary Club Antigua, Guatemala. 4. Cross Cutting Themes

4.1 Gender Equality

a. Understanding of the Issues

Access to water sources and improved water quality in Guatemala has grown slowly over the years according to the WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply and Sanitation.10 It is estimated that 13% of rural communities lack access to clean water and 51% lack proper sanitation and hygiene.11 Yet, water is a main concern and priority for the Vuelte Grande community. There is a lack of potable water in households and the task of collecting water from the side of the road rests solely on women and girls. It takes at least five hours every day for them to collect water and do laundry. Girls are taken out of school to assist with water collection and other household chores and are unable to complete their primary education. In addition, due to the limited access to quality water, community members do not engage in proper sanitation and hygiene practices such as regular bathing or oral hygiene. This leads to severe skin conditions, cavities and other health problems. The project will address these issues through education and training.

Gender Equality will be achieved by ensuring that both women and men have equal access and equal participation to the training and educational aspect of the project. It will also ensure that the training and education have been designed with a strong, central gender component. The project will involve both women and men equally and meaningfully in decision-making and with implementing 10 Wikipedia (2010): Water Supply and Sanitation in Guatemala. Found on website: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_supply_and_sanitation_in_Guatemala 11 Charity Water (2016): Guatemala. Found on website: http://www.charitywater.org/projects/countries/guatemala/


changes regarding program design, implementation, and monitoring.12 Women facilitators and resource personnel (including core staff) will account for 50%.

b) Addressing the Issues

This project will build the institutional capacity of FUNCOLI and Humber by addressing gender issues within the activities and curriculum. A gender specialist from Humber will also be on retainer to ensure that the project is addressing gender equality in all program components. Additionally, the importance of gender equality will be continuously addressed throughout the education and training activities in order to maximize and promote healthy social relationships. An assessment at the beginning of the training will be conducted to gather information from women, men, girls and boys about cultural beliefs and practices with regards to WASH. By offering to also educate ECE groups (age 3 – 5 years old) concurrently with the adult group, the project addresses the needs of women especially mothers and caregivers by allowing them to attend the adult group workshops and education sessions while their children are also participating and engaging in fun activities based on WASH practices in another area of the learning centre.

The project will also train both women and men on how to construct and use BioSand filters as well as how to properly use and maintain sanitation facilities. It will also train and sensitize both women and men on a range of WASH topics such as safe storage of water in containers, treatment of water for drinking purposes, awareness of water that may also need treatment since may be contaminated, and how to correctly maintain these facilities.

The expected behavioural changes will lead to a decrease in waterborne illnesses throughout the community. Studies in the Dominican Republic and Cambodia conducted by the University of North Carolina and the University of Nevada show that use of Biosand filters (BSF) reduced occurrence of diarrheal diseases by 47% in all age groups. In a study conducted by the Centre for Affordable Water and Sanitation Technology (CAWST) in Haiti, 95% of 187 households believed their water quality had improved since using Biosand filters to clean it. 80% of users stated that their families’ health had improved since implementation.13

Women and girls also benefit from increased access to quality water through time saved not being sick or caring for those who are sick. This allows them to pursue other activities such as completing school or engaging in income generating opportunities.

4.2 Environment

a) Environment Management Plan

Environmental concerns and responsible practices will be integrated into the content of our WASH education and training activities. The WASH education and training aspects will be done in the Learning Centre. These activities may require a heavy use of paper for writing and drawing which may 12 IASC Online Course in Gender in Emergencies (2016): Gender Programming Checklist – WASH Cluster. 13 Wikipedia (2016): Biosand filters. Found on website: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biosand_filter


have a negative impact on the environment. In order to reduce the use of paper, FUNCOLI/Humber will ensure that any printing will be done on recycled paper and all flipchart paper will be recycled. Additionally, staff and community members will be trained to ensure that there is minimum impact over the environment throughout our project.

With the use of the Biosand filters, there will be less need to cut trees for firewood to boil water and will also reduce the purchase of plastic bags of water, and with the behavioural change, Coke bottles. In particular, the project will focus on the use of concrete for the Biosand filters which means that the filters will last much longer and have less of a negative impact on the surrounding environment.

b) Physical works

The project has a low to medium impact on the physical environment with regards to the construction of BSFs. Cement will be mixed in a controlled environment for the BSFs. There is also a low impact on the environment for the education activities which will take place in the Learning Centre.

c) Potential effects and proposed mitigation measures

The education and training activities could have a negative impact on the environment regarding the use of flipchart paper for writing and drawing for participants. In order to reduce the use of paper, FUNCOLI/Humber will ensure that any printing will be done on recycled paper and all flipchart paper will be recycled. The steel mold for the BSF will be re-used for future training, projects, and income-generating activities.

d) Enhancing positive impacts This project addresses the need for behavioural change on the part of the Vuelte Grande community

with regards to their attitudes towards water, basic sanitation, and hygiene. A positive impact will be the decrease in purchasing and drinking of Coke and the environmental degradation of the coke/plastic bottles to the environment. Another positive impact will be the reduced purchasing of plastic bags of clean water. Additionally, once community members consistently and continuously practice safe sanitation and hygiene, their over health will improve and provide potential for more income generating opportunities. 5. BENEFICIARIES

FUNCOLI will be working with the rural community of Vuelta Grande which is estimated to be around 1,100 people/100 families including men, women, and children. Most citizens are faced with a lack of access to safe and clean drinking water as most water sources are currently contaminated. A rapid-based sampling of the community members will be conducted to find out the interest level of attending these training and education workshops as well as their level of understanding and competence of WASH practices before creating our curriculum. The main target groups of our education includes women and children as the women beneficiaries are the lower-income socioeconomic earners compared to men. By engaging ECE and elementary/primary school children, we are also encouraging them to become active water participants within their community from an early age and to work to improve their future. This


project will include as many local community stakeholders as possible to ensure that the project goals align with their expressed needs, is understood, and widely shared and supported by everyone. Therefore, FUNCOLI and the project officer will speak to community leaders in advance to help secure their support in hosting our training within their Community Learning Centre. One projected output of this project is that some people of Vuelta Grande will want to become water champions and gain an income from becoming technicians for these water filters. This also includes spreading their knowledge to nearby communities. Providing these opportunities will help to build credibility and trust, while developing support for our project and making sure community needs and concerns are taken into consideration.

Output Direct Beneficiaries Indirect Beneficiaries Biosand water filters provided to each family (7-8 people)

1,100 people Families = 100

Local businesses selling the cement to make the filters will gain respect for helping the community and will generate revenue from the sale. Another indirect benefit will be the training of Vuelte Grande members on construction and maintenance of the Biosand filters and surrounding communities may pay them to construct and maintain similar filters.

Education on good WASH practices

1,100 people Families = 100

Other surrounding communities will indirectly benefit from these education programs as there many interactions with Vuelte Grande community members and other surrounding villages.

Total Project Total 1,100 people or 100 families

6. RISKS AND ASSUMPTIONS

During the design and planning process, our team has identified several risks and assumptions that

must be addressed and assessed for the success of our project.

Risks Chance of Occurrence

Impact on Project

Mitigation Strategies

Little to no attendance at Learning Centre WASH workshops

Medium High Low attendance at the workshops for the adults and subsequently their young children is a major concern for this project team. Free time of women amongst the community is closely tied with the issues of water access that they face. The project aims to hold these workshops in the early evening so


as to allow the women to complete their chores during the day. By holding the ECE class at the same time as the adult class we hope to supplement supervision services so that the women can attend without any distractions. Poor attendance of workshops from the adult women would signify that the community either does not feel that they need what is being offered or that the way in which it is being offered is ineffective.

Knowledge taught at school/workshops is not retained

Medium High It is critical that the knowledge taught at the workshops be retained and understood by the attendees. An understanding of the issues surrounding poor WASH practices is a key factor in ensuring the sustainability of this project. On one hand the most important outcome is that regardless of understanding the community follow the safe practices that are being taught. However, on the other hand, the complete understanding of why these practices are important allows for a deeper respect for the acts themselves as well as instills a sense of ownership with the individuals since they would now better understand the consequences of being irresponsible. Thorough monitoring and evaluation will be implemented through interviews as well as structured observations to ensure adequate levels of retention.

Community does not accept BioSand filters

Low Very High The community of Vuelta Grande has previously had negative experiences with water filtration systems and as such they may be averse to trusting another filtration “solution”. The difference with this proposed solution is that there has been a proper needs assessment conducted before designing the project, and the buy-in required from the community is insignificant to what was asked of them before. We can gain their trust and establish our own credibility by properly displaying our understanding of community needs. This will be done on an individual household level as well as on a larger community scale by holding open forums in the learning centre.

Community does not use their Biosand filters properly/at all

Medium High Should the community accept the Biosand filters it still requires that they continue to use them properly. As previous water filter projects have failed, it will be critical that the project team continuously monitor the frequency and proper use of the Biosand filters. This will help to reinforce the value of the filters. This will be done mostly through structured observation.


7. SUSTAINABILITY

FUNCOLI will be collaborating with local businesses to purchase training materials for its WASH workshops. All the materials used to create the Biosand filters can be found locally as well, from the sand for the filters, located in the Vuelta Grande community, to the concrete purchased from local businesses, to the hiring of a welder from the surrounding area to create the steel forms for the filters. By teaching children from a young age (ages 3 and onwards) about proper sanitation and hygiene practices, it will instill and ensure lasting behavioural changes and practices. This approach will also encourage the children to practice with their parents and therefore lead to behavioural changes among the adult groups. An indirect and sustainable benefit of this project will be that Vuelta Grande becomes a “model community” and will share their knowledge with surrounding villages. Finally, the project will train 10 – 20 community members to be Biosand Filter Technicians. This Train-the-Trainer approach will ensure that these “water champions” will be employed or paid by the municipality or surrounding communities to construct, maintain, and regularly monitor the filters. 8. MONITORING PLAN

The project team (made up of FUNCOLI and Humber members) will be responsible for monitoring and evaluating the project periodically. The team will ensure the following: • Managing and administering the project • Engaging the necessary contractors, resource personnel, staff, facilitators • Coordinating monitoring and evaluation of project progress, and • Reporting on the project

Progress against indicators will be monitored regularly by the project officer. While project progress

against timelines will be tracked bi-weekly, overall project effectiveness will be assessed on a monthly basis. This will be determined by: • Collation of attendance sheets and logs by local staff and facilitators allowing for determination

of project participation among ECE, elementary and adult groups. These collations will be done monthly.

• Community mapping exercise will be conducted at the beginning of the project and will be used a baseline to determine Knowledge, Attitude and Practices (KAP) on water quality and education.

• Copies of health reports from the Vuelte Grande Health Clinic. Initially these records will establish the frequency with which people in the community are becoming ill due to waterborne bacteria. As the project is implemented, these records will serve as a monitoring tool to see if there has been any reduction in these types of illnesses from people who have access to a Biosand filter and attend the WASH workshops versus those who have only attended WASH workshops

• Structured observations will also be used as a means of determining whether good hygiene practices are being implemented.

• Structured Interviews will be used to collect information on the effectiveness of Biosand construction training (for technicians), and the retention of knowledge gained from those workshops relating to basic maintenance and proper usage of filters (for households).


All data collected during the course of the project will be stored electronically and will be encrypted. Data and other project information will be collected, analyzed and summarized for progress and annual reports. 9. KNOWLEDGE SHARING AND PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT

FUNCOLI’s future public engagement activities will include educating the public about the progress and work the organization has been doing. Different social media platforms would be utilized in public engagement activities. This would allow the organization to provide pictures to be shared along with captions that would give context to the development of the project. An interesting concept that might be adopted for this project would be a type of photo journal that also tells the story of the community, the staff, their involvement with the project, and their role in the village. It would encapsulate the feel of Vuelta Grande to the public. This would provide an example of the organization and a specific activity they have implemented to inform the public about the projects undertaken by FUNCOLI. It would serve as a communication tool also between the community of Vuelta Grande and the world. Depending on funding, a fundraising event could be planned as a photo exhibition. This event could allow the public attending to physically view the progress and positive results, with a potential Biosand filter present as well. A section of the event could include letter-writing to the Vuelta Grande community. This would be an educative experience for both parties; those in Canada and within the Vuelta Grande Community.

At project completion, the project team will collate all information in the final report to be submitted to the donor. Project partners (FUNCOLI and Humber) will also hold several meetings with the Vuelta Grande community and ask for their feedback on the project. Project results will also be shared with the public as both presentation and pictorial formats.


10. APPENDIX 11. BUDGET Funding is requested for GAC for a Project Officer for the duration of the project (12 months) who will be based in either the Vuelte Grande community or the closest town of Antigua. The salary is set to attract an individual with appropriate skills and experience for the job and be responsible for the overall project implementation and monitoring. The project will also hire a local facilitator knowledge and experienced in WASH practices for this duration of the project. He or she will be based either in the community or in the closest town. The Biosand filtration training will occur over a 3 to 5-day period with Humber Staff and Trainer, Shawn Cleary. The project will cover transportation, accommodation, meals and fees for the trainer. The proposed project is catering for at least 500 participants to attend the WASH training and education workshops for 6 – 9 months. In order to attract community members, the project will provide snacks at these trainings. Participants will be given a notebook, pens and pencils at the beginning of the training. And will receive a certificate of participation for their attendance and encouragement to continue their WASH practices. The project will purchase cement and other materials from local businesses to make the mold for the biosand filters.

WATER QUALITY & EDUCATION PROJECT: HUMBER & FUNCOLI Budget Humber Institute of Technology & Advanced Learning and Fundacion Corazones Libres

October 2016 - September 2017

Ref: Category - Summary Rate CAD $ Unit Programme Costs

Sub-total Project Cost CAD $

Total Project Cost CAD $ Quantity Cost #

Persons

1 Support Participants

Meals $ 5.00 Per Meal 65 5 500 $ 162,500.00

Trainee Materials and Supplies $ 6.50 Per Pax 1 6.5 500 $ 3,250.00 $ 165,750.00

2 BioSand Trainer

Instructor Fee $ 100.00 Per Instructor's Day 5 100 1 $ 500.00

DSA $ 100.00 2 Travelling Days 1 100 1 $ 100.00

Meals $ 15.00 Per Day 8 15 1 $ 120.00

Accommodation $ 70.00 Per Night 8 70 1 $ 560.00

Materials & Supplies $ 100.00 Per Program 1 100 1 $ 100.00

Travel Costs $ 700.00 Round Trip 2 700 1 $ 1,400.00 $ 2,780.00

3 Workshop Facilitator (local)

Facilitator Fee $ 500.00 Monthly 12 500 1 $ 6,000.00

Travel Costs $ 600.00 Per Program 1 600 1 $ 600.00 $ 6,600.00

5 General Management Costs

Project Manager $ 1,000.00 Monthly 12 1000 1 $ 12,000.00

Primary School Teacher Stipend $ 300.00 Monthly 10 300 1 $ 3,000.00 $ 15,000.00


6 Course Delivery

Course Equipment $ 1,000.00 Per Program 1 1000 1 $ 1,000.00

Course Transportation $ 1,000.00 Per Program 1 1000 1 $ 1,000.00

BioSand Materials $ 2,000.00 Per Program 1 1500 1 $ 1,500.00 $ 3,500.00

7 Office Expenses $ 100.00 Monthly 12 100 1 $ 1,200.00 $ 1,200.00

8 Graduation $ 10.00 Per Person 1 10 500 $ 5,000.00 $ 5,000.00

9 TOTAL PROJECT ACTIVITY COSTS $ 199,830.00

Notes:

All rates are valued at Cost and are quoted in Canadian Dollars (CAD)

Exchange Rate of 1 CAD to Guatemalan Quetzales 6.16


12. PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK/LOG FRAME Title Water Quality & Education

Project Partner Name Humber Institute of Technology &

Advanced Learning & Fundacion Corazones Libres

GAC Project #

To be completed by GAC

Country/Region Vuelta Grande, Guatemala Total Budget CAD$ 200,000 Duration 1 Year Requested from GAC

CAD$ 200,000

Ultimate Outcome Increase the quality of life amongst members of the Vuelta Grande community, Guatemala.

Intermediate Outcome

Reduce the incidents of waterborne illnesses amongst the Vuelta Grande community and therefore increase the potential for income opportunities

Immediate Outcomes 1. Promotion of good hygiene practices, through primary education and training workshops, on safe water consumption, storage, and treatment, leading to positive behavioural changes in the community

2. Increased access to safe and clean drinking water for consumption, cooking, and personal domestic hygiene (at least 15 litres of safe drinking water per day per person according to Sphere Standards).

Outputs 1.1. Provided children ages 6 - 12 with the knowledge required to understand the benefits of practicing proper WASH techniques and the associated consequences.

2.1 Biosand Filter Technician training provided to at least 10-20 members of the Vuelta Grande community.

2.2 Distribution of Biosand filters to 100 households in Vuelta Grande.


1.2. Conducted workshops for adults (focus on women) and young children (ECE) on importance of practicing proper WASH techniques and the associated consequences.

2.3 Training workshops conducted on proper usage and basic maintenance of Biosand filters to 100 households.

2.4 Monitored and reported on proper household usage and basic maintenance understanding of Biosand filters.

Activities 1.1. Provide local primary school with lesson plans to teach students about the importance of proper WASH practices.

1.2. Facilitate workshops on the

importance of proper WASH practices for adults (focus on women) and young children (ECE) in the community learning centers.

2.1 Provide training to become Biosand Filter Technicians to at least 10-20 members of the Vuelta Grande community as an income generating opportunity.

2.2 Construct and distribute 100 Biosand filters to the Vuelta

Grande community households. 2.3 Conduct training workshops on proper usage and basic

maintenance of Biosand filters to 100 household of the Vuelte Grande community.

2.4. Monitor and report on proper usage and basic

maintenance of Biosand filters and any associated problems and solutions.


13. PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT FRAMEWORK

EXPECTED RESULTS INDICATORS BASELINE DATA TARGETS DATA COLLECTION

METHODS FREQUENCY RESPONSIBILITY

ULTIMATE OUTCOME

(Long term) Increase the quality of life amongst members of the Vuelta Grande community

INTERMEDIATE OUTCOMES

(Medium term) Reduce the incidents of waterborne illnesses amongst the Vuelta Grande community and therefore increase in the

potential for income opportunities

IMMEDIATE OUTCOMES (Short term) 1. Promotion of good

hygiene practices, through primary education and training workshops, on safe water consumption, storage, and treatment, leading to positive behavioural changes in the community

- # of illnesses caused by waterborne bacteria amongst community - # of workshops held on good hygiene practices - # of clean water consumption versus soda

- Data received from local doctor’s office regarding # of monthly illnesses caused by waterborne bacteria - Initial survey taken among random sample of residents

- 15% monthly reduction in cases of illnesses caused by waterborne diseases from those without access to Biosand filters - 15% monthly reduction in soda purchase and consumption

- Structured interview with local doctor regarding Health Clinic Reports - Structured observation reports - Structured interview with sample group

-Monthly interviews with local doctor - Monthly interviews with sample group

Monitoring and Evaluation Officer



# of persons attending workshops

regarding soda consumption

among those originally surveyed

2. Increasing access to safe and clean drinking water for consumption, cooking, and personal domestic hygiene (at least 15 litres of safe drinking water per day per person according to Sphere Standards).

- # of Biosand filters produced per week - # of Biosand filters installed and in use within households - # of illnesses caused by waterborne bacteria

- # of litres of water per day per person

N/A

- Survey taken of households that own unused water filtration units - Data received from local doctor’s office regarding # of monthly illnesses caused by waterborne bacteria -Initial survey taken to find levels of water consumption

- 3 filters constructed per week when at maximum production - 100% of houses with Biosand filters using them properly - 50% monthly reduction in cases of illnesses caused by waterborne bacteria for those with access to Biosand filters -15L of water per person per day for personal use and consumption

- Inventory system set up to track construction of each Biosand filter - Structured observation/interviews with households containing Biosand filters - Structured interview with local doctor - Structured interview questions asked by project team

- Weekly review of Biosand construction materials -Weekly interviews with households containing Biosand filters -Monthly interviews with local doctor -Weekly interviews with households containing Biosand filters

Biosand Workshop Facilitator





OUTPUTS

1.1. Provided children with the knowledge required to understand the benefits of practicing proper WASH techniques and the consequences if they do not.

- # of children who understand the importance of the lessons being taught on proper WASH techniques # of children attending workshops # of children who regularly practice good sanitation and hygenie

- Initial test designed to establish baseline for knowledge of proper WASH practices

- 80%+ of children demonstrating a thorough understanding of WASH lesson material

- Tests about the WASH materials will be provided to and facilitated by the primary school teacher - Structured observation reports

- One test per weekly chapter of WASH lesson materials

Primary School Teacher & Monitoring and Evaluation

Officer

1.2. Provided workshops where adults (focus on women) and young children (ECE) can learn about the importance of practicing proper WASH techniques and the consequences if they do not.

- # of adults (disaggregated by gender) that attend - # of women that attend the workshops and have brought their children for the ECE class - # of children in attendance of ECE classes

N/A

- 20 attendants per workshop - Would like to see > 70% of attendants being women/mothers - Would like to see at least 80%+ of children in attendance have parents/ family members in adult class

- Attendance sheets filled by participants - Attendance sheets will ask if they have brought a child along for the ECE class - Drop off attendance sheets will ask if child has mother/family attending the adult workshop

Workshops held twice a week

initially and each adult/ECE class

will have attendance

taken every time

Workshop Facilitator


- Structured observation reports

2.1 Biosand Filter Technician training provided to at least 10-20 members of the Vuelta Grande community.

- # of people trained to become Biosand Filter Technicians

N/A

-10-20 members of the community becoming certified

- Attendance sheets filled by participants - Structured interview questions asked by project team

Once the community has bought into the Biosand filters a

timeline for training

technicians will be established


2.2 Distribution of 100 Biosand filters to households in Vuelta Grande.

- # of households that install Biosand filters N/A

- 100 households have installed and are using Biosand filters

- Structured observation by project team

- Biosand workshops held twice a week


2.3 Conduct training workshops on proper usage and vasic maintenance of Biosand filters to 100 households of the Vuelte Grande community.

- # of community members attended and participate in Biosand construction & training activities - # of participants who understand the function and proper usage of Biosand filters

N/A

- 20 community members attending each Biosand workshop - 80% of participants understand the function and proper usage of Biosand filters

- Attendance sheets filled by participants - Structured interview questions asked by project team

- Biosand workshops held twice a week - Interviews to take place for each participant after each workshop


2.4 Monitor and report on proper usage and basic maintenance of Biosand filters and any

- % of households that properly and frequently use Biosand filters

N/A - 100% of houses with Biosand filters are using

- Structured observation and interview questions asked by project team

-Weekly interviews with households



associated problems and solutions.

them properly and frequently

containing Biosand filters


14. ACTIVITY SCHEDULE

Activities/Sub-Activity October 2016 - September 2017

Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Immediate Outcome 1: Promotion of good hygiene practices, through primary education and training workshops, on safe water consumption, storage, and treatment, leading to positive behavioural changes in the community.

Output 1.1: Provided children ages 6 - 12 with the knowledge required to understand the benefits of practicing proper WASH techniques and the associated consequences.

1.1.1. Provide local primary school with lesson plans to teach students about the importance of proper WASH practices.

Output 1.2 Conducted workshops for adults (focus on women) and young children (ECE) on importance of practicing proper WASH techniques and the associated consequences.

1.2.1. Facilitate workshops on the importance of proper WASH practices for adults (focus on women) and young children (ECE) in the community learning centers.

Immediate Outcome 2: Increased access to safe and clean drinking water for consumption, cooking, and personal domestic hygiene (at least 15 litres of safe drinking water per day per person according to Sphere Standards).

Output 2.1 Training provided on the construction and maintenance of Biosand filters to at least 10-20 members of the Vuelta Grande community as an income generating skill.

2.1.1. Biosand Filter Technician training provided to at least 10-20 members of the Vuelta Grande community. Output 2.2 Distribution of Biosand filters to 100 households of the Vuelta Grande community

2.2.1. Distribute 100 Biosand filters to the Vuelta Grande community households.


Output 2.3 Training workshops conducted on proper usage and maintenance of Biosand filters to 100 household of the Vuelte Grande community.

2.3.1. Conduct training workshops on proper usage and maintenance of Biosand filters to 100 household of the Vuelte Grande community. Output 2.4 Increased access to safe and clean drinking of 15 litres per person per day. (Sphere Standards)

2.4.1. Monitor and report on proper usage and maintenance of Biosand filters and any associated problems and solutions. Monitoring of Project Activities Formative Evaluation Summative Evaluation Final Report

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