This is a $41,977 Rotary Peru Water Global Grant, which will help to supply clean drinking water in the community of Chaquira. We need an additional $5,000, so we are asking for your support.

 We are very fortunate to have as our Partner a fantastic NGO, Water Missions International. 

What's The Plan?

Community Managed Safe Water Project

Water Missions Peru uses a community-managed Safe Water Project Model to facilitate transformational change in Chaquira, Peru, while attacking relational strongholds of the poverty cycle. This transformational change occurs through sustainable safe water, sanitation and hygiene education practices. The projects longevity is supported by a financial plan that accounts for ongoing operational and equipment replacement costs. The foundation for all of these components is a stable management structure – the safe water committee (SWC).

1.  Community Mobilization:

·  This community-led meeting is the formal introduction of Rotary and Water Missions Peru to the entire community. The project objectives and the expectations of each party are discussed and documented in formal memorandum of understanding (MOU).

2.  Safe Water Committee Training:

·  Our Safe Water Committee training is broken into different sessions. The trainings concentrate on roles and responsibilities, the formation of a constitution to establish the governing as well as the financial sustainability aspects of the ongoing operation, money handling and accountability.

3.  Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Promotion: 

·  WASH (water, sanitation and hygiene) awareness training is conducted for all local leaders to help engage community support for the project. Volunteer WASH promoters then conduct (4) promotion cycles in the community:

  i.  Cycle 1: Water Usage & Contamination

  ii.  Cycle 2: Water Treatment & Storage

  iii.  Cycle 3: Hygiene Practices

  iv.  Cycle 4: Sanitation

Community Provided Sweat Equity:

Community equity is required for every project. Only after the community’s investment is confirmed will Water Missions Peru bring water treatment equipment to the community for installation. There are opportunities in every project for the community to invest. Examples of community equity include supplying materials for construction, financial investment, and the provision of skilled and unskilled labor support during construction activities.

Installation of Water Treatment Equipment:

Water Missions Peru brings in water treatment equipment specifically selected or designed for the community. Once installed, Water Missions Peru conducts a detailed operator training session. After this process the water system is commissioned and safe water flows into the community.

Post Commissioning Follow-Up & Support:

Work in the community does not end once a project is commissioned. Water Missions Peru provides a minimum of one year of follow-up and support. During that period, Water Missions Peru monitors the technical operation and verifies water quality, along with monitoring the reliability and work of the SWC. A typical project’s implementation period can last three to eighteen months. This is a safe water project, meaning we meet World Health Organization standards for safe water that is free of all microbiological contaminants. We won’t settle for simply ‘improved’water, which may still contain harmful contaminates.

About Water Missions International

Water Missions International is a nonprofit Christian engineering organization providing sustainable safe water and sanitation solutions for people in developing countries and disaster areas. Using state-of-the-art technology and engineering expertise, the organization has provided access to safe water for more than 2.5 million people in 50 countries on five continents since 2001. Water Missions International implements customized solutions through a comprehensive community development model in its ten permanent country programs in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean.

Notably, Charity Navigator has awarded Water Missions International their top rating eight years in a row, a distinction shared by only one percent of the charities rated by the organization. To learn more about Water Missions International, visit www.watermissions.org. 

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