Preliminary Overview: Greater El Corozo Water System Project
Project Summary
This project will provide consistent and sufficient clean water in seven communities in the Greater El Corozo area, located in the Monte Plata province of the Dominican Republic.
The two primary project objectives are:
1. To increase the total number of households served by the water system; and,
2. To significantly increase the consistency and quality of water supplied via the system.
We will add an additional stream source via pump to a central water storage tank in El Mate. A sand filter will be constructed at the stream source to provide first-stage water treatment.
Training for three groups will be conducted to ensure the communities are able to maintain and sustain the system long-term:
1. Water management committees and local leadership
1. Water management and security
2. Running effective meetings and record keeping
3. Accountability and transparency measures
2. Technicians
1. Operation and maintenance of rural water delivery systems
2. Residential plumbing in rural households and water treatment technology
3. Households and schools
1. Water, sanitation and hygiene practices
2. Water treatment at household level
3. Water efficiency at household level
350 households (about 1,500 people) will benefit from the Greater El Corozo water system. Seven communities will be served: El Mate, La Finca, Corozo Arriba, Lajas, Rincon, Ligo, and Corozo Abajo. These communities are located in an agrarian part of the Monte Plata province of the Dominican Republic, 30 miles northwest of Santo Domingo, at the heart of the country's cocoa bean production and processing activities.
Project Partners:
1. Santo Domingo Colonial Rotary Club
2. Fundación REDDOM (Rural Economic Development Dominica)
3. Granite Rotary Club of St. Cloud
4. Great River Rotary - Sauk Rapids and Sartell
Project Budget and Funding:
1. Project budget: $75,400 USD; $3,719,303 Dominican Pesos
2. Project Funding:
1. St. Cloud Rotary Club - $15,000 ($12,000 matching funds eligible; $3,000 for volunteer team in-country transportation expense)
2. St. Cloud Granite Club - $2,000
3. Great River (Sauk Rapids-Sartell) Club - $1,000
4. Santo Domingo Colonial Club - $100
5. District Designated Funds - $26,375 ($20K standard formula (2:1 up to $20K) plus additional $6,375)
6. Rotary International World Fund - $33,925 (1:1 match of DDF, .5:1 on Club cash)
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