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	D-1056    Ghana - Nanoman Community Water Borehole & Holding Tank $16,000 The Nanoman Kpone-Bawaleshie Community is located at the rural north-eastern part of the Tema Municipality. It is a small rural poor peasant farming community with an estimated population of 1,500 inhabitants. The population comprise largely of an indigenous Ga-Dangme tribe. The predominant occupation is peasant farming with a few of the residents doing petty trading. Apart from a nursery school, the children attend school at the nearby Community Oyibi about 3km away for their basic education. The Community is served by one public toilet which was constructed by the Local Assembly. The Community has as its source of drinking water untreated streams and ponds which are shared with livestock thereby contracting water-borne diseases such as diarrhea, bilharzia and guinea worm. The specific need of the Nanoman Community is the provision of potable water. The borehole which will be drilled and constructed will be connected with pipes to water tank reservoirs with a capacity of about 10,000 gallons of water and linked to the Oyibi Area Water Scheme at Saduase. Water will be pumped into the reservoir and then distributed to the Nanoman community for a minimal fee in order to self finance water treatment chemicals, repair works and maintenance of the facility. The water will be pumped directly from the borehole in Saduase to the beneficiary Community twice daily – 3 hours in the morning and another 3 hours in the evening. This is because people are usually at home during these periods. The rationale for linking the Scheme to the Oyibi Area Water Scheme at Saduase is because boreholes which were attempted in the Communities closer to the coast were saline and therefore could not be used. The borehole project when executed is expected to achieve certain objectives. • Firstly it would provide the Nanoman Community with potable water. • This will intend reduce drastically if not prevent water-borne diseases in the Community. • It would also improve hygiene and further enhance the local economy because with fewer diseases affecting the residents, more time would become available for them to go about their businesses. • Productivity will increase • Incomes would improve since less money would be used to cure diseases. • The improved incomes would ultimately be channeled into the education of their children and there would be a general improvement in their living conditions and lifestyle thus alleviating poverty • The execution and completion of this borehole will project the image of Rotary within the Community and the Tema Municipality. Primary Host Partner in the Project Country Club: Tema-Meridian District: 9100 Primary Contact: Gloria Moncar-Tay Email: gmtay@unimacmillan.com Check all projects from: [District 9100] [Tema-Meridian Rotary Club] [Gloria Moncar-Tay] Primary International Partner Outside the Project Country Club: Encinitas District: 5340 Primary Contact: Paul Pierce Email: pepierce@cox.net Check all projects from: [District 5340] [Encinitas Rotary Club] [Paul Pierce] Proposed Financing Primary Host Sponsor Rotary Club/District Rotary Club of Tema-Meridian $1,000 Primary International Sponsor Rotary Club/District Rotary Club of Encinitas $2,200 District 5340 DDF $2,200 Additional Rotary Clubs/Districts Rotary Club of Flinders Park $50 District 9500 DDF $4,000 Amount requested from the Rotary Foundation $6,550 Total $16,000 Status and Progress Information Completed This project is completed. Project listed for the 2008-09 Rotary Year. The Matching Grant application number from TRF is #69287. The TRF Staff in charge of this grant is Katherine Stewart (Katherine.Stewart@rotary.org). <22-Feb-08> System Entry Creation of project page. <4-Nov-08> System Entry Pledge of $2,200 with $2,200 DDF by Paul Pierce of the Rotary Club of Encinitas, District 5340. <4-Nov-08> System Entry Pledge of $50 with $3,112.50 DDF by Carola Sanders of the Rotary Club of Flinders Park, District 9500. <26-Dec-08> by Paul Pierce The MG Application for this project has been uploaded to the Matching Grant Website. The Application is complete except for the signatures of the District 5340 DRFC Chair and District Governor. <6-Jan-09> System Entry Grant paperwork sent to The Rotary Foundation. <6-Jan-09> by Paul Pierce The complete MG Application has been sent via email to The Rotary Foundation for review and approval. <15-Jan-09> by Paul Pierce The Rotary Foundation (TRF) received our MG Application for a water borehole in Ghana. The Application has been assigned the file number, Matching Grant #69287. Please reference this number on all future correspondence with Foundation Staff. <9-Feb-09> by Susan Thorning Announcement letter received for grant. Please proceed with submitting signed documents and funds for project. <13-Feb-09> System Entry Grant approved by The Rotary Foundation. <13-Feb-09> by Paul Pierce This project has been approved by The Rotary Foundation. <9-Apr-09> by Paul Pierce An email was received today from Kate Stewart, Grant Coordinator, Humanitarian Grants Program, The Rotary Foundation which stated in part: "As all the payment requirements for this grant have been satisfied, we can proceed with the release of grant funds. Payment will be made to the designated account in Ghana in the next two to four weeks." This is exciting news for all who want to see this project through to completion. Kindest regards to all, Paul Pierce <16-Oct-09> by Gloria Moncar-Tay Implementation of the Project begun in earnest 2nd October when members of the Rotary Club of Tema-Meridian met the Nanoman Community to formally inform them about the commencement of the project. Subsequently the Hydro-geologist and his team from the Water Research Institute on 5th October commenced the pre-feasibility study and geophysical investigations. <18-Nov-09> by Gloria Moncar-Tay Boreholes have been constructed and hand pumps installed. Water tank installation in progress then project will be completed and then the water project management team will be trained to manage the facility provided. The project will then be commissioned and handed over to the community and the Nanoman Water Project Management Team. Commissioning date to be confirmed. <25-Feb-10> by Paul Pierce The Nanoman Water Project – Borehole and Water Holding Tank was commissioned and turned over to the Nanoman Community on Saturday 13th February 2010. The Rotary Club of Tema Meridian is preparing the Final Report to The Rotary Foundation. <30-Mar-10> by Susan Thorning The International club needs to be current on reporting in order to qualify to apply for a District or Global grant next year. The report due date on your grant is April 30, 2010. Thank you for your efforts to get a report in as soon as possible. <31-Mar-10> by Gloria Moncar-Tay We have today sent by Fedex to The Rotary Foundation Attention Miriam Young, the Final Report,Bank statement plus a few photographs on the Nanoman Water Community Water Project with copies to Rotary Club of Encinitas per Paul Pierce, Jr. delivery address. A training workshop was organised for the Nanoman Community Water Management Team in charge of the project on the 26th March 2010. We thank every one who worked hard to make this project a reality and a success. <1-Apr-10> by Gloria Moncar-Tay Project completed and Final report transmitted to The Rotary Foundation. <19-Apr-10> by Susan Thorning Please note that your project is still open until the final report has been accepted as complete. Thank you for submitting the report. <25-May-10> System Entry Grant status changed to "Completed". Web site design by Philippe Lamoise, D2G Pages, pictures and video on this site © Philippe Lamoise 2001, 2005 This website is a private initiative by Rotarian Philippe Lamoise, Torrey Pines Rotary Club, District 5340, to help the clubs and districts worldwide to do matching grants with The Rotary Foundation.