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	D-1320    South Africa - Lanseria Sanitation and Water $23,255 Refilwe is a non-profit in South Africa dedicated to serving the poorest of the poor, with multiple interrelated programs. Their focus is on offering basic sustenance, medical care, skills development and child care. Refilwe provides homes for AIDS orphans; outreach to AIDS afflicted in the nearby informal settlement with health care, social care and daily meals; a community clinic that provides AIDS and TB care as well as primary care in emergencies; skills training for the unemployable; daycare for small children while parents work, which also employs workers for the settlement; food gardening, which trains locals to grow food for their own families, and provides income to the gardeners; and a high school recently instituted to teach the children who live in the informal settlement. The Refilwe community centre building was opened in February 2008. Local people were taught brick making, and did substantial work in the actual building. The centre is used for education for the school children as well as the skills development programs. It is also used for community education and meetings. In order to enhance the subsistence garden size and output, and the number of people trained and fed, a steady supply of water is mandatory. By installing guttering, downpipes and water tanks on the community center building, a much larger and more dependable source of water will be created. And to make the community center more usable and to expand the job training projects, a toilet block is needed. This project will address those needs. Primary Host Partner in the Project Country Club: Sandton District: 9300 Primary Contact: Graham Katzenellenbogen/Mark B Email: k-bogen@iafrica.com Check all projects from: [District 9300] [Sandton Rotary Club] [Graham Katzenellenbogen/Mark B] Primary International Partner Outside the Project Country Club: La Jolla Golden Triangle District: 5340 Primary Contact: Louise Andres Email: louiserandres@gmail.com Check all projects from: [District 5340] [La Jolla Golden Triangle Rotary Club] [Louise Andres] Proposed Financing Primary Host Sponsor Rotary Club/District Rotary Club of Sandton $500 Primary International Sponsor Rotary Club/District Rotary Club of La Jolla Golden Triangle $8,887 District 5340 DDF $1,000 Additional Rotary Clubs/Districts Rotary Club of La Jolla $1,000 District 5340 DDF $1,000 Rotary Club of Simi Sunrise $2,500 Amount requested from the Rotary Foundation $8,368 Total $23,255 Status and Progress Information Completed This project is completed. Project listed for the 2009-10 Rotary Year. The Matching Grant application number from TRF is #69838. The TRF Staff in charge of this grant is Alexandra Buerkle (Alexandra.Buerkle@rotary.org). This grant has a status of "pending approval." Our District told me: "Water and toilet block in SA is a matching grant that has been "cleared" by TRF staff and is waiting for trustees approval after July 1. For purposes of our analysis we are considering this project a done deal" They explained that it was okayed by RI staff, and it is now awaiting approval by the board after July 1. This means no additional signatures are needed, and we just wait for them to sign it off. I will let you all know as soon as we hear anything more. <20-Nov-08> System Entry Creation of project page. <8-Jan-09> by Louise Andres The first draft of the application was completed January 3. It was sent to the international club for comment and updating, and that was completed January 7. Both host and international clubs have formed their project teams. Signatures to be done in the next week. Funding is not yet complete, but international club actively seeking additional funds. <20-Feb-09> System Entry Grant paperwork sent to The Rotary Foundation. <24-Feb-09> by Louise Andres Contributions of $1000 from the La Jolla Rotary Club with DDF of $1000 and matching grant funds from RI of 3500 was received. Contributions of $2500 from the Simi Sunrise club with RI matching of $1250 was received. THANKS to both clubs! Funding was completed by the La Jolla Golden Triangle Rotary Club and paperwork was submitted to RI on 2/21/2009. Matching grant number 69838 was assigned to this grant application on 2/24/2009. <11-Mar-09> by Susan Thorning Notification received that this grant will be carried forward into the new year for approval. <3-Jun-09> by Louise Andres This grant has a status of "pending approval." My district, 5340, has told me: "Water and toilet block in SA is a matching grant that has been "cleared" by TRF staff and is waiting for trustees approval after July 1. For purposes of our analysis we are considering this project a done deal" They explained that it was okayed by RI staff, and it is now awaiting approval by the board after July 1. Since it was accepted as a current year project, no resubmission or additional signatures are needed. With luck, the next word we get will be final approval. I will let you know as soon as I hear anything. <7-Aug-09> System Entry Grant approved by The Rotary Foundation. <7-Aug-09> by Susan Thorning Announcement letter posted to website. Please note that your project has been reassigned to Alexandra Buerkle. <16-Feb-10> by Graham Katzenellenbogen In progress. Drawings have been submitted, bricks are being produced on site, and on-site construction will commence by mid-March. <18-Oct-10> by Graham Katzenellenbogen The construction is underway and, as at end-Sept, brickwork is up to roof height. More updates to follow. <14-Feb-11> 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.