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	D-1917    Mexico - Pihuamo Water Filters in Schools $15,000 Rural schools in the villages around the community of Pihuamo have water piped to them from their communities’ water systems. The water is not potable. According to the Secretary of Public Education, children in rural areas miss several days of school each year due to stomach and intestinal problems as a result of ingestion of unclean water. Bacteria and parasites inhabit the open systems. Even if the water holding system is closed, the pipes that feed the taps and faucets are old and leaky. What may start out clean isn’t potable by the time it reaches the faucet. This project will provide water purification systems. The self-contained purification systems will purify the water when it reaches the rural schools, and deliver potable water to the drinking fountains. An additional benefit of the system is that it also has a faucet under which larger containers can be filled so the children can take clean water home to their families each day to improve health and reduce water-borne diseases at home. Once the project is funded, it will take about four months to fabricate and install the systems. Primary Host Partner in the Project Country Club: Pihuamo District: 4150 Primary Contact: Angel Cuevas Morfin     Email: angel_cocoyo@hotmail.com Check all projects from: [District 4150] [Pihuamo Rotary Club] [Angel Cuevas Morfin    ] Primary International Partner Outside the Project Country Club: Goleta District: 5240 Primary Contact: Mike Parsons Email: mparsons007@hotmail.com Check all projects from: [District 5240] [Goleta Rotary Club] [Mike Parsons] Proposed Financing Primary Host Sponsor Rotary Club/District Rotary Club of Pihuamo $500 Primary International Sponsor Rotary Club/District Rotary Club of Goleta $1,500 District 5240 DDF $3,800 Additional Rotary Clubs/Districts Rotary Club of pasadena 794 $1,500 District 5300 DDF $1,075.50 Amount requested from the Rotary Foundation $6,625 Total $15,000 Status and Progress Information Completed This project is completed. Project listed for the 2010-11 Rotary Year. The Matching Grant application number from TRF is #74305. The TRF Staff in charge of this grant is Lauren Marquez (Lauren.Marquez-Viso@rotary.org). <9-Sep-10> System Entry Creation of project page. <28-Sep-10> System Entry Pledge of $1,500 with $1,075.50 DDF by Hassan Kheradmandan of the Rotary Club of pasadena 794, District 5300. <12-Jan-11> System Entry Grant paperwork sent to The Rotary Foundation. <19-Jan-11> System Entry TRF Grant Number assigned: 74,305. <19-Apr-11> System Entry Grant approved by The Rotary Foundation. <16-Dec-11> by Mike Parsons As of 12/15 this project is still on going. The water filters are in production and have not been installed yet. <19-Jul-12> 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.