VILLAGE LIFE OUTREACH PROJECT

ERIN WOLFE AND LINDA VENTURATO ROSIE CARPENTER AND RYAN PONTI-ZINS

ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION

Mission: To unite communities to promote Life, Health, and Education Principles: Partnerships, Service to the Poor, Sustainability, Community, Collaboration Where do they work?
Three villages in rural Tanzania: Roche, Burere, and Nyambogo

Who do they work with?

SHEDShirati Health Education and Development

COMMITTEES
Life: solving water quantity and quality issues, water and sanitation technology research, microfinance
Slow Sand Water Filters Solar Disinfection EWB/well jobs for construction and management

Education: improve access to educational resources, promote professional development of teachers

Nutrition Project Art-Exchange Project

COMMITTEES (CONT.)
Health: malaria and schistosomiasis prevention programs, access to affordable medications, provide permanent healthcare facility
Provision of free health care during October brigades Mosquito Net Project Roche Health Center

Building: designing a culturally and regionally appropriate health facility

Roche Health Center
Housing ISSB Press Business Development

Kingigoro School Pit Latrines

Marketing:
Night on the Serengeti Fundraiser

WATER
Most severe issue: lack of access to clean water Lake Victoria polluted
Cultural behavior

Contaminated water contributes to sickness, disease, and death Committee:

VLOP partners with local villagers to identify issues and create sustainable solutions Who?
Individuals with experience in engineering, architecture, construction, business, and geography

WATER FILTERS
Average American household consumption of clean water: 375 gallons per day Average Tanzanian family consumption of highly polluted water: 14 gallons per day (drinking, cooking, washing) Poor pathogenic removal could be due to many things, namely operation and maintenance.
Moving the filter. Shaking or disturbing the filter. Damaging the biolayer. Feeding the filter with inconsistent source waters without giving it adequate time to acclimate (roughly 3-4 weeks). Allowing the filters to dry out or not using them frequently enough. Not dosing the filters with the correct volume at correct times each day. Too high of turbidity levels in influent waters.
(McDonnell, Bryant E., and Ines Schrottenbaum. "Drinking Water Quality Past-present-future among Village Life Outreach Project Partner Communities.)

SERVICE LEARNING
GRANT WRITING AND WATER SUMMIT

GRANT WRITING
Purpose: Find Funds to Establish a Well in the Village of Nyambogo, Tanzania. Current Partner Organizations:
Shirati Health, Education and Development Foundation (SHED) Engineers Without Borders: Univeristy of Cincinnati (EWB)

SHED
Registered NGO with Tanzanian Government Works specifically with Tanzania Communities
Head Office in Village of Shirati

Goals:
Preventive and Curative Health Services Medical Research Environmental Issues Medical Education

ENGINEERS WITHOUT BORDERS

MISSION: To design, develop and implement sustainable solutions to humanitarian issues in developing countries. CORE VALUES: Education, sustainability, culture, health, and partnership.

FINDING ORGANIZATIONS
Share Common Purpose:
Solving Water Crisis: Water Quality and Quantity Working with Communities in Poverty
Specifically in Eastern Africa

Where They Get Their Funding

Foundations Private Donors Public Donations

Work with Indigenous Organizations

SHED

ORGANIZATIONS
Africare Water.Org Charity: Water Oxfam International Save the Children Forewengam Empower Tanzania Self Help Africa Give a Heart to Africa African Development Foundation Ford Foundation Coca-Cola

COCA-COLA FOUNDATION
Goals:
Healthy and Active Lifestyles Community Recycling Education Water Stewardship-To support access to clean water and sanitation, watershed protection in water-stressed regions, utilization of water for production and or multiple use systems

CHARITY:WATER
Mission: Bring Clean and Safe Drinking Water to Developing Countries Funding
100% Public Donations go to Water Projects Private Donors, Foundations and Sponsors Pay for Staff Salaries to Basic Office Supplies

Fund projects proposed by Indigenous Organizations

NEXT STEPS: GRANT WRITING

Letter Of Enquiry Project Proposal:
Introduction About Your Organization Statement of Problem or Need Statement of Solution Funding Request Financial Information Evaluation and Reporting Required Supporting Documents

WATER SUMMIT
Collaboration of multiple organizations and businesses
Eastern Africa

Identify problems with water quantity and quality Discuss problems with current technology Brainstorm sustainable solutions

RESEARCH
Organizations
Local non-profits Local corporations working on water solutions

Technology
P&G/Clinton Global Initiative: Water Purification Packets Cincinnati Water Works: UV disinfection EWB, VLOP, Rosshirt Water for Africa Foundation, Soteni International, Abbas Living Water: wells Confluence Water Technology Innovation Cluster

WASH Water summit models *Collection of data, summaries, reports, guidelines, contacts

SAMPLE WATER SUMMIT AGENDA

TIME 8:30 a.m. 8:45 a.m. 9:00 a.m. 9:30 a. m. 9:45 a.m. 10:15 a.m. 10:45 a.m. 11:15 a.m. 11:30 a.m. 12:00 p.m. 1:15 p.m. 1:35 p.m. 1:55 p.m. 2:15 p.m. 2:35 p.m.

3:15 p.m. 3:35 p.m.

2014 WATER SUMMIT - AGENDA TOPIC/ACTIVITY SPEAKER TAFT RESEARCH CENTER Welcome & Introduction Dr. Chris Lewis of Village Life Outreach Project Opening Speeches Adrian Parr Water Quality/Technology P&G Children's Safe Drinking Water Representative from Global Clinton Initiative Q&A, Discussion Water Quality/Technology Greater Cincinnati Water Works Ultraviolet Disinfection Treatment Q&A, Discussion 10:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. - BREAK WASH Coca Cola Water Stewardship Q&A, Discussion Water Technology Confluence: Water Technology Innovation Cluster Collaborating for Water Q&A, Discussion 12:15 p.m. - 1:15 p.m. - LUNCH Soteni International Randie Marsh Villages of Hope in Kenya Rosshirt Water for Africa Foundation Tim Rosshirt Wells in Zimbabwe Karama Connection Connie Naber Helping Children with HIV/AIDS in Tanzania Shoulder to Shoulder Wayne Waite Strengthening Communities in Honduras NuWay Foundation Evans N. Nwankwo, Cindy Griffin Sustainable Development in Nigeria 2:55 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. - BREAK Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden Thane Maynard University of Cincinnati International Affairs Raj Mehta and University Honors Program

3:55 p.m.Discussion and Reception 6:00 p.m.

NEXT STEPS: WATER SUMMIT

Contact the NGOs and companies
Inform and invite Select representatives

Decide on topics and themes Manage logistics Finalize agenda Hold 2014 Water Summit