Water: A Catalyst For Economic Development and Self-Sufficient Communities Well Aware’s strategy to alleviate conflict and facilitate development in volatile areas of the world 01.29.2015
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Overview
• History of Well Aware and Sarah’s involvement
• We are not a typical “water charity”
• The “Ripple Effect”
• Case study
• Project process
• Expansion opportunities
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Well Aware
• The inception of Well Aware and Sarah’s involvement
• Team of local staff, technical experts, project management and proven project process
• Providing water to more than 74,000 people in five years
• Completed 23 water systems in five years
• Average cost per person now (including all organizational expenses) is $9.13, which is less than half of many of the large water charities
• With so many broken wells and unutilized infrastructure, Well Aware launched the R3 Project Initiative (Recycle, Restore, Revitalize)
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Not Just A Water Charity
• Organizational Emphasis: using water as a mechanism for economic development and self-sufficient communities
• Created a detailed, replicable process which is currently 100% successful (while up to 60% of wells in africa may be broken)
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Partnership Goals & Values
• Alignment of missions. Well Aware’s Mission: We provide lasting, clean water systems to drive economic growth and nurture self-sufficient communities. We will set a new standard for water system projects in our industry. We will continue to do both until the need is eradicated.
• Global implications and long term impact of contributing to stability in volatile places
• Clean water as the tools to facilitate development, peace, dignity and civil order
• Clean water as conflict prevention
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The Ripple Effect by the Numbers In March 2012, the W.H.O stated that the world has met the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) target of halving the number of people without sustainable access to safe drinking water. As a result of this achievement:
• Medical health cost savings: $7 billion annually
• Work days gained: 322 million days annually
• Value due to earned work days: $750 million annually
• School days earned: 270 million days annually
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Case Study: Alamach, Kenya For the first time in years, thousands of people in the community of Alamach, Kenya can drink clean water from their well. The well in Alamach broke down several years ago (like the majority of wells in Africa that are broken today). The community was forced to rely on an unsafe and unreliable seasonal stream, five kilometers away. As a result, countless hours were spent transporting water by hand and foot, and children suffered from typhoid, diarrhea and dysentery. Tribal tensions
and conflict escalated as resources dwindled. Well Aware responded. We explored the borehole with a camera scope, test pump, and chemical analysis of a water sample. We found that although the pump had broken down, the borehole was in good condition and the water yield and water quality were excellent. Our team of engineers and hydrogeologists designed a solution that includes a new solar powered water pump, 18 solar panels to sustainably power the pump, an elevated tank to store and distribute the water. The community of Alamach has been flourishing since. The tribal tension and conflicts have eased. The population has increased and the nomadic lifestyle reduced, as the community develops and
organizes. Many children are going to school for the first time in years, with plans for a new school building. Crops are being grown for the first time. Hope is springing in Alamach, Kenya.
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Existing Organizational Budget for 2015
• $392,000 toward clean water for 43,000 people Budget available in appendix
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Plan for Organizational Expansion: Option 1
• $1,348,128 increases project capacity to 40 projects in 2015 (in existing Well Aware project areas) Budget available in appendix
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Plan for Organizational Expansion: Option 2
• Expansion model for additional region
• 90 days for groundwork setup in new region
• Cost per system estimate based on regional attributes Budget available in appendix
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Pilot Plan for Monetizing Production
• Digital M-Pesa/Grundfos kiosk project
• Fund future water projects
• Reinvest in community
• Greater ownership and accountability
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Summary
• Well Aware is setting a new standard for water development with efficient, ethical, and sustainable solutions.
• We exist to affect development and stability, not just to supply water.
• We are ready and able to scale with a clear plan to do so.
• We are seeking partners to enable expansion and have exponential impact.
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Appendices Appendix 1 – Map of Water Projects
Appendix 2 – Case Study: Daaba
Appendix 3 – Case Study: Mithini
Appendix 4 – Impact Survey
Appendix 5 – Project Request
Appendix 6 – Budget: Existing 2015
Appendix 7 – Budget: Expansion Option 1
Appendix 8 – Budget: Expansion Option 2
Appendix 9 – List of Prequalified Projects
Appendix 10 – Team Members
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Appendix 2 – Case Study: Daaba A primary school in Daaba, Kenya was once a dilapidated building next to a shallow hand-‐dug well. For their drinking water, the children had to climb down into the hole each day to lift water out. Not only was the water contaminated, resulting in several water-‐borne diseases, but the treacherous well was injuring many children and resulted in at least one child fatality. Tribal tensions and conflict escalated
as resources dwindled. Well Aware responded. We revived the water well in October 2011 with a new pump, powered by new solar panels, with elevated storage. Daaba now have several new classrooms, a medical clinic, many more cattle and goats, many girls are now going to the eighth grade for the first time, and the conflict in the area has dissipated.
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Appendix 3 – Case Study: Mithini
An orphanage in Mithini, Kenya once consisted of only a small tin structure sheltering 9 homeless children who had to collect water from a contaminated ditch at the bottom of an escarpment. Almost all of the children were sick. In August of 2011, Well Aware
installed a water well, a water pump powered by solar panels, and elevated storage that gravity-‐feeds water distribution through pipelines. The orphanage now has a dorm for 40 children, several plots of irrigated crops, a preschool, and a primary school underway. The children are healthy and the community is seeing dramatic decreases in diseases.
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Appendix 10 – Team Members
• Sarah Evans: Founder, and Executive Director o Education: Undergraduate-‐ UT, Communications Graduate: SMU,
Environmental Law • Micah Evans: Assistant Director
o Education: Wayland Baptist University-‐ BA, Missions o Pursuing PMP Certification
• Brett Buchanan: Project Manager o Education: Maters in Photojournalism from the London College of
Communication. • Mike (Joshua) Mutuku: Field Manager
o Former UN Peace Keeper o Construction Project Manager
• Rachel Sego: Community Manager o Oxfam, Public Health Manager
• Monica Duck: Book Keeper o Education: MBA o Licensed CPA o Pursuing Masters in Finance
• Katina Guerra: Special Project o Education: UT, Geography-‐ Environmental Resource Management
• Cody Hudson: Technical Advisor, Engineering o Education: Masters, UT, Environmental Engineering, BS University of
Arkansas, Civil Engineering • Wendy Robertson: Technical Advisor
o Education: Masters -‐University of Virginia, Environment Science. BS-‐ UT, Geology
• Daniel Lupton: Technical Advisor Hydrogeologist o Registered professional geoscientist with eight years of experience in
water resources and geological sciences. o Experience with Hydrogeologist Without Boarders
• Katthryn Bergmann: Technical Advisor Engineer o Education: University of Missouri-‐ Columbia, Civil Engineering
• Faith Beltz: Community Advisor o Certified Midwife
• Lora Williams: Community Advisor o Licensed Nurse
• Allison Horan: Community Advisor, Nutritionist o Education: Masters – UT at Huston, Public Health
• Sovinah Wayua Mutuku: community advisor, licensed nurse
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