Mid-Island Rotary WCS GroupMIG

Six Years of Partnership

Background

• Inspired by Victoria’s Project Unity Committee• Formed in fall of 2007 - after exploratory

meetings with reps of 11 Mid-Island clubs• 20 member clubs in 2012-13• Each club has contributed a fixed amount per

year to a “pool” of funds allocated by the Group to specific projects eligible for RF matching grants (amount is $600 for 2013-14)

• Meets every 4-6 weeks in Nanaimo

Purposes of the Group

• Improve capacity of member clubs to sponsor or otherwise support international projects

• Improve understanding of RF requirements• Create opportunities to support larger higher-

impact projects eligible for RF grants• Identify opportunities for members to work as

volunteers on international service projects• Elevate the profile of Rotary’s international work

among mid-island Rotarians & the general public

MIG Member Clubs

• Chemainus• Cumberland Centennial • Duncan• Duncan Daybreak• Ladysmith• Lantzville• Nanaimo• Nanaimo Daybreak• Nanaimo North• Nanaimo Oceanside

• Parksville

• Parksville AM

• Port Alberni

• Port Alberni – Arrowsmith

• Port Hardy

• Qualicum Beach

• Qualicum Beach Sunrise

• Saltspring

• South Cowichan

• Strathcona Sunrise

Accomplishments

• Completion of 21 projects over 6 years• Humanitarian needs met in communities

within 10 countries (Belize, Bolivia, Ghana, Guatemala, India, Kenya, Mexico, Nepal, Peru &Uganda)

• MIG funds of $47,800 CAD “leveraged” to enable projects costing a total of $512,000 USD

Bolivia 2007-2008

• Equipping and training 24 families in Montero to grow their own vegetables

• Funded and delivered through Etta Projects• Administered by the Nanaimo North Club• MIG funds $2,500 CAD• Project cost $5,000 USD

Bolivia – Vegetable Gardening

Ghana 2008-2009

• Supplies and equipment for a primary school and a bore well, computer and mosquito nets for a medical centre in Sunyani

• Sponsored by the Nanaimo Club• MIG funds $4,500 CAD• Project cost $33,600 USD

• Pump replaced in 2010-2011

Ghana – School Supplies & Water Well

Mexico 2008-2009

• Inadequate power supply restricted services at Infantile Maternale Hospital near Puerto Escandido

• Project provided a new power supply transformer for the hospital

• Sponsored by Ladysmith Club• MIG funds $3,166 CAD• Project Cost $22,810 USD

Mexico – Hospital Power Supply

Ghana 2009-2010

• Providing a security wall around a primary school in Sunyani

• Sponsored by Lantzville Club• MIG Funds $2,600 CAD• Project Cost $20,460 USD

Ghana – School Security Wall

Uganda 2009-2010

• Providing a sustainable (ecosan) latrine & rainwater collection for Eagles Wings Childrens Village school near Lukaya

• Sponsored by the South Cowichan Club• MIG Funds $4,000 CAD• Project Cost $13,634 USD

Uganda – School Latrine

Uganda – School Rainwater Collection

Nepal 2009-2010

• Providing latrines, first aid clinics, desks & supplies for the school in the remote village of Chimkola

• Sponsored by Duncan Daybreak Club• MIG Funds $1,200 CAD• Project Cost $27,000 USD

Nepal – School Supplies & Latrine

Kenya 2009-2010 (Ndandini)

• Providing a water well for the village of Ndandini in eastern Kenya

• Multi-district project• Sponsored by Nanaimo North Club, Sunshine

Coast-Sechelt Club and others• MIG Funds $1,000 CAD• Project cost $70,200 USD

Kenya – Community Water Well

Kenya 2009-2010 (Latrines)

• Providing latrines for a school near Bukati• Sponsored by Qualicum Beach Sunrise Club• MIG Funds $2,600 CAD• Project Cost $15,800 USD

Kenya – School Latrine

Belize 2010-2011

• Dengue fever prevention – San Ignacio, Belize• Reduce mosquito breeding on Sacred Heart High

School campus through construction of an effective drainage canal

• Public education program to support prevention• Sponsored by South Cowichan Club• MIG Funds $3,500 CAD• Project Cost $49,000 USD• Supported by RF Global Grant • Mentioned in Aug 2011 & Feb 2012 Rotarian

San Ignacio – Campus Flooding & Dengue

San Ignacio – Campus Drainage

Before After

Ghana 2010-2011

• School latrine construction – Sunyani, Ghana• Replacing an inadequate latrine at a primary

school• Sponsored by Nanaimo Daybreak Club• MIG Funds $3,000• Total Cost $37,000• Supported by RF Global Grant • Mentioned in Feb 2012 Rotarian

Sunyani School Latrine Before

Sunyani School Latrine After

Ghana – 2010-2011

• Hand dug well – Nanketewa, Ghana• New well & pump for a community of 350• Sponsored by Interact Club of Nanaimo • MIG Funds $500CAD• Total Cost $3,000CAD

Nanketewa – Water Source

Before

Nanketewa – Water Source

After

India – 2010-2011

• Construction of a demonstration food garden and provision of training in sustainable gardening.

• Construction of latrines and provision of water filters and supplies to schools.

• Benefit to 300+ people in the Sadiya district of Assam.

• MIG Funds $2,000CAD• Total Cost $5,000CAD

Sustainable Gardening In Assam

Garden Construction

Training

Latrine Construction in Assam

Mexico 2011-2012

• Latrine and fencing for kindergarten at Las Ladrillieras (near Los Rosas)

• Part of a larger project to provide a new kindergarten for 30 children

• Sponsored by Ladysmith Club• MIG funding of $1,500CAD• Total cost of $7,500CAD

MexicoNew Latrine and Fencing for a New Kindergarten

Kenya 2011-2012

• Protected Springs –near Kakamega• Installing pipe, concrete cribbing and fencing

at 50+ locations in the area• Sponsored and supervised on site by

Strathcona-Sunrise Club• MIG funding of $3,000CAD• Total Cost of $51,129USD• Supported by RF Global Grant

Kenya 2011-2012Protected Springs – An Example

Before After

Kenya 2011-2012

• Fish Farming – near Kakamega• Sponsored and supervised on site by Strathcona-

Sunrise Club• Supplying a fish farm co-op of approximately 20 farmers

to help them become self-sufficient• Supplying fish feed, fingerlings, PVC pipe, fertilizer and

harvest nets for growing tilapia in ponds• MIG funding of $1,000CAD• Supported by District Community Grant• Total Cost of $5,000CAD

Kenya 2011-2012Fish Farming

Ghana 2011-2012

• Market toilet and wells – Bosoma, Sunyani• Construction of a facility with 12 toilets, 3

urinals and 4 showers for the market & 2 hand dug wells for rural communities

• Sponsored by Nanaimo Club• MIG funding of $2,500CAD• Estimated Cost of $53,863USD• Supported by RF Global Grant

Ghana 2011-2012Market Toilet & Hand Dug Wells – Under Construction

Ghana - Market Toilet - Completed

Ghana - Market Toilet – Completed (Cont’d)

Ghana – Hand Dug Wells – Completed

Ghana – Hand Dug Wells – Completed (Cont’d)

Ghana 2011-2012

• Literacy through a library – Abesim• Books and shelving for a library building

recently built by the local government• Sponsored by the Nanaimo Daybreak Club• MIG funding of $3,000CAD• Total Cost of $22,500USD• Supported by DDF Grant

Ghana – Abesim Library

Guatemala 2012-2013

• Stoves and latrines - Lake Atitlan area• Sponsored by the Nanaimo Daybreak Club• MIG funding of $500CAD• Total cost of $5000CAD• Supported by District Community Grant

Guatemala - Stoves

Before After

Guatemala- Latrines

Before After

Peru 2012-2013

• Self employment training for women in Ica – manufacturing, using and marketing chicken incubators

• Sponsored by the Cumberland Centennial Club• MIG funding of $1,250CAD• Project cost of $6,000CAD• Supported by District Community Grant

Peru – Chicken Incubators

Mexico 2012-2013

• Equipment for community center near Jaltemba Bay

• Sponsored by Ladysmith Club• MIG funding of $1,000CAD• Project cost of $6,000CAD• Supported by District Community Grant

Mexico – Community Centre

Mexico – Community Centre (Cont’d)

Belize 2012-2013

• Toilet blocks and hygiene education for 2 elementary schools – Eden and St. Andrews near San Ignacio

• Sponsored by South Cowichan Club• MIG funding of $3,500CAD• Project cost of $54,000USD• Supported by RF Global Grant

Belize – Toilets for 2 SchoolsConstruction

Belize – Toilets for 2 SchoolsCompletion