TITLE(PART 2): WORKING WITH NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS ON ROTARY WATER, SANITATION, AND HYGIENE PROJECTS(PART 2): WORKING WITH NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS ON ROTARY WATER, SANITATION, AND HYGIENE PROJECTS

World Water e-SummitRotary & Wasrag29 October 2014

Welcome to the webinar

Robert (Bob) Wubbena, PE

Immediate Past Vice Chair of WasragPast Club President of Rotary Club of Olympia, WA, USA

Thank you, World Water Summit sponsors

Agenda

• Water & Sanitation Rotarian Action Group

• Eric Lundgren• Nancy Gilbert • Q/A

Water & Sanitation Rotarian Action Group | WHO?

• A group of technical experts who assist clubs and districts with water, sanitation, and hygiene projects– Rainwater harvest, toilets and sanitation systems,

wells and boreholes, dams and aquifers, sand filters, entrepreneurship, building capacity and partnerships

• 1650+ members• Global: 92 countries, 320 Rotary districts• Membership is open to Rotarians, family

members of Rotarians, Rotary program participants and alumni

Meet our panelists

Nancy Gilbert

Past District GovernorInternational Development

ConsultantRotary Club of West Shore (Victoria), B.C.,

Canada

Eric Lungren

Director of International Programs

Africare, Washington D.C. USA

“Adopta” School

• WASH in schools• 15 schools in Malawi• 15 schools in Tanzania• Provision of water, sanitation, and hygiene

education

“Adopta” School

• Partners:– Procter & Gamble– H2O for Life– Africare (implementing partner)– Wasrag

“Adopta” School

“Adopta” School | Learned Lessons

• How to Create an Effective Partnership• Implementation Methodologies (including

Measurement and Evaluation)• Rotary is not just a donor• First pilot, then scale

“Adopta” School | Lesson 1: Partnership Formation

• Why should a Rotary Club partner with an NGO?– Knowledge of subject area (WASH)– Expertise in implementation– Available full time– May have other sources of funds

“Adopta” School | Lesson 1: Partnership Formation

• Why would an NGO partner with a Rotary Club?– Local knowledge– Source of funds– Possible source of volunteers– Can build deep relationship with

beneficiaries– Long-term project support

“Adopta” School | Lesson 1: Challenges in Creating Partnership

• Rotary Challenges:– How to make space for member

involvement and promoting that as a positive contribution to the NGO?

• NGO Challenges:– Understanding rotary and how it works (in

particular the timing of fund raising);– How to effectively engage Rotary beyond

fund-raising?

“Adopta” School | Lesson 1: Effective Partnership Building

• Ensuring a high level of clarity around project scope, expectations, and needs at an early stage

• Understanding costs – project manager and other overhead costs are uncommon in Rotary club projects but provide needed services

• Early clarity around money flows and timing• Define reporting needs and other information

needed before starting implementation• Some NGOs are quite bureaucratic, others

more nimble

“Adopta” School | Lesson 2: Implementation Methodologies

• Setting up expectations about regular communications between NGO and Rotary

• Key programmatic issue is the timeliness of funding – how to design and organize the workflow to match with the timing of funds

• How to meaningfully engage Rotary members in program implementation?

“Adopta” School | Lesson 2: Implementation

• Monitoring and Evaluation:– Rotary and NGO may have different needs– Presents an opportunity for Rotary Clubs – they

have a long-term presence (hopefully!) and can keep in touch

– Also can add value in long-term review of outcomes that NGOs often do not conduct due to funding constraints

– Ensure early agreement on both the mechanisms for reporting, the indicators to report on, and the targets for each agreed-upon indicator

“Adopta” School | Lesson 3: Rotary’s Role – Not Just a Donor

• Most NGOs have not worked with a donor that is also interested in deeper engagement in project activities, so this expectation needs to be communicated and managed from early in the partnership

“Adopta” School | Lesson 4: First pilot, then scale

• Patience in relationship development• Pilot small allows you to iron out any

wrinkles before trying to tackle something large

• Consistent with good project management principles of experimentation, learning, and then scaling

WASH series

• World Water e-Summit 3: Working With the Private Sector – Wednesday, 5 November, 10:00-11:00 Chicago time

Water and Sanitation Rotarian Action Group

• Become a Wasrag member! Lack of WASH is an affront to humanity. Help the Rotary family help others.

• Join us to combat this global crisis.

www.wasrag.org

Wasrag’s World Water Summit VII | São Paulo, Brazil

Wasrag’s World Water Summit VIIThursday 4 June 2015

São Paulo

Topic: WASH in Schools.

Registration will open by end of October; visit www.wasrag.org.

Thank you!

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