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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Sustainability Model

         

       

 

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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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Replicable Project Process                                                    

Impact Surveys recently launched

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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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Thank You.  

                               

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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 1 – Map of Water Projects      

       

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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 6 – Budget: Existing 2015

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Appendix 7 – Budget: Expansion Option 1                                                        

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Appendix 8 – Budget: Expansion Option 2                                                          

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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