1. 12/6/2015Middletown, CT Rotary Club1 Rotary Club of Middletown CT Ecuador Villages Safe Water Project Host Partner: Rotary Club of Quito Norte International Partner: Rotary Club of Rancho Bernardo, San Diego

2. 12/6/2015Middletown, CT Rotary Club2 Project Description The 36,000 residents of the remote communities in the Andes mountains outside of Quito have little access to clean water. Only 12% of the families have access to potable water. The major source of water for drinking, cooking and washing is rivers and streams. Raw water is plentiful; clean water is not.

3. Why This Project? 1)There are minimal potable water resources 2)Many use contaminated water 3)Residents have serious gastro intestinal infections 4)Schools with young children lack sources of potable water 5)Sick students lead to high rates of absence from classes and low educational performance

4. 12/6/2015Middletown, CT Rotary Club4 Project Goals To facilitate disease prevention and access to clean water by installing a water purification system for 10 small towns in Pinchincha province in Northwest Ecuador

5. Estimated Budget Rancho Bernardo: San Diego Rotary$8,000 Quito Norte Rotary Club 2,000 Middletown Rotary Club 6,000 Del Mar-Solana Beach Sunrise11,000 Requested from Rotary Foundation25,000 District 7980 7,000 Additional Contribution (not matched by rotary foundation)11,000 Total $70,000 12/6/2015Middletown, CT Rotary Club

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7. 12/6/2015Middletown, CT Rotary Club7 Located in the Andes Mountains, Pichincha is a province of Ecuador located in the northern sierra region. Although this region is mostly rural and difficult to access, its capital and largest city is Quito with a population of 2.4 million people.

8. Communities to benefit Mindo Andoas 15 de Mayo Simon Bolivar Los Laureles Paraiso Escondido San Sebastian Santa Helena Palmito Pamba LaPerla

9. 12/6/2015Middletown, CT Rotary Club9 Facts The project can be completed in 120 days from the time the funds are received by the host club. The project is “Fully Pledged” meaning, the amount of the pledges is equal to the total budget of the project.

10. ROTARY CLUB QUITO NORTE Rotary Club Quito Norte has experience in developing water purification systems for schools in disadvantaged areas and desires to continue these efforts in cooperation with the Rotary International President’s Call To Action to help the poor people of this world – especially the children.

11. ROTARY CLUB QUITO NORTE DRINKABLE WATER PROJECT FOR TEN COMMUNITIES

12. Each day almost 10,000 children under the age of 5 in Third World countries die as a result of illness contracted by use of impure water. This project will make a difference! 12/6/2015Middletown, CT Rotary Club12

13. 12/6/2015Middletown, CT Rotary Club13 Next Steps Visit site, view installation of previous Rotary Water Project, and meet with Ecuadorian Rotary contact; Gustavo Alzate Review contracts and maintenance agreements Complete formal application