November 12, 2018
PROJECT SUMMARY
This project is for 50 communities in the remote area of the Northern part of Sierra Leone. For the past ten years, there has been an increase in water-related diseases due to lack of access to safe drinking water leaving hundreds of families vulnerable to illness and poor nutrition, affecting children's learning, health, and play. So, I have been charged with the responsibilities to oversees 250 constructions of hand pump well in these deprived communities by the end of 2020
PROJECT RATIONALE
The consequences of unsafe drinking water in this part of the country can't be overemphasized, People in these communities covered a long distance to fetch water for their daily use.
Lack of access to clean and safe drinking water can lead to waters related diseases.
The success of this project will help to improve on the standard of living in these communities.
IN-SCOPE
Primarily focus on 50 communities in the northern part of Sierra Leone
Educate communities members on the rationale of the project, the project expectation, and their contribution
A pre-work survey done together with communities by project team member.
PROBLEM STATEMENT
Unsafe and Unreliable drinking water leads to:
Diseases such as Cholera, Typhoid, Dysentery, Guinea worm to name but few.
An economy burden to the parent
Child labor increase
PROJECT GOALS
The project goal is:
Provide safe and reliable drinking water for the people in 50 communities.
Constructions of handpump wells
Build a training program to improve on awareness for safe drinking water
Provide training on maintenance of handpump.
PROJECT OBJECTIVES
Increase access to safe drinking water to 50 communities in the Northern part of Sierra Leone.
Educate communities member on the importance of hygiene
Easy access to pure drinking water
Reduction in water-related diseases
Children have more time to play and studies
Improvement in grades
KEY BENEFICIARIES
Communities members
STAKEHOLDERS
PLAN SL
WHO
UNICEF
TIMELINE/DELIVERABLES
The rollout is on November 12, 2018
Monitoring and Identifying gaps- September 2019
Evaluation and Reporting November 2019.
KEY MILESTONES
A Consultation with communities' stakeholders November 12, 2018.
Pre-site survey December 2018
Digging of the well April 2019
Construction of handpump July 2019
Training for Beneficiaries September 2019
Evaluation and Reporting November 2019.
Budget=$400,000
Communities Labor and Staffing cost for 50 communities = 100,000
Materials cost $200,000
Training for Beneficiaries $50,000
PROJECT STAFFING
Project Leader 1
Project Team Members 50 (Including communities' member)
CHALLENGES
Cultural barrier
Willingness to participate
Budget restriction
Lack of Maintenance
RECOMMENDATIONS
Communities sensitization
Educate communities on the implementation of the project
Engage with communities' leaders (chiefs, religious leaders, women leaders, men leaders) on the availability of the land for construction
Communities to provide raw materials and manual labor
Encourage communities to take ownership of the project
Communities mobilization
Link with other local and international non-governmental organization to provide support
REFERENCES
1.Project Management (The Managerial Process 7E)
ERIK W LARSON
CLIFORD F Gray.
2. PLAN SL (Project Implementations guidelines)
3. Water is a Life by Prof. Joe AD Alie.
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