2014 ROTARY INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION
Breakout SessionProject Enhancement Process (PEP)
Moderator: Jim Goodrich
Panelists:John Hewko, Ron Denham, Ella Lacey, John
Dracup
• Wasrag Board of Directors
• Chair, Wasrag Technology Committee
• Co-Author of Wasrag’s Strategic & Business Plans
• PEP Team Leader to Turkey in 2013
• PPP Team member to Mexico in 2014
• Twice President Groveland Rotary Club
• Paul Harris Fellow
• MS Degrees in Engineering Geology & Water
Resources Engineering, USC; BS Degree, Geology,
UCLA
• Adjunct Professor of Geology, California State
Polytechnic University
Your Moderator: Jim Goodrich
• Selection of inappropriate technologies
• The Myth: “Just built it and it will work forever.”
• Poor water point siting
• Lack of on-going operations and maintenance training
• Lack of finance for operations and maintenance
• Lack of spare parts
• Poor or changing water quality
• Vandalism, theft, or conflict
• Ineffective community water committees
• Weak follow-up and project supervision by project sponsors
• No long-term project monitoring and evaluation
50% of WASH project fail in first 5 years!!! Why?
• Formation of In-Country Regional Teams
• Use PPP Teams in advance of project planning and design
• Assist Rotarians on how to plan, design and monitor sustainable WASH projects
• Assist Rotarians with other aspects of project development
What is the Wasrag Model for doing WASH Projects?
PEP = Project Enhancement Process
• An initiative for Rotarians supported by The Rotary Foundation (TRF) and the Water and Sanitation Rotary Action Group (Wasrag)
• Leverages Rotarian volunteer and staff expertise to enhance the technical quality of projects,
• Supports sound project design, • Produces effective Global Grants and measure Rotary’s impact in the Areas of Focus.
What is PEP?
Project Enhancement Process
PPP TeamsTechnical Guides
• Water• Sanitation• Hygiene
PPP = Program Planning & Performance• Facilitate project planning with Rotary clubs &
key stakeholders• Conduct community assessments • Facilitate the prioritization of community needs • Generate technical and programmatic
recommendations • Assist with budgeting and financial planning • Develop monitoring and evaluation programs
What are PPP Teams?
• It gives sponsoring and hosting Rotary Districts/Clubs access to knowledgeable WASH professionals early in the planning process so that award of Global Grants is facilitated.
• It gives TRF some level of assurance that the selected project is sustainable.
• It helps establish long-term monitoring and evaluation tools.
• It opens the project up to other Areas of Focus.
Why is the PEP process important?
• Turkey• India (2)• Papua New Guinea• Uganda (3)• Kenya (2)• Tanzania (2)• Thailand• Honduras• Fiji• Mexico
Where have PPP teams been used?
• John Hewko• Ron Denham• Ella Phillips Lacey• John Dracup
Our Distinguished Panelists
• Currently, RI General Secretary
• Member of the Rotary Club of Kyiv, Ukraine
• Paul Harris Fellow
• Harvard Law Degree
• Master’s Degree in Modern History from Oxford University
• Bachelor’s Degrees in Government and Soviet Studies, Hamilton College
• VP of Millennium Challenge Corporation
• Partner, Law Firm of Baker & McKenzie
• Adjunct professor of law at Georgetown University
John Hewko
• Rotarian since 1958
• Past District Governor (1993-94)
• TRF Benefactor & Major Donor
• Int’l Service Above Self Award Winner
• Formed & Chairman Emeritus of Water & Sanitation Rotarian Action Group (Wasrag)
• B.Sc. & Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering; MBA
• Worldwide Spokesman for WASH
Ron Denham
• PPP team member - Kenya• Rotarian since 1999
• District 6510 Rotarian of the Year
• Int’l Service Above Self Award Winner
• Faculty of Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
• Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences
• Retired to Peace Corp, Water For People, World Water Corp & Rotary
• WASH projects around the world
Ella Phillips Lacey
• PPP Team Leader to Kisumu, Kenya 2014
• PPP Team Leader to Remba Island, Kenya
• Rotarian since 1999 • Wasrag Team Leader for
Water Technology
• Professor of Civil Engineering, University of California, Berkeley
John Dracup
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