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RAIN
CATCHMENT SYSTEM PROPOSAL
BACKGROUND
Mission
for Africa Children's Home (MFA) was established in 1995 by a
group of evangelists from Japan and Kenya.
Its mission is to raise the standard of living among
children and youth orphaned by HIV/AIDS. The mission was later
expanded to include advocacy for and protection of vulnerable
girls.
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During
its short existence,
MFA has executed several projects and serviced
many orphans and widows.
It has: |
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Constructed
facilities for an
orphanage that was funded by Genesis International
Church and the local community at $80,000 U.S. dollars. |
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Cared
for over 189 orphans by providing food, shelter,
clothing, education and spiritual counsel through
donations from Genesis International and the local
community at $3,500 U.S. dollars monthly. |
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Cared
for over 70 girls through an outreach program that
provides one hot lunch, school fees, uniforms and
sanitary pads through donations from the local
community, 2 Peace Corps members, and other donors at
$4,000. |
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Provided
training for over 230 community based organizations and
womens groups in tailoring and dressmaking in the Lake
Basin Region through funding from Genesis International
Church at $12,000 U.S. dollars. |
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Implemented
the piping of under ground water supply to approximately
200 families living along Kajulu Hills through funding
provided by TRP Company Ltd. Of Japan and New Birth
Church of Atlanta,
USA at $10,000. |
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Constructed
a sturdy poultry house through a donation from Spring of
Hope, USA; the chickens provide eggs and meat for the
orphanage and the excess is marketed for support of the
orphanage. |
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Organized
two self-help womens groups,
the MFA group which has 30 widows and the Odhier
Womens Group which has 20 widows.
They have begun income generating projects for
their support and for the support of
95 children and youth among them who are
fatherless. |
STRATEGIES EMPLOYED BY MFA
TO EXECUTE ITS MISSION
Through
its outreach, MFA has connected with churches, the local
community and schools to find solutions for the care of
orphans and the protection of vulnerable girls.
These groups contribute in various ways to educate
these children, provide health care, and legal protection.
MFA
provides a home for its orphans.
It clothes, feeds, educates and provides shelter for
its resident orphans. It
has a vocational training program for older children. Individual
and group counseling is also provided.
MFA educates its children about their legal rights and
how to exact them from the state and agencies.
MFA provides education to primary children up to grade
4 in its own school on the compound.
Older children are enrolled in neighborhood schools.
Staff
visits the relatives of the orphans and tries to reunite
orphans with willing relatives.
The social worker visits these families intermittently
to oversee continual care of those who are reunited.
MFA
provides a one year course on tailoring and dressmaking to
teenage mothers. They
are also taught about early childhood development and are
given guidance and counseling.
Their children may also attend the orphanage’s
primary school.
MFA
actively advocates and networks with several groups and
institutions to promote the following issues:
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Gender
based violence in primary and secondary schools; |
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Reproductive
Health and feminine care; |
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Gender
responsive school environment; |
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Strengthening
of reintegration
and alternative placement for children in institutional
care; |
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Construction
of a girls
secondary school; |
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Construction
of a rain
catchment system and expansion of water tank capacity |
Advocacy
on gender baseds violence and fostering gender responsive
school environments will require about $12,000 U.S. dollars.
To strengthen alternative placement and reintegration
of children will require about $9,000 U.S. dollars.
It will cost about $150,000 to build a girls secondary
school. Finally,
the rain catchment system is estimated at about $20,000 U.S.
dollars.
NEED TO EXPAND THE CAPACITY
FOR WATER
In
order to service a greater population of orphans, more use of
the facilities for other groups, and the primary school and
future secondary school,
the water capacity must be increased.
Linmond Investment has been contracted to assess what
may be needed and has estimated the cost of an appropriate system. A
borehole is not feasible for the site so a rain catchment
system has been recommended.
Kisumu usually has a goodly amount of rain during the
rainy season which can be captured for long term use.
The estimated cost of materials and labor is specified
below.
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ITEM
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DESCRIPTION
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QUANTITY
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UNIT
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RATE
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AMOUNT
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1.
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Mobilization
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MS
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1
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5,000
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5,000
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2.
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Roto
Tanks
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10,000
lts
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4
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75,000
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300,000
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3.
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Slab
base for tanks
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Ms
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4
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6,250
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25,000
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4.
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Plain
box gutters
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Meters
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3,000
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50
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150,000
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5.
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Round
Gutters
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Ms
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15,000
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6.
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Gutter
brackets
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Ms
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10,000
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7.
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Drain
Pipes
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Ms
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15,000
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8.
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End
gutters
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Ms
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5,000
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9.
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Professional
Fees
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125,000
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Grand
Total
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650,000
or $19,200 U.S.
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Terms
of Contract:
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Work
will commence two (2) weeks after the down payment.
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Down
payment is 80% on signing the contract and before moving
to the site.
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The
final invoice will be calculated on the basis of actual
work done.
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The
client provides all the necessary permissions needed
before commencing the work.
BANK ACCOUNT THAT DONATIONS
CAN BE FORWARDED TO
Barclays
Bank-Kisumu Branch
Account
under Mission for Africa
Account
No. 1293986
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