The document summarizes water and sanitation projects carried out in Timor Leste from August/September 2014. It discusses installing new pumps, water supplies, and storage tanks at various schools and communities. It thanks contributors who made the $39,000 USD project possible. It also outlines plans for additional projects in 2014/15, including installing gutters, tanks, and water supplies at Buibela, Baguia High School, Baguia Primary School, and Samalari, with an estimated budget of $50,000-$61,000 AUD.

1. Water and Sanitation Projects
Districts of Baucau, Lautem and Viqueque
Timor Leste
RAWCS Project 21-2011-12
August/September 2014

2. Laga Orphanage
Install new pump
with protection to
prevent burn out

3. Laga High School
New water supply
from orphanage
and refurbish
supply to toilet
block and kitchen
Postponed

4. Nunira Primary
School
Install guttering and
tanks to service
toilet block and
kitchen

5. Saelari
Community,
School and Health
Clinic
Install additional
storage tank and
pipe work to better
service school and
health clinic
Additional new

6. Contributors to the 2013/14 Program
Thanks go to the team who carried out the work:-
Max Bird, Greg Williams, Ted Evans, Tom Hoyer,
Brianna Bird,Mario Dejesus and our Timorese helpers
Overall Expenditure was $39,000 US contributed by:-
District 9465
Rotary Foundation Global Grant
Southern Districts RC
Kwinana RC
Doncaster RC (Vic)
Palm Beach RC
Rockingham RC
Byford & Districts RC
Albany Port RC
Dili RC
Without their support the program would not have been
achieved

8. Education
• High priority
•What is there after
school?
•Job prospects are
limited

9. Tradesmen
Training standards
Equipment
availability

10. Religion
Patience – Father is a
little late
344 kids being
confirmed at annual

11. Cooking
•External kitchen on
houses
•Wood fires
•Schools have meal
provided

12. Freedom Fighter Memorials

13. Cemeteries
• Gravestones very
elaborate
• Are in the best
locations
• Well maintained

14. Water Sources
The water sources are
generally meager with
flows of 5-10 litres/ minute
at the end of the dry
season

15. Sanitation and
Water Quality
Water bottles are old
cooking oil 5 litre
plastic containers
Toilet paper

16. People
Power

17. Transportatio
n
The good and the
Bad?

18. Sustainability
Use of untreated
Australian pine is
common
Use of rendered
blockwork for water
retaining structures

19. Thank You
People always want to
thank us whether with
a meal, Tais or Guards
of Honour

20. Celebration
s
The people love to celebrate
whether it is the
Death of a King
A Christian Festival
National Heroes Day
Proclamation of Independence
Day
There are 15
National Holidays
proclaimed

21. Priorities
Are these more
important than water
and sanitation?

22. Scenery

23. 2014/15 Program
Buibela

24. 2014/15 Program
Buibela
Source has flow of 3-5
litres/minute
Very remote with vehicles
visiting couple times/year
Story that bamboo pipeline
existed in the past
Source 550 metres above
school
Community of 15
households with very little
prospect of power or
water in near future

25. 2014/15 Program
Baguia High
School
Install gutters on
building
Install 2 x 10,000 litre
tanks
Tanks bases
Pipework to tanks
Provides adequate water for
the 250 kids for 8 weeks
without rain

26. 2014/15 Program
Baguia Primary
School
Gutter improvements
and additional length
Additional 10,000 litre
tank
Plumb to existing
ablution block
Provides adequate water for
the 150 kids for 10 weeks
without rain

27. 2014/15 Program
Samalari
Establish source works similar to
Saelari
Submersible pump 25 l/m x 90
metres
1,000 metre overhead electrical
1,000 metre x 32 mm delivery pipe
2 x 7000 litre storage tanks
1,000 metres x 25 mm distribution
Provision of a water
supply to a
community of 150
households

28. 2014/15 Program Budget
Materials $25,000 US
Local Trades Contractors $ 3,000 US
Vehicles, accommodation, meals,
airfares
$22,000 US
TOTAL $50,000 USD
TOTAL @ 78c US $61,000 AUD
Confirmed Contributions
Margaret River Lions
Club
Albany Port RC
Kwinana RC
Mill Point RC
District 9465
Seeking Contributions at
least the same to 2013/14
from
Rockingham RC
Global Grant application
submitted
Southern Districts RC
Palm Beach RC
Byford and Districts RC
Ballajura RC
Subject to adequate funds being raised a team of 5 or
6 is planning to go to Timor in September/October to
implement the Program

29. Storage at Laga