New  Zealand  Rotary  Funded  Water  Project              Northern  Yasawa  Islands:  Nabukeru,  Tamasua,  and  Malakati  Village  Achievement  Report,  October  2012  

In  early  2012,  the  Wanaka  and  Queensland  New  Zealand  Rotary  clubs  made  an  incredibly  generous  donation  to  the  

Yasawa  Trust  Foundation,  that  has  facilitated  a  significant  increase  in  water  holding  capacity  and  collection  efficiency  across  three  Northern  Yasawan  Villages  where  access  to  fresh  

water  is  limited.  Through  both  the  donation  of  funding  and  man  power  by  these  two  rotary  clubs,  the  Yasawa  Trust  Foundation  and  GVI  water  security  program  has  been  able  to  

add  over  83,200  litres  of  new  water  holding  capacity  in  new  rainwater  harvesting  systems,  carry  out  efficiency  improvements  on  over  100,000  litres  worth  of  existing  

collection  capacity,  and  install  15  filter  systems  across  three  villages.  The  sheer  impact  of  these  infrastructure  improvements  became  evident  during  a  recent  audit  of  the  

water  security  of  Nabukeru,  Tamasua,  and  Malakati  villages  during  which  time  community  members  reported  that  an  abundance  of  water  was  available  during  this  dry  season  and  a  

major  reason  for  this  abundance  was  due  to  the  increased  collection  capacity  installed  and  efficiency  improvements  carried  out  by  the  New  Zealand  Rotary  project.    

 

 

 

 

 

Figure  1  Rotary  Team  Re-­‐pitching  Guttering  

                                                                                             

 

Figure  2  Rotary  Water  Project  Sites  

 

Figure  3  GPS  Coordinates  of  all  YTF/GVI  improvents/installs  to  date  

                                                                                                 

Nabukeru  Village  Nabukeru  Village  on  Yasawa-­‐i-­‐Rawa  island  has  a  population  of  approximately  250  people  and  is  one  of  the  most  Northern  and  remote  villages  in  the  Yasawas.  

 

Figure  4  Local  Children  watch  Rotary  Team  work  in  Nabukeru  

The  Queensland  Rotary  Club  funded  and  installed  4  new  Rainwater  Harvesting  Systems,  and  completed  repairs  on  another  3  systems.  The  total  water  capacity  added  to  Nabukeru  Village  through  Rotary  funding  is  approximately  25,200  Litres  in  new  filtered  water  systems  and  carried  out  efficiency  

improvements  on  approximately  5,000litres  worth  of  existing  catchment  capacity.  

New  Systems  Installed  /  Infrastructure  Supplied  

• House  #  33:  5,000  Litre  Tank,  Base,  Filter  system,  guttering    • Fura’s  House:    5,000  Litre  Tank,  Base,  Filter  System,  guttering  • Methodist  Church:  10,000  Litre  Tank,  Base,  Filter  System,  guttering  

• Community  Hall  2:,  Base,  Filter  System,  guttering  (5,200  Litre  Tank  provided  by  village)  

Systems  Connected/Improved  

• Quma’s  Church:  repaired  base,  provided  new  guttering,  lockable  tap  (2,000  litre)  • Vuake’s  House:  repaired  base,  provided  new  guttering,  lockable  tap  (2,000  litre)  • Community  Hall  1:  repaired  all  guttering  on  northside  of  the  hall  (40,000  litre)  

• Ratu  Namasi  School  1:  repaired  guttering  (5,200  litre)  • Ratu  Namasi  School  2:    repaired  downpipe  and  collection  efficiency  (5,000  litre)  

                                                                                               

 

Figure  5  Nabukeru  Village  

Tamasua  Village    

Tamasua  village  is  home  to  approximately  130  people  and  at  times  is  dependent  upon  Nabukeru  to  pump  water  via  a  basic  pipe  system  from  Nabukeru’s  bore  hole.  Though  Tamasua  has  sufficient  catchment  for  the  population  of  the  village  the  RWH  infrastructure  was  in  severe  disrepair  and  many  

tanks  had  not  been  collecting  water.  The  Wanaka  and  Queensland  Rotary  funding  and  man  power  helped  to  improve  efficiency  and    ensure  better  water  quality  across  over  79,800  litres  worth  of  existing  catchment  capacity.    

Systems  Connected/Improved  

• House  #36  –  cement  base  poured,  new  guttering  (5,200l  tank)  

• Sala  House-­‐  guttering  replaced,  filter  system  installed,  lid  secured  (5,200l  tank)  • Uraia  House  –  Filter  system  installed  (5,200l  tank)  • Siona  House  –  guttering  replaced,  filter  installed  (10,000l  tank)  

• Church  –  replaced  /  repitched  guttering  (  40,000l  tank)  • Talatala  House  –  all  guttering  replaced  (  2  x  2000l  tanks)  • Joe’s  House  –  guttering  replaced,  cement  base  poured,  filter  system  (5,000l  tank)  

• John’s  House  –  guttering  replaced,  cement  base  poured,  filter  system  installed  (5,200l  tank)    

                                                                                             

 

Figure  6  Rotary  Team  reconnect  40,000  tank  

Malakati  Village    

Malakati  Village  is  located  on  the  western  coast  of  Nacula  island  in  a  large  bay  north  of  Nacula  Village.  With  a  population  of  around  200,  Malakati  relies  on  a  mixture  of  spring  water  and  rain  water  during  the  dry  season.    After  carrying  out  water  security  assessments  in  Malakati  Village,  the  volunteer  assessment  

team  found  that  this  village  relied  heavily  on  spring  water  of  unreliable  quality.  The  Wanaka  and  Queensland  Rotary  has  now  funded  58,000litres  worth  of  new  filtered  water  systems  and  the  team  carried  out  maintenance  on  an  existing  capacity  of  20,000  litres.    

 

New  Systems  Installed  /  Infrastructure  Supplied  

• Northern  House  –  5,200  Litre  tank,  base,  filter  system,  guttering  

• Kindergarten-­‐  5,200  Litre  tank  (tank  provided  by  Government),  base,  filter  system,  guttering  • Nabukalou  House  –  5,200  Litre  tank,  base,  filter  system,  guttering  • Community  Hall-­‐  5,200  Litre  tank,  base,  filter  system,  guttering  

• Church  1  –  10,000  Litre  tank,  base,  filter  system,  guttering  • Church  2  –  10,000  Litre  tank,  base,  filter  system,  guttering  • Church  3-­‐  10,000  Litre  tank,  base,  filter  system,  guttering  

 Systems  Connected/Improved  

• Matuku  House  –  base  poured,  guttering  replaced  (2,000  litre  tank)  • Community  Hall-­‐  all  guttering/downpipe  replaced  (8,000litre  Concrete  tank)  

• Matuku  House  #2  –  all  guttering/downpipe  replaced  (5,000  litre  Concrete  tank)  • Church  4  –  all  guttering/downpipe  replaced  (10,000  litre  Concrete  tank)    

 

                                                                                             The  collaborative  effort  between  all  stakeholders  has  been  a  wonderful  example  of  how  fundraisers,  donors,  businesses,  development  organizations,  and  the  spirit  of  volunteering  can  achieve  significant  impact  through  shared  intention.  Vinaka  Vaka  Levu  Wanaka  and  Queensland  Rotary  for  this  important  

donation  in  support  of  the  basic  needs  of  the  Yasawan  People.    

 Figure  7  NZ  Rotary,  Yasawa  Trust,  and  GVI  celebrate  project  completion