Document 901B

PROGRAM IMPACT MONITORING

REPORT
CHAPTER: University of Cincinnati
COUNTRY: Tanzania
COMMUNITY: Nyambogo

Prepared By
Ananya Nijhawan
May 14, 2016

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Table of Contents
1.0
INTRODUCTION................................................................................................................3
1.1 Contact Information and Reporting History.....................................................................3
1.2 Program Summary............................................................................................................3
2.0
PROGRAM IMPACT MONITORING................................................................................3
2.1 Update on Current Community Context...........................................................................3
2.2 Update on Community-Identified Problems to Address...................................................3
2.3 Update on Change Areas...................................................................................................3
2.4 Previously Identified Barriers to Program Success (up to 3)............................................4
2.5 Previously Identified Facilitators of Program Success (up to 3)......................................4
2.6 Potential Barriers to Program Success (up to 3)...............................................................4
2.7 Potential Facilitators of Program Success (up to 3)..........................................................5
2.8 Analysis of Current Results..............................................................................................5
2.9 Learning from Current Results.........................................................................................5
3.0
APPENDIX A PROGRAM LOGICAL FRAMEWORK (Document 905).......................5

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1.0

INTRODUCTION
1.1

Contact Information and Reporting History

Current
PMEL Lead
Project Lead 1
Project Lead 2
Chapter President
Professional
Mentors

Contact Information
Name
Email
Ananya Nijhawan nijhawaa@mail.uc.edu
Grace Aldredge
ucewb.projects@gmail.com
Colin McConnell
ucewb.projects@gmail.com
Julie Paprocki
zogheise@mail.uc.edu
Mark Miller
mark.miller.cincy@gmail.co
m
Chuck Dragga
dragga@gmail.com

Chapter
Program Title
Community(ies)
Country
Date of 502 Approval
# of months between
this trip and the
previous trip to the site
Date of Baseline Study
Report (901)
Date of This Program
Impact Monitoring
Report (901B)

Phone
513-658-8570
330-322-9083
513-833-5458
216-402-9829
513-706-5072
513-704-0462

University of Cincinnati
Nyambogo Water Supply
Nyambogo
Tanzania
2009
7 months

March 15, 2015

May 15, 2016

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1.2

Program Summary

The Engineers Without Borders University of Cincinnati Student Chapter focuses

on the area surrounding Shirati, Tanzania. There are two projects which are a
part of this program. The first is in Burere, where a schoolhouse was built, and
the second is a water project in Nyambogo. The Nyambogo Water Supply Project
aims to bring a reliable, sustainable source of clean water to the community.
During Phase I, a borehole well was dug and four water tanks were installed to
provide clean water to the center of the community and the surrounding areas.
For Phase II, we aim to expand access to the water by installing three pipelines
to the sub-villages of Nyambogo. Our partnerships include a local NGO, the
Shirati Health, Education and Development Foundation (SHED), and a United
States based NGO named Village Life Outreach Project (VLOP). SHED handles
the majority of our communication with the communities, as Nyambogo and
Burere are rural areas with no reliable sources of communication. Our chapter
contacts the leader of the SHED Foundation, who dispatches someone to the
community to gather or relay any information required. Within the community,
SHEDs point of contact is the Nyambogo Water Committee, who manage the
water system on a daily basis. Our United States partner, VLOP, travel to the
community very frequently, allowing us to accomplish small things which require
people to be physically present in the community. All parties are very responsive
and willing to work with us to provide the information that we need. Regular
conference calls are conducted with the leader of SHED in order to stay
connected to the community. The current Planning, Monitoring, Evaluation and
Learning (PMEL) Lead has completed the EWB-USA PMEL Program Introduction
Webinar and also travelled with EWB-UC on the March 2016 Assessment Trip to
Nyambogo.

2.0

PROGRAM IMPACT MONITORING

2.1

Update on Current Community Context

In terms of power structure, the sub-village chairmen have become much
more important over the past few months. This is primarily because the

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project is supplying water to the sub-villages, and the sub-village chairmen

must therefore be consulted as well instead of simply the Nyambogo
Water Committee.

The local district government attempted to gain ownership of the water

distribution project, but the community is bent on preventing any
government interference. This has helped in keeping control of the project
under EWB, SHED and the community itself.

A health organization attempted to build a clinic in the area but did not
have sufficient funds to complete the project. The community has asked
for help from EWB to complete the roof.

2.2

2.3

Update on Community-Identified Problems to Address

The project aims to provide potable water to the entire community of
Nyambogo. Currently, only 30% of the community is able to access the
well due to constraints such as distance. With the implementation of
Phase II, an additional 20% of the community will be able to access the
water from the well, with scope for drawing more people from neighboring
sub-villages.
The inhabitants of the sub-villages are very determined to gain access to
the well water via pipelines. This commitment was previously not
observed, but it has eased the process of obtaining volunteer labor.
Update on Change Areas (refer to 901 section 2.5)

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Change Area

Change in public
health

Update on Changes from Baseline Study or Last Program Impact

Monitoring Report (please read report guidelines on how to complete
this section)
The Nyambogo Water Committee claim that the clean drinking water
has reduced the number of illnesses in the families which use it.
This is significant as the purpose of the project is to provide potable
water in order to prevent diseases such as schisto.
The borehole well set up by EWB-UC is responsible for this change.

Change in behavior

The members of the community, especially the women from the subvillages, are willing to provide as much help as required in order to get
easy access to potable water.
This determination is very important as voluntary labor is required from
the community to dig the trenches for the pipes to be laid out.
The success of Phase I of the project in the central Nyambogo area.

Change in access to
services

The center of the community has access to clean drinking water, and
this is in the process of being expanded to three sub-villages.
Only 30% of the community had access to clean drinking water, due to
the distance from the well. 1500 more people (50% total) will have
access to potable water as a result of implementing this project.
Phase II of the project is responsible for this impending change.

Change in technical
knowledge related to
projects

A new section has been added to the Operations and Maintenance

manual to provide relevant information about the new pipeline system.
This is important in order to facilitate the community to conduct repairs
and maintain the new water pipelines for the sub-villages.
The EWB-UC Chapter was responsible for adding this section.

Change in community
organization

The leaders of the sub-villages have become important points of

contact for Phase II and are being consulted in order to initiate
implementation.
Previously, only the water committee was consulted, but the sub-village
leaders are now responsible for organizing labor for the trenches and
other details of the project.
The change in the location of the project contributed to this change.

Change in community
self-advocacy

The community is very determined to gain access to potable water and

are willing to assist in any way possible.
Large amounts of volunteer labor is required to dig the trenches for the
pipeline, and the fact that the community has taken upon itself to
organize this shows their increasing independence.
The women of the water committee in Nyambogo were instrumental in
motivating the committee to push the building of the pipeline.

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Describe changes
Significance of change
Contributions to the change
Explain if no change

2.4
Previously Identified Barriers to Program Success (up to 3)
The cost of pipeline installation is high and the community may not have enough
money to contribute to the installation of the system

A large region of the southern pipeline may have negative pressure and cause an
influx of contaminated groundwater.

It might be difficult to navigate the pipelines through private farmland.

2.5
Previously Identified Facilitators of Program Success (up to 3)
The community is very determined to gain access to clean drinking water, and is
therefore willing to provide volunteer labor.

The level of community involvement and interest is very high, which indicates
that a large portion of the population would be willing to use the water system.

The success of Phase I of the project has ensured the confidence of the
community in terms of working with EWB-UC.

2.6
Potential Barriers to Program Success (up to 3)
The community may find it hard to provide compensation for the laborers who are
responsible for digging the trenches. They would like to provide compensation in
the form of food and water for the laborers and their families.

The rainy season lasts until late June, which may delay the digging of trenches,
especially near farmland.

Some of the stakes marking the path of the pipeline may be accidentally
removed by children or animals.

2.7
Potential Facilitators of Program Success (up to 3)
The villagers are well aware of the layout of their land and the location of the
stakes marking the path of the pipeline. This would ensure that they will be able
to dig trenches even if some stakes are accidentally pulled out.
The women are very determined to have the pipeline laid out as soon as
possible, as they have a lot of difficulty walking 3 km every day to obtain water.

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The heads of the sub-villages are co-operating and working well with the
Nyambogo Water Committee after requiring some persuasion during the March
2016 trip.
2.8

Analysis of Current Results

Analysis Question
To what extent is the program
achieving and influencing the
planned changes or stated
community goals?
Where is the program failing to
influence the planned changes
or stated community goals,
and why?
Are there any negative and or
unexpected changes that have
resulted from the program
implementation? If so, what
are they and why did they
happen?
Considering all parties
involved in the program, how
would you describe your
chapters contribution to the
planned/unexpected changes?
(Very significant, quite
significant, not significant)

2.9

Current Results
The program is well on its way to achieve the goal of providing
clean water to the community. The community has access to
clean, potable drinking water, and 30% of the community is
currently using the well water. This percentage will go up to 50%
of the community, or more, after implementation of Phase II.
The distance of some sub-villages from the center of the
community (where the borehole well is located) deters a large
percentage of the community from using the well water. We are
attempting to improve the situation by building a pipeline that
takes the water to three sub-villages of Nyambogo.
An unexpected change that resulted from program
implementation is government interference. The local district
government is attempting to gain ownership of the water supply
system, as they feel that they have the right to the water and the
money collected from the well users.
Our chapters contribution to the unexpected change does not
seem to be significant at all, as this is a local matter. However,
the community has been pretty firm in its decision to keep
ownership of the water system, and this has significantly helped
reduce government interference and influence.

Learning from Current Results

Analysis Question
What can your team and EWBUSA headquarters learn from
these findings?

Current Results
We learned the importance of ensuring that water is conveniently
accessible. The distance of the sub-villages from the center of
the community played a huge role in determining the number of
people who were able to use the potable water from the well.
This was central to the implementation of Phase II. Also, the

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How should the program adapt

as a result of the current
findings?

3.0

community itself helped determine the path of the pipeline, as

they know their land and the needs of the people very well. From
this, we can learn to trust the communities knowledge and
involve them in decision making.
We must take the advice of the community while implementing
future projects, as they know more about their region than we do
and are also eager to help out with every aspect of the program.

APPENDIX A PROGRAM LOGICAL FRAMEWORK (Document 905)

Program Summary
Overall Goal (higher
purpose)
- Improve personal
health and well-being
of community members
- Create sustainable
source of clean water
Specific Objectives
(outcomes)
- Safe drinking water

- Accessible drinking
water for everyone in
village

Expected Results
(outputs)
- Operational water
collection and
distribution system
- Easy access to water
system via pipe system

Objectively Verifiable
Indicators
- Less time spent
collecting and/or boiling
water before drinking
- Less negative impacts
on health associated with
water
- Quantity of water
available to each
household during dry/wet
seasons
-Level of cleanliness of
water
- Observed evidence of
routine maintenance on
water system done
accurately w/o EWB

Means of Verification

Assumptions

- Poll people who purchase

water
- Local census and health
reports

- People are honest

in their responses
- Town collects
accurate reports

- Daily log of water dispensed

(meter) and monthly receipts

- Water Board
provides employee
to operate/maintain
system

- Measurement of chemicals
and substances in water
- Observation

- Percentage of
households in community
with access to safe water

- Census reports and survey

questions

- Quality of water at water

point
- Distance/time to water
collection point (homewater-home)
- Quantity of water
- Accessibility of water

- Chemical test
- Poll people who purchase
water
- Water flow meter
- Number of people using
water vs total number of
people in community area

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- Town cooperates
and collects required
data accurately
- Operators of
system follow
instructions given to
them in a report

- We have or will
have financial
means to implement
such a large system.
- People of village
are able to work
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system
Activities (inputs)
- Water collection and
distribution system
specs completed,
contractor selected,
system built, town
trained to use system
- Pipe system specs
completed, contractor
selected, system built,
town trained with how
to maintain system

Resources are:
- Town water Committee
- EWB- GCP
-SHED (Josiah Kawira, et.
Al)
-Village Life Outreach
Program (VLOP) Chris
Lewis

- Progress on each activity

monitored by project chairman
and SHED
- Town gives feedback in their
communication to us, about
how they think we are
progressing

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- We have resources
or will have
resources to
complete this project
- Town works
together with us and
allows for our project
to be implemented
as it will work best

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