Royal Netherlands Embassy: Wanzhu Tibetan Village Running Water Project

Final Report

Wanzhu Tibetan Village Running Water Project

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Summary

What?

Tibetan Village Running Water Project

Where?

Wanzhu qavg^i Village,
Heshi ^ai Township, Guide I'tti County,
Hainan 5:1^'^ Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture,

Qinghai a^a^'g^s^i Province.

Who?

540 Impoverished Tibetan Villagers

Value?

Donor Contribution = 126,812 RMB
Local Contribution =113,710 RMB

Photographs

Wenchang gs'Cijc;'] (b. 1977) and Gongbo Dongzhi siqik'q'^sj'RSI^I (b. 1993) carry plastic pipe to the work
site.

Ms. Qiecuo 35q-5]3?| (b. 1949), Ms. Xinmo Zhuoma (3^q-^-|aj-5j| (b. 1973), and Ms. Caitar ^■^^\ (b. 1958)
move the pipe.

Mr. Pemo Zhaxi c^!7]'5j''q^'Szsi| (b. 1982), Ms. Cairang Cuo 3S''^c;'5^3?| (b. 1967), and others dig the pipe ditch.

Villagers work on the water box reservoir.

Ms. Pemo Cuo z<3qi'^'5]3?| (b. 1954) lives with her husband, son, daughter-in-law, and grandchild. She takes
water from her yard.

Ms. Wenchang Cuo gsv'gc^-^jag'i (b. 1953) lives with her husband, son, and daughter. She is very happy about

the new running water.

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Ms. Huacuo zrqoj-sjS] (b. 1944) takes water from the new water tap in her yard.

Ms. Yangmao Cuo giu]c;-5j'-5]3?| (b. 1940) with her new water tap in her yard.

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Ms. Menla Jie |^5;'^'gcr| (b. 1939) is one of six people in her home. A water tap in her home makes it
convenient for her to take water.

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s. Renzeng Zhoma ^^OT-q^sr-saj-g^j (b. 1964) is pleased with the running water project.

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Dear Royal Netherlands Embassy,

I am very pleased to report that the running water project sponsored by the Royal Netherlands Embassy
has been successfully completed. Since 15 August 2009, every village home has had a tap in their courtyard
with a bountiful and clean supply of water. Now all the villagers are using the new water taps in their homes,
thanks to the Royal Netherlands Embassy's generous support.

Here I would like to share with you comments from two villagers:

Ms. Zhomaso ^oj-^i-^iag'i (b.
1964) lives in an
eight-member household.
She said, "Hauling water
was one of my main
burdens before the project.
In summer, I had to haul
water three to four times a
_ day from the tap in the
village. A round trip took
about twenty-five minutes.
In winter, hauling water
was more difficult than in
summer, because the water
froze and consequently we
couldn't get water from the
old tap. I had to walk about two kilometres to the Yellow River and haul water directly from the polluted
river. A round trip took about one and a half hours. The other problem was that the old tap water was
pumped by electricity from the polluted Yellow River. Villagers had to pay the electricity cost. The poor
quality pump was always broken, which again required fees for repair."

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Ms. Qiecuo 35q-5]3?| (b. 1949) said,
"Before this project, hauling water from
taps and the Yellow River was very
difficult for women. We drank water
directly from the Yellow River which is
badly polluted. Now we have new water
taps in our own courtyard with ample and
clean water from a spring above the
village. Ample water means that we also
can grow vegetables near our homes for
self-consumption. Sanitation will also
improve. Spring water means that we
drink clean water."

The Royal Netherlands Embassy in
Beijing made this wonderful project

possible that has allowed 540 people in Wanzhu Village to drink clean water, save time that no longer will be

spent on hauling water, improve sanitation, and grow fresh vegetables.

The villagers contributed labour, sand, stones, and 3,400 RMB in cash for the project. Villagers

enthusiastically participated, transporting sand and stone with tractors and carrying sand and stone on their

backs to the water box sites, digging pipe ditches, and pouring concrete. In total, the local labour

contribution may be valued at 1 10,3 10 RMB.

This project has made a powerful positive difference on the lives of Wanzhu villagers.

In sincere appreciation,
Caihua Dorji (Luke)

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Benefits

The running water project solved these problems:

The villagers no longer need to go 600-700 meters to haul water.

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The big burden of fetching water for girls and women has been eliminated. They now have more free
time that they use in productive ways. For example, before the project, if the family had aged people
and children, a family adult could not leave home to find paid work to earn seasonal cash income.
They had to stay at home and haul water. Now families have running water in their own home yards
and all the younger people may leave to earn cash income.

• Villagers can wash their clothes frequently, which means better health.

• Before the running water project, villagers could not grow vegetables near their home, now they can.

• Before the running water project, they drank polluted water from the Yellow River. Now they drink
clean spring tap water.

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Project Activity

Project name: Running Water for an Impoverished Tibetan Village

Project number: PKP2009/CN01

Executing organization: Caihua Dorji (Luke) and Penggu

Responsible person(s): Caihua Dorji (Luke)

Supervisor(s): Caihua Dorji (Luke)

Netherlands Embassy's contribution: 126,812 RMB

Project period:

• Starting: May 19, 2009

• Ending: August 15,2009

General aims and target group of the project: To provide running water from a clean spring to 540

Tibetan villagers.

Activities planned in the framework of the project: The project implementation committee was selected
by the local villagers at a community meeting convened just after the project was funded. The villagers
contributed stone and sand worth 9,660 RMB. The community contributed all unskilled labour worth
110,310 RMB. Furthermore, the community also purchased taps, iron wire and black plastic pipes worth
3,400 RMB. Villagers enthusiastically were participated in the project.

Changes made in the original project proposal and budget:

• Because of the bargaining, the price of plastic pipe was 1,726 RMB less.

• Poor road conditions meant that transportation was 700 RMB more than planned.

• More pipe connections than originally planned were needed consequently, an additional 346 RMB was
required.

• The price of iron bar increased and 500 RMB more was is needed than planned.

• 180 RMB is left from the budget and returned to the Royal Netherlands Embassy.

Activities realized in the framework of the project:

Wanzhu Village successfully completed the Running Water Project on 15 August 2009, thanks to the donors'
contribution of 126,812 RMB. Wanzhu Village Running Water Implementation Committee, who played a
key role in project implementation process, selected materials in cooperation with the water design expert
and in organizing village labor. The committee members were:

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• Renzen Caidan ^z7i'q^s;'3S''qe5;|, supervisor

• Dancai ^ISv'S^j and Pema Cuo q^'sia?], labour

• Renzen Dorji ^zJl'R^s;'^'^], materials

• Dongzhi Jiaso ^3;'qs]q'a'5]3?| and Renzen Zhoma ^gi'q^3;'a<^'5]|, sand and stones

The water design expert and the village project committee worked very hard to solve problems that arose
during project implementation and often discussed work plans. The committee and the water design expert
strictly checked the local villagers' labour.

Activities

2009

Activity Description

June 2007

Determined need for the running water project.

April

Received funds.

May 19

Met with the local community and chose the Running Water Implementation
Committee.

May 23

The water design expert came and made plans for the project.

May 25

Began project implementation and started to dig the ditch.

June 7

Purchased cement.

June 12

Purchased pipe and connections.

June 16

Purchased iron bars and iron wire for the concrete water box.

Julys

Started harvest.

July 26

Started the project again and dug the ditch for the pipes.

August 1

Started to construct water boxes.

August 10

Finished the water boxes.

August 14

Water reached every home.

August 15

Project completed.

Problems encountered in the course of project implementation: No significant problems encountered.
Project aims realized, compared with original aims of the project:

• Before the running water project, villagers hauled water from two taps that are 600-700 meters away
from the village, which took much time and efforts. Villagers now have new clean water taps in their
own courtyards.

• Before the running water project, tap water was from the Yellow River, which is seriously polluted.
Now the villagers do not need to drink water from the Yellow River, because they have new water taps
in their own home yard which is from a clean spring.

• Before the running water project, for about five months in winter, the water freeze and consequently
villagers could no longer drink the tap water. They then had to walk 2.5 km to the Yellow River to carry
water in buckets on their shoulders. Now this time-consuming labour is ended, thanks to the Royal
Netherlands Embassy's support.

• Before the running water project, tap water was pumped by electricity and villagers had to pay the
electricity cost. The poor quality pump was often broken, which again required fees for fixing it. Now
these problems are gone.

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• Before the running water project, the villagers drank water directly from the Yellow River polluted from
waste and dead bodies dumped upriver where a city and several villages are located. Now the villagers
drink clean spring tap water.

• Before the running water project, the main responsibility for hauling water was with young people and
women. Fetching water was time-consuming. Now they do not need to haul water. Their time is saved
and can be used on such activities as field work.

• Before the running water project, some adults had to stay at home in order to care for old members of
the households who could not haul water, which meant these adults were unable to leave to earn
income. Now that they have running water in their homes, adults are free to earn more cash income.

Effects of project on target group:

• Better heahh

• Better sanitation

• Increased income

• More gender equality

General conclusion on realization of project aims: See benefits and the letter.

Other remarks and suggestions: In our experience of doing projects in impoverished rural areas, water
projects stand out as meeting one of the most basic, urgent human needs. Water projects have an immediate
positive impact on the lives of people.

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Finances

Local Contribution: Approximately 55 villagers worked for 61 days. Villagers also contributed sand and
stones. Total labour value is 110,310 RMB. The village paid 3,400 RMB in cash to buy pipe, iron wire, and
taps. The total local contribution was 1 13,710 RMB.

The following table concerns only the Netherlands Embassy's contribution.

Item

Expenditures

Budgeted

RMB

Expenditures

Realized

RMB

Remaining

Budget

RMB

Receipts

Cement

8,600

8,600

1

Plastic pipe

100,712

98,986

1,726

2

Connection

3,000

3,346

-346

3

Iron bar

4,000

4,500

-500

4

Material transportation fee

7,000

7,700

-700

5

Water design fee

3,000

3,000

6

Administrative fee

500

500

7

TOTAL

126,812

126,632

180

In local currency: 126,812 RMB

In Euro:

Remarks by executor/supervisor: Caihua Dorji a^'z^q'^'^'^i (Luke)
Signed by executor: Caihua Dorji aS'^z^q'^'^'^j (Luke)
Signed by supervisor: Caihua Dorji 3g''z;;q'^'^'^| (Luke)
Reporting date: 1st September, 2009

(To be filled in by Embassy)

Seen by:

Date:

Remarks:

Approved:

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1 September 2009

This is to certify that I received 500 RMB for the miscellaneous and administrative
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Caihua Dorji (Luke)

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Original Proposal

APPLICATION FORM SMALL PROJECT PROGRAMME

1. Applicant organisation

Name of organisation'. Caihua Dorji (Luke), Dorji Zhaxi (working in Xining), and Penggu (local villager)
Address'. 1044 Room, Number Four Building, Taihe Yuan, Wuyi Rood, Xining City, Qinghai Province,

810000.
Telephone. 150-1117-4209, 139-0978-9390, 139-9702-7050
Fax', none

E-mail address: lukelucky8388@gmail.com, snownchris@gmail.com
Contact person: Caihua Dorji, Dorji Zhaxi.

2. Executing organisation

Name of organisation: Caihua Dorji, Dorji Zhaxi, and Penggu

Address'. 1044 Room, Number Four Building, Taihe Yuan, Wuyi Rood, Xining City, Qinghai Province,

810000.
Telephone: 150-1117-4209, 1390-978-9390, 139-9702-7050
Fax', none

E-mail address: lukelucky8388@gmail.com, snownchris@gmail.com
Contact person'. Caihua Dorji, and Dorji Zhaxi.

3. Supervising organisation

Name of organisation: Caihua Dorji
Telephone: 150-1117-4209
Fax: none
E-mail address: Caihua Dorji

4. Name of the project/activity

Running water for an Impoverished Tibetan Village

5. Locality

Wanzhu Village, Heshi Township, Guide County, Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai
Province.

6. Project/activity contents

Justification of project/activity:

The project will provide clean running water to each village home, which will solve the following

problems:

• Villagers currently fetch water from two taps that are 600-700 meters away from the village, which
requires much time and efforts. The two taps are only available for about seven months a year.

• The tap water is from the Yellow River, which is severely polluted.

• For about five months in winter, the water that moves along pipes underground freezes and
consequently villagers can no longer drink the tap water, and must walk 2.5 km to the Yellow River

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to fetch water in buckets on their shoulders.

• Tap water is pumped by electricity and villagers must pay the cost. The poor quality pump is often
broken, which requires fees to fix.

• The villagers have to drink water directly from the Yellow River that is polluted from waste and
dead bodies dumped upriver where a city and several villages are located.

• The main responsibility for fetching water lies with young people and women. Fetching water is a
time-consuming work. For young people, this time could be used on study and learning household
skills; for older women, this time could be used for other household activities.

• Some men and women who fetch water also labour in the fields. If this project is done, their time
would be better spent on agricultural activities, or other income generating endeavours.

• Villagers fetch water in mornings and evenings, which mean during these two short periods
water-fetching villagers have to wait in a line.

• Since some adults must stay at home to care for elders, these adults are unable to leave the village to
earn income.

Reasons for applying for external assistance:

The residents constantly ask the local government to help, but are ignored.

Objectives of the project/activity:

• Every village household will have water taps from a new, clean water source. We already tested the
water source, and it is clean.

• Villagers will no longer fetch water from the polluted water source and will have more free time.

• Villagers will have more free time and more time to spend on farming.

Description of project/activity:

The future running water source is 3 kilometres from the village. The project will provide clean, running
water for 540 people (98 household) in Qinghai Province, China. Currently villagers must drink water from
Yellow River for seven months every year, is about 2.5 kilometres from the village. They must drink water
for five months from taps 600-700 meters away. The water for the tap is pumped from the Yellow River. It
is a time and energy-consuming activity. The running water system will provide a reliable source of clean
water for the villagers, and eliminate the many human-hours spent fetching water, a responsibility
shouldered primarily by women and young people, thereby expanding the productive possibilities for
villagers and securing a better life for women and young people.

The nature of the assistance requested from the donor is cash. As budget shows, we request 126,812 RMB
for materials, transportation of those materials and the water design expert fee.

The villagers will contribute stone and sand at an estimated value of 8,000 RMB. The villagers will
contribute all of the unskilled labour at an estimated value of 90,000 RMB. Furthermore, villagers will
tube, iron wire, and taps at an estimated value of 4,150 RMB.

Expected output and results:

Every village household will have a new water tap in their own home yard. All the problems and difficulties
linked to fetching water will be eliminated.

Duration of project/activity: 11

Starting date: January 2009

Date of completion: November 2009

Involvement of local authorities (if applicable):

No local authorities will be involved.

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Involvement of local NGO's (if applicable):

No local NGO's will be involved.

7. Target population

Description of target population:

Wanzhu Tibetan Village is in the west of Guide County Town, Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture,
Qinghai Province, China. It is 21 km from the village to Guide County Town and 141 km to Xining City, the
provincial capital. Wanzhu Village has 540 people (98 households). Villagers live in adobe-wood room
constructed around an open courtyard.

The village was originally situated near the Yellow River in Xunxin Township, Hualong County,
Haidong Region, Qinghai Province. In 1998, the village moved to Heshi Township, Guide County, because
the government planned to build a power station on the Yellow River.

Villagers cultivated wheat, for self-consumption (bread, noodles). Other crops include barley, potatoes
and rapeseed. In addition to farming, each household has a few livestock.

Disposable cash income (yearly necessary purchases) per person is approximately 400 RMB per year.
People earn cash by:

• selling crops

• young people work outside the areas

• collecting caterpillar fungus

• doing road work

• doing construction work

Ninety-five percent of villagers are either very poorly educated or wholly illiterate.
The villagers approached the government and asked for a running water project seven years ago. The
government did two taps in the village.

Relation of applying and executing organisation to target population:

Some villagers noticed me doing water projects in other villages and discussed with villager leaders the
possibility of doing a similar project in their village. They then approached me and asked me to write proposal
for their most immediate need, running water. I wrote this proposal in consultation with villagers.

Involvement of target population in project/activity formulation and execution:

The village will contribute 4,150 RMB, and all the unskilled labour.
Benefits accruing to target group from proposed project/activity:

All 540 people (98 households) in Wanzhu will benefit from the project immediately. The villagers will
have more free time and more time to spend on farming.

8. Development relevance

Effects of project/activity on poverty alleviation

If the villagers have running water, people will have more time to work in fields, thereby increasing income.

Effects of project/activity on women's situation:

Fetching water, collecting fuel, and cooking are traditionally young girls and older women's duties. They are
all difficult and time-consuming. For both girls and women, this time could be better spent on other
household activities or resting.

Effects of project/activity on environment:

No significant effects are foreseen.

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Effects of project/activity on local culture and customs:

No significant effects are foreseen.

9. Budget

Item/Type of Activity

Details

Requested

Contribution

from the Donor

RMB

Committed Local

Contribution

RMB

Sub-total
RMB

Cement for water box

20 Tonx 430 RMB

8,600

8,600

Plastic pipe #63

1,500 kgx 17.5 RMB

26,250

26,250

Plastic pipe #40

1,320 kgxl7.5 RMB

23,100

23,100

Plastic pipe #32

1,360 kgxl7.5 RMB

23,800

23,800

Plastic pipe #25

1,575 kgxl7.5 RMB

27,562

27,562

Connections #63 #40

#32 #25

3,000

3,000

Iron bar #6 #4

lTx4,000 RMB

4,000

4,000

Material transport

7,000

7,000

Water design fee

3,000

3,000

Administrative fee

500

500

Iron wire #22 #8

450

450

Stone and sand

200m\40 RMB

8,000

8,000

Labour

50daysx60 peoplex30
RMB

90,000

90,000

Tap

100x10 RMB

1,000

1,000

Black plastic pipe

300x9 RMB

2,700

2,700

TOTAL

126,812

102,150

228,962

10. Management

Responsibility for fund management: Caihua Dorji (Luke), Dorji Zhaxi, and Penggu
Project/activity management: Caihua Dorji, Dorji Zhaxi, and Penggu.
Monitoring by supervising organisation: Caihua Dorji (Luke)
Reporting: Caihua Dorji, and Dorji Zhaxi,

11. Feasibility

Are all the materials and resources needed for the project/activity easily available, within the limits of
the budget? Yes.

Does the executing organisation have the organisational and financial capacity to execute the project as
envisaged in the project/activity description?

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Caihua dorji has implemented running water projects sponsored by the Canada Fund, British Embassy, the
Royal Netherlands Embassy, Canadian Charity Ball, and individual, private donors. Caihua Dorji is
experienced implementing irrigation and solar cooker projects with the help of the German Embassy and
private donors.

Are all the inputs in the project/activity (including own contribution, contributions from third parties
and from the Netherlands Embassy) sufficient to realize the project/activity objectives? Yes.

12. Sustainability

Ownership of material inputs and resources after completion of the project/activity:

Each household will have ownership of their respective household's running water.

Financing of running costs after project/activity completion:

Not applicable.

Operating of equipment purchased under the project/activity:

The water design expert will give instructions on how to operate the equipment and how to fix the equipment in
the future, if needed.

Maintenance of material inputs and resources after completion of the project/activity:

Water from a clean, consistent water source is a long-term need. A running water system will eliminate

many human-hours spent on fetching water, expanding productive possibilities of the village in the

long-term.

Beneficiaries will pool their own money into a maintenance fund after the project is complete. Trusted

villager leaders will oversee this fund and see to proper maintenance.

Income generating effects of project/activity:

Not applicable.

Follow-up and continuation of activities after project/activity completion:

The village leaders and project committee will take care of the project after completion, and organise the village
to fix the project, if needed

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Photographs

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Mrs. Chezen (b. 1966) and Mrs. Pemoso (b. 1955) scoop water from the Yellow River, 3 km from her home.

Mrs. Gasangso (b. 1951) fetches water from the Yellow River. Her household includes her husband,
mother-in-law, two sons, and a daughter-in-law. She must fetch water 3-4 times daily.

Mrs. Chezen (b. 1966) fetches water from the Yellow River. Her household consists of her husband, two
children, and herself. She fetches water 3 times daily.

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Mrs. Pemoso (b. 1955) fetches water from the Yellow River three or four times a day.