Put a little PEP into your projects! Join representatives from The Rotary Foundation and the Water and Sanitation Rotarian Action Group to learn about the two-year Project Enhancement Process (PEP) Pilot Program for developing larger, more sustainable water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) projects. They’ll share details about PEP site visits and project status updates, highlight program successes and shortcomings, and discuss recommendations for the future of the process.

1. 2014 ROTARY INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION
Breakout Session
Project Enhancement Process (PEP)
Moderator: Jim Goodrich
Panelists:
John Hewko, Ron Denham, Ella Lacey, John Dracup

2. • Wasrag Board of Directors
• Chair, Wasrag Technology Committee
• Co-Author of Wasrag’s Strategic & Business Plans
• PEP Team Leader to Turkey in 2013
• PPP Team member to Mexico in 2014
• Twice President Groveland Rotary Club
• Paul Harris Fellow
• MS Degrees in Engineering Geology & Water Resources
Engineering, USC; BS Degree, Geology, UCLA
• Adjunct Professor of Geology, California State Polytechnic
University
Your Moderator: Jim Goodrich

3. • Selection of inappropriate technologies
• The Myth: “Just built it and it will work forever.”
• Poor water point siting
• Lack of on-going operations and maintenance training
• Lack of finance for operations and maintenance
• Lack of spare parts
• Poor or changing water quality
• Vandalism, theft, or conflict
• Ineffective community water committees
• Weak follow-up and project supervision by project sponsors
• No long-term project monitoring and evaluation
50% of WASH project fail in first 5 years!!! Why?

4. • Formation of In-Country Regional Teams
• Use PPP Teams in advance of project planning and
design
• Assist Rotarians on how to plan, design and
monitor sustainable WASH projects
• Assist Rotarians with other aspects of project
development
What is the Wasrag Model for doing WASH Projects?

5. PEP = Project Enhancement Process
• An initiative for Rotarians supported by The Rotary
Foundation (TRF) and the Water and Sanitation Rotary
Action Group (Wasrag)
• Leverages Rotarian volunteer and staff expertise to
enhance the technical quality of projects,
• Supports sound project design,
• Produces effective Global Grants and measure Rotary’s
impact in the Areas of Focus.
What is PEP?

6. Project Enhancement Process
PPP TeamsTechnical Guides
• Water
• Sanitation
• Hygiene

7. PPP = Program Planning & Performance
• Facilitate project planning with Rotary clubs & key
stakeholders
• Conduct community assessments
• Facilitate the prioritization of community needs
• Generate technical and programmatic recommendations
• Assist with budgeting and financial planning
• Develop monitoring and evaluation programs
What are PPP Teams?

8. • It gives sponsoring and hosting Rotary
Districts/Clubs access to knowledgeable WASH
professionals early in the planning process so that
award of Global Grants is facilitated.
• It gives TRF some level of assurance that the
selected project is sustainable.
• It helps establish long-term monitoring and
evaluation tools.
• It opens the project up to other Areas of Focus.
Why is the PEP process important?

9. • Turkey
• India (2)
• Papua New Guinea
• Uganda (3)
• Kenya (2)
• Tanzania (2)
• Thailand
• Honduras
• Fiji
• Mexico
Where have PPP teams been used?

10. • John Hewko
• Ron Denham
• Ella Phillips Lacey
• John Dracup
Our Distinguished Panelists

11. • Currently, RI General Secretary
• Member of the Rotary Club of Kyiv, Ukraine
• Paul Harris Fellow
• Harvard Law Degree
• Master’s Degree in Modern History from
Oxford University
• Bachelor’s Degrees in Government and
Soviet Studies, Hamilton College
• VP of Millennium Challenge Corporation
• Partner, Law Firm of Baker & McKenzie
• Adjunct professor of law at Georgetown
University
John Hewko

12. • Rotarian since 1958
• Past District Governor (1993-94)
• TRF Benefactor & Major Donor
• Int’l Service Above Self Award Winner
• Formed & Chairman Emeritus of Water &
Sanitation Rotarian Action Group (Wasrag)
• B.Sc. & Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering; MBA
• Worldwide Spokesman for WASH
Ron Denham

13. • PPP team member - Kenya
• Rotarian since 1999
• District 6510 Rotarian of the Year
• Int’l Service Above Self Award Winner
• Faculty of Southern Illinois University
School of Medicine
• Department of Behavioral and Social
Sciences
• Retired to Peace Corp, Water For
People, World Water Corp & Rotary
• WASH projects around the world
Ella Phillips Lacey

14. • PPP Team Leader to Kisumu,
Kenya 2014
• PPP Team Leader to Remba
Island, Kenya
• Rotarian since 1999
• Wasrag Team Leader for Water
Technology
• Professor of Civil Engineering,
University of California, Berkeley
John Dracup