Rotary Foundation Approves Global Grant GG2579998 for Sitio Tuli Clean Water Project
This approval positions RCCC’s project among Rotary’s large-scale grant initiatives — a category of funding intended for international activities with sustainable, measurable outcomes aligned with Rotary’s areas of focus.
Cross-Border Partnership Anchors the Project Delivery
Global grants are built around collaboration. In line with Rotary’s model, GG2579998 is implemented through a host-and-international partnership between RCCC and its international partner club, Rotary Club of Daegu-Seongseo (Korea).
Rotary’s grant framework emphasizes that global grants are not “one-off donations,” but structured development projects led by Rotarians, backed by stewardship requirements, and designed for long-term community benefit.
Project Scope Includes Pumping, Storage, and Piped Connections
Per the approval notice, the funded scope centers on core potable water infrastructure:
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Pumping system
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Water storage tanks
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Piped connections to households and the local elementary school
This approach is consistent with Rotary’s WASH playbook: pairing infrastructure with local capability-building so that communities can maintain services beyond the grant period.
Funding Package Totals US$43,800 With Major Directed-Gift Support
The approved award is US$43,800, with a substantial portion supported by a directed gift through The Peter Grayson Olivan Global Grant Fund (US$25,800).
Rotary’s grant ecosystem is designed to leverage multiple funding channels — including the World Fund and directed gifts — to scale projects that have demonstrated community need, strong design, and credible implementation planning.
Key People Behind the Approved Global Grant
The approval of Rotary Global Grant GG2579998 reflects disciplined teamwork across clubs and districts—combining on-the-ground project knowledge, cross-border coordination, and strict Rotary Foundation compliance.
At the center of the application were the project’s primary contacts: Flordeliza Ampatuan (Rotary Club of Cabuyao Circle, District 3820) serving as Host Primary Contact, and In-Ho Kim (Rotary Club of Daegu-Seongseo, District 3700) serving as International Primary Contact—ensuring alignment on project objectives, documentation completeness, and sponsor responsibilities.
Supporting them were the sponsor committees who strengthened the application’s readiness and coordination: Maryselle Olivan, Maricar Suarez, and Jonathan Librada (Host committee) and Tae-Ryong Kim, Sueng Chul Lee, and Choun-man Lee (International committee), providing continuity, local follow-through, and sponsor-to-sponsor collaboration—key to building a fundable, verifiable project plan.
On the technical and accountability side, Eng. Jean Gogo as the qualified lead for monitoring and evaluation data collection, helping ensure the project can document results, adhere to technical standards, and sustain operations through proper oversight.
The grant’s success also depended on the required authorizations that certify eligibility and stewardship readiness. The application records District Rotary Foundation Chair authorizations by Young-Suk Ban (District 3700) and Teotimo Jr Reyes (District 3820), and DDF authorizations by Everett Olivan and Arnold Mendoza (District 3820), and Sang-Chul Lee and Chung-Hwan Lee (District 3700)—reinforcing that the grant met Foundation guidelines and that sponsor districts were qualified for participation and funding support.
Finally, the funding structure was significantly strengthened by the endowed/directed gift source —The Peter Grayson Olivan Global Grant Fund—which provided major support for the project’s total financing package, helping make the full scope feasible.
Clean Water Access Protects Health and Strengthens Learning Continuity
Rotary frames WASH as a foundational driver of public health, education outcomes, and household productivity. On Rotary’s own WASH page, the organization highlights that when communities gain access to clean water and sanitation, waterborne diseases decrease, children stay healthier and attend school more regularly, and families — especially mothers — regain time otherwise lost to water collection.
This local project also aligns with the broader global reality that safe water access remains uneven and urgently incomplete. WHO notes that contaminated drinking water can transmit diseases such as diarrhoea, cholera, dysentery, typhoid, and polio, and is associated with significant preventable mortality.
Recent WHO/UNICEF reporting further underscores the scale of the challenge: about 1 in 4 people globally (2.1 billion) still lack safely managed drinking water.
Sustainability and Measurable Impact Are Built Into the Global Grant Model
Rotary global grants are explicitly designed around two non-negotiables: sustainability and measurable outcomes.
Rotary’s grant guidance describes sustainability as creating solutions that community members can support after grant funding ends, including local ownership and training.
In parallel, Rotary’s broader impact framework calls for monitoring and evaluation that goes beyond counting outputs (e.g., “number of taps installed”) and instead measures real-life results and durability over time.
For RCCC, this approval is not just a funding milestone — it’s an accountability milestone. The work now shifts from application success to implementation quality: build well, train well, document well, and deliver outcomes that last.
Next Steps Include Grant Payment Processing, Implementation, and Reporting
The approval notice indicates the club will receive specific guidance on:
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Grant payment processing
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Grant-funded travel requirements (if applicable)
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Reporting expectations and closure conditions
Rotary’s published grant guidance is clear that transparency, documentation, and timely reporting are core requirements of stewardship — and that these practices protect donor confidence while strengthening Rotary’s credibility as a global service organization.
RCCC Marks a Milestone for Service in Nueva Ecija
With GG2579998 approved, RCCC enters the implementation phase of a project aimed at delivering reliable water access to Sitio Tuli — supporting household dignity, school continuity, and community resilience through WASH infrastructure and local capacity-building.
Sources and References
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Rotary International — Grants overview (global grants: sustainable, measurable outcomes).
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Rotary International — Providing Clean Water (WASH outcomes and approach).
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Rotary International — Measuring our results (monitoring & evaluation mindset).
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A Guide to Global Grants (Rotary Foundation guidance: sustainability, qualification, reporting).
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WHO — Drinking-water fact sheet (health impacts; safely managed definitions).
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WHO/UNICEF — 2025 update on global safe drinking water access gap.
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