The Mid-Island Rotary WCS Group is a partnership of 20 Rotary clubs on Vancouver Island that was formed in 2007. Over six years, the group has pooled funds to support 21 international projects in 10 countries, totaling $512,000 USD in funding. Projects have included building wells, latrines, and other infrastructure to support communities' access to water, sanitation, and education. The group meets regularly to identify eligible projects and leverage their pooled funds through Rotary Foundation grants.

1. Mid-Island Rotary WCS Group
MIG
Six Years of Partnership

2. Background
• Inspired by Victoria’s Project Unity Committee
• Formed in fall of 2007 - after exploratory
meetings with reps of 11 Mid-Island clubs
• 20 member clubs in 2012-13
• Each club has contributed a fixed amount per
year to a “pool” of funds allocated by the
Group to specific projects eligible for RF
matching grants (amount is $600 for 2013-14)
• Meets every 4-6 weeks in Nanaimo

3. Purposes of the Group
• Improve capacity of member clubs to sponsor or
otherwise support international projects
• Improve understanding of RF requirements
• Create opportunities to support larger higherimpact projects eligible for RF grants
• Identify opportunities for members to work as
volunteers on international service projects
• Elevate the profile of Rotary’s international work
among mid-island Rotarians & the general public

4. MIG Member Clubs
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Chemainus
Cumberland Centennial
Duncan
Duncan Daybreak
Ladysmith
Lantzville
Nanaimo
Nanaimo Daybreak
Nanaimo North
Nanaimo Oceanside
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Parksville
Parksville AM
Port Alberni
Port Alberni – Arrowsmith
Port Hardy
Qualicum Beach
Qualicum Beach Sunrise
Saltspring
South Cowichan
Strathcona Sunrise

5. Accomplishments
• Completion of 21 projects over 6 years
• Humanitarian needs met in communities
within 10 countries (Belize, Bolivia, Ghana,
Guatemala, India, Kenya, Mexico, Nepal, Peru
&Uganda)
• MIG funds of $47,800 CAD “leveraged” to
enable projects costing a total of $512,000
USD

6. Bolivia 2007-2008
• Equipping and training 24 families in Montero
to grow their own vegetables
• Funded and delivered through Etta Projects
• Administered by the Nanaimo North Club
• MIG funds $2,500 CAD
• Project cost $5,000 USD

7. Bolivia – Vegetable Gardening

8. Ghana 2008-2009
• Supplies and equipment for a primary school
and a bore well, computer and mosquito nets
for a medical centre in Sunyani
• Sponsored by the Nanaimo Club
• MIG funds $4,500 CAD
• Project cost $33,600 USD
• Pump replaced in 2010-2011

9. Ghana – School Supplies & Water Well

10. Mexico 2008-2009
• Inadequate power supply restricted services
at Infantile Maternale Hospital near Puerto
Escandido
• Project provided a new power supply
transformer for the hospital
• Sponsored by Ladysmith Club
• MIG funds $3,166 CAD
• Project Cost $22,810 USD

11. Mexico – Hospital Power Supply

12. Ghana 2009-2010
• Providing a security wall around a primary
school in Sunyani
• Sponsored by Lantzville Club
• MIG Funds $2,600 CAD
• Project Cost $20,460 USD

13. Ghana – School Security Wall

14. Uganda 2009-2010
• Providing a sustainable (ecosan) latrine &
rainwater collection for Eagles Wings
Childrens Village school near Lukaya
• Sponsored by the South Cowichan Club
• MIG Funds $4,000 CAD
• Project Cost $13,634 USD

15. Uganda – School Latrine

16. Uganda – School Rainwater Collection

17. Nepal 2009-2010
• Providing latrines, first aid clinics, desks &
supplies for the school in the remote village of
Chimkola
• Sponsored by Duncan Daybreak Club
• MIG Funds $1,200 CAD
• Project Cost $27,000 USD

18. Nepal – School Supplies & Latrine

19. Kenya 2009-2010 (Ndandini)
• Providing a water well for the village of
Ndandini in eastern Kenya
• Multi-district project
• Sponsored by Nanaimo North Club, Sunshine
Coast-Sechelt Club and others
• MIG Funds $1,000 CAD
• Project cost $70,200 USD

20. Kenya – Community Water Well

21. Kenya 2009-2010 (Latrines)
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Providing latrines for a school near Bukati
Sponsored by Qualicum Beach Sunrise Club
MIG Funds $2,600 CAD
Project Cost $15,800 USD

22. Kenya – School Latrine

23. Belize 2010-2011
• Dengue fever prevention – San Ignacio, Belize
• Reduce mosquito breeding on Sacred Heart High
School campus through construction of an
effective drainage canal
• Public education program to support prevention
• Sponsored by South Cowichan Club
• MIG Funds $3,500 CAD
• Project Cost $49,000 USD
• Supported by RF Global Grant
• Mentioned in Aug 2011 & Feb 2012 Rotarian

24. San Ignacio – Campus Flooding & Dengue

25. San Ignacio – Campus Drainage
Before
After

26. Ghana 2010-2011
• School latrine construction – Sunyani, Ghana
• Replacing an inadequate latrine at a primary
school
• Sponsored by Nanaimo Daybreak Club
• MIG Funds $3,000
• Total Cost $37,000
• Supported by RF Global Grant
• Mentioned in Feb 2012 Rotarian

27. Sunyani School Latrine
Before

28. Sunyani School Latrine
After

29. Ghana – 2010-2011
• Hand dug well – Nanketewa, Ghana
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New well & pump for a community of 350
Sponsored by Interact Club of Nanaimo
MIG Funds $500CAD
Total Cost $3,000CAD

30. Nanketewa – Water Source
Before

31. Nanketewa – Water Source
After

32. India – 2010-2011
• Construction of a demonstration food garden
and provision of training in sustainable
gardening.
• Construction of latrines and provision of water
filters and supplies to schools.
• Benefit to 300+ people in the Sadiya district of
Assam.
• MIG Funds $2,000CAD
• Total Cost $5,000CAD

33. Sustainable Gardening In Assam
Garden Construction
Training

34. Latrine Construction in Assam

35. Mexico 2011-2012
• Latrine and fencing for kindergarten at Las
Ladrillieras (near Los Rosas)
• Part of a larger project to provide a new
kindergarten for 30 children
• Sponsored by Ladysmith Club
• MIG funding of $1,500CAD
• Total cost of $7,500CAD

36. Mexico
New Latrine and Fencing for a New Kindergarten

37. Kenya 2011-2012
• Protected Springs –near Kakamega
• Installing pipe, concrete cribbing and fencing
at 50+ locations in the area
• Sponsored and supervised on site by
Strathcona-Sunrise Club
• MIG funding of $3,000CAD
• Total Cost of $51,129USD
• Supported by RF Global Grant

38. Kenya 2011-2012
Protected Springs – An Example
Before
After

39. Kenya 2011-2012
• Fish Farming – near Kakamega
• Sponsored and supervised on site by StrathconaSunrise Club
• Supplying a fish farm co-op of approximately 20
farmers to help them become self-sufficient
• Supplying fish feed, fingerlings, PVC pipe, fertilizer and
harvest nets for growing tilapia in ponds
• MIG funding of $1,000CAD
• Supported by District Community Grant
• Total Cost of $5,000CAD

40. Kenya 2011-2012
Fish Farming

41. Ghana 2011-2012
• Market toilet and wells – Bosoma, Sunyani
• Construction of a facility with 12 toilets, 3
urinals and 4 showers for the market & 2 hand
dug wells for rural communities
• Sponsored by Nanaimo Club
• MIG funding of $2,500CAD
• Estimated Cost of $53,863USD
• Supported by RF Global Grant

42. Ghana 2011-2012
Market Toilet & Hand Dug Wells – Under Construction

43. Ghana - Market Toilet - Completed

44. Ghana - Market Toilet – Completed (Cont’d)

45. Ghana – Hand Dug Wells – Completed

46. Ghana – Hand Dug Wells – Completed (Cont’d)

47. Ghana 2011-2012
• Literacy through a library – Abesim
• Books and shelving for a library building
recently built by the local government
• Sponsored by the Nanaimo Daybreak Club
• MIG funding of $3,000CAD
• Total Cost of $22,500USD
• Supported by DDF Grant

48. Ghana – Abesim Library

49. Guatemala 2012-2013
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Stoves and latrines - Lake Atitlan area
Sponsored by the Nanaimo Daybreak Club
MIG funding of $500CAD
Total cost of $5000CAD
Supported by District Community Grant

50. Guatemala - Stoves
Before
After

51. Guatemala- Latrines
Before
After

52. Peru 2012-2013
• Self employment training for women in Ica –
manufacturing, using and marketing chicken
incubators
• Sponsored by the Cumberland Centennial
Club
• MIG funding of $1,250CAD
• Project cost of $6,000CAD
• Supported by District Community Grant

53. Peru – Chicken Incubators

54. Mexico 2012-2013
• Equipment for community center near
Jaltemba Bay
• Sponsored by Ladysmith Club
• MIG funding of $1,000CAD
• Project cost of $6,000CAD
• Supported by District Community Grant

55. Mexico – Community Centre

56. Mexico – Community Centre (Cont’d)

57. Belize 2012-2013
• Toilet blocks and hygiene education for 2
elementary schools – Eden and St. Andrews
near San Ignacio
• Sponsored by South Cowichan Club
• MIG funding of $3,500CAD
• Project cost of $54,000USD
• Supported by RF Global Grant

58. Belize – Toilets for 2 Schools
Construction

59. Belize – Toilets for 2 Schools
Completion