Jombo Evacuation Centre Construction Project

FUNDING REQUEST TO PROSPECTIVE DONORS
Project Name/Title : JOMBO EVACUATION CENTRE
CONSTRUCTION PROJECT
Project Location : MALAWI, T/A NGABU/GVH
JOMBO
Applicant’s Postal and Physical Address : Tikumbukireni CBO,
P.O. Box 106, Nchalo, Chikwawa,
MALAWI, CENTRAL AFRICA.
Contact Person : Lickson Mchepa (Secretary)
Contact number : 0995 770 103
Email : [e-mail]
Project Duration : 12 months
Total Project Budget : MK25,795,090.00($37,785.26)
Amount Requested : MK20,284,990.00 ($29,713.93)
Community Contribution : 5,510,000.00 (8071.18)
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1. PROJECT SUMMARY
The project site is approximately 7 km south of Nchalo trading centre and 1 km from the house of
the group village headman Jombo. The project was identified to be the priority for infrastructure
support to socio-economic development. One of the top most problems affecting Jombo
community especially during the occurrence of floods in the Lower Shire is inadequacy of
evacuation shelters. The existing facilities like tents cannot accommodate the number of families
or victims within the targeted area. The other obvious challenge about living in tents when
displaced is that there is limited security.
The main objective of the project in the long term is to address the impacts of flooding through
the construction of community based evacuation centre. The evacuation centre will have one
evacuation shelter, 1 kitchen, four pit latrines, four bathrooms and one open ground area. The
project will promote education standards, ensure sanitation and protection issues are encouraged,
and promote youth development through sports. The project will target 8, 367 people. The total
budget of the project is $37, 785.26 and 20% of the budget will be contributed by the community.
Tikumbukireni therefore requests a grant of $29,713.93 from the people and organizations of
good will.
With the project, the displaced flood victims as well as the entire community will definitely be
transformed directly and indirectly considering the benefits that it would create such as
improvement on accessibility on basic services (temporary shelter, health, nutrition, food,
clothing, domestic items); and an area or venue for different for programs and activities from the
different government agencies and non-government organizations.
2. ORGANIZATIONAL PROFILE
Tikumbukireni CBO was first registered on 16th September, 2006. It operates in the area of group
village headman Jombo, traditional authority Ngabu in Chikwawa. The main aim of its
establishment is to give power to people to decide and participate in development activities in our
area, and be able to support the vulnerable members of the society. The major activities of the
organization are to support the elderly, the HIV/AIDS affected and the disabled; manage the
environment by planting the trees and sensitizing the communities about disaster risk reduction.
The organization through its members works hand in hand with the district council in
implementing disaster initiatives in our area.
The project will be implemented by the management team of the Tikumbukireni CBO. The
secretary will be the overall coordinator of the project (Lickson Mchepa). The secretary holds
Masters in Development Studies from Chancellor College and Bachelor of Environmental
Sciences from Mzuzu University and has worked with World Vision as a Project Manager before.
So he is the right person for the position. He will be assisted by the chairperson (Hassan
Window). The chairperson will be the supervisor for all the construction works. The treasurer
(Yurita Harry) will be responsible for issuing of approved cheques for payments.
The procurement process will be done through bids and an Internal Procurement Committee (IPC)
in accordance with standard procurement procedures and regulations. Our policy in procurement
preaches about zero corruption. The vice secretary (Matias Bande) of the CBO will be the
Chairperson of the IPC.
3. PROJECT DESCRIPTION
a. Problem Statement
The area under Senior Group Village Headman Jombo is affected by floods each and every year.
The frequency of floods has been increasing over the years, resulting in loss of life, damage to
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property and destruction of the environment. Malawi Post Disaster Needs Assessment Report
2015 indicates that the January 2015 rainfall was the highest on record for Malawi and constitutes
a 1 in 500 year event. The displaced people disrupted the school sessions since the class rooms
were temporarily being used as the evacuation home. For over fifteen years, Jombo primary
school has been used as an evacuation point and Jombo villages still host the people that were
displaced in January 2015 in temporary shelters. This contributed to some sanitation issues on the
school premises and remains a challenge in the temporary shelters at the camp site. Lack of proper
toilets at the camp offers privacy and security concerns to women and girls. From these events,
the Village Development committee (VDC) and the Community Based Organisation through
participatory vulnerability assessment, identified the need to have a permanent structure that can
house the displaced people during disasters, and offer privacy and security to women and girls.
b. Rationale
The project is very important as it will build capacity of local people to prepare, mitigate and
recover from floods. It helps in taking action to build safety and resilience, and reduce future
hazard impacts. The project will ensure that there is continuous flow of school activities at Jombo
primary school as no class room will be used as an evacuation shelter. The project will further
improve issues of sanitation among the displaced as toilets will be part of the project. With the
implementation of the project, government and the donor community will serve the money for
other equally important development issues as the the shelter will offer permanent home for the
displaced people unlike tents which needs to be donated every year since wear out easily. The
Malawian constitution sets minimum standards for shelter and protection during emergencies. The
construction of this shelter will strategically be in line with the set minimum standards. The
Sendai DRR Framework explicitly identifies disaster structures through land and housing policies,
as key tools for “reducing underlying community vulnerability”.
Tikumbukireni CBO is a best suited organisation to implement this project since the function falls
under it as they have in the past worked closely with the district council in some disaster projects
in the area and it is still working with the district council and other NGOs in flood camp.
c. Project Goal and Objectives
The main goal of the project is to improve the preparedness of people to respond to floods through
evacuation measures in Group Village Headman Jombo in order to reduce the flooding disaster
losses.
The specific objectives of the project include:
1. To construct the evacuation structures.
2. To come up with evacuation measures suited to Jombo community.
3. To promote hygiene and sanitation.
4. To create the playground for the kids to easily monitor their movements.
d. Project outcomes/Results
• The primary outcome is that the communities will have a safe place for evacuation which will
help to save lives and properties.
• The construction of the pit latrines and bathrooms will promote sanitation issues which will
reduce waterborne diseases.
• The constructed kitchen will facilitate the proper food preparation especially during rainy
days.
• The evacuation block will also be used for other programs and activities i.e. relief
distributions, antenatal and postnatal activities [village clinics].
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• The victims and the community will have ground which will be used for sporting activities
and vehicle parking for disaster official and goods vehicles.
• The communities will discuss and come up with measures of avoiding flood losses and the
measures will be stamped at strategic places in the villages.
• The project success will be measured with the following indicators: number of constructed
shelters, pit latrines, bathrooms, open grounds and evacuation plans developed.
e. Project outputs
• 8, 367 community members sensitized,  A copy of evacuation plan produced.
• 1 evacuation block constructed
• 4 pit latrines constructed
• 4 bathrooms constructed
• 1 Ground for open activities cleared.
• 1 kitchen constructed
f. Project activities
The project activities shall include the sensitization meetings of ADCs and VDCs, which will see
8, 367 community members, 10 CBO, 10 ADC and 10 VDC members sensitized. Then
Identification of a contractor through biding and endorsement by IPC, procurement of
construction materials and construction of evacuation centre which comprises of 1 evacuation
shelter, 4 pit latrines, 4 bathrooms, and 1 kitchen constructed and 1 activity ground created.
See annex 1.0 for the work plan.
g. Target Beneficiaries
• The project will be implemented in the area of Traditional Authority Ngabu, Group Village
Headman Jombo in Chikwawa district.
• The direct beneficiaries are displaced flood victims. It is expected that 8, 367 people are going
to directly benefit comprising of 3,912 males and 4, 455 females.
• The indirect beneficiaries are people within jumbo villages with a combined population of
4200 individuals and 51% of which is made of females.
h. Project Budget (see annex 2.0)
i. Risk and Assumptions
• The project will be a failure if the communities will not fulfil their contribution in form of
bricks, sand, land and water. However, the chiefs, Village Area Committees and Village
Development Committees have already started mobilizing communities to contribute the
resources.
• We assume that the communities know their problem and that development comes from
within the community. This will contribute to the success of the project.
j. Project Sustainability
The project will be managed by Tikumbukireni Community Based Organization with support
from Chikwawa District Council. To ensure sustainability of the project, beneficially communities
will make a contribution of sand, bricks and provision of water for the construction of the
evacuation shelter, pit latrines and bathrooms. The building will also be used to generate income
for the CBO through room hiring and renting when it is not occupied by the flood victims. It can
be used as a storage facility for some NGOs’ items, wedding functions, for under five clinic and
public health issues, village meetings and many more. Some of these activities will bring revenue
to the community for maintenances.
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k. Consideration of Crosscutting Issues
• This project will assist in youth development through provision of the ground space. This will
help in preventing the youth from bad behavior so that they avoid contracting HIV virus and
other infectious diseases.
• All the structures under this project will be disability friendly so that the right to access is
granted to every member of the community.
l. Monitoring and Evaluation
The project will be monitored monthly by Chikwawa District Council and quarterly by
Department of Disaster Management Affairs (DoDMA). Implementation will be done by
Tikumbukireni CBO. The CBO will monitor every activity of project throughout the project life.
It is anticipated that the community will be able to maintain the shelter beyond the end of the
project.
At the end of the project the CBO will welcome the evaluation and auditing of the project and its
accounts by the DoDMA.
ANNEX 1.0
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ANNEX1.0 OPERATIONAL BUDGET (FIND ATTACHED BOQ)
WORK PLAN FOR THE CREATION OF EVACUATION
CENTRE
EXPECTE
D
OUTPUTS
PLANNED ACTIVITIES TIMEFRAME RESPONSIBLE
PARTY
PLANNED
BUDGET
Q1 Q2 Q
3 Q4 Source of
funds budget description amount
Output 1.1
1.1.1 ADC sensitisation meetings X TIKUMBUKIREN
I CBO
-
hall hiring 20000
11768
community
members
and
35 ADC and
VDC
members
sensitized
drinks 8,750
snacks 8,750
transport refunds 70,000
fuel 22020
1.1.2 Community and VDC sensitisation
meeting X TIKUMBUKIREN
I CB0, VCPC -
hall hiring 20000
drinks 17,500
snacks 17,500
transport refunds 1400,000
fuel 22,020
Sub total 346,540
Output 2.1
1 evacuation
shelter
constructed
2.1.1. Identification of a contractor (sourcing
of quartations and screening them for
endorsement by IPC)
X CBO (IPC) -
Transports 25,000
Meals 37000
2.1.2. procurement of construction materials X CBO (IPC) -
Various materials (ref
BOQ) 9,361,700
transport for the
materials
650,000
2.1.3 construction of evacuation shelter X X X CBO - fee for the contractor 2,600,000
Sub total 12,673,700

Output 2.2 2.2.1 Identification of the contractor X CBO - Fee for the
contractor
160,000
4 toilets
constructed
2.2.2 Procurement of construction
materials
X CBO (IPC) - Transport (from
2.1.2)
25,000
Meals (2.1.1) 37,000
2.2.3 Construction of toilets X CBO (IPC) -
Various materials
(ref.
BOQ) 873,800
Transport (from
2.1.3)
70,000
Sub total 1,033,800
Output 2.3 2.3.1 Identification of the contractor X CBO - Fee for the
contractor
100,000
4 bathrooms
constructed
2.3.2 Procurement of construction
materials X CBO (IPC) -
Transport (from
Admin
costs) 25,000
Meals (from admin
costs)
37,000
2.3.3 Construction of bathrooms X CBO (IPC) - Various materials
(ref.
599,000
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BOQ)
Transport (from
Admin
costs)
Sub total 599,000
Output 3.1 3.1.1 Creation of playing/parking ground X
TIKUMBUKIRENI
CBO
Communit
y Fee for the workers 80,000

Output 4.1
4.1.1 Identification of a contractor (sourcing
of quotations and screening them for
endorsement by IPC)
X
TIKUMBUKIRENI
CBO (IPC) -
Transport (from
Admin
cost) 25,000
Meals (from Admin
costs)
37,000
1 kitchen
constructed 4.1.2 Procurement of construction
materials X
TIKUMBUKIRENI
CBO (IPC) -
Various materials
(ref.
BOQ) 1,415,650
4.1.3 Construction of the kitchen X
TIKUMBUKIRENI
CBO - Fees for contractor 850,000
Transport for
materials
290,000
Subtotal 2,555,650
Working tools TIKUMBUKIRENI
CBO -
Wheelbarrows 172,000
Hoes 16,200
Picks 84,000
Brush set 5,000
shovels 36,000
Water drums 81,000
Panga knives 5,000
399,200
Administration X X X X TIKUMBUKIRENI
CBO
- Printing and
photocopying
87,500
Fuel 621,000
Transports 300,000
Allowances 375,000
Bank charges 93,600

Photocopy 75,000
Airtime 120,000
Printing 200,000
Refreshments 125,000
Hall hiring 80,000
Maintenance (service) 600,000
Sub total 2,677,100
GRAND
TOTAL
20,284,990
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Project Budget
BUDGET LINE
DESCRIPTIO
N
Total
(US$)
Total (MK)
Item Description Unit Unit Cost
(MK)
Quantity
WORKING
TOOLS
Wheelbarrows number 43,000 4 251.95 172,000
Hoes number 2,700 6 23.73 16,200
Picks number 21,000 4 123.05 84,000
Brush set Number 5,000 1 7.32 5,000
shovels Number 9,000 4 52.73 36,000
Water drums Number 27,000 3 118.65 81,000
Panga knives Number 2,500 2 7.32 5,000
Sub total 584.76 399,200
ADC
SENSITISATION
MEETING
Hall Hiring
number
20,000 1 29.296 20000
Drinks number 250 35 12.82 8,750
Snacks number 250 35 12.82 8,750
Transport Refunds Number 2,000 35 102.54 70,000
Fuel litre 734 30 32.26 22020
Sub total 189.723 129,520
COMMUNITY
AND
VDC
SENSITISATION
MEETING
Hall Hiring
Number
20,000 1 29.296 20000
Drinks Number 250 70 25.63 17,500
Snacks number 250 70 25.63 17,500
Transport Refunds number 2000 70 205.08 140,000
Fuel litres 734 30 32.26 22,020
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Subtotal 317.896 217,020
EVACUATION
SHELTER
CONSTRUCTIO
N
Quarry stones Tones 4,900 20 143.55 98,000
River sand Tones 4, 500 40 263.67 180,000
Cement 50 kg bag 7,300 420 4,491.15 3,066,000
Window panes Number 320 90 42.19 28,800
Brick force wire Rolls 2,300 50 168.45 115,000
Bricks number 15 75,000 1647.93 1,125,000
Chrondon litres 7,500 4 43.94 30,000
Iron sheet (20 feet) –
28g
number 13,500 84 1661.11 1,134,000
Ridge iron Number 2,200 22 70.897 48,400
Window frames Number 21,500 10 314.94 215,000
Door frame Number 23,500 3 103.27 70,500
Rim lock Number 7,500 1 10.99 7,500
Harspass Number 1,800 4 10.55 7,200
Lock Number 4,400 4 25.78 17,600
Ant repellent 5L 12,500 10 183.10 125,000
Galvanized wire kg 1,700 40 99.61 68,000
Roofing nails kg 1,700 20 49.80 34,000
Wire nails (6”) kg 1,700 10 24.90 17,000
Wire nails (5”) kg 1,700 20 49.80 34,000
Wire nails (4”) kg 1,700 10 24.90 17,000
Wire nails (3”) kg 1,700 5 12.45 8,500
Brick sira litres 22,500 32.96 22,500
Finas 10 litre tin 20,500 1 30.03 20,500
Timber (Fisherboard) Number 7,000 13 133.299 91,000
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Timber (6 x 2) Number 5,500 40 322.26 220,000
Timber (4 x 2) number 4,500 15 98.88 67,500
Timber (3 x 2) number 4,000 40 234.37 160,000
Transport for bricks Trip 250,000 1 366.21 250,000
Transport for cement trip 50,000 4 292.96 200,000
Transport timber and iron
sheets trip 50,000 1 292.96
200,000
Doors number 35,000 3 153.81 105,000
Construction Contractor number 2,600,000 1 3808.54 2,600,000
Port for window panes kg 410 120 72.07 49,200
Varnish 5L 19,400 1 28.42 19,400
One coat lime wash 50kg 11,350 11 182.88 124,850
Two coats PVA interior
paint
5L 9,900 10 145.02 99,000
One coat full gross 5L 13,200 6 116.01 79,200
Two coats bituminous on
external structure wall
5L 49150 3 215.99 147,450
12mm rod reinforcement each 8,000 50 585.93 400,000
6 mm rod reinforcement each 7,300 45 480.46 328,000
Rubber stopper each 4,100 6 36.03 24,600
Hinges of 6 inches box 14,500 12 254.88 174,000
Wood screws box 2,000 1 2.93 2,000
125 Microns(500 gauge
polythene damp proof
membrane)
Rolls 30,500 6 268.06 183,000
Ring burglar’s bar (Y
12)
Number 3,500 60 307.61 210,000
Firewood for burning
bricks
tones 90,000 5 659.17 450,000
Sub total 18,564.736 12,673,700
KITCHEN Iron sheet Number 6,750 30 296.63 202,500
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CONSTRUCTION Cement 50 kg bags 7,300 70 748.52 511,000
Roofing nails kg 1,700 9 22.41 15,300
Roofing wires kg 1,700 12 29.88 20,400
6’’ Nails kg 1,700 6 14.94 10,200
5’’ Nails kg 1,700 10 24.90 17,000
3’’ Nails kg 1,700 6 14.94 10,200
Fisherboard timber Number 7,000 12 123.05 84,000
6 x 2 Timber Number 5,500 18 145.02 99,000
4 X 2 timber Number 4,500 10 65.92 45,000
3 X 2 timber Number 4,000 15 87.89 60,000
Ring burglar’s number 3,500 18 92.28 63,000
Door frame Number 23,500 2 68.85 47,000
Door Number 35,000 2 102.54 70,000
Ridge Iron number 2,200 7 22.56 15,400
Brick force wire Roll 2,300 10 33.69 23,000
Lime 50 kg bag 11,350 3 49.88 34,050
Paint 5 Litre tin 13,200 3 58.01 39,600
Quarry tones 4,900 10 71.78 49,000
Transport for quarry,
river sand
10 tone trip 30,000 3 131.83 90,000
Construction contractor number 850,000 1 1245.10 850,000
Transport for materials number 100,000 1 292.96 200,000
Subtotal 3743.58 2,555,650
TOILET
CONSTRUCTION
(4.5m x 2.2m)
Pit digging (2 m) Number 30,000 1x4 175.78 120,000
Quarry Tones 4,900 1x4 28.71 19,600
Brick force wire rolls 2,300 6x4 76.46 52,200
Timber (2 x3) 4.5 m long Number 3x4 87.89 60,000
Roofing nails kg 1,700 1 x 4 9.96 6,800
Roofing wire kg 1,700 1 x 4 9.96 6,800
Cement 50 kg bags 7,300 10 x 4 427.73 292,000
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Iron sheets number 5400 3 x 4 94.92 64,800
Door frames Number 23,500 1 x 4 137.69 94,000
Doors number 35,000 1 x 4 205.08 140,000
Lock number 4,400 1 x 4 25.78 17,600
Construction contractor number 40,000 4 234.37 160,000
Sub Total 1,514.33 1,033,800
BATHROOM
CONSTRUCTION
Timber (2 x3) 4.5 m
long
Number 3x4 87.89 60,000
Roofing nails kg 1,700 1 x 4 9.96 6,800
Roofing wire kg 1,700 1 x 4 9.96 6,800
Cement 50 kg bags 7,300 4 x 4 171.09 116,800
Iron sheets number 4,800 3 x 4 83.49 57,000
Door frames Number 23,500 1 x 4 137.69 94,000
Doors number 35,000 1 x 4 205.08 140,000
Locks number 4,400 1 x 4 25.78 17,600
Construction Contractor number 25,000 1 x 4 146.48 100, 000
Subtotal 877.43 599,000
TIKUMBUKIRENI
CBO’s
ADMINISTRATIV
E
COSTS
Printing and
photocopying
Ream 3,500 25 128.17 87,500
Fuel litres 690 900 909.66 621,000
Transports 439.45 300,000
Allowances Number 2,500 15 549.31 375,000
Bank charges Months 7,800 12 137.11 93,600
Photocopy Number 10 15 X 500 109.86 75,000
Airtime Calling cards 5,000 2 X 12 175.78 120,000
Printing Number 4 X 500 292.96 200,000
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Refreshments Number 250
50 people
X
12 sessions 183.10
125,000
Hall hiring Number 20,000 2 117.19 80,000
Maintenance (service) Number 150,000 1 x 4 times 878.89 600,000
Subtotal 3921.47 2,677,100
GRAND TOTAL (A) 29,713.93 20,284,990
COMMUNITY
CONTRIBUTION
Giving land for
construction of
structures at evacuation
centre
Squares
meters
500,000 100 732.41 500,000
Clearing the land for
construction
number
550 1000 805.65 550,000
Collection, packing and
offloading of sand into
vehicle
Tonnage
2,000 200 585.93 400,000
Water for molding
bricks Drum 350
3000
drums(100
each)
1538.06 1,050,000
Molding bricks
Number 15 50,000
1098.62
750,000
Meals during burning of
bricks for mean from 18
villages
Number 50 2000 146.48 100,000
Security Guards number 15,000 2 x 12 527.34 360,000
Project supervision months 150,000 12 2636.68 1,800,000
Community Contribution Sub Total (B) 8,071.1787 5,510,000
Project Grand Total (A+B) 37,785.26 25,795,090
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