By David Sowerwine | Founder
All of us hope that our contributions of time, skills and cash will make a lasting, positive impact--whatever the project.
For infrastructure such as computers or WireBridges, we hope that so long as the investment is relevant (within its normal service life~and not yet replaced by a better solution), the beneficiaries will maintain the device/structure so that it continues to serve them.
In practice, that is unrealistic. It is a major challenge to ensure long-term service, and coincidentally Rotary is now making it a condition for their big 'Global Grants' that there be a sustainability solution built into the proposal.
We know one example in Nepal where this seems to have been achieved. Nepal Youth Foundation (also a GG member) has built more than a dozen 'Nutritional Rehabilitation Homes'. And, what is equally remarkable, they concluded an agreement with the Nepal government under which the government assumes full fiscal responsibility for the homes over several years. It is working.
Our hope is that the Nepal government will accept fiscal responsibility for the WireBridges in the same way. Actual repair and maintenance services have been assured until now by the Nepal team whom we trained under EcoSystems.
Our focus now will be on arranging for long-term local support. When/as local government makes this commitment, then we look to Global Giving, Rotary and other supporters to bring the entire network of WireBridges back to full service.
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