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ABOVE: Venice Carnival participants get cash from a bancomat near the Piazza San Marco.
Yes. Just look for the nearest bank. Nearly all Venice banks have 24-hour "bancomats" (automated teller machines or cashpoints) facing the street.
A few caveats:
Most bank ATMs are available to tourists and have multilingual menus. However, bancomats at Venice's largest savings bank--the Cassa di Risparmio di Venezia--are reserved for customer transactions.
A few ATMs may have withdrawal limits. If you're attempting to withdraw more than, say, 250 euros and the bancomat won't complete the transaction, try again with a smaller amount.
International ATM network connections aren't 100 percent reliable. Always carry enough cash to meet your needs if the network is down for repairs or maintenance.
For more advice and warnings, see our Money and Currency article.
You'll find money-exchange counters at the airport and in major tourist areas. However, we strongly recommend using your ATM card, debit card, or credit card instead of buying euros with cash. Exchange fees and commissions can be horrendous.
Tipping is tricky, because customs and expectations vary by nationality. For example, Australians often hate to tip, while Americans tend to tip more generously than Europeans do because the U.S. service economy is built around tipping.
Still, here are some guidelines that may be helpful:
Hotel porters. Tip 1 to 2 per euros per bag, depending on the hotel category.
Hotel chambermaids. Tip 1 to 2 euros per person each day. (In fancier hotels, you may want to tip a bit more.)
Restaurant waiters. Italian restaurant bills normally include service, but if you're at a sit-down restaurant, it won't hurt to leave an extra 5 to 10 per cent on the table for good service. (Tip in cash, even if you're paying by credit card.)
Bartenders. Tipping is entirely optional in bars and cafés. If you're seated at a table, you can tip the waiter or waitress as you would in a restaurant; if you're standing at a counter, you can give a modest tip to the bartender or barista (for example, when handing over your ticket for a drink or coffee in traditional Italian bars where you prepay at the cashier's desk).
Taxis. In land taxis, it never hurts to round up the bill when paying. In water taxis, there's no need to tip unless the driver has performed a special service.
Toilets. In nicer restaurants or other places where lavatories have attendants, it's normal to leave 50 cents or a euro on the attendant's plate. In public WCs that charge fees (see our Venice Public Toilets article), there's no need to tip.
Our advice: Don't feel that you have to tip generously (Italians aren't big tippers), but don't feel guilty about overtipping, either. Service employees aren't likely to be offended by your largesse.
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Use of vouchers for water supply has been introduced in Somalia as an improvement to the water trucking for short term emergency response. Selected beneficiary households are issued with cash vouchers through which they can redeem specified quantity of water in a given period from their usual water suppliers. Table below demonstrates benefits of the water voucher based response in comparison to the water trucking. Criteria Water Trucking Voucher for Water Empowerment & Limited beneficiary participation in Choice is put into beneficiary hands dignity of the decision making process – – Beneficiaries participates in beneficiaries arrangements are usually design of the response, and between implementing agency determining who should receive and the commercial truck owners. assistance, level of assistance, Beneficiary must collect water how the response will be when truck is serving regardless implemented, and in the selection of what other chores were in of preferred water vendors. schedule. Beneficiary can collect water at their convenience. Targeting of the Usually not targeted to those Assistance targeted to the needy most needy most needy – often the water households. Quantities of water truck drops by the village, and provided to the beneficiaries are anyone present and has based on assessed household containers collects water. needs. Difficult to ascertain who receives water from a trucking and whether most affected received support. Water supply Utilizes water mainly from Based on the usual water supply sources utilized boreholes with little or no sources for the target villages. consideration on alternative water sources which are not motorized Cost effective High water costs for humanitarian Voucher beneficiaries get water at agencies – distorts market rates the current market rates in the and can undermine normal water village. supply systems in the target Limited logistics and operational location. costs and simpler to operate. -Price of water per tanker is often It is possible to determine the fixed regardless of its actual amount of water each beneficiary capacity or quantity of water receives using the monitoring delivered. records - difficulties to ascertain actual quantities of water delivered to File name: bdc59ced-f4b1-472f-b5b4-577919eb77fa.doc Page 1 of 14 Last updated: 15 February 2011 Somalia WASH Cluster - Guidelines Criteria Water Trucking Voucher for Water the beneficiaries Support to local Often utilizes big established Supports and reinforces the local economy business people located at the economy – utilizes the local water main urban centers. vendors who normally supply water to the target beneficiaries; -utilizes suitable water sources locally available before considering alternative sources. Linkage with Limited interaction with the Provides opportunity for greater other WASH beneficiaries hence difficult to link interaction with beneficiaries which actions with other WASH activities such can be used to promote as hygiene and sanitation appropriate hygiene and sanitation promotion. practices, and household water treatment options. Monitoring Not easy to monitor – Easy to monitor - target beneficiaries and quantity of beneficiaries are specified and sign water they should receive are for the quantities of water often not clearly defined. Relies received. Monitoring system is on implementing agency staff to inbuilt (all the key details are verify water quantities delivered contained in the water vouchers, without active participation of beneficiary registration forms). The beneficiaries. monitoring is participatory. Gender issues Challenging for women Orderly as beneficiaries collect competing for water at the water water at their own pace. truck 1.2 When should we use vouchers for water supply? The vouchers for water supply is a short term response option which like water trucking is not sustainable, and should be accompanied by a phase out strategy. Alternative water sources should be in place as soon as possible. In emergency context, the response should aim at filling water access gaps for the affected populations, based on the Somalia WASH cluster guidelines for minimum water requirements. Water access to the poor households facing a crisis is usually limited by high cost, especially in areas that normally rely on surface water sources. Voucher for water intervention can also be initiated to improve access to safe water supply, to prevent or control outbreaks of water related diseases. Water vouchers can also be used to support recovery process of a population emerging from a crisis, or to support a development agenda, such as improving hygiene practices. It is imperative that in all cases, an assessment is carried out to establish the situation, needs and the access gaps for the target groups. As a prerequisite for an effective voucher for water response, there should be existing local water vendors already serving the target groups. The local vendors should have the capacity to supply the required amounts of safe water to the selected beneficiary households on a timely basis, and without disrupting the market rates in the area. The implementing agency should also ensure that its personnel have sufficient skills/capacity to implement the voucher based response. Other considerations include: • Availability of sufficient quantity and quality of water; • Existing users (not targeted by the project) of the water sources will not be undermined; • The area is remotely located and of extreme need, • Due to urgency of situation, other sustainable water supply options are not viable. File name: bdc59ced-f4b1-472f-b5b4-577919eb77fa.doc Page 2 of 14 Last updated: 15 February 2011 Somalia WASH Cluster - Guidelines 2. DESIGNING A WATER VOUCHER RESPONSE 2.1 Key considerations or information requirements The response should be based on a proper WASH needs assessments as per the cluster guidelines. The following is some of the key data that should come out of the assessments; Nature of crisis or circumstances of the target groups; Locations (geo-referenced) and number of households affected by the crisis or circumstances; Ongoing or planned WASH interventions in the target villages - create complementarities and synergies, and avoid overlaps; Water supply sources in the target villages - quantities available and quality aspects; Water vendors / suppliers in the target locations and their capacity; Community emergency water management structures in place and their capacities; Water storage facilities (at communal and household level) Consumption of water in litres/person/day for the target groups, and access gaps in relation to the WASH cluster guidelines; Water treatment knowledge, attitude and practices in target groups; Current water cost and the seasonal price fluctuations; Ability of the target groups to pay for water supply from vendors; How long the targeted groups will need assistance; Prevalence of diarrheal diseases and levels of malnutrition for target groups; Genders aspects and vulnerability; Available mechanisms for payment/reimbursement to the vendors for water supplied; Exit strategy. 2.2 Key consideration when developing budget for water voucher response Number of locations and beneficiaries that will be targeted – has implications for budget for water vouchers, staffing, transport and office requirements; Whether vouchers should cover only drinking water requirements; Quantities of water to be provided to beneficiary households per day (Based on water supply gap assessment considering the WASH cluster standards); Period for which the beneficiary households will be provided with support; Establish the current cost of water per litre and anticipate possible fluctuuations; the existing cost of water at local market should be adopted without any alterations. This is done to protect other households getting water from same suppliers but not direct beneficiaries of the intervention; Whether to distribute water treatment chemicals to households along with vouchers incase water quality cannot be guaranteed; Other complementary WASH activities to be carried e.g. hygiene awareness promotion. For example *No. of beneficiary households (HH) targeted = 2,500HH (15,000 - assuming each HH has 6 persons) *Additional water needs per/person/day to meet minimum WASH standards (from assessments) = 3.3 lts (this can vary from one HH to another) *Response period = 30 days *Cost of water per jerry can = So. Shs 7500 ($0.25) *Water supply to beneficially HH/day = 3.3lts x 6 persons = 20 lts (1 jerry can) *Total amount of water for each beneficiary HH in 30 days = 30days x 20 lts= 600 lts (30 jerry cans) *Total cost for water supply per beneficiary HH for 30 days = 30 jerry cans X $0.25 = $7.5 File name: bdc59ced-f4b1-472f-b5b4-577919eb77fa.doc Page 3 of 14 Last updated: 15 February 2011 Somalia WASH Cluster - Guidelines Implementing agency to give each beneficiary HH a water voucher of USD 7.5 to redeem 30 jerry cans of water over a period of 30 days from a specific vendor) *Total cost for water supply to the 2500HH in 30 days = 2500HH x $7.5 = $18,750 *Cash transmittal / money vendor charges for payments to water vendor = 2% x $18,750 = $375 *Budget for providing 2500HH each with 30 jerry cans of water over a 30 day period through vouchers = $18,750 + $375 = $19,125 NB: Above budget is in addition to other Agency direct and indirect operational costs 2.3 Voucher for water design It is possible to design the vouchers in many ways depending on the context. Two approaches are discussed below: 1. Single use fixed value voucher: designed like a raffle ticket and exchanged for a fixed quantity of water supply collected at once e.g. Each voucher exchanged with one 20 litre jerry can, or one 200 litre drum. In such a case, the beneficiary is issued with as many vouchers as his/her water entitlement. The water beneficiary does not need to sign whenever they collect water. 2. Multiple use fixed value voucher: A voucher designed to cover beneficiary water needs for a specified period – usually a week, fortnight or month. The voucher designed to allow the beneficiary regularly collect agreed quantities of water over the specified period. The vendor must maintain a register for the beneficiary to sign whenever they collect water until they exhaust the value of the voucher. Depending on selected voucher design, details contained in the voucher could include; Project name and code; Implementing agency and project donor logos; Voucher number; Beneficiary name; Value of the voucher in appropriate currency; Quantity of water to be collected using the voucher; Location details (village and district etc); Beneficiary signature or thump print; Date when the voucher is issued The voucher should have a counterfoil with above details that should remain with the implementing agency. The voucher should be designed in such way that it is not easy to forge. In acute emergencies where there is no time to organize printing of the above vouchers, it may be possible to draw up an agreement with the vender to exchange simple "tickets" for a certain quantity of water and then issue beneficiaries with a book of tickets. This is more risky as generic tickets could be obtained outside the program but it could be used for a limited period to get the system working and allow time for printing of specific vouchers for water supply. File name: bdc59ced-f4b1-472f-b5b4-577919eb77fa.doc Page 4 of 14 Last updated: 15 February 2011 Somalia WASH Cluster - Guidelines 3. VOUCHER FOR WATER – RESPONSE IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS 3.1 Introducing the response in the target areas 3.1.1 Meeting with stakeholders at the district level The first step before starting a new response is meeting with the local authorities and stakeholders to introduce project and prioritize locations. Key information shared includes; The project objectives; The mode of operation; Type of beneficiaries / target groups and area coverage; Procedures followed in providing water supply through vouchers. Output of the district meetings: List of villages where target populations are located; Estimated number of needy households to be targeted per selected village; Plan for the project staff to visit identified villages for sensitization/awareness. 3.1.2 Community sensitization at the prioritized villages The agency staff and representatives from the local authorities visit the selected villages to verify the situation, introduce the project and sensitize the communities / target groups on the emergency response, and the voucher for water approach. They should also discuss criteria for selection of beneficiary households, water vendors and the number of beneficiaries based on the situation and available resources. 3.2 Preparing to start the response in the target areas 3.2.1 Identification of village response sub-committees Identification of a village sub-committee of 6-8 persons based on the criteria agreed with the community. The desirable requirements for committee members are as follows; Persons who command respect in the society, Ensure clans /sub-clans balancing; Persons of integrity - honest/trustworthy; Resident in the target locations; Representation of vulnerable groups and gender considerations; The village sub-committee should ideally have participation of religious leaders, village administration, youth groups, women organizations, business persons, and any other relevant local interest groups. The roles and responsibilities of the village sub-committees include to: Identify and select the most needy households as per the agreed criteria; Mediate and resolve any conflicts; Ensure the beneficiaries are served without discrimination; Ensure women's and minority group's participation in the process; Verify the list of beneficiaries during the distribution of the vouchers; Monitor the quality of water supplied by the vendor; Monitor implementation process. An agreement is signed between the village sub-committee and the implementing Agency. The village sub-committees have the overall responsibility to oversee the implementation of the response in their respective village as per the agreement. File name: bdc59ced-f4b1-472f-b5b4-577919eb77fa.doc Page 5 of 14 Last updated: 15 February 2011 Somalia WASH Cluster - Guidelines 3.2.2 Selection and registration of the beneficiary households Selection criteria for the beneficiary households should be discussed with village sub- committee for ratification, and should be properly documented. The criteria should ensure the needy households in humanitarian crisis and with biggest gap in water access (considering WASH cluster guidelines) are prioritized. Criteria should consider contextual issues, social welfare criteria and specific vulnerable groups. Important considerations for the selection criteria include; Level of household income; Household livelihood assets base; Vulnerable / labor poor households e.g. women headed household, children headed households, the elderly and the disabled persons; Access to social capital e.g. external/local remittance or access to extended family support; Families hosting IDPs; IDPs households. The beneficiaries should be registered and basic data recorded e.g. size of household, sex and age of household head, income, water demand (access gaps) e.t.c. The beneficiary should also sign against her/his details in the register. The beneficiary list should be approved by the village sub-committee and open to the public for scrutiny and feedback to promote transparency. 3.2.3 Development of the response management tools Develop management tools; this involves designing water provision vouchers, detailing the names of the beneficiaries, and the amount of water delivered to. The beneficiary lists should have a provision where the sub-committee chairman, and the beneficiaries to sign. 3.2.4 Selection of the village water vendors The village sub-committee and beneficiaries should identify water vendors – these should be the usual water suppliers to the selected beneficiaries. It is important that the beneficiaries participate in selection of vendors that they are comfortable with for the response to be successful. In villages where beneficiaries identify many water vendors, it is advisable for the vendors to form consortiums and nominate 2 - 4 representatives for the purpose of signing contract with the implementing agency. This eases the administrative burden for the implementing agency. The beneficiaries, village sub-committee and the implementing agency should check and ensure that the selected water vendors have capacity or can upscale to provide water in agreed quantities and quality to the beneficiaries. The process of water collection by the beneficiaries in exchange of the voucher should be discussed and agreed upon with the beneficiaries, village sub-committee and the vendor. Cost of water purchased through the voucher must be based on the current market prices in the village to protect other households getting water from same suppliers but not direct beneficiaries of the intervention. Critical considerations when preparing agreement with the water vendor include; The value of the vouchers to be issued, voucher validity period, and the total amount of water to be purchased with the voucher; Frequency of delivery or collection of water by the beneficiaries; When and how to adjust the value of the voucher in case of price fluctuation. The vendor is assigned a number of beneficiaries (according to beneficiary preference) and should maintain a register. The beneficiaries should redeem their vouchers only from their assigned water vendor. Payments to the water vendor by the implementing agency are on reimbursement basis. The water vendor should provide proof that the beneficiary collected agreed water quantities in the agreed period (voucher and the water collection register) for reimbursement. The implementing File name: bdc59ced-f4b1-472f-b5b4-577919eb77fa.doc Page 6 of 14 Last updated: 15 February 2011 Somalia WASH Cluster - Guidelines agency should also agree with the water vendors on the frequency for reimbursement and mode of payment. All the above should be addressed in the agreement signed between the water vendor and the implementing organization and witnessed by the village sub- committee officials before actual water deliveries begin. The agreement should have mechanisms to deal with changes in water cost e.g. if closer water sources dry up and the vendor forced to get water from further away. 3.2.5 Training for water vendors and village sub-committee Basic training should be organized for all the water vendors in each target village, and the village sub- committee and take them through all the implementation steps. The vendors can be guided to prepare the beneficiary water collection registers during the training. The following should be clear by the end of this training; The roles of all parties (beneficiaries, village sub-committee, vendors and the implementing agency) in the implementation process should be clear; The quantity and quality of water each bearer of the voucher is entitled to collect from the water vendor within a specified period; Documentation needed by water vendor for reimbursement by the implementing agency; Procedures for addressing any grievances or complaints by any party. 3.3 Delivery or collection of water by the beneficiaries Once all the elements for the water voucher response are in place (MoU the with village sub- committee signed, beneficiary register finalized, agreement with the selected water vendors signed), the beneficiaries are issued with the serialized vouchers. Each vendor is issued with a list of the beneficiaries in the village to serve as per the agreement. The water vendors should maintain a register / records for water collection by the beneficiaries. For multiple use vouchers, the beneficiaries must sign the vendor register whenever they collect water and indicate the date and quantity of water received. Below is a sample of details required for the vendor register. Date Name Voucher Quantity of water Beneficiary Sign No. received For multiple use vouchers, the vendor could also choose to use a book with each page assigned to a beneficiary as shown below. Implementing agency can also provide vendors with standard registers. Beneficiary name: __________________________ Voucher No. ______________________________ Month: ___________________________ Date Quantity of water received Sign / thump print File name: bdc59ced-f4b1-472f-b5b4-577919eb77fa.doc Page 7 of 14 Last updated: 15 February 2011 Somalia WASH Cluster - Guidelines Implementing agencies should follow their established mechanisms when making payments to the water vendors. The main considerations when making payments is to minimize transaction costs, and handling of cash by field staff to minimize risks. 4. MONITORING IMPLEMENTATION OF A WATER VOUCHER RESPONSE 4.1 What data should be collected for monitoring? The primary objective of monitoring is to establish if the selected beneficiaries are getting from the vendors water supplies in the agreed quantities and quality, and on a timely basis. Other aspects to be monitored include; If beneficiary households are able to access water supplies from vendors on a timely basis; How the beneficiaries are utilizing the water supplied – are they re-selling water or sharing? Incidence of WASH related diseases particularly among the beneficiaries; Complaints from the beneficiaries and how they are being resolved; Variation in water prices in the target areas; Monitoring should be carried out using participatory approaches and done by the implementing agency staff, and the village sub-committee. Independent parties can and should also be involved in the monitoring and evaluation processes. The implementing agency should endeavor to learn lessons, and feed these lessons into the implementation process to improve service delivery. Agencies should provide information on its response to the cluster (including 3W matrix) and other agencies. Monitoring and evaluation reports and key lessons should be shared with the other organizations through the WASH cluster. 5. RISKS AND MITIGATION MEASURES Risk Mitigation Measures Selection of beneficiaries: every Sensitization of the communities on response aims household in the target locations is and limitation of available resources; needy and wants to benefit. Clans Communities agree on selection criteria, and also and sub-clan balancing. take lead in identification of beneficiary households. Selection of water vendors: many Having community owned criteria for selection of people in the village want to be vendors – those already supplying water to contracted as a water vendors; water beneficiaries and are known and trusted; Where supply in village often along clan/sub- there are many vendors they should form clan or family lines consortiums and nominate 2-4 persons to represent them in contracting process. Supplying inadequate or too much Conduct assessment to identify water access gap water to the beneficiary household. based on the WASH cluster emergency standards; Profiling beneficiary household to determine household size and water demand; Monitoring utilization by beneficiaries. Limited water storage containers at Conduct assessment during design to determine village and/or household level water storage capacities at village and household levels; Supply water storage containers to beneficiaries as necessary; Beneficiaries sell or exchange water Monitoring to assess how beneficiary households with other commodities are utilizing the water provided; Water vendors provide to beneficiary Monitor quality of water being provided; Support households water of poor quality vendors with water treatment as necessary; Provide beneficiaries with simple and appropriate File name: bdc59ced-f4b1-472f-b5b4-577919eb77fa.doc Page 8 of 14 Last updated: 15 February 2011 Somalia WASH Cluster - Guidelines Risk Mitigation Measures water treatment solutions and train them on the same. Beneficiaries loosing vouchers Agency to maintain counterfoil of vouchers; Water vendors to maintain a register and records of beneficiaries; Seasonal price fluctuations Monitor and maintain flexibility in project design and agreements with water vendors to be able to adjust prices Inflation of water prices Monitor water prices in target areas Cash handling and related risks Water vendors paid through banks or money vendors or facilitators; minimize handling of cash by agency staff Project ends and there are still needs Have a clear exit strategy from the onset to be met ANNEXURE 1. Sample Service Contract between Water Vendor and Agency 2. Sample Water Vouchers x 3 File name: bdc59ced-f4b1-472f-b5b4-577919eb77fa.doc Page 9 of 14 Last updated: 15 February 2011 Somalia WASH Cluster - Guidelines ANNEX 1: SAMPLE SERVICE CONTRACT BETWEEN ______________ (Water Vendor) AND ______________________ (Agency Name) FOR __________________________________________________ (Project Title) PREAMBLE This service contract is entered into between ____________________________(Name of Company – if applicable) represented by __________________________, and based at _______Village, _________ District, ________region of Somalia, hereinafter referred to as the Water Vendor; and ______________________ (Agency name) represented by ______________________, situated at _____________________________ Contact address _______________________ hereinafter referred to as _______________ (Agency Acronym). WHEREAS, the Water Vendor and ____________ (Agency Acronym) have agreed to collaborate for the realization of the Project titled ____________________________________________; and Therefore, this contract (including annex 1 and 2) is entered into on the terms and conditions stated hereunder. 1. OBJECTIVE OF SERVICE CONTRACT 1.1 The Water Vendor and ________________ (Agency Acronym) to endorse the contract as the instrument, which will establish and clarify the partnership of the two parties to achieve the goal and objectives of the project. 2. RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE WATER VENDOR The Water Vendor agrees to execute the contracted project activities under the following Terms and Conditions. 2.1 To provide water to _____ (No. of beneficiaries) selected beneficiary households in exchange of the cash vouchers issued by _______ (Agency acronym); 2.2 To ensure adequate water availability on a daily and continuous basis for beneficiaries to redeem water quantities stated on the vouchers without any discrimination or favoritism; 2.3 Ensure that the water redeemed by the beneficiary households with the vouchers is safe for drinking; 2.4 To ensure that water is available for beneficiary households to collect on a timely basis; 2.5 To maintain a register with records of daily water collection by each of the beneficiary households. The register must contain the name of the beneficiary, voucher number, date and quantity of water collected. The beneficiaries must also sign in the register whenever they collect water in case of the multiple use vouchers; 2.6 To cooperate with village sub-committee officials and members, and ________________ (Agency Acronym) staff monitoring implementation of the response; 2.7 To submit to ________________ (Agency Acronym) the cash vouchers from beneficiary households and the water collection registers (proof for water collection by beneficiaries) for verification and reimbursement at the end of each month. 2.8 To indemnify ________________ (Agency Acronym) against any adverse consequences to the beneficiary households as a result of quality of water supplied by the water vendor otherwise. 2.9 If the Water Vendor, for any reason or due to any act of God, is compelled to discontinue the activities covered under this agreement, the Water Vendor will immediately inform ________________ (Agency Acronym), and will receive reimbursement for water quantities provided to beneficiaries on submission and verification of the cash vouchers and water collection register; 2.10 ________________ (Agency Acronym) will be exempt of any claims, damages, expenses or costs incurred by third parties or sub-contractors used by the Water Vendor during the implementation of the Project. 2.11 Where any billboards are constructed or signs erected or displayed, the Water Vendor shall give due credit to ________________ (Agency Acronym) and the donor. 2.12 To comply fully with the terms and conditions of the contract. File name: bdc59ced-f4b1-472f-b5b4-577919eb77fa.doc Page 10 of 14 Last updated: 15 February 2011 Somalia WASH Cluster - Guidelines 3. RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF ___________________ (Agency Name) 3.1 To provide the water vendor with a list of ______________ (No. of beneficiaries households) eligible to collect water from the vendor on a daily and continuous basis for a period of ____ (No. of days) in exchange of the cash vouchers issued to them by _________ (Agency Acronym). 3.2 To undertake regular monitoring jointly with village sub-committee to ensure adherence to provisions of this agreement and monitor progress of activities; 3.3 To reimburse the water vendor for the water collected by the beneficiary households on submission and verification of cash vouchers and water collection registers. Reimbursement for vouchers will be as attached schedule (Annex 2 – list of locations and their voucher values). 3.4 ________________ (Agency Acronym) shall cooperate with the Water Vendor according to the signed contract; 3.5 The Water Vendor will be paid in USD through the Water Vendor's bank account or other agreed modalities. The Water Vendor will acknowledge the receipt of payment by issuing an official receipt to that effect as required by ________________ (Agency Acronym). 3.6 ________________ (Agency Acronym) will not reimburse any additional expenses in excess of approved amounts as per this contract. 3.7 The contract duration will be for XXX day/months beginning on XXX and ending on XXX. 4.0. TERMINATION 4.1 This Contract will automatically terminate with immediate effect on the Termination Date. 4.2 Notwithstanding clause 4.1 above, this Contract may be terminated by the Water Vendor giving not less than 7 days notice in writing. 4.3 ________________ (Agency Acronym) shall also be entitled to terminate this Contract at any time if it reasonably believes that there has been a fundamental or serious breach of this Contract by the Water Vendor. 4.4 ________________ (Agency Acronym) shall also be able to terminate this Contract at any time if in its reasonable opinion any activity by the Water Vendor is likely to bring Agency into disrepute. 4.5 ________________ (Agency Acronym) shall also be able to terminate this Contract at any time up to the Termination date if an event occurs which makes the start or continuation of the Services impossible. This may include (but is not limited to) conflict, floods, hurricanes, any action of man or an act of God (a "termination event"). Such a termination event will be determined at the absolute discretion ________________ (Agency Acronym). 4.6 The Water Vendor will not at any time after the Termination date present her or himself as being in any way still connected with ________________ (Agency Acronym). 5.0 VARIATIONS 5.1 No variations to this Contract shall be valid unless in writing and signed by or on behalf of both parties. 6.0 NOTICE 6.1 All notices under this contract will be given in writing and will be deemed to have been properly submitted when delivered by one of the following means: personal delivery to the designated representative; by e-mail with notification of receipt. 6.2 Any disputes arising will be resolved through discussions between the two parties and the village sub- committee 7 .0 SIGNATURE The following signatures are a representation of all parties understanding and commitment to the aforementioned roles and responsibilities. This contract comes into effect upon signature by all parties below. Representative from Representative from Representative from village __________ (Agency __________ (water vendor) sub-committee Acronym) Signature: Signature: Signature: Name: Name: Name: Date: Date: Date: ANNEX 1 – List of beneficiaries to be served by the water vendor ANNEX 2 – List of locations and their voucher values File name: bdc59ced-f4b1-472f-b5b4-577919eb77fa.doc Page 11 of 14 Last updated: 15 February 2011 Somalia WASH Cluster - Guidelines ANNEX 2A: SAMPLE - MULTIPLE USE VOUCHER AGENCY LOGO DONOR LOGO Project Title WATER SUPPLY VOUCHER Voucher No (serialized). Quantity of water to be redeemed with voucher Beneficiary name Voucher validity period Village District Date issued Validity period Date Quantity of water supplied (litres or jerry cans or Signature of the beneficiary drums) Place................................................................ Date……………………………………………. Agency Representative Village sub-committee Beneficiary Water vendor representative Name: Name: Name: Title: Title: Title: Sign: Sign: Sign: Sign: NB: Beneficiary stays with the original while the water vendor to keep a duplicate /copy File name: bdc59ced-f4b1-472f-b5b4-577919eb77fa.doc Page 12 of 14 Last updated: 15 February 2011 Somalia WASH Cluster - Guidelines ANNEX 2B: SAMPLE WATER VOUCHERS Em e r ge ncy WASH & Live lihood Support for Rur al Populations & IDPS in Hum anitar ian Cr is is in CSZ Som alia ECHO/SOM /BUD/2009/01024 WATER SUBSIDY V OUCHER V oucher No.: EL004 V ouc her No.: EL004 V alue: $16.875 V alue: $16.875 Name: Name: Location: Location: District: Benef iciary Signature: Signature: COOPI Stamp: Date: Date: Litres of W ater: Em e r ge ncy WASH & Live lihood Suppor t for Rur al Populations & IDPS in Hum anitar ian Cr is is in CSZ Som alia ECHO/SOM /BUD/2009/01024 WATER SUBSIDY V OUCHER V oucher No.: GM002 V oucher No.: GM002 V alue: $6.75 V alue: $6.75 Name: Name: Location: Location: District: Benef iciary Signature: Signature: COOPI Stamp: Date: Date: Litres of W ater Em e r ge ncy WASH & Live lihood Suppor t for Rur al Populations & IDPS in Hum anitar ian Cr is is in CSZ Som alia ECHO/SOM /BUD/2009/01024 WATER SUBSIDY V OUCHER V oucher No.: HB002 V oucher No.: HB002 V alue: $27 V alue: $27.00 Name: Name: Location: Location: District: Benef iciary Signature: Signature: COOPI Stamp: Date: Date: Litres of W ater File name: bdc59ced-f4b1-472f-b5b4-577919eb77fa.doc Page 13 of 14 Last updated: 15 February 2011 Somalia WASH Cluster - Guidelines ANNEX 2C: SAMPLE 3 SAMPLE VOUCHER FOR "SINGLE USE VOUCHER" Project Name ELWIS Project Name ELWIS Donor ECHO Donor ECHO Implementing Agency COOPI Implementing Agency COOPI Voucher No (serialized). DIN/00203 Voucher No (serialized). DIN/00203 Quantity of Water 1 Jerry can (20 lts) Quantity of Water 1 Jerry can (20 lts) Beneficiary Name KHADIJA XAAJI Beneficiary Name KHADIJA XAAJI Village BOOLEY Village BOOLEY District HOBYO District HOBYO Date Issued 02.08.10 Date Issued 02.08.10 Validity period 1 MONTH Validity period 1 MONTH NB : Voucher should also bear the implementing agency stamp. File name: bdc59ced-f4b1-472f-b5b4-577919eb77fa.doc Page 14 of 14 Last updated: 15 February 2011


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Pulse Rate: 25 to 250 bpm
Perfusion Index 0.2 percent - 20 percent
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50 percent - 75 percent ± 3 percent
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Sharon Olds
The Borders
To say that she came into me,
from another world, is not true.
Nothing comes into the universe
and nothing leaves it.
My mother—I mean my daughter did not
enter me. She began to exist
inside me—she appeared within me.
And my mother did not enter me.
When she lay down, to pray, on me,
she was always ferociously courteous,
fastidious with Puritan fastidiousness,
but the barrier of my skin failed, the barrier of my
body fell, the barrier of my spirit.
She aroused and magnetized my skin, I wanted
ardently to please her, I would say to her
what she wanted to hear, as if I were hers.
I served her willingly, and then
became very much like her, fiercely
out for myself.
When my daughter was in me, I felt I had
a soul in me. But it was born with her.
But when she cried, one night, such pure crying,
I said I will take care of you, I will
put you first. I will not ever
have a daughter the way she had me,
I will not ever swim in you
the way my mother swam in me and I
felt myself swum in. I will never know anyone
again the way I knew my mother,
the gates of the human fallen.
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The moher-daughter relationship can be so beautiful but yet also so tenuous. Tender and poignant write. (Report) Reply
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This is a very emotional poem, sad yet telling. To me, it is beautifully written and touching. (Report) Reply
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This is an excellent capturing of the emotions of an abused woman and the resolution to keep her own ddaughter safe. My favorite by Sharon Olds. (Report) Reply
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Absorption spectrum of Cu I between 1570 Å and 2500 Å
JOSA, Vol. 70, Issue 4, pp. 423-429 (1980)
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The high-dispersion absorption spectrum of Cu I is reported for the 1570–2500 Å region. Observations include the electric dipole allowed transitions 3d104s2S -3d10np2Pº (n = 5-57), 3d94s22D -3d10np2Pº (n = 6-17) and 3d94s22D -3d10nƒ2Fº (n = 5,8), the electric quadrupole allowed transitions 3d104s2S -3d10nd2D (n = 4-8), and the forbidden transitions 3d104s2S -3 d10ns2S (n = 20-41). A number of transitions from 3d104s2S and 3d94s22D to levels associated with excited terms previously designated w, x, y, and z are also reported. An improved ionization potential for Cu I is 62 317.44 ± 0.10 cm-1.
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M. S. Longmire, C. M. Brown, and M. L. Ginter, "Absorption spectrum of Cu I between 1570 Å and 2500 Å," J. Opt. Soc. Am. 70, 423-429 (1980)
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CDB's Pizza & Italian Restaurant
Multiple Locations
Menu of Italian classics includes manicotti dinners, hot grinders, signature pizzas, and chicken parmigiana
$30 $13
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