Foundation & International Presentation
Thu, Jul 14th 2016 at 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
2017 will be the 100th Anniversary of the Rotary Foundation. The International and Foundation Team will talk about the latest developments in giving to the Foundation and Polio Plus; and share their proposals for "˜Centenary"™ Projects.
The International Committee have selected three international charities for the members to chose from and will be seeking your opinion on the night.
They are:-
The Rotary Jaipur Limb ProjectWhat is the Jaipur Limb? It is an artificial leg, developed at the Mahaveer Hospital in Jaipur,India.
The unique component is the Jaipur Foot ,
a clever combination of wood and various densities of vulcanised rubber made into a realistic looking brown foot. The Jaipur Limb is hard-wearing and lasts for several years.Two of the major differences between the Jaipur technology and Western technology are the cost and time—a Western limb takes several weeks to prepare and costs between 1 and 2 thousand pounds, while the Jaipur version is ready in 2 days and costs about 25 quid, including fitting! Many of those individuals who actually make the limbs are recipients themselves.
The Rotary Jaipur Limb Organisation serves to give mobility and independence back to the many thousands
who are in need—and in the developing world that equates to about one in every thousand of the population.So far, this project has met with great success in India, Africa and Haiti. Many of those “in need” are previous Polio sufferers.
The Jaipur Limb Project is a multi club Rotary GB&I project and was initiated in 1985. The bulk of their work in India revolves around Limb Camps, but in Africa and countries outwith India, they establish new permanent centres and provide ongoing support by way of technical training, materials and equipment.
Provide clean water SAND DAMS
A reinforced rubble stone masonry wall built across a seasonal sandy riverbed - the most cost-effective form of rainwater harvesting in drylands.
Sand dams are an affordable way to restore degraded drylands, thereby addressing poverty, hunger, conflict, climate change and creating green economic growth – all at the same time! Sand dams will have an enormous impact on drylands – addressing the key issues of food and water insecurity exacerbated by climate change and desertification, which often creates conflict whether human-human or human-animal.
Rotarians in Great Britain and Ireland are embarking on a project to raise £1m to build sand dams and improve food security in the Kenyan drylands. Each sand dam costs between £6,000 and £10,000.
Drew Hughes, Chairman of the Rotary GB&I International Service Committee and others flew to Kenya on 1 July to see the existing dams and assess the need for further projects.
http://www.rotarygbi.org/rotarians-give-a-dam
Mary's Meals
The Vision of Mary’s Meals is to provide one good meal to some of the world’s poorest children every school day. Their work is named after Mary, the mother of Jesus, who brought up her own child in poverty. They are now feeding
1,101,206 children every school day in 12 countries across Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean. Founder Magnus MacFarlane-Barrow has written their story in the book “The Shed that Fed a Million Children” Derek Fairclough talked to the Club last March.
For more details, see
https://www.marysmeals.org.uk
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Charlie Boax, who attends Grange Academy, was the winner of our local Rotary Young Musician competition. On Sunday, 23 April 2023, Charlie competed in the RIGBI Young Musician Final in Manchester and was again successful.
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President Alastair Crabb presenting Rose Reilly MBE with her Paul Harris Fellowship certificate in recognition of her community work.
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Information about the End Polio Now Campaign
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