Our work Overseas

Rotary Clubs across the North of England are aiming to walk the length of Hadrian’s Wall - around 80 miles - in under 3 hours. They will do this by dividing the walk into 17 sections, each of around 5 miles, and each Club walking their sections simultaneously so that the entire length will have been covered.  The project has raised much interest and over 100 walkers in total will be taking part.   Our RotarytClub will be ealking the firts section of the walk, from Wallsend to Newcastle city centre and our chosed charity is Shelterbox, which is providing humanitarian aid for areas including Ukraine, Turkey and Syria

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Projects that we have completed in the past include

Provision of equipment for a Health Centre in North-West Rwanda

Having received a visit and presentation from Dr James Derrick, a retired GP who is a Trustee of the Bigogwe Trust ,supporting a Health Centre in Rwanda, we raised funds and, with the help of a grant from Rotary Foundation, were able to provide for the purchase of an untrasonic scanner for use in the maternity department. We also provided funds for a security fence for the centre.

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Go to the Bigogwe Trust website

Gifts of books, computer equipment and clothing for a school in India 

With the assistance of fellow members of our Club One of our members collected almost 200 boxes of textbooks and 85 boxes of clothing for children at a village School in India. as well as providing computers, monitors and printers for the school

Contribution toward the supply of boxes of essential equipment and supplies for those affected by natural disasters

The Rotary Club of Newcastle upon Tyne has, in recent years, funded twenty-five Shelterboxes that have been sent to area affected by disasters in various parts of the world, providing relief for 250 people.

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Funding the provision of capital equipment for a rehabilitation centre in Brazil

In co-operation with a Brazilian Rotary Club and with assistance from grants from The Rotary Foundation, a very substantial sum was raised to purchase capital equipment to set up a Rehabiliatation Centre called CREIA in that very small town, Cristais Paulista.

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Funding a Clean Water Project in Peru

The Rotary Club of Newcastle upon Tyne helped to fund the building of a water tower in the Amazonian region of Peru to provide clean water for a training centre and local residents.

Contribution towards the provision of laborataries for a school in India

With the help of grants from Rotary International  the Rotary Club of Newcastle upon Tyne, in partnership with the Rotary Cub of Morinda in India, funded the provision of three science laboratories for a school in the Punjab.