INTERNATIONAL SERVICE At Whatcom County North Rotary International Service - A Club Tradition
INTERNATIONAL SERVICE How it Works Early Projects Recent Projects Project in Process Possible Future Projects International Service - A Club Tradition
MANY avenues to support International Projects: 1. Members, the Club or the WCR Foundation can donate directly to an agency or NGO. 2. We can apply to TRF (The Rotary Foundation) for a grant. 3. Three types: District – handled at District Level Global – Larger scale, has matching funding. Packaged – Predesigned, easy, just buy in. International Service - A Club Tradition
GLOBAL GRANTS from RI (Were previously called Matching Grants) Increased focus on larger, more “sustainable” multi-year projects Initiated at Club Level Address areas of Focus: International Service - A Club Tradition
GLOBAL GRANTS from RI (Were called Matching Grants) Allows us to leverage our contributions CLUB and/or DISTRICT MATCHES INDIVIDUALS CLUB CONTRIBUTIONS: (MAX $20K) TRF MATCHES CLUB: TRF MATCHES DISTRICT International Service - A Club Tradition
GLOBAL GRANTS from RI (Were called Matching Grants) Allows us to leverage our contributions CLUB and/or DISTRICT MATCHES INDIVIDUALS CLUB CONTRIBUTIONS: (MAX $20K) TRF MATCHES CLUB: TRF MATCHES DISTRICT International Service - A Club Tradition
EARLY PROJECTS Rotary Operation Eyesight – hospital operating rooms in India Boy Scout community building in Nigeria Furnish a Library in Ecuador Interclub project to install 12 tube wells in India Multi-club projects to supply books, library furniture and computers in Tijuana Mexico International Service - A Club Tradition
EARLY PROJECTS Container of Books and Teaching supplies to a village in Poland Container of Clothing and supplies to KidsTown, Romania Nepal Orthopedic Hospital New Zealand Club – ambulance to rural island village International Service - A Club Tradition
SOME RECENT CLUB PROJECTS Funded Directly: 2001-2 - The Wheelchair Foundation: WCN donated 85 out of a container of 240 Wheelchairs to Bellingham’s sister city in Terra Del Fuego Chile $6,700.00 Many individual donations of $75 each. Some given in honor of anniversaries, etc. International Service - A Club Tradition
SOME RECENT CLUB PROJECTS Funded Directly: 2007 Adelante Foundation, Truck $9,100 2012: Akha School Rescue Mission: Cambodia: $1,000 International Service - A Club Tradition
SOME RECENT CLUB PROJECTS Funded Directly: 2011: Copan Ruinas, Honduras, School Lavatories: $5,000 - plus invaluable labor! Old New International Service - A Club Tradition
SOME RECENT CLUB PROJECTS Funded Directly: International Service - A Club Tradition
SOME RECENT CLUB PROJECTS Funded Directly Copan Ruinas Club 2011 International Service - A Club Tradition
SOME RECENT CLUB PROJECTS (2001-2013) Matching Grants: 2005-6: Honduras, Pure Water For the World WCNR participated in project with Bellingham Bay Club Over 50,000 children die from waterborne disease in Honduras every year. (Population of Honduras: 6M) International Service - A Club Tradition
SOME RECENT CLUB PROJECTS Funded Directly and Matching Grants: 2005: Honduras, Pure Water For the World WCNR participated in project with Bellingham Bay Club 80% of all illnesses detected in Honduras originate from contaminated water. International Service - A Club Tradition
SOME RECENT CLUB PROJECTS Matching Grant - 2005 Wilma Hollinger Memorial Micro-lending Project With Adelante Foundation – La Ceiba, Honduras Club Contribution: $50,000 District Match: $50,000 RI Match of Club: $25,000 RI Match of Dist. : $50,000 RESULT: $175,000 in loan funds International Service - A Club Tradition
SOME RECENT CLUB PROJECTS Matching Grant - 2005 Wilma Hollinger Memorial Micro-lending Project With Adelante Foundation – La Ceiba, Honduras International Service - A Club Tradition
SOME RECENT CLUB PROJECTS Matching Grant - 2005 Wilma Hollinger Memorial Micro-lending Project With Adelante Foundation – La Ceiba, Honduras International Service - A Club Tradition
CURRENT CLUB PROJECT Matching Grant 2013 Adopt a Village – Sarippur Village, Bangladesh International Service - A Club Tradition
CURRENT CLUB PROJECT Matching Grant 2013 Adopt a Village – Sarippur Village, Bangladesh Health: *900 mosquito nets primarily to expecting mothers and infants *Furniture, equipment for a primary health dispensary *C.I sheets each to the selected poorest families for making house. *One-year supply of anti-worm tablets. *60 tube wells for clean water *60 latrines (Each well and latrine will serve about 7-8 families) International Service - A Club Tradition
CURRENT CLUB PROJECT Matching Grant 2013 Adopt a Village – Sarippur Village, Bangladesh Hunger: *250 families will receive 20 chickens *100 families will be provided with black goats for nutrition and income. *50 3-wheel rickshaws *20 sewing machines *5000 fruit and wood trees *Vegetable seeds to 500 families. International Service - A Club Tradition
CURRENT CLUB PROJECT Matching Grant 2013 Adopt a Village – Sarippur Village, Bangladesh Education: *40 benches to the local public primary school. *10 sets of tables and chairs *200 children that have dropped out of school will be provided with school supplies if they will attend school. *200 children will be provided with school clothes *150 older men will be provided with literacy education. International Service - A Club Tradition
CURRENT CLUB PROJECT Matching Grant 2013 Adopt a Village – Sarippur Village, Bangladesh FUNDING PROCESS Host Club: $500 Host District 3280: $2,000 Whatcom County North: $24,921 District 5050: $20,000 TRF (Rotary International) $24,921 Total Funded: $72,342 International Service - A Club Tradition
POSSIBLE FUTURE CLUB PROJECTS Shakti Samuha “A Group That Empowers” Shakti Samuha is the first organization in Nepal to be established and run by survivors of trafficking. In 1996, 500 girls and women were rescued from slavery in Indian brothels during widespread police raids. Among these were 148 Nepalese girls and women. www.shaktisamuha.org.np International Service - A Club Tradition
POSSIBLE FUTURE CLUB PROJECTS Matching Grants Mahar An organization that cares for and shelters destitute women and children. Operates 24 children’s and women’s homes, caring for 650 children and 193 women. Total number benefited since 1997: 1,974 women and 1,832 children. Future plans: homes for mentally disturbed women, expectant mothers, self help groups, educational projects and many more. www.maharashram.org Maher Community: Northwest Friends International Service - A Club Tradition
CONCULSION Any club member can propose an International Project. Any club member is welcome on the International Projects Committee. Most projects (International or Community) get done because they have a champion. International trips to see the results of our club projects have been one of my favorite parts of Rotary. International Service - A Club Tradition
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