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FEBRUARY IS: Peace & Conflict Resolution Awareness Month

DISTRICT

FOCUS: D9102 Ghana, Niger, Benin & Togo

FOUNDATION CORNER: The Rotary Foundation Cadre

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Issue 8/ February 2015

Reach Out to Africa – ROTA

February is

Peace and

Conflict

Resolution

awareness

month.

What have

YOU done

this month

to promote

peace??

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February is awash with

News!!!!!!

Beloved friends and fellow Rotarians,

As February begins, we are reminded that it is

designated as PEACE & CONFLICT RESOLUTION

AWARENESS MONTH, as revised by the RI board

last year. In keeping with the theme and also being

the month that many of you will celebrate Valentine’s

Day, I hope we will remember to initiate projects that

will promote love and peace within our communities.

As is the case every month, I really want to thank you

all for ‘showing up’ as usual with your stories right

from the Rotary heart of Africa. Indeed, the newsletter

team has been kept busy this month as we have been

awash with so much news, we have been well tasked

to deliver on our promise of a diverse and enriching

issue. I hope you will enjoy reading it, as much as we

enjoyed putting it all together. Just in case your story

or item was not featured this month, don’t worry we

promise to have space for you next month.

NB: As always, do note our guideline for

submissions. For us to be able to accommodate

more from you, we request that you please send

us articles that are strictly 200 to 400 words (500

words max) and accompanied by a high quality

image/ picture. Email me at

[email protected].

Happy Valentine’s dear friends! Happy Peace &

Conflict Resolution Month! Viva Rotary!

EDITOR’S

NOTE

By PDG Geeta Manek

ROTA Newsletter Editor

2014/15

mailto:[email protected]

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Most, if not all Rotarians are

aware that Monday 23rd

February 2015, will be

Rotary’s 110th Anniversary.

To commemorate this

historic date, R.I President

Gary Huang has decided to

organise a special Rotary

Day in Rome, Italy, on 23rd

February, at which a high

profile event will take place

at the FAO Headquarters

under the theme “Hunger

Alleviation” and will focus on

reducing malnutrition,

supporting agricultural

efforts and encouraging

economic development.

President Gary, has

honoured ROTA in this

regard, by inviting me as

current ROTA Chair, to

participate in this historic

event and speak on Rotary

projects in Africa that

promote economic and

agricultural development,

nutritional education and

Rotary’s 110th

Anniversary

support for the hungry.

I intend that my speech and

presentation should be as

representative of the various

parts of the African continent,

as possible. To this end, I

have written to all ROTA

Regional Chairs, to submit

reports on any significant

Hunger Alleviation projects,

being undertaken by

Rotarians in their specific

Regions.

In addition to my clarion call

to all the 9 Region Chairs, I

would now like to extend my

invitation to all current District

Governors to submit any

touching reports on Hunger

Alleviation, the fight against

malnutrition that clubs in your

districts may have carried out

or are currently undertaking.

All reports should be

accompanied by appropriate

photos. Remember, one

good picture is worth a

CHAIRMAN’S

MESSAGE

PDG Patrick D. Chisanga

ROTA Chair 2014/15

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Rotary’s 110th

Anniversary

Continued from page 4.

Have you registered for Sao Paolo?

Visit www.riconvention.org TODAY

thousand words. I hope to receive feedback by 7th February,

at the latest. I should also like to suggest that all clubs in

your districts should hold a ”Hunger Alleviation” event, on the

23rd of February, to showcase Rotary’s hunger alleviation

and economic development accomplishments to educate

members, UN Colleagues and non-Rotarians alike across

Africa. I look forward to receiving some really heart-warming

feedback.

Your Partner in lighting up Rotary in Africa.

http://www.riconvention.org/

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Rotarians, Mark Your 2015 Calendars NOW…

Rotary’s 110th Birthday, February 23rd 2015

2015 RI Convention, Sao Paolo, Brazil – 6-9 June, 2015

All Africa Breakfast – Sao Paolo, Brazil – 8 June 2015

RI Zone20A Institute, Mombasa, Kenya – 14-19 September 2015

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There will be no peace

for the wicked

programs.

Imagine a Rotary Club where

mutual respect is the order of

the day. A Rotary Club where

we do not display our bad

manners. Not because we do

not have one but because we

leave it behind whenever we are

attending Rotary meetings. Or

better still, because joining

Rotary has made us better

citizens. Remember that the

grooming of Man/Woman is the

duty we claim.

Every Rotarian should be

perturbed by the growing

insecurity in some Countries

and the World at large. This is

part of the reason why The

Rotary Foundation and

Rotarians have been spending

a lot of money sponsoring

peace fellows in various

Universities.

Governments budget huge

sums of money to maintain

peace; funds that ordinarily

should be spent on

infrastructure. By the time

Rotary and Rotarians

There is nothing one can

achieve in life in the absence of

peace. Businesses and socials

thrive better in a tranquil

environment. A humble

definition of peace is a calm

and quiet environment, lack of

interruption or annoyance from

worry, problems, noise or

unwanted actions. Rotary and

Rotarians worldwide preaches

peace. Peace in our clubs,

peace in our District, peace in

our community, peace with one

another and peace in the whole

world.

We appreciate that we all have

varying backgrounds

culminating in us reacting

differently to the same action.

That is where tolerance comes

in. There can be no tolerance

without understanding. Imagine

a world where the Children of

Israelites can safely and

conveniently exchange visits

with the families of Pakistanis

and vice versa under the

Vocational training program of

our Foundation, Youth

exchange or Ambassadorial

PDG Lawrence Okwor

ROTA Secretary 2014/15

[email protected]

SECRETARY’S

DESK

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succeed in instituting peace in the world, communities

worldwide will start enjoying peace dividends.

However, to be at peace with the world, starts with

being at peace with oneself. Be it known that there

will be no peace for the wicked as the scriptures have

foretold.

Secretary’s Message

continued from page

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Following tragic floods in Malawi,

a Rotary Task Force has been

established comprising the 5

Rotary Clubs of Limbe, Blantyre,

Lilongwe, Bwaila and Mzuzu.

TO HELP YOU CAN NOW SEND

A DONATION TO:

FOREIGN CURRENCY (USD)

A/C Name: Rotary2015 Disaster

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National Bank of Malawi

Capital City Branch,

Lilongwe, Malawi

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By Patrick G. Coleman ENG: FACEBOOK: The New

Bulletin Board of Rotary

Getting Rotary news out to other Rotarians

– and the world at large – has always been a

challenge.

Paper newsletters are either too “grey” (lots of

words and hard to read) or too “glitzy” (heavy

on the graphics and picture and light on actual

information). I have been to Rotary meetings

where nearly half of the newsletters are left on

tables after the meeting. Emailed newsletters

are often just as ignored or “lost” along the

Internet highway. Enter the 21st century…

Facebook has become the new Rotary bulletin

board. There are Facebook pages and groups

for almost every Rotary fellowship, action group

of special interest.

Interested in Rotary History? Check out:

Rotary Global History Fellowship (RGHF)

Interested in Polio Eradication? Check out:

End Polio Now

En Finir Avec La Polio

EndPolioNow: Cabaret dimprovisation pour en

finir avec la Polio

Rotary Worlds Greatest Meal to Help End

Polio, and dozens more.

Photography? Rotary Photography Fellowship

Are you a beer lover? Rotary BREW

Fellowship Seriously!

Do you collect coins? Rotary Fellowship of

Coin Collectors

The list goes on and there are hundreds of

Rotary Clubs, Rotaract Club s and Interact

Clubs that have their own pages and groups.

While most of the Rotary pages are in English,

there are also pages in various languages in

the Rotary world. Facebook has made

provision for about 150 languages including

“Pirate” English where you can “Update yer

plundering” or share “What be troublin’ ye” and

your friends are “scallywags.” (No, this does

not translate well into French!)

I have heard some Rotarians make the excuse

“I am too old to learn new tricks.” My father is

https://www.facebook.com/RotaryGlobalHistoryFellowship?fref=ts

https://www.facebook.com/pages/End-Polio-Now/78976274836?fref=ts

https://www.facebook.com/EnFinirAvecLaPolio?fref=ts

https://www.facebook.com/events/545660682245345/?fref=ts


https://www.facebook.com/groups/1462743010619416/?fref=ts

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1462743010619416/?fref=ts

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Rotary-Photography-Fellowship/157000391035873?fref=ts

https://www.facebook.com/groups/329069693938136/




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86 years old and he keeps up with his four

sons, their wives, 14 grandchildren and an

ever-growing number of great-grandchildren.

I am also very please to note that our great

friend PRID Gidi Peiper joined our Facebook

family just after the Rotary Zone 20 A&B

Institute in Marrakesh last November! Do not

let “age” be your excuse. Jump in… the water

in the 21st century is great!

FRE: FACEBOOK: Le

nouveau point de

rencontre du Rotary

Par Patrick G. Coleman

La diffusion d’informations sur le Rotary à

d'autres Rotariens - et à travers le monde

en général - a toujours été un défi.

Les bulletins papier sont soit trop "gris"

(beaucoup de mots et difficile à lire) ou trop

"fastidieux" (Plein de graphiques, d’images

et de focus sur des données importantes).

J’ai assisté à des réunions du Rotary où près

de la moitié des newsletter sont laissées sur

les tables après la réunion.

Les news par email sont souvent tout aussi

ignoré ou «perdues» sur l'autoroute de

l'Internet.

Entrez dans le 21ème siècle ... Facebook est

devenu le nouveau lien d’échange du Rotary.

Il y a des pages Facebook et des groupes

pour presque chaque club Rotary, ou groupe

d’action aux intérêts spécifiques.

Vous êtes intéressés par l'histoire du Rotary

?

d’action aux intérêts spécifiques.

Vous êtes intéressés par l'histoire du Rotary?

https://www.facebook.com/RotaryGlobalHistory

Fellowship?fref=ts

Vous êtes intéressé par l’éradication de la

poliomyélite ?

https://www.facebook.com/pages/End-Polio-

Now/78976274836?fref=ts

https://www.facebook.com/EnFinirAvecLaPolio

?fref=ts

https://www.facebook.com/events/5456606822

45345/?fref=ts

et plusieurs autres.

Photographie?

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Rotary-

Photography-

Fellowship/157000391035873?fref=ts












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Aimez-vous la bière?

https://www.facebook.com/groups/3290696939

38136/. Franchement!

Avez-vous collectionnez les pièces?

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1486271068

281561/

La liste est longue et il y a des centaines de

clubs Rotary, Clubs Rotaract et Clubs Interact

qui ont leurs propres pages ou groupes.

Si la plupart des pages du Rotary sont en

anglais, il y en existe aussi en plusieurs autres

langues. Facebook a prévu environ 150

langues, y compris l’anglais "Pirate" où vous

pouvez “Update yer plundering” ou raconter

“What be troublin’ ye” et vos amis sont

“scallywags.” (Non, cela ne se traduit pas bien

en français!)

langues. Facebook a prévu environ 150

langues, y compris l’anglais "Pirate" où vous

pouvez “Update yer plundering” ou raconter

“What be troublin’ ye” et vos amis sont

“scallywags.” (Non, cela ne se traduit pas bien

en français!)

Je ai entendu des Rotariens donner l'excuse

«Je suis trop vieux pour apprendre de

nouveaux trucs." Mon père est âgé de 86 ans

et il est toujours dans le coup avec ses quatre

fils, leurs épouses, 14 petits-enfants et un

nombre sans cesse croissant de grands-petits-

enfants.

Je suis également très heureux de constater

que notre grand ami PRID Gidi Peiper a rejoint

notre famille Facebook juste après l’Institut de

Zone 20 A & B à Marrakech en Novembre! Ne

laissez pas «l’âge» être votre excuse. Jetez-

vous à l'eau… celle du 21e siècle est très

bonne !

Facebook… continue de la

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Nombre de décès: 8

Nombre de sinistrés: 3744

(soient 788 familles)

Maisons détruites: 406

Action déjà effectuée par

le RC Manakara: 19 Janvier

2015Distribution de 1

Tonne de riz (cf

photos)Le RC

Manakara sollicite la

contribution de la Grande

Famille Rotariennepour

subvenir aux besoins des

familles sinistrées en

Denrées de

PremièresNécessités.

C'est un des moments où

le ROTARY doit faire ses

preuves et mettre en

avantsa vocation.Dèjà,

nous vous en remercions

par avance

Le Président du RC

Manakara,

Randremba Sylvie,

TEL: 033 71 189 68

APPEL A CONTRIBUTION URGENTE

Objet: Sollicitation d'Action d'Urgence post-cyclonique - Distribution devivres

Référence: Cyclone CHEDZA - Région Vatovavy Fitovinany - Sud-Est deMadagascar

Période de passage du cyclone: 17 & 18 Janvier 2015

Trajectoire: Rentrée à Morondava: Côte Ouest de Madagascar

Sortie à Manakara: Cote Est de Madagascar

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Membership In Africa

Analysis 2014-15

Usama Barghouthi

RRFC, Zone 20B

When looking into the

membership ratios (see links to

PDFs)(Green is highest, Red is

weak), we notice that Réunion

has the healthiest ratio of

Rotarians for its population (1 in

1510). Cabo Verde, Gabon,

Mauritius, Mayotte, Sao Tome

and Principe, Seychelles also

have better ratios than (one in

10,000).

Below is a comparison of the

countries with highest number of

Rotarians, (above 1000):

Following ROTA meeting in Marrakesh in November

2014, where trustee Sam Owori challenged the attending

troika of African districts to work on an achievable goal

for membership (A simple ratio of one Rotarian per

10,000 of each country’s population), I decided to take

up the challenge was keen to complete the exercise to

see where it goes, at least theoretically. So, based on RI

membership figures for December 2014 and World

Population (Wikipedia), I managed to analyze the

following:

2014

Figs. #Clubs #Members Population

Currently

1 Rotarian

Per

Rotarians

should be Gap of Districts

Average

Members

per Club

Total

Africa 1,215 27,613

1,095,407,3

25 39,670 109,541 (81,928) 15 22.7

Meaning, to reach the 0.01%, Rotarians in Africa should

ideally be 109,541 when currently the number is 27,613.

We therefore have to quadruple our membership.

Bearing in mind that many European countries have the

ratio of one Rotarian to 500. USA and Korea have a ratio

close to one in 900. The best example of world countries

to compare with and to use as a guide is INDIA:

India has a population of 1.3 Billion, which is close

to 1.1 Billion for Africa

India has 128,000 Rotarians which is at the rate of

One Rotarian for 9,860 (close to our quest of One

Rotarian for 10,000)

India has 3357 clubs at the rate of 38 Rotarians

per club while Africa has 1215 clubs at the rate of

22.7 Rotarians per club.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_and_dependencies_by_population

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_and_dependencies_by_population

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Membership In Africa Analysis 2014-15

continued…

Country #

Clubs

#

Members Pop.

1

Rotarian

Per

Rotarians

should be Gap of District

Average

Member/

Club

Réunion 21 557 840,974 1,510 84 9220 26.5

African Countries with highest number of Rotarians (greater than 1000)

(Gap of) refers to the shortage between the current membership and reaching the ratio of 0.01%

Country #

Clubs

#

Members Pop.

1

Rotarian

Per

Rotarians

should be Gap of District

Average

Member/

Club

Egypt 78 1937 87,533,200 45,190 8,753 (6,816) 2451 24.8

Ghana 36 1164 27,043,093 23,233 2,704 (1,540) 9102 32.3

Kenya 61 1521 41,800,000 27,482 4,180 (2,659) 9212 24.9

Nigeria 279 6658 178,517,000 26,812 17,852 (11,194) 9110/9125/

9140 23.9

South Africa 214 4166 54,002,000 12,963 5,400 (1,234) 9350/9370/

9400 19.5

Uganda 76 2372 36,600,000 15,430 3,660 (1,288) 9211 31.2

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Great news out of

RC Antananarivo

Ainga

District 9220 is proud to announce

that IPDG Jean Ravelonarivo has

been appointed Prime Minister of the

Republic of Madagascar.

The ROTA Executive Committee together

with DG Alen Topsy, on behalf of President

Gary Huang and the entire District, convey

sincere congratulations and best wishes to

IPDG Jean in his new responsibilities.

Something worth noting is the fact that RC

Antananarivo Ainga has now provided two

Rotarians at the highest echelon of the

Republic of Madagascar. PP Hery, was

elected President of the Republic last year.

NB: With IPDG Jean Ravelonarivo’s

appointment as Prime Minister, it follows

that: (i) IPDG Jean cannot be part of the

nominating committee for 2017-2018

Governorship and (ii) he cannot be an

active member of RC Antananarivo Ainga,

but rather an Honorary member of the

club.

Newly appointed Prime

Minister of Madagascar

IPDG Jean Ravelonarivo

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Arising from an invitation to address

the 2014 Zones 30 and 31 Institute

in Kansas City about doing

projects in Africa, Past District

Governor of District 9370, Nick

Phillips, decided to compile a booklet

showcasing all the Rotary districts on our

beautiful continent.

Every month the ROTA editorial team, will

serialize this booklet and highlight one

Rotary district in Africa. Rotarians in

Africa are spread across 15 districts in

9 regions, out of 55 countries.

This Month we focus on District 9102.

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District 9102:

Ghana, Togo, Benin

& Niger

OUR DISTRICT

D9102 in West Africa was created two years ago

out of the former District 9100. This is something

that has given the leadership the opportunity to

create a more intimate district, with better avenues

for closer networking to foster the ideals of Rotary,

to develop better projects that meet the needs of

our communities and also to enhance fellowship.

Our District comprising Ghana, Togo, Benin and

Niger, with more than 2000 members, has some of

the highest rural communities in the sub-region and

by drawing on the Areas of Focus of the Rotary

Foundation, we intend to create more success

stories for the image of Rotary and improve the lives

of our social partners.

CONTACT

We believe that there is room for many Rotarians

and other benevolent entities who would like to

support projects in our communities. The principal

contact point to obtain more information concerning

our project or to offer your contribution is our DG

Maurice Edorh at [email protected], who will

direct you to the most appropriate person.

Additional information may also be obtained

from our project bank at West Africa Projects

Fair domain, www.westafricaprojectfair.org.

ROTARY IN

AFRICA

PROJECT SUCCESSES - TOGO

Toxic

dumpsite

before

Toxic

dumpsite

after


http://www.westafricaprojectfair.org/

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An 11-year-old partnership between Solidarite-

Brulesnantes-Lome, Rotary Clubs in Lome &

CHU Sylvanus Olympio has undertaken several

projects over the years including training of

surgeons, anesthetist nurses, physiotherapists,

biomedical technicians, training in operating

theatres and sponsorship of one surgeon for

training in Paris.

This project in Togo consisted of the construction

of a post operation recovery room for better

treatment management of acute burns victims

(skin grafts, bandaging) and the opening of a

children’s burns unit. This should allow the

reintegration of burns victims by treatment for

them to regain their dignity and to regain their

rightful place in society.

PROJECT WISH LIST - BENIN

PROVISION OF MOTORIZED BOATS AND LIFE JACKET VESTS TO GANVIÉ 1

PUBLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL IN BENIN

The city of So-Ava characterized houses on stilts in a lake is located off the Atlantic coast in

Benin. The main activities carried out there are fishing, trade, tourism and transport. The

principal mode of transport is by boats and canoes without which very little activity can take

place. Unfortunately, few parents are able to provide transportation for their children due to

lack of boats, or because of their occupations. Schools boys and girls have to struggle and

rush to the first boat on the water ready to go towards their schools. It even happens that

some students stay at school very long waiting for a boat to return home after school.

Project

inauguration

Completed

Public Toilet

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In addition, the boats used by some

parents for school transport are

very small and because of that they

capsized frequently near speedy

motorized boats. Parents in this

community register frequently their

children’s death because of that.

Two Rotaract clubs in Cotonou

(Rive gauche Elite and Palmier)

have decided to help remedy this

situation by initiating this project.

Motorized boats and Life-jacket vests project -

Benin

PROJECT WISH LIST - GHANA

TO BUILD COMMUNITY HEALTH CARE AND SANITATION FACILITIES FOR THE

PEOPLE OF MPOASE AND SURROUNDING TOWNS.

PROJECT FACILITIES

a. Drinking water: Most rivers and lagoons in this area are heavily polluted with

sachet water rubbers and household waste. There are very few hygienic sources of

drinking water taking into account the population size of these communities.

b. Toilets: To build more public toilets in the area, so that residents will stop using the

beaches.

c. Health Care: The nearest health facility is the Dansoman Poly clinic, which is

several kilometers away.

As Rotarians, we justify our existence by how much good and relief we can bring to the

less privileged in our communities. The Rotary Club of Accra South over the years we

have carried out humanitarian service in many communities in and out of Accra. For this

rotary year, our aim is to bring hope and relief to the people of Mpoase and its surrounding

towns. We have engaged the chief and elders of this town have willingly offered Rotary

Club of Accra South a large parcel of land for this project.

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UGANDA

(D9211):

The Uganda Rotary

Blood Bank

YOUR

STORIES

“Uganda needs about shs 1.8billion to

carry out blood collection operations,”

the Uganda Blood Transfusion Services

Bureau Chairperson, mentioned while

appearing before the Parliamentary

committee on Health in 2013.

Mid 2013, there emerged worrying reports

of blood shortage in various parts of the

country and in major hospitals around the

country prompting various humanitarian

groups and organisations like Rotary in

Uganda to initiate blood donation drives to

avert the situation.

Rotary Clubs in District 9211under the

leadership of PDG, Emmanuel Katongole

(DG 2013-14), have initiated what will

become the second largest public service

initiative taken up by a humanitarian

organisation, The first being the Rotary

By Rtn. Ronald Kawaddwa

Cancer Centre at St Raphael of St Francis

Nsambya Hospital. The blood bank will be a

7,500 sq. ft. centrally air conditioned state of

the art facility set up on 800 sq. meters in

Mengo Hospital. The target of the project

committee is to raise USD 600,000 for this

dream project. The funding will be a mix of

Rotary International grants for equipment and

staff training, Rotarians and private

individuals and companies for the building

constructions.

At the District conference in April 2013,

where the then RIP Ron D. Burton sent the

Rotary Foundation Chair PRIP D.K. Lee as

his RIPPR, a Rotary blood bank fundraising

musical concert was held with famous African

and Congolese superstar Koffi Olomide and

various local artistes performing. Over USD

100,000 was raised and since then several

other fundraising events attracting major

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corporate organisations have been held

to achieve this dream.

The Uganda Rotary Blood Bank will

consist of: the Rotary Blood Bank

structure with associated equipment, the

training of staff to run the bank and the

annual blood donation programs.

For more information, participation

and donations towards the Uganda

Rotary Blood Bank Programme,

please contact:

PDG Emmanuel Katongole

Chairman, Uganda Rotary Blood

Bank Programme

Tel:+256 772 727262

Email: [email protected]

PP Ronald Kawaddwa is the Vice

Chairman of the Uganda Rotary Blood

Bank Management Committee.

The U ga nd a Rot a ry B l ood

B a nk c o nt i nue d …


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Greening The Desert

Multiplying farm incomes, reversing

migration, Rotary blazes a trail in Rajasthan.

By Rasheeda Bhagat

When an old woman from a remote, interior village in

Rajasthan’s Sikar district comes forth with a confident

toothless grin and whispers in the ear of a Rotarian

that “this year I made Rs 1 lakh by selling fish which a

contractor had quietly put in this dam for me,” you have

to take note.

This feat was achieved in the Kemra Wala dam, built in

a semi-desert area in Sikar by the Rotary India Water

Conservation Trust (RIWCT) in partnership with the

PHD Rural Development Foundation. Not only have

the incomes of over six lakh villagers – in agri families

– in Rajasthan’s Sikar and Alwar districts multiplied

several times thanks to dependable water supply

allowing three, instead of the earlier one crop, this

impressive project has also reversed migration from

these semi-arid villages into cities for menial jobs.

INTERNATIONAL

PROJECT FOCUS

Water banks

Unlike a dam built across an

existing river/rivulet, a check

dam is built to check the flowing

away of rainwater from any

catchment area. The idea is not to

create anew water source for

irrigation or drinking but to harness

and harvest water, which

percolates into the ground and

recharges surrounding areas,

including wells.

To read full story on Check

Dam Rajasthan project, click

on this link to download PDF

summary.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-xAU1Q5zLEEd2pQaENVaW1BYnc/view?usp=sharing

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MEET YOUR ROTA EXECUTIVE

COMMITTEE

Patrick D. Chisanga

ROTA CHAIR

Jean-Pierre Lasseni Duboze

REGION 9 CHAIR

Randhir Lamloll

REGION 8 CHAIR

Martin Forsyth-Thompson

REGION 7 CHAIR

Antonio Joao Betterncourt

REGION 6 CHAIR

Geeta Manek

REGION 5 CHAIR

Lawrence Okwor

REGION 4 CHAIR

Theodore Diop

REGION 3 CHAIR

Yasser Assem

REGION 2 CHAIR

Mohamed Ghammam

REGION 1 CHAIR

Gideon Peiper

ROTA VICE CHAIR

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CURRENT ROTA CHAIR 2014-15

Rotarian Patrick D. Chisanga is a Fellow

of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries

and Administrators (UK), from the London

School of Accountancy. He is a Licentiate

member of the Zambia Institute of

Certified Accountants, ZICA. He is also a

member of the Institute of Directors of

Southern Africa.

Patrick has spent nearly 20 years in the

Public and Corporate sectors of Zambia,

serving as Chief Executive and as

Chairman of many Organisations and

Companies before he took early

retirement in 1994, to focus on running his

own family held Group of Companies,

under Muchanga Investments Limited,

which he had founded in 1987 and in

which he serves as Executive Chairman.

He is also Managing Consultant of

Dynamic Concepts Limited, Consultancy

firm, which undertakes Corporate

Governance Consulting and Personal

Motivational Development, in Zambia and

the Southern African Region as a whole.

Today, Mr. Chisanga serves on boards of

several local and international companies

and corporates either as Chairman or non

Executive Director.

PDG PATRICK DANIEL

CHISANGA (D9102)

ROTA COMMITTEE

MEMBER PROFILE:

THIS MONTH WE

FOCUS ON OUR CHAIR

Some of these include, Air Namibia

(Zambia Ltd), Konkola Copper Mines Ltd,

KCM, Zambia's largest Copper Mining

Company, as well as advisor to Skorpion

Zinc mines of Namibia. He is also a

member of the Global Corporate

Governance Forum Private Sector

Advisory Group, PSAG, of the World Bank.

Patrick is the Past District Governor of

Rotary International District 9210,

comprising: Zambia, Zimbabwe, Malawi

and Northern Mozambique. He also

served as International Training Leader

of RI from 2006 to 2008.

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AMMENDED: The RI Board recently modified Rotary's

calendar of special observances to designate specific

months highlighting the Areas of Focus. The new special

observance months are:

September: Basic Education and Literacy

October: Economic and Community Development

December: Disease Prevention and Treatment

January: Vocational Service

February: Peace and Conflict Prevention/Resolution

March: Water and Sanitation

April: Maternal and Child Health

May: Youth Services

CHANGES TO MONTHLY

CALENDAR

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FOUNDATION

CORNER

I remember the anecdote of a herdsman from a tribe in

Uganda that I shall not name lest I lose some of my friends.

After selling a lot of milk, he took his money to the bank. He

had just finished paying in the money and receiving his deposit

slip, when the teller proceeded to pay the next customer using

the same bundle of cash. The herdsman blew his top! What

kind of bank is this, he screamed? How dare you give away

my money so boldly when I am still here? This herdsman will

never trust banks again, never mind that it was motivated by

the perception rather than the reality of dishonest dealing.

Our Foundation, the Rotary Foundation (TRF), holds the

generous contributions of Rotarians like you and I, of non-

Rotarians, and of organisations, all donating money with one

assurance: the funds will be utilized to the maximum benefit of

the target group. It is absolute trust, and this trust must be

guarded jealously. This is achieved in layers. Most important

are the Rotarians, women and men who give their experience

and knowledge at no cost to eliminate what would be huge

project implementation costs.

Then we have the hard-working staff of TRF handling the

corporate administration and the review of grant applications

and reports; and providing guidance to Rotarians, drawing on

a knowledge base that brings together the many years of

Rotary’s experiences, successes, and failures. And we then

have the Trustees, directing the investments and utilization of

the generous donations so that they can grow and are used to

address agreed areas of need. Each dollar must be used cost-

The Rotary Foundation

Cadre

By TRF Cadre Tusu Tusubira

efficiently, not a single dollar

must be lost through well-

meaning but ill-conceived

projects.

In any good system, there

must be a means of ensuring

that what is done and achieved

matches the intentions, a

feedback loop to the staff and

trustees of TRF that is

independent of the

implementers. Of course the

Trustees and the staff could

say, let us travel the breadth

and width of the world and

check out things, have a look

and see for ourselves. And

then you and I would be up

screaming: why are approvals

taking so long? Why aren’t

emails answered promptly?

What is wrong with TRF? Why

should we get inefficient

services when we have made

our donations? And believe

me, some of us can shout: I

have seen the emails!

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Enter the Rotary Foundation Cadre of Technical

Advisors, or just the Cadre as it is often referred to.

The Cadre is the boots on ground, the eyes on site of the

Trustees. They are a dedicated bunch of experienced

Rotarians whose knowledge comes from hands on realism

combined with knowledge of grants and grant procedures

gained through reading and regular training. They will tote

their boots and rucksacks and cameras and notebooks and

immodium and other emergency medicines, and set off for any

which location when TRF calls: “Please confirm that you can

go to the South Pole and evaluate this proposed project for the

conservation of penguins within the next two weeks. The

Rotary International Travel Service will provide you with the

cheapest economy air-tickets for your journey and your report

will be expected within two weeks of your visit”.

By the way, are there flights to the South Pole? I know, it

sounds kind of melodramatic, but is really a bit of a “Mission

Impossible” scenario in that you are asked to consent: you are

a volunteer. That is why I have adopted my name to a form I

can use when on Cadre assignment: “I am Tusu,

TusuTusubira”. And no, I do not have to tote a gun, and unlike

the spy stories, TRF will not disown you and indeed always

insures you when on assignment.

This bunch of women and men have five key things in

common: they love Rotary; they understand grants from both

the documented and practical side; they will travel any way

and stay anywhere to get the job done; they are at home in

different cultural environment; and they really want to help

Rotarians and clubs implement effective projects – they are

guides, not detectives. Does

this sound like your scene? If

so, please read on!

One of them will have

reviewed your proposal if it

requested a contribution of

more than $50,000 from TRF

(do not always blame TRF staff

for all the comments about

your application – a few come

from the Cadre. And we must

admit it: we often hate having

to respond to the many

queries, but the TRF staff do

guide us to implement

sustainable projects!). One of

them may turn up to evaluate a

project you have implemented

even if it is just above $30,000

total value because TRF also

institutes random audits.

The Rotary Foundation Cadre

Continued…

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because TRF also institutes random audits.

Trust the Cadre volunteers – they are there to help, to guide,

and to document lessons from both successes and failures

to add to the Rotary knowledge base. One of them will most

certainly turn up in the fortunately still rare case when there

is any whiff that grant funds might have been used less than

honestly or in deliberate contravention of the grant

agreement – whoever turns up will still be cheery faced, but

the Sherlock Holmes or Colombo will be at work behind the

face. TRF cannot afford to lose the reputation that gives you

and I the assurance to donate.

Now if you know me, you will have sensed that I am building

up a pitch. The Cadre faces one challenge: there is a huge

number of projects being implemented in the African

continent, but most of the Cadre members come from

outside the continent, making the site visits that are often

required very expensive. The Cadre needs members from

Africa. The Cadre would especially welcome Rotarians in

the following categories: ladies; those who speak

Portuguese or French, or Spanish; and those with expertise

in either Water and Sanitation or Health.

The TRF Cadre Needs You!

The Rotary Foundation Cadre

continued…

TRF Cadre Rtn Tusu Tusubira

PICTURES SPEAK A THOUSAND WORDS

Thanks to the Rotary Club of Honolulu, the Rotary

Club of Luanshya was able to construct a new girls'

toilet in Twashuka (Walali) township, near Luanshya.

President Carole Kimutai of RC Nairobi East and 38

volunteers climbed Mt Kilimanjaro over four-days to

raise funds for polio. Over US$32,000 was raised.

Celebration time at RC Port Harcourt. Rotarians

awarded gifts as part of their Rotary Awareness Day

celebrations.

RC Port Harcourt Rotarians on traffic control day.

Reaching out to the community.

#EndPolio.

Rotary Uganda VTT team return to Uganda to

continue their health work

RC Dar es Salaam Interact club of Hopac Academy

spends the day painting Ushindi Primary school, as

part of the club’s school shape up project.

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