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August

2017

2 Day Medical Outreach 3,856 patients seen

The 2-day medical camp for the people of Buwampa village, Buikwe District, UGANDA was organised by Ugandan community support team and the Rotary Club of WOY WOY. Held 14th-15th June, 2017 in Bu-wampa near Jinja Town. 3,856 patients turned up and all were treated. Consultations were carried out for malaria, skin diseases, respiratory problems, toothache, diarrhea, typhoid, eye problems, hyperten-sion, ulcers, family planning, gynecology issues, cervix cancer testing, HIV testing and counseling as well as other health issues. We engaged seventeen experienced health workers from Mulago Hospital in Kampala and Jinja Hospital including five medical clinical officers, two dentists, three ophthalmic clinical officers, three laboratory officers, one gynecologist, one ultra-sound specialist, two pharmacists and three medical workers from the local Health center together with the team of 5 from Australia.

Linking Eastern Region Districts, 9650, 9670, 9675, 9685, 9700, 9710

Medical outreach, Buwampa, UGANDA

# 24-2011/12 Rotary Club of WOY WOY D9685

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RAWCS Eastern Region Quarterly Meeting hosted by District 9675

August 5th and 6th 2017

Venue: Kiama Leagues Club, KIAMA, NSW.

Saturday evening Key Note Speaker:

Libby Bleakley, Sentru Formasaun Ba Juventude

centre of Learning for Youth, Dili, EAST TIMOR

The following quarterly meeting will be held:

November 18th - 19th hosted by D9685 at THE ENTRANCE

Saturday afternoon - 2pm - 4:30 An interesting and informative Training and Information session for new or existing Project Managers and Project Volunteers.

afternoon tea

An energetic afternoon of RAWCS information including

Donations in Kind and Rotary Benevolent Society.

Saturday evening - 6:30 for 7pm

Enjoy a 2 course meal with Rotarians and friends.

Cost: $40 per head; bookings essential

Key Note speaker:

LIBBY BLEAKLEY

Pink Umbrella Grants

Sunday morning - 9am

RAWCS Eastern Region AGM and General Meeting: Election of all office bearers

General meeting Featuring “Have your say” everyone gets a 2 minute opportunity to talk about their project or special interest.

Please join us for a great weekend.

RSVP: register your intention to attend at: https://goo.gl/forms/8sHQQnaJ54ORcc9k2

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Chairman’s Report

After 7 days in the role as Eastern Region Chair I have been asked to write a brief report for the RAWCS Rover.

I have big shoes to fill and would like to express my sincere thanks to John Roberson for the outstanding job he did in the role as Eastern Region Chair. Special thanks also to Past Secretary Ted Lewis for all his years of service to RAWCS.

I am looking forward to this new role and working with the wonderful dedicated Project Managers and District Leaders. RAWCS accomplishes so many won-derful achievements with the work they do…

Making a difference

Meeting in Belmont May 2017

I would like to record my appreciations to DGE Brian Coffey and the D9670 RAWCS committee for the ex-cellent venue and the organisation of our very suc-cessful meeting at Belmont on the weekend of 27th and 28th May, 2017.

The guest speakers were excellent and I received many positive comments about them all. Well done to all concerned.

I would like to thank the Pink Umbrella Foundation for their awards of $1000 to six different projects again. These awards are having a huge effect on the attendance at our quarterly meetings, as well as help-ing our Project Managers achieve their goals.

RAWCS logo

Are you using the new logo? It is available on the website. This should be used now on all RAWCS re-ports.

Financial Reports from National to Project Managers

Financial Reports for all Project Manag-ers are being received soon after the consolidation of accounts each month. Please check your financial statement and contact Belinda if you have a mis-take recorded. Also, contact her if you are not receiving a monthly statement.

Belinda Griffen: PH: 8833-8317

E: belinda.griffen@rawcs.org.au

Next Meetings:

The following quarterly meetings will be held at:

D9675 – 5th and 6th August 2017 – AGM - Kiama – Lloyd Chatfield

D9685 – 18th and 19th November 2017 - The Entrance – Jan Pryor

Then D9650, D9700 and D9710

Adrian Roach

Eastern Region Chair

with RAWCS

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Australian Aid 4 Cambodia Inc- CAMBODIA

RAWCS project 58-2012/13

Rotary Club of LIVERPOOL WEST D9675 The full implementation of the 3% service charge on all RAWCS projects from 1 July 2015 has ensured that each RAWCS entity has achieved a financial surplus for the fi-nancial years ended 30 June 2016 and 30 June 2017. RAWCS has now achieved finan-cial sustainability and continues to provide a timely and highly efficient financial ser-vice to each of our 520+ project managers.

Since the 1 July 2015, donations from Ro-tarians, Rotary Clubs, & Rotary Districts have been exempt from the 3% service charge. These donations represent 70% of RAWCS total donations.

During the past five years, RAWCS has been developing relations with large corporate donors and philanthropic organisations who have been able to take advantage of RAWCS DGR status and project service de-livery. These relationships have provided a steady stream of additional service charges to supplement the service charges received from external donors. However, these or-ganisations during the past 18 months have applied and received DGR status resulting in a dramatic drop in this RAWCS income stream.

Total donations to RAWCS have decreased from these organisations during the year ended 30 June 2017 by $12,000,000+ com-pared to previous years.

To ensure that RAWCS achieves a financial surplus, the RAWCS Board has resolved that the current exemption given to Rotari-ans, Rotary Clubs, & Rotary Districts is to finish 30 June 2017.

From the 1 July 2017 the RAWCS Board has resolved that all donations to a RAWCS project will be subject to a service charge of 2.5%. This rate compares favourably with other service charges within Rotary of 5% to 10%.

This revised service charge rate will ensure RAWCS’ long term financial sustainability.

Mike Whitehouse RAWCS National Treasurer

RAWCS volunteers

RAWCS Volunteers do a tremendous job throughout the world providing their time, effort and personal commitment to help others.

RAWCS aims to make the process easy for volunteers and Rotary Clubs to become involved, join a Team, register online and experience a RAWCS volunteer trip that will be remembered all of your life. The number of RAWCS volunteers continues to in-crease to record levels.

In Eastern Region there were 445 volunteers on 57 Volunteer Teams during 2016 -17.

This is very close to the highest numbers we have ever had and we anticipate more volunteers in future.

AA4C teacher, Mr Vichet Hong, instructing students at Pgnea Chey School in IT knowledge and skills.

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For further information on accessing the Dick Smith grant monies visit:

www.rawcs.org.au

These grants have been made possible by a $1,000,000 donation to Rotary Australia World Commu-nity Service (RAWCS) by philanthropist, Dick Smith.

All RACG Projects have DGR status with the ATO. i.e. donations are tax deductible.

The aim of the RACG Projects is to provide assistance to disadvantaged members of the Australian community.

Why not join us at the next meeting in Kiama!

Our quarterly meetings are a great opportunity to see what RAWCS is all about. All Rotarians and friends are welcome to attend. If you can make it we would love to see you there.

Sue O’Neill RAWCS Rover Editor If you have an inspiring project or any RAWCS or RABS news we would welcome a report. Please email RAWCS Rover editor: Sue O’Neill: sue_oneill@hotmail.com

HAVE YOU ACCESSED YOUR GRANT YET?

LIMITED FUNDS AVAILABLE

Q: What specific kinds of pro-jects can we access money for? A: Grant criteria has been kept broad to allow a variety of worthwhile initiatives the op-portunity to access funding.

Q: Can the money go towards com-munity projects? A: On some occasions, yes. The funds can only go towards a segment of the community rather than the community as a whole. Projects helping individuals are also suitable.

Q: How much can be accessed per project? A: Grant funding is pro-vided on a matching ba-sis with Rotary clubs. A maximum $10,000 grant is available.

The project should be such as to arouse the compassion of the community.

The project should define and target the disadvantage or need of the people or group of people for whom it is intended.

The concept of disadvantage could arise from sickness, suffering, distress, misfortune, disability, destitution, helplessness or poverty.

Grants priority will be given to those whose disadvantage has arisen from an event over which they had no control, such as an accident, assault or medical condition.

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Chairman PDG Adrian Roach

Deputy Chair Yet to be filled

Secretary Brian Goldstraw

Treasurer Janis Harvey

Immediate Past Chairman John Roberson

Assistant Secretary Ron Marcus

Project Registration Co-Ordinator Sue O’Neill

Volunteer Co-Ordinator Lloyd Chatfield

Deputy Volunteer Co-Ordinator David Waterhouse

Project Report Co-Ordinator Yet to be filled

Benevolent Society Co-Ordinator Alan Chesworth

Donations in Kind Miriam Jacka

R.A.M. Chair John Macpherson

RAWCS Rover and Promotion Sue O’Neill

Training Officer John Roberson

Webmaster Joan Redmond

District 9650 Greg Moran

District 9670 Brian Coffey

District 9675 Malcolm Brown

District 9685 Jan Pryor

District 9700 Chris Finkel

District 9710 Glenn Wran

National Administrator Belinda Griffen

National Chairman Michael Perkins

National Secretary Hank de Smit

National Treasurer Mike Whitehouse

KEY DOCUMENTATION You can see the current Board Articles of Asso-ciation and Regulations and the Committee Terms of Reference, as well RAWCS Policies at - www.rawcs.org.au/key-documentation/

Cararoo Foundation, PHILIPPINES

RAWCS project 29/2005-06

Rotary Club of NORTHLAKES/TOUKLEY D9685

Maurie Schokman, founder and COO of the Cara-roo Foundation, has received a Community Ser-vice Award for his work amongst the poorest peo-ple living in squatter settlements in Manila.

The award was presented by Her Excellency Minda Calaguian-Cruz, Philippine Ambassador to Austral-ia, at the recent 70th Philippine/Australian Friend-ship Day held at the Embassy in Canberra.

The Cararoo Foundation has worked tirelessly since 1997 to create educational opportunities for children. “When I saw for myself the conditions in which these children live, I knew the only chance they had for a better future was through educa-tion,” stated Maurie.

As a member of Northlakes Toukley Rotary Club, Maurie has structured his foundation under the umbrella of the Rotary Australia Worldwide Com-munity Services (RAWCS), stating “This work would not be possible without the help and sup-port of RAWCS.

Picture: Mr Allaster Cox Dept. Foreign Affairs & Trade, H.E Minda Calaguian-Cruz Philippines Ambassador to Australia, Mr Maurie Schokman,Consul General in Syd-ney, Anne Jalando-on Louis.

Alliance for Smiles Project 63-2013/14

Rotary Club of WARNERS BAY D9670

Alliance for Smiles organises and sends surgi-cal teams to sites for two week missions. Dur-ing a mission 70 - 100 under-served children receive surgery for cleft lip and palate anoma-lies.

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Malaria Vaccine Project In 2015 there were approximately 214 million cases of malaria and 438,000 deaths, mostly children under 5 years of age! Vaccination is the key to shifting the fight against malaria from sustained control to erad-ication.

Developed at Griffith University, PlasProtecT® is a novel malaria vaccine candidate.

PlasProtecT® consists of whole malaria parasites that are grown in the laboratory under strictly controlled conditions. These parasites are then treated so they can no longer replicate or cause infection. When these treated parasites are administered as a vac-cine, an immune response is raised without causing disease. The immune system is then primed to fight malaria parasites that may enter the body in the fu-ture, preventing malaria.

PlasProtecT® uses whole ma-laria parasites, so it over-comes the limitations of sub unit vaccine approaches and we have already shown broad spectrum protection in animal studies. A pilot clinical study in healthy human volunteers

demonstrated the PlasProtecT® approach is safe and able to induce an immune response. Funding is need-ed to demonstrate that PlasProtecT® is safe and effective in larger number of human volunteers and prove that we can protect people from malaria infec-tion.

Development of PlasProtecT®

The vaccine has already been created and is able to be manufactured

The vaccine has been produced for animal studies

The vaccine has been shown to have board spec-trum protection in animal studies

The vaccine has been produced for pilot clinical studies in human volunteers

A pilot evaluation in a small sample of malaria human volunteers has shown that the vaccine is safe and able to induce an immune response.

The next stage that Rotary is planning to fund, involves clinical trial evaluation us-ing a larger sample of malaria human vol-unteers to show that the vaccine actually works:

that is PlasProtecT® can protect people from malaria infection!

In 2015 214 million new cases of malaria

were reported approximately 438,000 people died

from malaria 70% of deaths were children under

five

DOUBLE YOUR DONATION

An opportunity exists to double your Clubs donation!

If your Rotary Club donates $500 to this project. Steve and Dorene Carroll will make matching donations to RAM up to $25,000

RABS project: 16/2016-17 Development of a Malaria Vaccine -

To donate online: follow this link: www.malariavaccineproject.com

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Rotary Australia World Community Service Ltd AIM is to support Australian Rotarians and Rotary Clubs in assisting disadvantaged communities with humanitarian aid projects.

Visit RAWCS Eastern Region website: www.rawcseastern.org.au/ Visit RAWCS National website: www.rawcs.com.au/