2014 ROTARY INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION

Project Fairs: Organizing Fairs to Find Project Partners

Agenda

• Project Fair overview• Project Fairs: an inside look–West Africa (Districts 9101, 9102,9110,

9125, 9140)– Ecuador (District 4400)– Festival of Brotherhood (District 5130,

USA, and District 4150, Mexico)

• Promotional support from Rotary• Questions

Project Fair Overview

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• Rotarians coming together to take action– Foster intercultural exchange–Make friends/partnerships/relationships– Learn about the local region– Support humanitarian projects

• Workshops, round table discussions, excursions, service projects, cultural events, and more

Project Fairs - Overview

West Africa Project FairPDG Matthias Oladeinde ShogaDistrict 9110, Nigeria

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West Africa Project Fair Overview

• How it started

• Fair objectives

• Annual event

West Africa Project Fair

• Program content and activities • Who benefits?• Achievements

10th West Africa Project Fair, 2014-15

28 October – 6 NovemberMonrovia, Liberia

Ecuador Project FairManuel Nieto, DGNDistrict 4400, Ecuador

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Why Project Fairs?

The greatest limitation for clubs for doing projects is the lack of financial resources, thus:

A Project Fair has the objective of providing financial support to humanitarian projects through

Rotarian partnerships

Project Support

• Clubs, both local and international, provide funds (in the long run, a small part of the total project)

• DDF’s from districts• Funds from TRF through GG

(formerly MG)• Funds and work from other

organizations

Project Fairs in Ecuador

District 4400’s first fair was held in 2004In the first 3 years, our District 4400:• Doubled the number of projects with

MG’s• Doubled the number of clubs doing

MG’s• Tripled the amount of funds provided

by TRF for MG’s By 2010, we had established support

from 20 districts Currently, about half of our projects are

related to our Project Fairs

Why attend a fair?

Choose a project from a wide range of offers

Start (or expand) an international project

With an international project, the club fulfills one of the requirements for the Presidential Citation

Meet and get acquainted with local project promoters

Foreign clubs can also offer their projects to local clubs

Make friendsTourism

District 4400 Ecuador Project Fair

Future Vision Pilot District in 2010 - familiar with new grant model and Global Grants. We can start projects very quickly!!

Experience: Countless MG projects. Since 2010, received 27 GGs!!

Ecuador is well known for its hospitality and friendliness

Exciting tours and excursions at affordable prices!! Galapagos Islands (The Enchanted Islands) Amazonian Rainforest and jungle Quito (first in the world to be declared

UNESCO World Heritage city 36 years ago)

10th District 4400 Ecuador Project Fair, 2014-15

WE HOPE TO SEE YOU SOON!!

10th Ecuador Rotary Project Fair

14, 15, 16 November 2014

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THANK YOU

Festival of BrotherhoodRotarian Dale KnightDistrict 5130, USA

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FESTIVAL OF BROTHERHOOD

ROTARY DISTRICTS 5130 USA

&4150 MEXICO

17 Years, 18 Festivals | Friendships & Projects

• 45 clubs in 5130, 66 in 4150• We visit cities in 4 states: Jalisco, Nayarit,

Sinaloa, Colima• Over 200 Matching Grants totaling $4.5+

million• Club to club smaller projects• We visit and sponsor a host club project &

return following year for dedication• Many brother/sister (twin) club

relationships

Project Examples

Water fountains at kinder school

The project fair booths & discussions before the visits

Project Examples

Disabled young man at silk screen workshop

Rotary school & donating pencils

Casa Universitaria – education in remote areas from Univerisad de Guadalajara

Why participate?

• Lifelong friends• Learn about another culture• Results • Partnerships at home and in Mexico

Promotional Support from Rotary

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Promotional support from Rotary

• Social media (Facebook, Twitter)• Rotary Service Update newsletter• Blogs (Rotary Voices, Rotary Service

Update)• Targeted mailings– District Governors– District International Service Chairs

2014-15 Fairs

District 4400 Ecuador Project Fair14, 15, 16 November | Quito, Ecuador

West Africa Project Fair28 October – 4 November | Monrovia, Liberia

Uniendo America Project Fair29, 30 and 31 January 2015 |Managua, Nicaragua

Festival of Brotherhoodearly 2015 | Jalisco, Mexico

Questions?

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