International Service
Moonah Rotary has actively supported the following international projects
Premier David Bartlett & Lowilla Okello. Lowilla is a refugee who spoke at our club about the horrific situation back in his home land.
Above is a photo of a classroom of children from the School of St Jude
This symbolises one of the many water programs that Rotary help with around the world.
One of the many ROTARY INTERNATIONAL projects that are actively happening around the world.
To get more information or contact details for the DISTRICT 9830 (Tasmanian) Rotarian’s that are best able to help you with specific information on each of the following programs please go onto the DISTRICT WEBSITE. The link is on our home page
ROTARY AUSTRALIA WORLD COMMUNITY SERVICE (RAWCS)
The Tasmanian RAWCS committee encourages clubs to support ACTIVE involvement in the following RAWCS projects. PROJECT VOLUNTEERS [ROTARY VOLUNTEERS] form teams of local Rotarian’s who travel to nearby countries to carry out specific projects. DONATIONS IN KIND [DIK] coordinates the collection and transport of useful items to developing countries in the region. ROTARIANS AGAINST MALARIA [RAM] supports anti-malaria projects in selected countries in the Asia/Pacific region.
DONATIONS IN KIND
Goods and products, from which organisations in Tasmania have no further use are valuable commodities in developing countries. Central coordination, storage, packing and dispatch leads to efficiencies in Club’s efforts in minimising shipping costs.
*Rotary has developed a partnership in July 2010 with Tasmanian Public Libraries so that thousands of unwanted books are not pulped but sent to RAWCS Donations in Kind Projects. Rotary’s Terry Lobban said 25 cubic metres of books are likely to be sent to projects in the South Pacific. (See photo above)
ROTARY VOLUNTEERS.
The Volunteer program enables skilled and unskilled [but handy, willing or both] people to spend two weeks working in a developing country as a member of a Team of RAWCS Volunteers. Volunteers will return with a significantly enhanced understanding of themselves and enduring friendships of the highest quality.
POLIO eradication is one of the many ways Rotarian’s volunteer their time overseas. See our HEALTH PAGE for specific details on how Rotary is helping to eradicate Polio from the earth permanently.
ROTARIANS AGAINST MALARIA. [RAM]
This District program in the Solomon Islands provides chemically impregnated bed nets to villages, resulting in a 90% reduction in incidences of malaria.
The real success story is the fantastic reduction in the incidence of malaria among children. These results achieved in PNG, are directly attributable to the use of Insecticide Treated Bed Nets and the general improvement in health that the people are now enjoying as a result of this intervention:
- Big reductions in the number of premature births;
- General increase in birth weight;
- any children’s wards in hospitals enjoying a significant reduction in malaria cases or all the beds in these wards are completely empty malaria cases.
The reduction in the incidence of malaria has resulted in an increase in children attending school with a shortage in class room accommodation and teachers as a result.
RAM has also been very successful in the Solomon Islands; in some areas the overall reduction in the incidence of malaria has fallen from, over 330 per 1,000 population per year to below 20 per 1,000 per year.
ROMAC AND INTERPLAST
LOOK UNDER OUR HEALTH PAGE for even more details on Romac & Interplast
Both programs provide plastic and reconstructive surgery for children. ROMAC brings severe cases to Australia for treatment. Interplast performs the surgery in neighbouring regions and also trains local medical staff.
The photo’s above are from INTERPLAST trips……. & below is an INTERPLAST Video
ROMAC
ROMAC really needs you to support the humanitarian work that the ROMAC program does for it’s many ‘forgotten’ children.
Like so many charities, ROMAC have been affected by the Global Financial Crisis, and now, regrettably, have little choice but to reduce the number of children we can help. For the sake of the children we really don’t want to do that.
ROMAC is run entirely by Rotarian volunteers, just like you, and has proudly restored the dignity and saved the lives of almost 400 underprivileged and deserving children.
You can DONATE funds directly to Romac, or through your local Rotary Club. For more recent & detailed information please go to the ROMAC Australia website http://www.romac.org.au/
Dr Alan Breidahl operated on Nicasio Cardenas, His brain was growing out of his nose
8lb Tumour was removed from this 14 month old child
