DISTRICT FOUNDATION ASSEMBLY 16 th April 2013. The Rotary Foundation District 1130.

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DISTRICT FOUNDATION ASSEMBLY

16th April 2013

www.rotaryinlondon.org

The Rotary FoundationDistrict 1130

RI Presidents’ Theme

Engage RotaryChange Lives

Ron BurtonRotary International President

2013 -14

“D1130 Foundation” theme

Engaging Rotary Foundation

Enables Rotarians to Change Lives

The Rotary Foundation

Your Rotary Club

Rotary Foundation Motto & Mission

Doing Good in the World

To enable Rotarians to advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace through

the improvement of health, the support of education, and the alleviation

of poverty

Rotary Foundation Motto & Mission

Closely allied to

The Object of Rotary

Ideals are at the heart of a Rotary Club

This is why we became Rotarians

The Rotary Foundation

• Programmes

• Contributions

• Polio eradication

Rotary Foundation Programmes

• Grant Management Seminar • 16th May 2013• Understand the programmes• Recognise Club obligations and responsibilities• A Club representative required to attend• Qualify for 2013-14 activities

• Foundation District Grants• Small scale local or international projects

• Foundation Global Grants• Minimum project size $30,000 (approx. £20,000)

– with international partner• Includes Global Scholars and Vocational Training Teams

District Grants

• Activities consistent with the mission• Single “block” grant

awarded annually• Smaller projects• Local or international

activities

Global Grants

• Long-term projects

• Larger grant awards

• Sustainable, measurable outcomes

• Alignment with areas of focus

• World Fund match

Peace and conflict prevention/resolution

Disease prevention and treatment

Water and sanitation

Maternal and child health

Basic education and literacy

Economic and community development

Areas of Focus

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• Westminster East• St Marylebone• Edgware & Stanmore• Chigwell• Greenwich• Crystal Palace & Norwood• Ealing• Barkingside• Tower Hamlets

• Tooting• Paddington• Barnet• Loughton & Buckhurst Hill• Northwick park• Dulwich & Peckham• Mill Hill• Newham

Clubs benefitting from District Grants

• Foundation District Grants– Implemented in London 2013

• Swimming equipment for special needs £575• Equipment for Bike Club £1,000• Pond (education resource) for special needs £2,000• Security system for Respite care Home £450• St Mungos Wellness Centre £1,000• Support of dyslexia centre £1,450• Replacement trailer for clothes collection £650

• Foundation District Grants– Implemented in London 2012

• Improving literacy in North Westminster £1,295• Starfish stammering courses £500• Benches in town centre £875• Multi sensory studio £2,000• Equipment for Riding for Disabled £1,000• Dictionaries for local schools £250

• Foundation District Grants– Implemented abroad 2012 and 2013

• Solar fridge to store snake venom antidote (Nigeria)£2,000• Fire fighting equipment (Ethiopia) £2,000• Equipment for disabled rehab centre (Afghanistan) £2,000• Solar electricity for African village £700• Computers for education (Kenya) £950• Classrooms and equipment (Nepal) £1,000• Motorcycle ambulance (Ethiopia) £1,000

• Foundation Global Grants• Solar lighting in villages India

– RC Battersea Park• Educational support project in township in RSA

– RC Tower Hamlets• Nykonya Village Project, Uganda

– RC Bush Hill Park

Rotary Foundation Programmes• Vocational Training Team

– International partners D3140, India– Team of Gynecologist, Paediatrician & Midwives

• Rotarian Patrisha David• Caroline Duncome• Piyusha Kapila• Manjit Roseghini• Rajalaxmi Walavalkar'

– “Train the trainer” programme

Rotary Foundation Programmesopportunities 2013-14

• Foundation District Grants• 8 area grants up to £1,750

• Foundation Global Grants• District coordinated project to support disabled

children in Chernobyl with established partner• DDF to be committed up to $10,000 to be matched by

Club contributions

• Incoming Global Scholars 2013 – 14• Random applications direct to Clubs or District

– Don’t “go it alone” – liaise with District Scholar Coordinator

• Host Counselors required– Host Clubs must have attended Grant Management

seminar

Rotary Foundation Contributions

Contributions enable Rotary the world over to achieve amazing things• More than any individual or Club can achieve alone

• Round table discussions– How can we increase Club contributions– How can we increase individual Rotarians contributions– Is there resistance /apathy in your Club

• Why?• How can this be overcome

– Have you asked the District Foundation Team to come and talk to your Club• Do you think it would help

• Feedback

Rotary : End Polio Now• 1985 Rotary made a promise to the world

– Eradication of polio– 1,000 cases every day 365,000 a year

• 2012 only 223 cases in the world– Endemic countries

• Pakistan, Afghanistan, India, Nigeria

• 2013 India : 27 months (from January 2011) without a case• 2013, 18 cases compared to 41 in 2012

Rotary : End Polio Now

• Ongoing– Must continue immunisations throughout the world until 100% free

for 3 years– Polio is only a plane ride away

• Please keep making contributions until the job is done!!

DISTRICT FOUNDATION ASSEMBLY 16 th April 2013. The Rotary Foundation District 1130.

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