Future Vision Vocational Training Teams
Vocational Training Teams will visit Developing Countries and assist in improving the skills of a chosen vocation.
Past District Governor Ian Knight is Chairman of the 'District 9800 Rotary Foundation Special Projects Committee', which is challenged with the task of developing Vocational Training Teams to go to developing countries in the 6 areas of focus for Rotary Foundation Future Vision - which are:
- Peace and Conflict Prevention/Resolution.
- Disease Prevention and Control.
- Water and Sanitation.
- Maternal and Child Health.
- Basic Education and Literacy
- Economic and Community Development.
All are fitting the Mission of The Rotary Foundation of Doing Good in the World.
Vocational Training Teams will visit Developing Countries and assist in improving the skills of a chosen vocation.
Our District 9800 Vocational Training Team is planned to go to District 9550, Timor Leste, and will assist in improving the skills in the area of focus - Maternal and Child Health.
The Rotary Foundation Future Vision Vocational Training Team (VTT)
Our District 9800 has agreement for a Rotary Foundation Future Vision Vocational Training Team (VTT) with District 9550, Timor Leste – a Future Vision District - in one of The Rotary Foundation's 6 areas of focus – Maternal and Child Health.
District 9550 Governor, Allan Church and their Rotary Foundation Chair, PDG Joanne Schilling are most enthusiastic for this project, as are President Toni Favaro and the members of the Rotary Club of Dili, Timor Leste.
The Planning Group from our District lead by Past District Governor Ian Knight, Past Presidents Chris Don, Frank Leigh as well as Professor Jeremy Oats and his wife Susan, will visit Timor Leste, between 22-30 August, 2010.
Whilst in Timor Leste our Planning Group will be looking for other opportunities for Clubs and our District to be involved in Timor Leste by adding to this Vocational Training Team, or in other projects.
We have been greatly assisted in our planning for this Group visit to Timor Leste by Past Presidents of the Rotary Club of Melbourne - Bob Glindemann and Robert Read, who have both experienced and visited Timor Leste several times, on other Aid projects.
We have asked Professor Jeremy Oats, Victorian Department of Health Clinical Councils' Unit, Chair, Consultative Council on Obstetrics and Paediatrics Mortality and Morbidity – and also at The Royal Womens Hospital, (also a member of the Rotary Club of Melbourne) to lead this team (to be selected), to go to Timor Leste later this Rotary year.
It is anticipated we will work with existing organisations in Timor Leste, such as The Alola Foundation. As mentioned – the area of focus will be – Maternal and Child Health. We have been told the maternal mortality rate in Timor Leste is 1 in 35 mothers dying as a result of childbirth.
The Vocational Training Team to go to Timor Leste later this Rotary year will be funded by The Rotary Foundation.
This new Rotary Foundation Future Vision initiative - Vocational Training Teams, clearly fits the mission and motto of The Rotary Foundation of "Doing Good in the World"
PDG Ian Knight
Chairman, Rotary Foundation Special Projects (VTT).
