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September is Basic Education and Literacy Month
Type: Story
Published: Sep 03, 2020
September is Basic Education and Literacy Month when Rotarians focus on the goal of strengthening the capacity of communities to support basic education and literacy, reduce gender disparity in education, and increase adult literacy.Whilst there are many programs within Rotary that promote teacher training, student mentoring and adult literacy, education also crosses into a plethora of other fields. Education is the power that can break many of the world’s issues surrounding poverty, slavery and disease. Through education we can also reduce family violence and elder abuse and as Rotarians, set the example on gender equality and respect, and ensure our elderly live safely and with dignity.I urge everyone to read the Rotary Safe Families piece in this edition and click on the links: Family Violence and Elder Abuse so that you can help with cultural change on these two vital issues.The second Morning Tea with the DG is scheduled for this Saturday at 10.00 am, and along with a gre
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Basic Education: Our right, the dream of many
Type: Story
Published: Sep 18, 2020
In one of the poorest Vietnamese provinces, Phu Tho, there are five subsistence communities being supported by District 9800 clubs, and where children as young as seven years have to tend animals and crops daily in order to raise enough money to buy food for themselves and, in many cases, their families. By supplying furniture, equipment and supplies for schools and health clinics Rotary supports these communities.In two of the communities that have been supported for the longest time, Minh Hac (10 Years) and Yên Luật (5 years), there are 55 students in primary and secondary schools on scholarships. It is the generosity of Rotarians and other Australians that is enabling the poorest children, identified by the local People’s Committees, to attend school regularly.Rotary is also contributing to ensure there is food for almost 200 children in kindergartens to ensure their nutritional needs are met. In addition to funding the purchase of chicken, fish, p
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Rotary Fellowship of Leadership Education and Development
Type: Story
Published: Jun 27, 2021
By Helena WimpoleThe Rotary Fellowship of Leadership Education and Development is a new, vibrant and extremely promising group. The idea for its establishment came from 3 three energetic and committed Rotarians who live in different parts of the world but had crossed paths with each other. One is from Silicon Valley in the US, another from Germany and the third from Australia.The Fellowship was chartered by Rotary International in May 2021, possibly making it the most recently formed. The three Rotarians initially advertised online for expressions of interest in their proposed Fellowship. As a result, over 500 Rotarians, Rotaractors and Rotary Program Alumni joined them in their initial charter request to Rotary International. The main aim of the Fellowship is for Rotarians and Rotaractors to have the leadership skills and knowledge to create positive change in their local and global communities. They believe that leadership capacity can be enhanced by
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Internet Education Inspires Girls and Women in Afghanistan
Type: Story
Published: Feb 23, 2023
Posted by Ian Ada on Feb 23, 2023 As a result of their government requiring traditional Muslim education, girls and young women in Afghanistan lost their broader education dreams. They have lost their right to determine their own future; and have lost the capacity to inspire their children. Rotary Carlton will use the internet to change this. The girls and women will be inspired to dream again! The Rotary Club of Carlton received a grant of $5,000 from the Rotary Foundation towards a $15,000 project to improve the education of women and girls in Afghanistan through an internet portal. The project is the brainchild of Dr Noor Shah Kamawal, an Associate member of Rotary Carlton, Dr Kamawal first joined the Club in 2012 for 18 months when he was undertaking a Masters Degree in Public Health at the University of Melbourne. Dr Kamawal has four daughters of
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Transforming lives through educational scholarships
Type: Story
Published: Jun 05, 2022
Over the last three years, Rotary Hoppers Crossing's International Committee has provided funding to sponsor eight (8) scholarships for poor, orphaned children in Pakistan. These scholarships aim to transform the lives of students who otherwise would not be able to pay for tuition. The scholarship program involves collaborating with the Ghazali Educational Trust (GET) which is actively involved in running schools for disadvantaged students in Pakistan. These scholarships enable the students to graduate at the end of the 3-year program. The Ghazali Education Trust (the Trust) selects students who have demonstrated exceptional educational promise but would not be able to attend college due to their low social-economic status. The Trust also provides Rotary Hoppers Crossing with regular 6-monthly reports on the student’s progress. To date, reports have been excellent with all students showing scores ranging from 58% to 82%. The resul
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Rotary Central Melbourne South Sudan girls sanitation and education project
Type: Story
Published: Aug 27, 2022
Posted by PDG Neville John Rotary Central Melbourne (RCM) member Mawien Ariik (known as Ariik) was born in 1989 in the village of Lou Ariik, South Sudan. At the age of eight, he learned that his father (Ariik Dut) had died in the South Sudan war along with millions of others while fighting for the freedom of his people. This tragic loss became Ariik’s motivation to continue the legacy of freedom that his father fought for, and to ensure those efforts were not in vain. When his father died, Ariik was cared for by his father’s friends, who took him to Uganda which resulted in him being separated from his mother. He ended up in a refugee camp and later transferred to Kenya where he lived for six years.In 2005 Ariik made his way to Melbourne under an Australian Government Humanitarian visa. He first lived in Footscray and one of the first tasks was to open
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Diabetes Education Seminars in Ghana
Type: Story
Published: Aug 18, 2021
In order to address the high incidence of diabetes in Ghana, from 2017 to 2020, the Rotary club of Hoppers Crossing was actively involved in running four diabetic workshops in Ghana.These diabetes educational workshops have helped educate 340 health professionals in the diagnosis, treatment and care of diabetes. At the recent Rotary achievement event in June 2021 representatives from Rotary Hoppers Crossing were delighted to hear an announcement by the District 9800 Governor stating that our Club was a recipient of a Recognition Award for its Diabetes Education project in Ghana.The project involved running diabetes seminars in Ghana over four years from 2017-2020. Three of the seminars were undertaken in partnership with the Accra Ring Road Club in Ghana together with specialist medical staff from the Ghana Society of Paediatrics, Endocrinology and Diabetes. A fourth seminar was organised and managed by Gifty Dade a member of the Hoppers Cros
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New Rotarian, Rhys Williams, has a passion for changing lives through education
Type: Story
Published: Oct 23, 2020
By Jaqui O’DonohoeHaving immigrated to Melbourne from China in the ‘60s, Rhys has enjoyed most of his life here apart from brief stints living in Singapore and India whilst working. Rhys’ career in transnational education has seen him involved with providing international education programs in other countries on behalf of Australian universities and higher education institutes such as RMIT, Box Hill Institute and Victoria University. Currently working part-time, Rhys runs the Melbourne-based Australian campus of a Chinese education group.Rhys has been involved with KOTO (Know One, Teach One), a not-for-profit organisation in Vietnam that provides hospitality programs for disadvantaged youth. He has also been involved with the Spina Bifida Foundation over the past thirty years, assisting with fundraising and services; and, he has assisted Stephanie Woollard with gaining accreditation for the training programs that are part of the ‘Seven Women’ project in Nepal.
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RC Essendon provides magic for Seven Women
Type: Story
Published: Aug 08, 2018
Jenny Foster and the Rotary Club of Essendon have provided magic for girls in Nepal supported through the Stephanie Woollard and the Seven Women Foundation. Jenny provided 3 laptops to students who Seven Women are supporting to finish their education. All have left home due to various reasons including being forced into marriage
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Exchange Ideas
Type: Page
Published: Oct 14, 2019
Exchange Ideas Our clubs are where Rotary’s humanitarian work begins. At weekly meetings, members not only catch up with friends and hear what’s happening in our communities, they also exchange ideas for creating positive change. But it doesn’t stop there. Our global network makes it possible for members to connect with business, professional, and community leaders anywhere in the world. You can experience a new culture, use your professional skills for a good cause, or simply share a hobby. If you can’t do it at home, you can surely do it at Rotary’s annual convention, where our diverse membership comes together for inspiration, education, and fun. • Explore the international convention • Learn about our partners • Browse our fellowships and Rotarian Action Groups