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§ ROTA Chair - August Message

§ On Membership: The More The Merrier

§ MAJOR Change to RI

Convention Dates

§ Rotary Zone 20A and 20B Institutes

§ Polio Corner

§ Using Social Media for

Rotary PR – The Campaign for D9220

§ The Uganda Rotary

Cancer Program

§ And much more…

ROTARY IN AFRICA

Newsletter Issue 2 / August 2014

Reach Out To Africa - ROTA

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Newsletter Issue 2/ August 2014

Reach Out to Africa - ROTA

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The feedback that I have so far received from a wide cross-section of Rotarians, suggests that the first edition of our new ROTA Newsletter, has been received with a lot of enthusiasm and accolades.

Quite clearly, Geeta and her Editorial team have set very lofty standards. I have no doubt that it is Editor Geeta’s intention to sustain an interesting, and informative Newsletter going forward. Well done Geeta.

What’s New This Month?

In the August Edition, we have made efforts to broaden the news coverage. In the first place, we are making steady progress towards publishing some of the articles in the three main working languages on the African Continent, namely, English, French and

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Portuguese. Please bear with us; this will be a gradual process. It will be a while before we can publish in all the three languages as we are constrained by translating capabilities, while at the same time avoiding the Newsletter getting too bulky.

Further, this month we are introducing two new sections in the Newsletter. The Projects section, which I referred to in our maiden edition, has now been launched. This will feature PROJECT PROPOSALS from all DISTRICTS in AFRICA seeking funding. PRID Gidi Peiper, who is also ROTA Vice Chair, is committed to sourcing funding partners for our projects. We are also introducing a monthly update on the final push against POLIO IN

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AFRICA. PDG Tunji Funsho, will be giving a monthly update on our efforts to finally kick Polio out of Africa.

The Month of August is designated as

More on page 4…

Our first ROTA Issue, received with a lot of enthusiasm. Chairman’s

Message

Patrick D. Chisanga

ROTA Chair 2014/15

Mark You Calendar: ü RI Zone20A Institute, Accra, Ghana: 16-21 September

2014 – http://www.rotary-institute-accra-2014.com ü RI Zone20B Institute, Marrakesh, Morocco: 11-16

November 2014 - http://rotarymarrakechinstitute2014.ma

ü ROTA Meeting, Marrakesh, Morocco: November 17-18 2014

ü 2015 RI Convention, Sao Paolo, Brazil – 6-9 June, 2015

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This month we’ve been inundated with content submissions. Friends, I’m thankful to the really positive response to our call out for articles last month. That said my job, as Editor hasn’t been easy. In trying to achieve content variety and maintain a readable size, regrettably, I have had to save some articles for future issues. If your article has not been featured in this issue don’t worry, it will be featured in an upcoming issue. I do hope you will be happy with our August compilation.

In light of the above, please note our guideline for article submissions.

Articles should strictly be 200 to 400 words (max) and be accompanied by a high quality image/ picture. To feature in our September issue, send your articles to [email protected] by the 15th of the month.

Once again friends, enjoy! PS: Our www.Reachouttoafrica.org website is now online, where you can peruse or download past ROTA 2014/15 newsletters!! We hope to include more French and Portuguese content in future issues.

Thankful to our avid readers’ responses to our call out for articles

Editor’s Note

PDG Geeta Manek

ROTA Newsletter Editor 2014/15

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MEMBERSHIP DEVELOPMENT month on the Rotary Calendar.

I have already announced that one of our goals in the next 5 years is to grow membership to at least 50,000 on the African Continent, by 30th June 2019. In pursuit of this goal, I would now like to challenge each and every of us reading this message to initiate the process of recruiting and retaining one new member in our various clubs. By 30th June 2015, all of us should have succeeded in inviting one new member into our clubs! Achievable? Definitely YES!!

Next month, our Zone Director, Safak Alpay, will be convening this year’s Institute for Zone 20A, in that friendly city of Accra, Ghana. Convener Safak has opened the doors wide to all Rotarians and Spouses to come to Ghana and enjoy the Ghanaian

fellowship during the Institute taking place from19th to 20th September 2014. I am looking forward to seeing as many of us there, as possible.

Finally, I would like to remind all my Regional Chairs across Africa that in order to succeed and to remain relevant to the African Continent, we will need regular inputs from all the African Districts grouped in the 9 Districts under your respective jurisdiction. We will need reports on success stories in membership drives as well as on significant Community Service Projects being planned or being undertaken in your respective areas.

I would like to see you flooding Geeta’s email with vibrant stories…

Your Partner in lighting up Rotary in Africa...

RI CONVENTION UPDATE: Make a note of change of dates of 2015 São Paolo Conference

Chairman’s Message continued from page 2 …

Please share this information with your club members by updating your websites, newsletters, and calendars. You may also visit: www.riconvention.org regularly for dates,

deadlines, and registration and housing details.

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Congratulations are in order!!! FOUNDATION NEWS: Rotary Clubs in Zone20A Recognized: 2011/12 top contributing clubs and/ or Districts

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News in from the Rotary Foundation: the following clubs and/or districts in Zone 20A recently achieved one or more of the following distinctions:

• 2011-12 highest contributing club in the zone (total contributions)

• 2011-12 top 50 clubs(s) in Annual Fund per capita giving

• 2011-12 district(s) with 100% club participation and at least US$100 per capita in Annual Fund giving

They include:

1. Rotary Club of Osubi – Immediate Past President, Clement Oghene

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2. Rotary Club of Ikoyi Metro A.M – Immediate Past President Ifeyinwa Ejezie

3. Rotary Club of Wuse-Central Abuja – Immediate Past President Ayoola Oyedokun

4. Rotary Club of Enugu Metropolis – Immediate Past President Kanayo Ugwu

5. Rotary Club of Abakaliki South – Immediate Past President Kenneth Okoro

Congratulations once again to the clubs and their leadership.

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On membership: The More The Merrier

+ Anything that ceases to grow will eventually die or go into extinction. This is an old adage that is apt in our present circumstances.

With regards to increasing our membership base in Africa, Rotary is certainly not a difficult product to market. What has been the norm is that we do not invite prospects. Even when we do, we fail to follow up. It is estimated that over 70% of Rotarians from Africa have never introduced new members to Rotary. So how do we hope to grow?

If you have never introduced a new member to Rotary, you are perpetually indebted to Rotary.

Rotary membership focuses on extension through

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PDG Lawrence Okwor ROTA Secretary 2014/15

formation of new clubs, induction of new members and retention of existing ones. The rate of attrition of members in Rotary will be greatly minimized if prior to induction, the proper membership process is religiously observed.

We usually fail to tell the whole story to prospects for fear of discouraging them. Some Rotarians while inviting prospects wittingly or unwittingly (but perhaps more wittingly than unwittingly) fail to convey the financial and time demands of membership

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+ The game plan has changed

…what it takes is for us to

invite prospects and follow

up on the invitations… We

need to invite prospects

and follow up on the invitations.

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The More The Merrier continued…

to prospects. It is better to tell the whole story ab initio. The implication is that a lesser number will join but the retention rate will be ultimately higher. That explains why most clubs are terminated due to nonpayment of dues.

The game plan has changed.

The tact now is for every Rotarian in Africa to invite at least 100 prospects. There is no way 5 will not join. Very likely they are bound to ask pertinent questions like, ‘what is Rotary all about’? ‘What do Rotarians do’? ‘What are the benefits of membership’?

For one to effectively market Rotary, one has to be passionate about Rotary. You must understand what you are marketing; therefore, you must be at home with the basics of Rotary.

Remember that you cannot give what you do not have. We need to market Rotary as if our life and survival depends on it. Just like other products, marketing Rotary will never be a tea party affair. Rotary is competing with other service organizations and even surprisingly with religious bodies. Fortunately, we have a brand name, which sells itself.

Yes, the game plan has changed. We are to invite our friends and family members too. This means that our spouses, children, nephews, nieces etc. can join.

The time to put things into practice is now. One month is already gone in the new Rotary year. Why not make a commitment to double your club membership this year?

After all, what it takes is for us to invite prospects and

follow up on the invitations. Remember that they will never join unless they are asked to join. SIMPLE, ISN’T IT?

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DID YOU KNOW?

Rotarians in Africa are spread across 15 districts in 9 regions, comprising 55 countries.

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Looking Forward to Seeing You in Accra! The Rotary Institute 2014, in Zone 20A will be held from 16th to the 21th of September 2014 in Accra, Ghana. Click here to register. The Accra Institute promises an interesting programme: a DGN and GETS training that will focus on topics such as: communication, financial management, leadership skills, support to the Foundation, among others. All this while interacting and networking with top Rotarian leadership from all over Africa. DON’T MISS OUT!

2014 Rotary Institute, Accra, Ghana

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Nous Serons Heureux de Vous Acceuillir à Accra.

“The Rotary Institute 2014”, Zone 20A du 16 Septembre au 21 Septembre à Accra, Ghana. Pour vous inscrire cliquer ici. L’institut de Accra vous présentera un programe très interessant. La formation DGN consiste à expiquer l’ adhesion, la gestion financière, les moyens de communication, conférence de district. Tandis que la formation GETS se concentre sur la science de direction, planification d'événements, soutien pour la Fondation entre autres. Interagissant avec le réseau des meilleurs

In French

NB: “The Rotary Institute 2014” Zone 20B du 11 Novembre au 16 Novembre 2014. Cette année, cela aura lieu à Marrakesh, Morocco.

Pour vous inscrire cliquer ici.

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FRE: Polio TITRES

• opportunité capitale pour l'Afrique: Lors de sa réunion 2-3 Juillet, le Groupe consultatif technique de l'Afrique centrale a noté qu'il ya maintenant une "occasion mémorable" pour l'Afrique d'être exempt de poliomyélite et a averti qu'il ya une absence d'urgence à capitaliser sur cette occasion.

• Nouveau cas en Afghanistan d'origine Pakistan: Un enfant qui a eu un début de paralysie de poliomyélite dans la province de Khost en Afghanistan est un membre de la communauté déplacée de l'Agence du Waziristan du Nord du Pakistan, où les enfants n'ont pas eu accès à la vaccination pour deux ans. Avant et pendant l'action militaire dans cette agence, la population a largement quitté la région pour s'installer dans les régions avoisinantes du Pakistan et en Afghanistan. Opérations de vaccination massives ont lieu aux points de transit sur le Nord-Waziristan afin de protéger les enfants Waziri et le reste du Pakistan contre la polio.

• Les activités de vaccination ratissage a eu lieu dans des parties de quatre Etats du nord du Nigeria 12-15 Juillet. Activités infranationales plus grandes sont prévues pour le nord du pays pendant 9-12 Août (VPO trivalent) et 20-23 Septembre (VPOb).

POLIO CORNER: The Final Push

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Polio Headlines

Wild Poliovirus cases as on – July 2014 – as reported by WHO: 8 (4 from Pakistan, 1 from Afghanistan & 3 from the Horn of Africa)

-‐ 1 New Case of WPV1 was reported from Afghanistan

-‐ No New Cases of WPV was reported from Nigeria.

-‐ 4 New Cases of WPV1 was reported from Pakistan,

-‐ 3 New Cases of WPV1 was reported from Somalia

-‐ No New Case of WPV was reported from Kenya

-‐ 1 New Case of WPV1 was reported from Ethiopia

-‐ No New Cases of WPV was reported from Cameroon.

-‐ No New Cases of WPV in Equatorial Guinea.

-‐ No New Cases of WPV was reported from Syria.

-‐ No New Cases of WPV was reported from Iraq.

Total Wild Polio cases reported in 2014: 123 (compared with 132 in 2013)

By Rtns PDG Tunji Funsho & Ashok R. Mirchandani,

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province Litoral, Guinée équatoriale. Le cas le plus récent rapporté du Cameroun a eu lieu il ya.

• Lors de sa réunion 2-3 Juillet, le Groupe consultatif technique de l'Afrique centrale a noté qu'il ya maintenant une "occasion mémorable" pour l'Afrique d'être exempte de poliomyélite, compte tenu de la diminution des cas au Nigeria, et a averti qu'il ya un manque d'urgence à capitaliser sur cette opportunité. Le groupe a recommandé un engagement systématique avec les chefs d'État et une alerte à l'échelle régionale sur le risque de propagation de la polio à s'assurer que les pays à réduire leur vulnérabilité et sont prêts à faire face à l'importation de poliovirus.

• Toute la population de la Guinée équatoriale, indépendamment de l'âge, seront vaccinés à partir du 23 Juillet. Une recherche de maison en maison pour les cas de paralysie flasque aiguë sera menée au cours de la campagne; une recherche similaire est actuellement en cours

au Gabon. Cameroun, la République centrafricaine, la République démocratique du Congo (RDC), le Gabon et la République du Congo ont également des campagnes de vaccination de masse prévue pour Juillet. République démocratique du Congo, la Guinée équatoriale et le Gabon envisagent également de mener des campagnes en Août.

• Afrique de l'Ouest • Aucun cas n'a été signalé en

Afrique de l'Ouest en 2014. L'affaire la plus récente dans la région est due à PVS1 et s'est produite dans la province de Tahoua, au Niger, avec apparition de la paralysie le 15 Novembre 2012. De plus, un seul cas a été rapporté de PVDVc2 au Niger le 11 Juillet 2013.

• Multi-pays, les campagnes de vaccination synchronisées continuent d'être mises en œuvre dans la région avec des activités prévues pour la Guinée et le Niger en Juillet, et dans 15 pays en Septembre (Bénin, Burkina Faso, Cap Vert, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinée, Gambie , la Guinée-Bissau, Libéria, Mali, Mauritanie, Niger, Sénégal, Sierra Leone, Togo).

Polio TITRES Continue…

• Pakistan: Afin de protéger les personnes déplacées par l'action militaire dans le Nord-Waziristan, les gens de tous ages continuent à être vaccinés contre la polio aux points de transit dans le pays (plus de 394 000 vaccinés à ce jour) et au cours de plusieurs cycles de maison en maison campagnes de vaccination dans les communautés d'accueil (plus de 500 000 vaccinés dans les deux premiers tours, avec un troisième tour qui vient de s'achever).

• prochaine campagne de vaccination du pays sera une activité infranational en se concentrant sur les quartiers les plus à risque et aura lieu après le mois sacré du Ramadan, 18-20 Août. D'autres activités infranationales sont prévues pour Septembre et Octobre.

• Afrique centrale • Aucun nouveau cas n'a été

signalé en Afrique centrale cette semaine. Guinée équatoriale a rapporté cinq poliovirus sauvage de type 1 (PVS1) cas en 2014 et le Cameroun a signalé trois cas de PVS1. Le cas le plus récent pour l'ensemble de la sous-région, la paralysie, le 3 mai, dans le district de Mbini,

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Poliovirus sauvage Weekly Update comme sur - le 16 Juillet, 2014 - le World Wide Tel que rapporté par l'OMS: Polio sauvage cas de virus signalé la semaine dernière: 8 (4 en provenance du Pakistan, de l'Afghanistan et 1 3 de la Corne de l'Afrique):

• 1 nouveau cas de PVS1 a été rapporté d'Afghanistan

• Aucun nouveau cas de poliovirus sauvage ont été signalés en provenance du Nigeria.

• 4 nouveaux cas de PVS1 a été signalé en provenance du Pakistan,

• 3 nouveaux cas de PVS1 a été rapporté de la Somalie

• Aucun nouveau cas de poliovirus sauvage a été signalé au Kenya

• 1 nouveau cas de PVS1 a été rapporté de l'Ethiopie

• Aucun nouveau cas de poliovirus sauvage n'a été signalé depuis le Cameroun.

• Le poliovirus sauvage de Pas de nouveau cas en Guinée équatoriale.

• Aucun nouveau cas de poliovirus sauvage n'a été signalé depuis la Syrie.

• Aucun nouveau cas de poliovirus sauvage n’a été signalés en Irak.

• Guinée équatoriale: 5 cas en 2014 (contre 0 pour la même période

en 2013) nouveau pays

République arabe syrienne: 1 cas en 2014 (contre 0 pour la même période en 2013)

• Irak: 2 cas en 2014 (contre 0 pour la même période en 2013)

• Nigeria: Deux nouveaux cas de dus au PVDVc2 ont été signalés la semaine dernière, de Borno et Kano. Au Nigeria, le nombre total de cas dus au PVDVc2 pour 2014 est maintenant 13,

Nombre total de cas dus au PVDVc2 est de 45 pour 2013 et 19 pour 2014.

Nomber de cas de sauvage signalé en 2014: 123 (contre 132 en 2013)

Cas officiellement déclarés de virus sauvage le 16 Juillet 2014 pour 2014 dans les pays endémiques: 107 (contre 59 en 2013):

• Afghanistan: 8 cas en 2014 (contre 3 pour la même période en 2013)

• • Nigeria: 5 cas en 2014 (contre 35 pour la même période en 2013)

• • Pakistan: 94 cas en 2014 (contre 21 pour la même période en 2013)

Cas officiellement déclarés de virus sauvage le 16 Juillet 2014 pour 2014 Importation pays 16 (contre 73 en 2013):

• Kenya: 0 cas en 2014 (contre 7 pour la même période en 2013)

• Somalie: 4 cas en 2014 (contre 65 pour la même période en 2013)

• Tchad: 0 cas en 2014 (contre 0 pour la même période en 2013)

• Éthiopie: 1 cas en 2014 (contre 0 pour la même période en 2013)

• Cameroun: 3 cas en 2014 (contre 0 pour la même période en 2013)

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World Looks Anxiously To Pakistan, Afghanistan And Nigeria To Eradicate Polio

By Rtn Dr. Ashok Rochiram Mirchandani, Cotonou, Benin

All three countries have been impacted by conflict in recent years, making the battle against polio at this critical stage challenging. The battle is so pitched that the World Health Organization or WHO, declared a “public health emergency” in an effort to garner greater cooperation among countries to prevent the spread of polio, especially from the three endemic countries. Rotary, one of the partners in the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, along with the CDC, WHO and UNICEF with tremendous

financial support from The Gates Foundation, has brought the three national Polio Plus Committee heads from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Nigeria to its global headquarters in Evanston, Illinois this week. Forbes has received an exclusive opportunity to visit with them live on Tuesday, July 22, 2014 at 4:10 PM Eastern. Aziz Memon of Pakistan, Dr. Abdulrahman Olatunji Funsho of Nigeria and Mohammad Ishaq Niazmand of Afghanistan will join us then.

Polio, once a global monster, is now a cornered rat, lashing out in hopes of repopulating. Reduced 99.9 percent from an average number of cases around 400,000 thirty years ago, the number of global polio cases has been cut to around 400 annually. The Global Polio Eradication Initiative hopes to see the final case of polio either late this year or early next year.

All polio cases, regardless of where they are found, now originate from three countries: Pakistan, Afghanistan and Nigeria. You can count the number of cases this year in Afghanistan or Nigeria on your fingers; the end of polio there is clearly within reach.

Rotarians Fight The Good Fight

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By Rtn. Ogechukwu P. Ochuba, Abuja, Nigeria

RC Asokoro India, a country once known as the world's epicenter of Polio, was taken off the Polio endemic list, by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2012 (after being Polio free for over a year).

What will it take to ensure that every little boy who wants to play football can do so?

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business leader Sir Emeka Offor has donated US$1 million to Rotary’s PolioPlus program.

-‐ Visit www.endpolio.org/donate

-‐ Do you know a state Governor, a Commissioner of Health, a Local Government Chairman, or any Government official? Engage and ask them to support routine immunization in your local health center and hospitals. Your voice is a powerful tool. USE IT.

-‐ Wear your END POLIO NOW pin always.

The end of Polio is near. Play your part to ensure no child will ever suffer from this disabling but totally preventable disease again. Ensure that we can all smile soon and say: WE DID IT!

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What will it take to ensure that every little girl can help mum in the kitchen without using a mobility aid? What will it take to rid the world of Polio?

Poliomyelitis is an acute viral infectious disease spread from person to person. It is one of the most dreaded childhood diseases and has crippled thousands of people. Polio mainly affects children under the age of 5, the same age bracket in which it can be prevented. There is no cure for the disease but it is 100% preventable.

The eradication of Polio has been Rotary’s number 1 project and the END is very close. In Nigeria the number of new polio cases this year has decreased (by 85 percent) to four cases reported so far this year, compared to 26 cases reported in the same time frame in 2013.

According to Dr Kazeem Mustapha, vice chairman of Rotary International's Nigeria National PolioPlus Committee, “We have never gotten this close to eradicating polio.

If you look at the statistics compared to last year we’ve really done very, very good,”

The time to finish this fight is NOW. Every Rotarian can do even more by engaging in the following:

-‐ Get your child under 5 immunized immediately

-‐ Make a habit of asking everyone you know or see with a child under 5 if they have immunized the child, if they have not, ask them to do so

-‐ Get the facts on Polio and spread the word on news, print and social media.

-‐ Fund the fight. For as little as US60 cents, a child can be vaccinated against Polio for life. For the second consecutive year, Nigerian Rotarian, philanthropist, and

Rotarians fight the good fight continued…

Rtn. Fatii Gambo of RC Asokoro (D9125) immunizing a child

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Polio Victim Rehabilitated through Rotary Efforts

This article was first published on 3rd March 2010 by the then National Chair, Pakistan Polio Committee, Aziz Memon. It has been edited without distorting its original content.

Other then being a happy affable little boy, with a mischievous smile filled with curiosity Ali Rehman’s biggest set-back in life was his ill fated right foot. He contracted Type 3 poliomyelitis at the age of 2 years and walking for him became close to impossible. As he got older, unable to use his leg- he couldn’t take 2 steps without tumbling. His right ankle experienced degenerating muscle failure, and his ability to stand on both feet, was a daunting task. It was not long before he’s smile soon vanished and he became withdrawn. Ali’s father took him for testing at the local Government Hospital in Karachi and later on sent his results to a lab in Islamabad where it was confirmed that indeed his son had contracted the debilitating disease called poliomyelitis. Desperate and dejected Mr. Kashmir approached the PolioPlus Committee’s Chairman Aziz Memon, who referred Ali’s case to Murshid Hospital and Health Care Centre. There, he met with the CEO

of the Murshid Hospital, Dr. Abdul Sattar E Jaffar who further referred Ali’s case to one of the hospital’s orthopaedic surgeon, Dr. Rehman Beg. Dr. Beg called in Ali for his first appointment on 22nd January 2010, for a detail check-up. Ali Rehman was diagnosed as EQUINUS right foot (Post polio deformity). On 8th February, Dr. Beg operated on Ali at the Murshid Hospital, (free of charge), for subcutaneous lengthening of Achilles’ tendon in equinus deformity of the right ankle joint. A plaster cast was bound for 2 weeks, to help heal the ankle. On 22nd February 2010, Dr. Rehman Beg’s Surgical RMO, Dr Suhail Ahmed removed the plaster cast, stating that the ankle had healed well. Today, Ali can stand up straight and his dad is overjoyed, attributing his gratitude to the Chair of the Pakistan Polio Plus Committee, Aziz Memon, who he describes as a true philanthropist, whose act of kindness has no doubt, ‘restored hope in his son.’

In 2010, the youngest among four children of Khalil-ur-Rehman, a labourer from Azad Kashmir, Ali Rehman, just eight years of age, was successfully rehabilitated through the efforts of Rotary’s National Chair, Polio Plus Committee.

Ali following a successful surgery

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Quick Response by Rotarian Doctors of Saves Mother and Child

For 21 year old Aida and her then unborn baby boy, now eight months old Daniel Rotary, it was the timely intervention of Ugandan Rotarian doctors who saved them from the jaws of death.

In December 2013, Aida was in labour when it was discovered that her unborn baby’s path was obstructed. She needed a caesarean section immediately, but the only surgeon at the facility was out of town.

Rotarians happened to be holding their quarterly one-day medical camp in the very same Kalangala on Ssese Islands. They stepped right in and despite an ill equipped theatre, successfully carried out a Caesarian section on Aida.

By Rtn. Agnes Biribonwa RC Ssese Islands, Uganda

and delivered her very first baby.

On July 3rd, Aida returned to the Rotary Club of Kampala Ssese to thank Rotarians and the Immediate Past District Governor of District 9211, Emmanuel Katongole for giving her and her son an opportunity to live. A resident of a remote village in Ssese Islands, Aida is full of praises for Rotary.

Uganda Rotarians donated beddings, clothing and cash to Aida and her son. PDG Emmanuel Katongole further pledged that Rotary will fully sponsor Daniel’s education. He thanked the three doctors, Rtns. Brenda Anena, Julie Mugerwa and Mark Makubuya, for their timely intervention.

Below, a happy Aida and her child Daniel

The Uganda Rotary Cancer Program

Three years ago, the Rotary Clubs of Uganda, embarked on a mission to build a specialist cancer centre in Uganda. Their vision being to have a centre of excellence that will provide vital early detection and cure for cancer, provide pre and post treatment care and most importantly, save many lives being lost needlessly to the disease.

What began as an idea, has transformed into a reality. It all began as a dream of PDG Stephen Mwanje (D9200, 2010/11) and his friends. With the generosity of St Francis’ Hospital

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determined faith.

In August 2012, the Cancer Run was launched as the flag bearing fundraising vehicle. The response has been humbling and a success. This year will mark Cancer Run 3 on 31st August 2014. The first run attracted 8,000 participants and the second 13,000. It is expected to hit 20,000 participants this year. So far about $300,000 has been raised, which is 80% of what is needed to complete the structure. The balance is targeted using this cancer run 3.

According to PDG Mwanje, the structure is likely to be finished one year ahead of

schedule, by January 2015 (originally set for 2016).

He adds: “Our friends from Districts 7780 and 5710 have already mobilised all the necessary equipment and a Global Grant application has been prepared to help transport the said equipment and also to build capacity through VTTs (inward and outward).

Focus is also on preventive measures as opposed to just curative. As Rotarians, we are mainstreaming cancer prevention and treatment in Rotary Service by carrying out community awareness campaigns throughout the country. With the support of qualified medical personnel and other local partners, we are now offering free counselling and testing services for the different cancers through our clubs, throughout the country. So far, we have carried out fifteen such awareness campaigns in the different parts of the country.

Uganda Rotary Cancer Ward Program continued…

Nsambya, who donated the land, the project’s ground breaking took place on April 22nd 2011, during the District Conference and Assembly, presided over by the then RI President Ray Klinginsmith.

From then on, momentum has been sustained by generous donations from several corporate organisations like Centenary Bank, Crown Beverages, National Housing Corporation, Bank of Uganda, Hima Cement and others. Local Rotarians and Rotarians abroad have also given their time, their professional and technical support, their personal resources and their

By PDG Stephen Mwanje,

Kampala, Uganda

You can download full project article by clicking

on this link:

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Reflections on ROTA and How To use Social Media to Enhance Rotary in Africa: A look at the campaign for

District 9220

1. Create awareness about Rotary

2. Recruitment - by getting a contact list of would-be interested/ prospective members

SITUATION IN MARCH 2013 The situation as at March 2013, when we finalised the plan was such that, out of the 7 countries/regions within the district, we had a population of around 25 million persons with some 667,000 Facebook users above 25 years of age. Rotary Membership in District 9220 was slightly above 1600. CAMPAIGN IN 2 PARTS

1. Adverts on Facebook and Google Adwords

2. Followed by a landing page to which they were directed when

I am new to ROTA as Dar Es Salaam was my first participation, though I have been lucky to have some insights from RC (2011-2014) Randhir Ramloll & RC (2014-2017) Mamed Baboo. Social Media - The campaign for District 9220 As ARPIC (Zone 20A French 2012-2014) & District 9220 Chair for Public Image for 2013-2014, I worked with DG Jean and the district team on this specially designed campaign, thanks to the PI Grants 2013-2014, for a total budget of USD5500. This was the first time that we chose social media and online tools for a campaign at District level with the following objectives:

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were directed when they clicked on the adverts

LANDING PAGE IN 2 STEPS (A landing page is any page on a website where traffic is sent specifically to prompt a certain action or result.) The landing page was in two parts:

a) A more general information page with a small online form requesting only name, country and email address Landing page 1 (in French) can be seen at: https://www.rotary9220.org/en-savoir-plus/

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included the names, professions and region or town, leaving it to clubs to adopt their own "invitation" strategy.

• We often say that "many do not become Rotarians because they have never been invited" or we do not know people who would be interested: This campaign brought almost 400 potential names, that is as if one Rotarian in every 4, in the district, proposing someone!

DIRECT RESULTS (2 cases out of others):

1. During the campaign, we were contacted by someone from the region of Morondava (Madagascar), who

region of Morondava (Madagascar), who saw the campaign on Facebook. A former Rotarian, he requested for information about how a club could be organised as the closest club was 350 Km away. He discussed with DG Jean and a new club (RC Morondava Baobab) was created with 27 founding members!

2. The campaign was

contracted out to a social-media company, managed by a former Rotaractor aged 32, who after that joined the Rotary Eclub 9220.

c) Then after that a second page with more information and in this we added a more elaborate form requesting also: Region, Age group, Profession Landing page 2 (in French) can be seen at: https://www.rotary9220.org/plus/

MEASURABLE RESULTS

• The campaign lasted over 12 weeks, with a target audience of 400,000 across the seven countries/regions of the district for a budget of USD 5500 (USD1500 as professional fees & USD4000 as Facebook/Google advertising fees).

• The advertisements of Facebook and Google (Adwords) generated 14,557 unique page views

• The landing pages attracted around 400 persons interested to know more about Rotary, and who left their contact details.

• We compiled the list of potential members and distributed it to the clubs so that they may contact those in their region. The list

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A FEW REMARKS

• We need to be innovative in our approach.

• Social media is an affordable media, and a well-planned strategy should be worked out and implemented.

• Thanks to a good search engine optimisation, the landing pages, which are still active, can continue to generate a few leads.

• Like in business, we need to do proper and efficient targeting and campaigns like those on Facebook, make it possible to target (by age group, region/towns, professions, interests...).

• Such campaigns can be done at district or even club level.

• What we have done can be replicated and clubs can adapt it for them.

• Budget does not have to be huge - We did a similar campaign before we launched one Rotaract Club with a USD30 budget and it directly brought 3 members, who in turn brought 2 more members!).

• Online media makes information about Rotary more accessible.

Many have misconceptions of Rotary,

and thanks to such campaigns, people get to know about what Rotary is

really about and it is easier to ask questions through online contact

forms that to do it face to face.

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ROTARACT CORNER:

Rotaract D9210 invites Rotaract & Interact clubs to promote goodwill and international understanding

By Rotaractor Nkonde Chola Rotaract Club of Ndola, Zambia

memorable District Conference that was held in the town of Nyanga in Zimbabwe. The conference attracted Rotaractors from Zambia, Malawi, Zimbabwe and Mozambique with the exception of Malawian Rotaractors, who could not make it due to national elections being held in Malawi over the same period.

Outgoing District Governor Stella Dongo, was delighted to welcome Rotaractors and called on Rotaractors to promote goodwill and international understanding and increase their network. She also presented awards to deserving Rotaract Clubs such as the Phil Whitehead trophy in recognition of the best club, which went to the Rotaract Club of the University of Zimbabwe. The most promising club went to the newly chartered Rotaract Club of Matopos.

Outgoing District Rotaract Representative Jayne Terera, reported that Rotaract membership in the District had risen from 200+ members to 340 members. The conference was held under the theme “Moving Mountains Changing Lives”.

We were delighted to see clubs implementing service projects that are helping change lives in the community such as the:

• Rotaract Club of Harare West, sunk a borehole that is now providing clean drinking water to hundreds of people in a local community,

• Rotaract Club of Belmont’s wheelchairs projects, global run water projects, go green

Rotaract District 9210 has a very rich history and has over the years built leaders of our Communities, towns, cities and countries. It dates back to 1976, when the first and oldest club in the district, the region and Central Africa, the Rotaract Club of Ndola, was chartered on 22nd October 1976 (and is 38 years old today) and was followed by the Rotaract Club of Harare Central chartered in 1978. Other Clubs such as Rotaract Club of Tiyende Pamodzi and Harare West were later formed some years down the line in the mid 1980s. Very vibrant, there are 17 active Rotaract Clubs to date and 5 provisional clubs in the process of being chartered.

D9210 DCA

Recently, D9210 Rotaractors had the privilege of joining the Rotary family for a memorable District

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Chimhanda that outgoing DRR Jayne Terera, inducted incoming DRR Nkonde Chola.

In his address to Rotaractors and Interactors DRR Nkonde Chola called on Rotaractors to think of doing high impact projects and promote goodwill and international understanding. “As District 9210 one of our goals is to twin with International Rotaract Clubs worldwide. We want to increase our international network and collaborate with other clubs from various Districts to do joint service and international projects .We would also like to visit Rotaractors in other countries and Districts. Like the saying goes Rotaract knows no borders tribe clan or region. We form one family and we have fellowship and friendship as a basis of service to others.

Next D9210 Rotaract Conference

From the 29th April to 3rd May 2015, the Rotaract District Conference shall be held parallel to the main Conference for Rotary International District 9210 at Chrismar Hotel in the tourist town of Livingstone.

The youths in Rotary -Interactors and Rotaractors - have an opportunity to view the Victoria Falls one of the seven wonders of the wonder. District Governor Ken Chibesakunda and Conference Convener AG Friday Mulenga are willing to welcome you to Zambia, the real Africa.

Are you a Rotaract Club, an Interact Club or even interested Rotarians willing to find twin clubs and reach out to network, share experiences and ideas, and gain friendship with Rotaract District 9210? Please feel free to contact District Rotaract Representative for District 9210 Nkonde Chola, whom will be willing to link you to local Rotaract and Interact clubs. DRR Nkonde Chola can be contacted on E-mail: [email protected]. Or alternatively, get on Facebook and like the page for Rotaract District 9210.

projects and, • Rotaract Club of

Ndola Wheelchair and as Literacy projects (book donations).

During one of the plenary sessions it was a pleasure to receive the RIPPER PDG Marwan Fattal, who encouraged Rotaractors to think about joining Rotary after attaining the age of 30. In his District and country in Ivory Coast he has assisted Rotaractors find employment and on various projects. He pledged support to Rotaractors’ projets in District 9210 and any other help needed.

It was during the visit of RIPPER Marwan Fattal, DG Stella Dongo ad PDG Josh

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Statement of the Problem

Despite the acknowledgement that the existing cancer burden is preventable, new cases and deaths remain high and this is mainly due to the lack of information and knowledge that would facilitate prevention and early detection amongst the general population. Individuals are not aware of the basic facts of the disease, its risk factors and how to minimise exposure to the risks. Like in many other countries, the majority of Zimbabweans have continued to engage in lifestyles that continue to place their health at risk of

cancer and these include: smoking, alcoholism, lack of physical activity and unhealthy diets.

There is a large cancer knowledge gap among the general population of Zimbabwe. Rotary Club Highlands and the Cancer Association of Zimbabwe, hereby proposes a 1-year intervention project named: "Cervical Cancer Screening and Education Programme". In line with the identified need, the project goals and objectives are aimed at providing cancer information and mobile screening services in rural areas.

LOCAL HOST PARTNER: RC Highlands, D9210 AREA OF FOCUS: Disease prevention & treatment BUDGET: $368,094 (Capital: US$213,380, Operational: US$103,054, Administration: US$51,660) CONTACT: Sekai Chibaya EMAIL: [email protected]

PROJECT 1:

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SPECIAL: AFRICAN PROJECTS SEEKING FUNDING

RC Highlands Cervical Cancer Screening Project - Harare, Zimbabwe

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referral channels of rural women diagnosed with cancer.

Project Design

This project will see the Cancer Association running a Mobile VIAC (Visual Inspection, with acetic acid and Cervicography) Clinic for the screening of cervical cancer, treating precancerous lesions and doing clinical breast examination for women in selected remote areas.

This is a double-barrelled project, through which the organisation intends to offer two mobile services (mobile based cervical cancer education and Mobile screening) at once. This is because once educated about cancer the women need the screening facilities, referrals and follow up for treatment

services. Thus, the mobile clinic will incorporate treatment of the abnormal cells of the cervix using Cryotherapy and refer suspicious cases accordingly.

The cancer information dissemination is an integral component of this project and RC Highlands will assist in the dissemination of the information. The Cancer Association will work collaboratively with the RC Highlands and the Ministry of Health and Child Welfare and will also make use of these partnerships to lobby and advocate for the development and rollout of cancer management protocols as well as resource mobilisation for the necessary equipment that would facilitate early detection and diagnosis.


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Project Goal:

To reduce late presentation (3rd and 4th stages) of common cancers (cervical cancer) through cancer information dissemination and screening

Specific Objectives:

i. Educate the rural women in remote areas about risk factors and preventive measures of cervical and breast cancer

ii. Screen the women of cervical cancer, treat precancerous lesions and facilitate treatment of identified cases

iii. Provision of psychosocial support and

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PROJECT NEED: INTERNATIONAL PARTNER: We are looking for a partner. Recording a pledge will make you the Primary International Partner for this project. PROJECT NEED: $245,396 Project is listed for the 2014-15 Rotary Year.

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Project Overview This is a Joint project of the Rotary Club of Harare City, in D9210 and the Rotary Club of DuPont Circle, of Washington DC, USA. Rotarians are looking to building a footbridge for children safety across the Shavanhowe River, which floods during the rainy season (December to April), creating a high risk for children crossing when going to school in Murehwa, Zimbabwe (a city about 65 kilometres northeast of the capital of Harare City). A total of 14 deaths, mostly children, have occurred in the last five years. The local community and the Rotary Club of Harare City has proposed the building of a footbridge across this river to make it safer for children and adults to cross.

Statement of the Problem Chemhondoro School provides both primary and secondary school education in Murehwa. The school has 2,400 primary students and

1,800 secondary students, all who live within a radius of 8 kilometres. About 1.5 kilometres east of the school is the Shavanhowe River where approximately 550 people (mostly students) cross daily. The river is seasonal – barely trickling and easily crossable in the dry season (May to November). However, during the rainy season (December to April), the river is flooded and becomes dangerous to cross, especially for children, given the strong current. The children have the alternative route to walk an extra 8 kilometres to cross a bridge on the Harare / Nyamapanda Road, but this creates a very long journey to school (and a very sleepy classroom). Hence, the temptation for the children to cross the river – even when flooded. The Headmaster of the Primary School, Mr. Nyandoro, wrote to RC of Harare City stating that, “some of his pupils have been swept away and drowned as they try to cross the river to and from school in the rainy season.”

LOCATION: Murehwa, Zimbabwe BUDGET: $66,000 LOCAL HOST PARTNER: RC Harare City (District 9210) INTERNATIONAL PARTNER: RC Du Pont Circle (District 7620) CONTACT 1: Changala Chisanga EMAIL: [email protected] CONTACT 2: Bill Hart EMAIL: [email protected]

PROJECT 2:

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RC Harare City, Zimbabwe Footbridge Project - Harare, Zimbabwe

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SPECIAL: AFRICAN PROJECTS SEEKING FUNDING continued…

The Footbridge Solution The decision to build a footbridge to save the lives of the school children was thus taken after consideration of other options and costs implications. The river was visited again in January 2013 (the rainy season) to confirm the dangerous truth of crossing the river when flooded in the rainy season. The Club’s Project Team approached Engineer Jaos Musoko of Sirston Consultants in Harare. He agreed to survey the area, present drawings, and create a bill of quantities / costs, all for no charge. According to him, the footbridge is estimated to cost $66,000 (project budget on next page). All materials needed for this project will be locally and competitively sourced. The completion time to build the footbridge is approximately 12 weeks and construction can only be done during the dry season. RC Harare City estimates that if they can start the project in August 2014, it can be completed just in time before the rainy season starts. For more information on this project download project document by copy pasting this link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4Na788ymILAMl9HUDlsZmJDa3c/edit?usp=sharing into your browser. You can also email: Changala Chisanga on [email protected].

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Did You Know...? 1. Your shoes are the first things people subconsciously notice

about you. Wear nice shoes. 2. If you sit for more than 11 hours a day, there's a 50% chance

you'll die within the next 3 years 3. There are at least 6 people in the world who look exactly like

you. There's a 9% chance that you'll meet one of them in your lifetime.

4. Sleeping without a pillow reduces back pain and keeps your spine stronger.

5. A person's height is determined by their father, while their weight is determined by their mother.

6. If a part of your body "falls asleep", you can almost always "wake it up" by shaking your head.

7. There are three things the human brain cannot resist noticing - Food, attractive people and danger

8. Right-handed people tend to chew food on their right side 9. Putting dry tea bags in gym bags or smelly shoes will absorb

the unpleasant odour. 10. According to Albert Einstein, if honey bees were to

disappear from earth, humans would be dead within 4 years. 11. There are so many kind of apples, that if you ate a new one

everyday, it would take over 20 years to try them all. 12. You can survive without eating for weeks, but you will only

live 11 days without sleeping. 13. People who laugh a lot are healthier than those who don't. 14. Laziness and inactivity kills just as many people as smoking. 15. A human brain has a capacity to store 5 times as much

information as Wikipedia 16. Our brain uses same amount power as 10-watt light bulb!! 17. Our body gives enough heat in 30 mins to boil 1.5 litres of

water!! 18. Stomach acid (conc. HCl) is strong enough to dissolve razor

blades!! 19. Take a 10-30 minute walk every day. & while you walk,

SMILE. It is the ultimate antidepressant. 20.J happy life!

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PICTURES SPEAK A THOUSAND WORDS

D9220 conference in Antananarivo, Madagascar, host country of DG John

Ravelonarivo 2013-2014.

President of RC Wuse-Central, Nigeria, Nicholas Emeye (in the middle), During visit by WHO representative.

D9210 Rotaractors are this close to ending polio. Picture taken during the PETS training

in Harare Zimbabwe, on July 26th 2014.

Members of RC Asokoro (D9125) at Jiwa community in Abuja during a recent Immunization Polio Plus day.

Participant at Rotary Leadership Institute Nigeria awarded certificate following the

Leadership Course Part 1, held at IITA Office, Abuja on the 26th July 2014.

Induction Night 2014 in Honour of President Jacques Daniel Sungaren, PHF —with members of RC Saint Pierre

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