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Page 1: Foundation Grants for Service Projects

District 1010 Assembly, 2010

Assembly presentations will be available at

www.slideshare.net/rotary1010

Rotary District 1010 - Scotland North

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Foundation grants for service projects

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36 clubs over the last 3 years – why not your club?

• Foundation is Rotary in action as an international humanitarian aid and education organisation

• Everything it does starts with a club• Foundation is a support mechanism for your

club’s service projects• 36 clubs have benefited from Foundation

grants over the last three years

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Foundation in a nutshell

• Essentially Foundation is a mutual fund mechanism for channelling funds donated by all clubs towards club service projects

• It assists clubs in implementing service projects which require funds beyond their own resources

• Projects must involve Rotarians in service and focus on a humanitarian issue

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What can be funded with grantsWhat grants can fund (not a complete list)•Equipment, materials and training for health and education•Infrastructure – water, sanitation•Educational projects•Disability aids•Days out, respite, home support•Amenity improvements (but the humanitarian purpose and beneficiary group need to be clear)

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Types of grants

Matching grantsDistrict simplified grants

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Matching grants

• international projects involving a partner club in the ‘host’ country

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Matching Grants 2009Cupar Nepal Water infrastructure

Blairgowrie India Limb camp project

Dunfermline Rawalpindi Equipment for a health centre

Elgin an others Nepal Water supply

Dundee Sri Lanka Artificial limbs

Auchterarder S Africa School computer equipment and furniture

Montrose Kenya Library equipment for Nyumbani

St Andrews Kilrymont Cameroun Water harvesting for a school

Aberdeen Kenya Child mortality – training

Aberdeen Deeside Uganda Water harvesting at a health centre

Total project value: $¼m

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Blairgowrie - Calcutta• Low cost artificial limb

fitting (‘Jaipur’ limbs) – centres in West Bengal and Bihar

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Elgin - Nepal

• Project to bring clean water and sanitation to remote villages – location Nepane

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Dundee – Sri Lanka• Fitting artificial

limbs from a centre in Kandy

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St Andrews Kilrymont - Cameroun

• Provision of a borehole and natural sewage treatment for the Mandoula Primary School and village

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Aberdeen - Nairobi• Training and

equipment for improved neo-natal care

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Montrose – Nyumbani project• Fitting out and computer

equipment for the education centre at the Nyumbani village orphanage

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Auchterarder – South Africa

• Computer equipment for the Kwasa education centre at Daggafontein

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District simplified grant projects

• smaller grants• may be local or international• do not require partner club

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Oldmeldrum Rotakids

• Equipment for Rotakids to help clean up a local park

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Dundee

• Assistance towards the cost of providing horse riding for disable people at the Brae riding Centre

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Kirkcaldy• Library equipment for a

school for the blind and partially sited in Arusha, Tanzaniain

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North Fife

• Clean water using a roof water harvesting system for a school in Kigali, Rwanda

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Dundee

• Home starter packs made up from recycled furniture and household items

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Young carers – Forres and Fife• Giving a break to

young people who care for their families

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West Fife

• Sensory garden in Valleyfield

Earlier sensory garden project in Perth

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Anne Forster

RC of Oldmeldrum

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What is RotaRotaKidsKids?

– The youngest section of Rotary

– Who? Children of Primary school age– Aims? – To introduce Rotary ideals of service to the

children– To help them “Make a Difference”

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The Rotary Family

Rotary – Age 30+ Rotaract – Age 18 - 30

RotaKids – Age 8 - 12Interact - Age 12 - 18

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What are the benefits of RotaRotaKidsKids?

– To the school

– To the pupils

– To the community

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Establishing a RotaRotaKids Kids ClubClub

– Needs commitment from the school and the participating teachers.

– Teachers need to contribute ideas

– The Rotary Club will follow the staff's lead and provide support.  

– RotaKids will be involved in choosing projects

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The RotaKids Pledge

As a RotaKid, I promise:

•         To be fair to all

•         To serve my community

•         To show respect for others

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Tarves RotaRotaKidsKids

– Concept floated 2008

– Tarves Primary School

– 16 members, 50% of P6 & 7 classes

– School KO Sept 2009

– Club “chartered” March 2010

– Sponsoring Rotary Club: Oldmeldrum

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Responsibilities (Rotary)

– Oversee the establishment of the new club.

– Participate in events and club meetings

– Financial support is at the discretion of the local Rotary Club

– Comply with school policies

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Potential

Projects

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Tarves RotaKids wear purple hair to show they care

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RotaKids run Easter bonnet parade and competition at Oldmeldrum

Rotary Easter Egg Hunt

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Still to happen

• Local heritage video

• Litter pick up

• Tesco school vouchers

• Thank you letters

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InteractInteract

Rotary District 1010Rotary District 1010

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Interact is Rotary for 12 – 18 years olds

Interact Clubs are school-based or community-based

Clubs are sponsored by a Rotary Club and are self-governing

Members undertake two projects per year, one local and one international

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10,700 Clubs in over 100 countries with over 200,000 young people involved

An opportunity for young people to contribute to our goals of service, international understanding and fellowship

“Serious fun”

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New Generations: 5th Avenue of Service Part of Rotary's core mission to enhance

life opportunities for young people Helps develop the Rotarians of the future Opportunities for Rotarians to give active

enjoyable service Brings Rotary closer to communities

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To demonstrate citizenship – and to make a difference

To gain leadership, project management and teamwork skills

To learn vocational skills ……all of which help them to progress to a

job or further/higher education To learn more about the world To make new friends and have fun

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9 new Interact clubs formed! 14 active Interact Clubs in District 1010 Lots of fantastic local and international

service projects Scope for a district Interact Rally in

2010

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Identify a small group of Rotarians as a support group

Secure interest from a school Present to target audience of pupils Form interest group of pupils Oversee election of officers Support Club to get started with projects Complete paperwork Hold inaugural ceremony

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Publicise success Encourage involvement of younger

members Hold AGM and elect officers before end

of school year Request opportunity to present at

assemblies before end of school year ….. If all else fails start again in new

school year

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Janet Lowe

District Interact Officer

[email protected]

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Youth Exchange Officer Presentation

Bill Wheeler

Rotary District 1010 Rotary District 1010 - Scotland North- Scotland North

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Provides young people with the opportunity to experience cultures other than their own

Gives participants a broader view of the world and a deeper understanding of themselves

Develops leadership and communication skills in youth

Advances international understanding and world peace

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Youth Exchange is one of Rotary International’s structured programs : to help clubs and districts achieve their service

goals in their own communities and in communities abroad

fostering fellowship and goodwill in the process.

The programs within YE are: The long-term Youth Exchange program is an

exchange program for secondary school students.

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Youth Exchange allows students to: • Meet people from other countries and

experience their culture firsthand

• Gain a better understanding of the basic needs we all share and the diversity that makes each culture unique

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More than 8,000 students have participate each year in over 60 countries.

86% of all Rotary districts participate in the Youth Exchange program.

Rotary Youth Exchange is an affordable exchange program.

Rotary Youth Exchange is open to the children or Rotarians and non-Rotarians alike

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Students travel to other countries to learn about the culture and the language as well as act as a cultural ambassador for their own country.

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A long-term exchange lasts for an academic year. Students stay with 2-3 host families and are required to attend school in their host country.

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New Generations Exchanges are• Short-term exchanges within Rotary’s Youth

Exchange program• For people between the ages of 18 and 25• Bridges the gap between the Youth Exchange

program and the programs of The Rotary Foundation

• Often includes a vocational and or educational element

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Eligible students for the long-term programmust be: Between the ages of 15 and 19 At secondary school or equivalent academic

level Above-average academically Socially ready to handle living abroad for an

extended period

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Club committees recruit, screen, and select students and host families for participation in the programme.

District YE officers work with other districts within RIBI and RI to select individuals.

Rotary International produces a list of district Youth Exchange chairs quarterly to help communication with one another.

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The club Youth Exchange committee chair, appointed by the club president, is responsible for all aspects of the club’s Youth Exchange program. Suggested positions for the club committee include:•Coordinator for:

• Inbound, Outbound and Host family activities• Club counselor• Public relations coordinator• Youth protection officer

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Get involved with Youth Exchange by• Hosting a student, for an afternoon activity,

club meeting, or project• Chaperoning exchange student orientations

or tours• Serving on the club committee• Working with your district committee• Promoting the program in local schools and

to students you know

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The following resources are available on the RI Web site:• Youth Exchange section• Youth Exchange Handbook• Primer for Exchange Students• Youth Exchange staff e-mail• Rotary E-Learning Center

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District Youth Exchange Officer:Bill Wheeler

Email: [email protected] Tel: 01786 474535

Thank You

Any Questions

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