Foundation Grants for Service Projects

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Foundation grants for service projects

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

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

What can be funded with grants
What 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)

Types of grants
Matching grants
District simplified grants

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

Matching Grants 2009 Cupar 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

Blairgowrie - Calcutta
Low cost artificial limb fitting (‘Jaipur’ limbs) – centres in West Bengal and Bihar

Elgin - Nepal
Project to bring clean water and sanitation to remote villages – location Nepane

Dundee – Sri Lanka
Fitting artificial limbs from a centre in Kandy

St Andrews Kilrymont - Cameroun
Provision of a borehole and natural sewage treatment for the Mandoula Primary School and village

Aberdeen - Nairobi
Training and equipment for improved neo-natal care

Montrose – Nyumbani project
Fitting out and computer equipment for the education centre at the Nyumbani village orphanage

Auchterarder – South Africa
Computer equipment for the Kwasa education centre at Daggafontein

District simplified grant projects
smaller grants
may be local or international
do not require partner club

Oldmeldrum Rotakids
Equipment for Rotakids to help clean up a local park

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

Kirkcaldy
Library equipment for a school for the blind and partially sited in Arusha, Tanzaniain

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

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

Young carers – Forres and Fife
Giving a break to young people who care for their families

West Fife
Sensory garden in Valleyfield
Earlier sensory garden project in Perth

Anne Forster RC of Oldmeldrum

What is Rota Kids ?
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”

The Rotary Family
Rotary – Age 30+
Rotaract – Age 18 - 30 RotaKids – Age 8 - 12 Interact - Age 12 - 18

What are the benefits of Rota Kids ?
To the school
To the pupils
To the community

Establishing a Rota Kids Club
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

The Rota Kids Pledge
As a RotaKid, I promise:
To be fair to all
To serve my community
To show respect for others

Tarves Rota Kids
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

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

Potential Projects

Tarves RotaKids wear purple hair to show they care

RotaKids run Easter bonnet parade and competition at Oldmeldrum Rotary Easter Egg Hunt

Still to happen
Local heritage video
Litter pick up
Tesco school vouchers
Thank you letters

Interact Rotary District 1010

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

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”

New Generations: 5 th 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

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

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

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

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

Janet Lowe
District Interact Officer
[email_address]

Youth Exchange Officer Presentation Bill Wheeler Rotary District 1010 - Scotland North

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
Rotary District 1010 - Scotland North

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.

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

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

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.

Rotary District 1010 - Scotland North 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.

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

Eligible students for the long-term program
must 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

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.

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

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

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

District Youth Exchange Officer:
Bill Wheeler
Email: [email_address]
Tel: 01786 474535
Thank You
Any Questions

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