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Inside:
page 3
§ 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…
Reach Out To Africa - ROTA

Newsletter Issue 2/ August 2014
Reach Out to Africa - ROTA
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Our first ROTA Issue, received with a
lot of enthusiasm. Chairman’s
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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Message
Patrick D. Chisanga
ROTA Chair 2014/15
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…
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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Thankful to our avid readers’
responses to our call out for articles
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
Geeta@maneknet.com 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.
Editor’s
Note
PDG Geeta Manek
ROTA Newsletter Editor
2014/15
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Chairman’s Message continued from
page 2 …
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
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.

On membership:
The More The Merrier
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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
(continued)
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.
- sodales.
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.

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!
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2014 Rotary
Institute,
Accra,
Ghana

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
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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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POLIO CORNER: The Final Push
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).
ENG:
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
WPV was reported
from Cameroon.
WPV in Equatorial
Guinea.
WPV was reported
from Syria.
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 oeuvre 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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Reach Out To Africa - ROTA Newsletter Issue 2/ August 2014
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
poliovirus sauvage a été
signalé au Kenya
• 1 nouveau cas de PVS1
a été rapporté de
l'Ethiopie
poliovirus sauvage n'a
été signalé depuis le
Cameroun.
• Le poliovirus sauvage
de Pas de nouveau cas
en Guinée équatoriale.
poliovirus sauvage n'a
été signalé depuis la
Syrie.
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
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
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
période en 2013)
• Somalie: 4 cas en 2014
(contre 65 pour la
même période en
2013)
• Tchad: 0 cas en 2014
période en 2013)
• Éthiopie: 1 cas en 2014
période en 2013)
• Cameroun: 3 cas en
même période en
2013)

World Looks Anxiously To Pakistan, Afghanistan
And Nigeria To Eradicate Polio
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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
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/do
nate
-‐ 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!
-‐
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.’
Ali following a
successful surgery
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.

Quick Response by
Rotarian Doctors of
Saves Mother and
Child
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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:

Reflections on ROTA and How To use Social Media to
Enhance Rotary in Africa: A look at the campaign for
19
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:
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.rotary922
0.org/en-savoir-plus/
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20
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.rotary
9220.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
Reflections on ROTA continued…
(continues on
page 21)

Reflections on ROTA continued…
21
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.

ROTARACT CORNER:
Rotaract D9210 invites Rotaract &
Interact clubs to promote goodwill
and international understanding
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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,
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:
nkonde.chola@gmail.co
m. Or alternatively, get
on Facebook and like the
page for Rotaract District
9210.
Rotaract Corner
continued…
projects and,
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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SPECIAL: AFRICAN PROJECTS SEEKING FUNDING
RC Highlands Cervical Cancer Screening
Project - Harare, Zimbabwe
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.
PROJECT 1:
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: sjchibaya@gmail.com
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25
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.
continued..
Project 1 continued…
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
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.”
PROJECT 2:
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:
Changala.Chisanga@gmail.c
om
CONTACT 2: Bill Hart
EMAIL: hartconsco@aol.com
(continued)
continued…
RC Harare City, Zimbabwe Footbridge
Project - Harare, Zimbabwe

27
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
Changala.Chisanga@gmail.com.

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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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