Project:
Build Wells & Sanitary Latrines at 3 Schools
Country:Afghanistan
Club:
Emerald City
Help to build wells and sanitary latrines at 3 Schools, with 3,000 students, in Northern Afghanistan (Dawlatabad district: Khairabad, Qaraghojila and Shakhmoghlan) by the end of 2007. Also supply school supplies for teachers and children, supply desks and other school tools and encourage proper hygiene— especially handwashing—as a means of breaking disease transmission routes by providing adequate water supply for such purposes at the schools identified. VIEW COMPLETE DETAILS HERE (PDF) Contact: Robin DuBrin,
Project:
Women's Literacy & Health in Balkh Province
Country:Afghanistan
Club:
Emerald City
Agriculture and Health Development Organization (AHDO) will collaborate with other NGOs working in Balkh on 12 month Learning for Life projects that are also aware of these needs: Coordination of Afghan Relief (CoAR) and International Rescue Committee (IRC). After participating in the Classes, 25-50% of the female trainees will serve as Community Health Workers (CHWs), Trained Birth Attendants (TBAs) and Health Educators (HE) who are linked to clinics and district hospitals in the target districts. VIEW COMPLETE DETAILS HERE (PDF) Contact: Robin DuBrin,
Project:
Agriculture and Health Development Organization (AHDO) - Balkh Center & Char Bolak
Country:Afghanistan
Club:
Emerald City
Contact: Art King,
Project:
Maasai Dental Care
Country:Kenya
Club:
Auburn
We have a goal to purchase three full treatment rooms of equipment for a new free dental clinic to serve the people of the Mara. Dr. Ray Damazo has operated a free mobile dental clinic for almost 20 years in the area. He is now in the final planning stages of building a permanent clinic near the Siana Springs Intrepids Lodge to continue to provide free care. VIEW COMPLETE DETAILS HERE (PDF) Contact: Dr. Stuart Rich,
Project:
Harion Primary Eye Clinic
Country:Nepal
Club:
Vashon Island
Nepalese Blindness caused by glaucoma and other diseases of the eye are 940% greater per capita than the US. The eye clinic serves impoverished people in the remote countryside including necessary surgeries to restore sight. We are seeking funds to provide necessary medical supplies. VIEW COMPLETE DETAILS HERE (PDF) Contact: Gene Lipitz,
Project:
Build Wells & Sanitary Latrines at 3 Schools
Country:Afghanistan
Club:
Emerald City
Help to build wells and sanitary latrines at 3 Schools, with 3,000 students, in Northern Afghanistan (Dawlatabad district: Khairabad, Qaraghojila and Shakhmoghlan) by the end of 2007. Also supply school supplies for teachers and children, supply desks and other school tools and encourage proper hygiene— especially handwashing—as a means of breaking disease transmission routes by providing adequate water supply for such purposes at the schools identified. VIEW COMPLETE DETAILS HERE (PDF) Contact: Robin DuBrin,
Project:
Women's Literacy & Health in Balkh Province
Country:Afghanistan
Club:
Emerald City
Agriculture and Health Development Organization (AHDO) will collaborate with other NGOs working in Balkh on 12 month Learning for Life projects that are also aware of these needs: Coordination of Afghan Relief (CoAR) and International Rescue Committee (IRC). After participating in the Classes, 25-50% of the female trainees will serve as Community Health Workers (CHWs), Trained Birth Attendants (TBAs) and Health Educators (HE) who are linked to clinics and district hospitals in the target districts. VIEW COMPLETE DETAILS HERE (PDF) Contact: Robin DuBrin,
Project:
Afghan Ministry of Education - Girl's High School, Mazar-I-Sharif, Balkh Province
Country:Afghanistan
Club:
Emerald City
Contact: Art King,
Project:
Cambodian Village Demining
Country:Cambodia
Club:
Seattle #4
Removing landmines from around the village homes, school and farm lands so that villagers can return to work and to school and become self-supporting, can travel to the markets and to the healthcare clinic. VIEW COMPLETE DETAILS HERE (PDF) Contact: Sally Mackle,
The Breakfast Club of Shoreline Rotary is looking for additional partners to help rebuild schools that were destroyed in the 8.0 magnitude earthquake that struck the coastal region of Southern Peru on August 15th. At this point, the Shoreline Club has partnered with three other Rotary Clubs on this project: the Rotary Club of Pisco, Peru; the Los Altos (California) Rotary; and the San Jose North (California) Rotary. VIEW COMPLETE DETAILS HERE (PDF) Contact:
Project:
Build Wells & Sanitary Latrines at 3 Schools
Country:Afghanistan
Club:
Emerald City
Help to build wells and sanitary latrines at 3 Schools, with 3,000 students, in Northern Afghanistan (Dawlatabad district: Khairabad, Qaraghojila and Shakhmoghlan) by the end of 2007. Also supply school supplies for teachers and children, supply desks and other school tools and encourage proper hygiene— especially handwashing—as a means of breaking disease transmission routes by providing adequate water supply for such purposes at the schools identified. VIEW COMPLETE DETAILS HERE (PDF) Contact: Robin DuBrin,
Project:
Cambodian Village Demining
Country:Cambodia
Club:
Seattle #4
Removing landmines from around the village homes, school and farm lands so that villagers can return to work and to school and become self-supporting, can travel to the markets and to the healthcare clinic. VIEW COMPLETE DETAILS HERE (PDF) Contact: Sally Mackle,
Project:
Tela Honduras Biosand Water Filters
Country:Honduras
Club:
Kirkland Downtown
Providing 750 families with clean water in the towns and villages surrounding Tela, Honduras. We have partnered with the NGO Pure Water for the World, based in Rutland, Vermont. VIEW COMPLETE DETAILS HERE (PDF) Contact: Sarah Taylor,
Project:
Solar for Water & Lighting Needs
Country:India
Club:
Federal Way
The club is working on developing a certification course designed to teach individuals to start a solar business or work in the solar industry around water and lighting issues. VIEW COMPLETE DETAILS HERE (PDF) Contact: Rajiv Nagaich,
Project:
Great Baikal Trail
Country:Russia
Club:
West Seattle
GBT Environmental Education - The Great Baikal Trail (GBT) is a volunteer-driven, non-profit promoting, sustainable development of the Lake Baikal region by, among other things, constructing the first national hiking trail in Russia and conducting environmental education programs and exchanges. The project has become the primary focus of the Rotary Club of Baikal-Eco Centennial. The Rotary Club of West Seattle is organizing a group to work on the trail in the summer of 2009 and also on a project to help the kids in local villages appreciate the value of the Lake. See the GBT website for details on the trail.
Build three deep water borehole wells in the Kabermaido District of Uganda. The Rotary Club of Bainbridge Island has supported this project for five years and has built 44 wells. VIEW COMPLETE DETAILS HERE (PDF) Contact: Norm Johnson
Project:
Sustainable Water in Gulu, Uganda
Country:Uganda
Club:
Ballard
Rehabilitate existing nonfunctioning borehole wells in the vicinity of Gulu, a remote area in Northern Uganda. Create a Rotary International approved matching funds project to help provide the availability of clean drinking water to these villages, which will improve children’s health and subsequently school attendance. Women and children (who largely perform all water collecting/hauling) will have shorter hauls and provide time for other essential activities, including providing families with food and attending school. VIEW COMPLETE DETAILS HERE (PDF) Contact: Oly Wise,
The club is working on developing a certification course designed to teach individuals to start a solar business or work in the solar industry around water and lighting issues. VIEW COMPLETE DETAILS HERE (PDF) Contact: Rajiv Nagaich,
Project:
Great Baikal Trail
Country:Russia
Club:
West Seattle
GBT Environmental Education - The Great Baikal Trail (GBT) is a volunteer-driven, non-profit promoting, sustainable development of the Lake Baikal region by, among other things, constructing the first national hiking trail in Russia and conducting environmental education programs and exchanges. The project has become the primary focus of the Rotary Club of Baikal-Eco Centennial. The Rotary Club of West Seattle is organizing a group to work on the trail in the summer of 2009 and also on a project to help the kids in local villages appreciate the value of the Lake. See the GBT website for details on the trail.