International Service
2009 - 2010
The International Service Director is responsible to the District Governor for supervising the International Service sub-committees in their endeavours to assist Clubs in supporting a wide range of projects in various parts of the world.
DIRECTOR:
PP Steve Love phast@tassie.net.au [Tracy] Scottsdale.
[H] 6352 2777, [M] 0419 522 777 , [B] 6352 2777, [F] 6352 3257
ROTARY AUSTRALIA WORLD COMMUNITY SERVICE (RAWCS)
This committee encourages clubs to support involvement in RAWCS projects. Project Volunteers [ROTARY VOLUNTEERS] form teams of local Rotarians who travel to nearby countries to carry out specific projects. DONATIONS IN KIND [DIK] coordinates the collection and transport of useful items to developing countries in the region. ROTARIANS AGAINST MALARIA [RAM] supports anti-malaria projects in selected countries in the Asia/Pacific region.
RAWCS District Chair: PP Terry Lobban [Lyn] Bellerive [H] 6244 5605 [M] 0419 100 945
More Tasmanian information here
Inspect the ROTAHOMES village in Fiji
RAWCS National website
DONATIONS IN KIND
Goods and products, from which organisations in Tasmania have no further use are valuable commodities in developing countries. Central coordination, storage, packing and dispatch leads to efficiencies in Club’s efforts in minimising shipping costs.
District Coordinator: PP Graeme Elphinstone [Jenny Simons] Spring Bay [H] 6257 3641 [B] 6257 3242 [M] 0418 133 366
North PP Gerard Blizzard [Fiona], Smithton [H[ 6452 3398 [M] 0417 532 392
South PP Veena Tilly [Denys] Bellerive [H] 6244 5749 [M] 0429 445 748RAWCS National website
More Tasmanian information here
Southern District Donation in Kind Report 2008
ROTARY VOLUNTEERS.
The Volunteer program enables skilled and unskilled [but handy, willing or both] people to spend two weeks working in a developing country as a member of a Team of RAWCS Volunteers. Volunteers will return with a significantly enhanced understanding of themselves and enduring friendships of the highest quality.
District Coordinator:
South PP Terry Lobban Bellerive [H] 6244 5605 [M] 0419 100 945
North West PP Julie Pinel Devonport [H] 6424 2793 [M] 0408 242 793
North PP Steve Love Scottsdale [H] 6352 2777, [M] 0419 522 777 , [B] 6352 2777
ROTARIANS AGAINST MALARIA. [RAM]
This District program in the Solomon Islands provides chemically impregnated bed nets to villages, resulting in a 90% reduction in incidences of malaria.
District Coordinator: PDG Lou Johnson [Mary] Launceston West
RAWCS National website
RAM National website
More Tasmanian information here
ROMAC AND INTERPLAST
Both programs provide plastic and reconstructive surgery for children. ROMAC brings severe cases to Australia for treatment. Interplast performs the surgery in neighbouring regions and also trains local medical staff.
ROMAC really needs your club to support the humanitarian work that your multi-district, RI approved, ROMAC program does for it’s many ‘forgotten’ children.
Like so many charities, we have been affected by the Global Financial Crisis, and now, regrettably, have little choice but to reduce the number of children we can help. For the sake of the children we really don’t want to do that.
ROMAC is run entirely by Rotarian volunteers, just like you, and has proudly restored the dignity and saved the lives of almost 400 underprivileged and deserving children.
ROMAC Australia December 2009 Update 1 M pdf file
Chair: PDG Muriel Heron [Col] Moonah
North: Caroline Brown [Chris], Tamar SunriseRomac
ROMAC Australia website http://www.romac.org.au/
Rotary Club of Honiara contributes to ROMAC, check the reportInterplast
An Interplast Team visited Solomon Islands in 2008 Read the report by Rotary Observer - Walter van Schie (Moonah) -click here
Interplast National website www.interplast.com.au
Australian Newsletters http://www.interplast.com.au/News
ROTARY FRIENDSHIP EXCHANGE
This committee promotes and organises international friendship exchanges for Rotarians and their partners with other Rotary districts in different countries. These exchanges are open to all Rotarians and are an inexpensive way to meet people in different parts of the world. All exchanges are reciprocal.
Chair: PDG Paul Grubb [Ann], Claremont. [H] 6261 1511 [M] 0438 611 511
North: PP Graeme Page [Anne] Westbury
South: PP Richard Boast [Peta] Howrah
ROTARY FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM
Rotarians around the world share an interest in a specific vocational and recreational activity and exchange their Rotary experiences. They are a fun and easy way to become involved in a global Rotary community.
A list of Fellowship contacts available here ..
Further group details are at www.rotary.org/fellowships
District Rotary Fellowship Chair: DGE Ted Richey (Colleen], Devonport [H] 6424 5796 [M] 0408 142 336
Download the " FELLOWSHIP ADVANCER " 1M pdf download
A QUARTERLY PUBLICATION OF THE ROTARY INTERNATIONAL FELLOWSHIP COMMITTEE
Issue 5. July. 2009
ROTARY SHOE BOX SCHEME
Facilitates humanitarian aid program to allow children and members of the community to be involved in providing aid to the less fortunate.
District Coordinator: PP Terry Lobban [Lyn] Bellerive [H] 6244 5605 [M] 0419 100 945
For the brochure providing details of
the Rotary Shoebox Scheme. click here
LEARN-GROW [FOOD PLANTS INTERNATIONAL]
Learn-Grow is a unique Tasmanian initiative which is providing an avenue for Rotary world-wide to achieve something to which it has long aspired – making a tangible contribution to hunger and malnutrition in developing countries. [see advertisement]. It is based on the Food Plants International [FPI] database created by Tasmanian agricultural scientist, Bruce French.
In developing communities many local plants are nutritionally far superior to “Western” food crops. Local plants thrive because they are naturally adapted to local conditions. If the chronic malnutrition deficiencies in a population are determined, it is easy to use the database to identify and grow a wide variety of local plants with the richest source of these missing nutrients.
Information Kits are available to effectively communicate the Learn-Grow message to Clubs. It includes: an instruction sheet on how to use the instruction kit; brochures; a disc containing presentation materials [DVD and Powerpoint]; as well as examples of resource materials.
Does your Club have an aid project in mind with water, literacy, sanitation, or water aims? It is simple to incorporate Learn-Grow into existing or new projects.
District Chair of Learn-Grow: PP Buz Green [Robyn] Devonport North;
PDG Lou Johnson [Mary] Launceston West
Full details available at Learn Grow (video available)