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D-5300 International Projects

D-5300 International Projects. 2014-2015. Larry Skaggs – District Governor 2014-2015.

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D-5300 International Projects

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  1. D-5300International Projects 2014-2015

  2. Larry Skaggs – District Governor2014-2015 We live in a world where international projects mean the difference between war and peace, conflict and cooperation, wealth and poverty, power and change; and, understanding and tolerance. Your actions make the world a better place - one individual and one project at a time.

  3. “The difference between what we are doing and what we are capable of doing is persistence.” Mahatma Gandhi

  4. How Can We Get Involved in International Projects?

  5. Step 1: Commitment Level IdentificationBoard of Directors AND Club Assembly • What are your club resources? • What is the term of your club commitment? • short term • long term • unsure • What is the level of your commitment? • project development • project assistance • project funding • What is the level of commitment of club members?

  6. Step 2: Develop a Team & Plan • International Projects Chair (2-3 year term) • Committee Members (minimum of 4) • consider rotating positions • 1 in 1 out • Based on the term and level of commitment identified: • Identify club resources that will be allocated towards the project [money, labor, time, human capital] • Develop project accountability tools to measure impact and value • Contingency Plan

  7. Step 3: Choose A Project Category • Basic Education and Literacy • Disease Prevention and Treatment • Economic and Community Development • Maternal and Child Health • New Generations • Peace and Conflict Prevention/Resolution • Polio • Vocational Service • Water and Sanitation • Other

  8. Step 4: Choose a region impacted by your category of choice

  9. Step 5: Evaluate Project Participants and Need • Make Contact • Online vs. In-Person • Perform Discovery • What is the status of the project? • What are the project accountability tools in place? • Will your club resources fulfill a need? • What are the expectations? • Make a Final Decision

  10. Step 6: Continual Project Sustainability Review • Resource • Does the committee/club utilize existing technology platforms available to provide easy access to the local community about the project to build renewable interest? • Economic • Does the committee/club have an ongoing source of funds to cover maintenance and any necessary improvements? • Cultural • Does the committee/club take club norms into account by including long-standing and new members in an active role? • Social • Does the project allow for involvement outside the club? Can social networks be developed to strengthen the project commitment and the club?

  11. District Projects 9:30 – 9:50: Project Hope 9:50 – 10:10: Garbis Peace Institute 10:10 – 10:30: One Drop 10:30 – 10:45: Break 10:45 – 11:05: Rotaplast 11:05 – 11:15: Open World 11:15 – 11:25: Community First Initiative 11:25 – 11:35: Health & Hunger 11:35 – 11:50: Job Creation & Entrepreneurship 11:50 – 12:00: Questions and closing remarks

  12. MEXICO “Project Hope” Rotary International Global Grant2014-2017

  13. GARBIS PEACE INSTITUTE To engage both adults and youth in active dialogue with a focus on community building and promoting global peace through peace conferences, workshops, seminars, lecture series, research, public diplomacy sojourns, web site youth forums, and multicultural events. 2015 Theme: The Middle East in Crises: Prospects for peace Date: March 14, 2015 Location: California Institute of Technology, Pasadena CA

  14. One Drop&Rotary International project Fred Fukumoto, Co-Chair Las Vegas Southwest Rotary 425-208-2986 Dr. Clive Houston-Brown, Co-Chair Pomona Rotary Club 909-2086193

  15. According to the UN World Health Organization 80% of disease in third world countries is caused by contaminated water. Over 1 billion people have NO ACCESS to clean water. Every 8 seconds, a child dies from waterborne diseases.

  16. Burkina Faso 5 year $5 million water, sanitation and education campaign Join the Collaboration

  17. About Burkina Faso Ranked 181 out of 187 on the UN Human Development Index Population lives on $2/day Main source of income is Agriculture There is 850 m3 per year per inhabitant available water, while the amount needed for survival is estimated at 1,000 m3. Life expectancy 55.4 years

  18. About One Drop Non-profit organization established in 2007 by Guy Laliberté, Founder of Cirque du Soleil that strives to ensure that water is accessible to all, today and forever. ONE DROP develops integrated and sustainable programs aimed at improving water-access and management The Water-Access and Management component for drinking, agricultural and livestock production as well as domestic uses; The Microfinance component to grant loans to populations so they may start productive revenue-generating activities; The Social Art and Popular Education component to ensure sound water management and preservation techniques become ingrained in collective behaviors. International and local partners

  19. Project Mission The goals of the project: improve access to safe water to increase the level of health and agricultural output, ensure food security, increase household incomes, raise awareness of water-related issues, promote gender equality, and develop leadership and mobilize youths to transform them into agents of change.

  20. One Drop - $100,0004,000 beneficiaries 123 Latrines community members trained to maintain facilities and as masons. 100 Catch Basins minimize stagnant water which hosts bacteria and disease 100 Household Wash Stations brick and cement connected to catch basins 4 Waste Disposal Communes Micro lending for empowerment

  21. TRF Global Grant

  22. One Drop2014-2015 HOW WILL YOU GIVE WATER A SECOND THOUGHT?

  23. BREAK Please return by 10:45

  24. District 5300’s Next Rotaplast Mission Rotary Basics Seminar By Angela Brooks

  25. Rotary Open World Authorized by Congress in 2000 Special program funded by federal grant to Rotary International Brings leaders from Russian Federation to U.S. to study democracy & free enterprise In Las Vegas Participants study U.S. government at federal, state and local levels Participants engage in both dialogue and hands-on experiences while in the U.S. Karen Whisenhunt (Co-Coordinator, Southern Nevada) District 5300

  26. Rotary Open World • Rule of Law • Judicial delegations • Civic Themes • Economic Development • Environment • Local Governance • Health & Social Development • Includes Youth Issues & Education sub-themes • Women as Leaders Judicial delegation from Estonia visit Las Vegas, 2013. Hosted by Federal Judge Lloyd George and Rotary Clubs from Southern Nevada. Karen Whisenhunt (Co-Coordinator, Southern Nevada) District 5300

  27. Rotary Open World • CLUB RESPONSIBILITIES • Home-stay for 8 days & 9 nights – Hotels in Las Vegas • Vocational program for selected theme • Daily meals • Transportation • Cultural and social events • Hiring a professional interpreter • PROGRAM SCHEDULE – 8 DAY PROGRAM • 32 hours of formal theme-related activities • Social and cultural events • Local Rotary clubs meetings and fellowship • Las Vegas Open World – Estonia, April 20-27, 2013 • Las Vegas Open World – Kazakstan, September 28-October 5, 2013 District 5300

  28. Rotary Open World Federal Judge Lloyd George, Rotarian Karen Whisenhunt and Melanie Muldowny greet arriving delegation. Delegations join Rotary Clubs for lunch. Karen Whisenhunt (Co-Coordinator, Southern Nevada) District 5300

  29. Rotary Open World Senior US District Judge Lloyd D. George for the District of Nevada, received award for years of dedication to the Rule of Law and the Open World Program. Presented by Open World Ambassador and staff along with Congress woman Dina Titus and Senator Harry Reid. Left: US Sr. Federal Judge Lloyd D. George, Estonian Delegation, Estonian Consul, Jaak Treiman, Chief Protocol Office Gayle Anderson, and Rotary OW chair, Karen Whisenhunt Right: Russian Delegation along with Judge Lloyd D. George, US Marshals and Rotarians Karen Whisenhunt and Roy York at Fremont Street Rotary Block Party Karen Whisenhunt (Co-Coordinator, Southern Nevada) District 5300

  30. Rotary Open World • TOOLS FOR YOU • Visit the RI website at www.rotary.org/en/ServiceAndFellowship/Fellowship/OpenWorld • CD or Online • Open World PowerPoint Presentation • Open World FAQ’s • Open World Brochure • District Chair • Hassan Kheradmandan - California • Karen Whisenhunt – Southern Nevada Karen Whisenhunt (Co-Coordinator, Southern Nevada) District 5300

  31. Community First Initiative GPS Location: 13°35’N 103°30’E Sen Sok Community – Kralanh District Siem Reap Province, Northwestern Cambodia

  32. While GDP per capita is $2,300, Rural Cambodians rarely make over $400 in a year Less than half of the children will complete primary school People are lucky to live past age 60 Almost half of the rural population has no access to safe water One in two woman has to leave their family to seek work in sweatshops Of the 14 million people, a third live below the poverty line Over 2 million people were killed in during the infamous Pol Pot regime (1975-79), that’s about a third of the population at the time 5% of babies born there will not live to be children

  33. Integrative Solutions What it means to families A significant impact on their everyday life

  34. You can be part of the holistic solution to human poverty.

  35. Health & Hunger Rotary Projects30 Million people die each year from hunger

  36. Job Creation & Entrepreneurship OVER 700 TRAINED

  37. HASSAN KHERADMANDAN, CHAIR HASSANK@SBCGLOBAL.NET 310-721-2083 QUESTIONS? “Together we can change the world”

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