Please consider donating to our Club-Sponsored Projects The E-Club of Greater Sydney is proud to sponsor a variety of registered projects around the world through Rotary Australia World Community Service (RAWCS). These are managed and supported by our own club members. Spread Joy by Donating to Our ProjectssewAID to developing countries, Worldwide - (RAWCS: 22-2006-07) To offer selected poor women in developing countries the opportunity to sew & also provide them with machines, equipment & skills they need to start a small home business. Micro loans are provided to recipients who require them. | | School for Life, Uganda - (RAWCS: 7-2009-10) The School for Life Foundation(previously known as United Future Foundation), focuses on breaking the cycle of poverty
through education and the construction of Katuuso, a combined primary school and vocational training centre in Mpigi Uganda | | Medical Equipment for Hospitals, Worldwide - (RAWCS: 47-2009-10) Worldwide project to fund the supply of Ultrasounds, Foetal Heart Monitors & other new medical equipment for hospitals in countries with limited resources.  | | Reproductive Health in Karen State, Thailand - (RAWCS: 26-2019-20) The Burma Children Medical Fund (BCMF) was established in 2006 in response to the increasing number of children on the Thai-Burma border who required complex medical treatment that was simply not available. Many thousands of complex surgeries have been provided since. BCMF has also branched out into direct activities in  Karen State, including dissemination of Reproduction Health information in schools and communities in jungle regions of the State. This project will train community health workers and provide RH information and services to all relevant persons in the Ler Per Her districts (approx. 15,000), together with providing wheelchairs & training in expanding & maintaining the chairs. Wheel chairs will be donated by Wheelchairs For Kids - Project set up by RC of Scarborough WA. | | The United Mission Hospital, Tansen, Nepal - (RAWCS: 78-2018-19) | To supply funding & medical equipment to The United Mission Hospital, Tansen, Nepal  The Hospital has a capacity of 169 beds, and in 2020, over 400 staff treated 113,246 patients in clinics, 17,381 emergency patients treated, 12,721 admissions (79.48% bed occupancy rate), 1,952 deliveries, 6,265 surgeries, and 8,522 town clinic visits. Over 2,000 visits require treatment paid by charity or are given credit. The Medical Assistance Fund (MAF) provides charity to the poorest patients. Each year the Hospital is seeing more and more patients in need of assistance, hence reducing funds to purchase much needed equipment. (2020 Newsletter). http://www.tansenhospital.org.np/ The Hospital, founded in 1954, is located at Tansen, 1,350 metres above sea level in the mountainous Palpa District serving an area of nearly a million people. “The hospital is placed in a beautiful area crowded with poor people struggling to survive”. |
| | Mama Wimbi Buntings for Independence and Education, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) - (RAWCS: 103-2017-18) DRC is one of the few countries which does not provide its citizens with ANY free education, even at primary level. Paid employment is in very short supply and is often so underpaid that even teachers who work 6 days a week survive by begging. We plan to establish an export business to enable mothers to support their families using the sewing skills that they already have. We plan to teach local people the skills to manage international marketing via the internet so that the business will become independent of outside support. |
| | Supporting Disadvantaged Children and Community of Siem Reap, Cambodia - (RAWCS: 1-2016-17) To provide educational, vocational and outreach support for the disadvantaged children and community of Siem Reap serviced by Feeding Dreams Cambodia. | | Building a Healthy Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo - (RAWCS: 47-2015-16) To support the development of quality higher education and medical care in the Democratic Republic of Congo through the Université Protestante au Congo and selected educational and medical institutions. | | Cararoo Foundation in partnership with Rotary Community Corps Manggahan Merville, Philippines - (RAWCS: 29-2005-06) To educate & train the poorest of poor communities to be self-sufficient. Working in partnership with Rotary Club Makati Dasmarinas to educate the community in good health, dental as well as HIV, Drugs and family planning. | | Lotumbe Community Development Project, Democratic Republic of the Congo - (RAWCS: 20-2013-14) To provide sustainable improvements to existing health and education services for villagers, and the well-being of women in Lotumbe, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Rotary Australia World Community Service and other project partners, work with the Lotumbe community on a wide range of capacity building projects. These include sustainable beekeeping, women's micro credit, duck eggs and fruit sales that help pay for orphans' schooling, and agriculture. In spite of being accessible only by canoe or forest paths, Lotumbe is a rural hub, with K-12 schools (approx. 1000 students) and a reference hospital. A population of 87,976 accesses these social services. | | Kisaru Nkera Initiatives (KINI), Trans Mara, Kenya - (RAWCS: 72-2012-13) To help Masai children and their communities to a better life through education, health care services and community programs at Trans Mara, Kenya | | Maternal & Child Health Project (MACH), Worldwide - (RAWCS: 17-2014-15) To provide funding for programs to provide Maternal & Child Health projects in Zambia, Uganda, Malawi, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, PNG, Myanmar, Nepal, Vietnam, Laos, Philippines, Cambodia and Bangladesh | | Sustainable Villages Project, Oecusse, Timor-Leste - (RAWCS: 50-2011-12) To assist villages in the Oecusse area, Timor-Leste in environmental challenges impacting on health and livelihood.
Specifically reducing the incidence of infant mortality & disease by improving food supplies, water, sanitation & the environment. | | Refugee Mental Health Initiative program (RABS) - (RAWCS: 85-2020-21) Refugee Mental Health Initiative program provides support to minimize the impacts of post-traumatic stress, isolation, financial stress, domestic violence and marginalization in the community. Support is provided by GLAPD (Great Lakes Agency for Peace and Development) agency providing case workers, employment assistance, driving lessons, youth sports programs, seniors’ outings, food pantry, learning English, literacy & computer skills. The Gift Project, Nigeria - (RAWCS: 96-2020-21) To help Nigerians suffering from extreme poverty and under- privileged members of the communities who find it difficult to access medical treatment. Combining the provision of donated medical equipment with the training of local health care workers to enable local Nigerian communities to be able to have access to quality medical facilities. Assisting with the provision of equipment to maternity and Neo-natal wards will improve maternal and child health and help reduce the infant mortality rate. Providing a steady and regular medical outreach in rural communities will help to identify members of the community who have serious medical issues and need urgent medical attention. Surgical interventions will also be organized for more serious issues. Our club also conducts service projects in the Greater Sydney area, primarily to assist students and young adults with leadership and development projects. These projects do not qualify as tax deductible activities, but your support would be gratefully received. For more about Rotary Australia World Community Service, please watch this short video! | |
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