Some quick background on Rotary for the uninitated (copied and pasted from wikipedia)...
Rotary International is an organization of service clubs known as Rotary Clubs located all over the world. The stated purpose of the organization is to bring together business and professional leaders to provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations, and help build goodwill and peace in the world. It is a secular organization open to all persons regardless of race, color, creed, gender, or political preference. There are 33,976 clubs and over 1.22 million members worldwide.The members of Rotary Clubs are known as Rotarians.
I will admit that I didn't know too much about Rotary before coming over to Nepal but I have been massively impressed with the good work accomplished here at the proverbial coal face of humanitarian work. Dhulikhel (pronounced: Do lik eel) Rotary club is one of the most active service clubs in Nepal. Dhulikhel is right next to Banepa where we are based in the Karve district. There are 40 members in RC Dhulikhel as well as 20 Rotoact (the youth arm of Rotary) and 100 RCC (Rotary Community Corps) members based in surrounding villages. There are also 4 honary members including the president of Nepal.
As I have said RC Dhulikhel is one of the most active clubs in Nepal. A full desription of its projects would be far too long to list here but here is a brief outline of some of the projects undertaken in the last year:
- Eye screening programme
- Mobile eye camps in rural Nepal with free glasses and cataract surgeries
- Provision of hygiene and sanitation education and kits to vulnerable children
- Provision of uniforms and sationary to poor children to enable them to attend school
- Water management systems for two villages and a school
- Youth leadership training programme
- Street tree planting programme
- Vocational training programme for the disabled
- Building of additional classrooms and toilets for schools
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One main method of funding for these projects is through matching grants. This means that an overseas sponsor club and the Rotary Foundation will contribute to the funding of projects. The great thing about Rotary is that it is all volunteers, and 100% of the donated money is utilised for the project.
Last week we had the opportunity to attend a Rotary Awards dinner for all of the clubs here in Nepal. RC Dhulikhel was awarded 11 awards, a great achievement. Five 1st place awards, three 2nd place awards and two 3rd place awards, in addition the club was awarded the best in Community Service Award. Ashok Shrestra, the president of the club for the coming year has just been awarded with a Paul Harris Fellow.
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Rotary International is an organization of service clubs known as Rotary Clubs located all over the world. The stated purpose of the organization is to bring together business and professional leaders to provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations, and help build goodwill and peace in the world. It is a secular organization open to all persons regardless of race, color, creed, gender, or political preference. There are 33,976 clubs and over 1.22 million members worldwide.The members of Rotary Clubs are known as Rotarians.
I will admit that I didn't know too much about Rotary before coming over to Nepal but I have been massively impressed with the good work accomplished here at the proverbial coal face of humanitarian work. Dhulikhel (pronounced: Do lik eel) Rotary club is one of the most active service clubs in Nepal. Dhulikhel is right next to Banepa where we are based in the Karve district. There are 40 members in RC Dhulikhel as well as 20 Rotoact (the youth arm of Rotary) and 100 RCC (Rotary Community Corps) members based in surrounding villages. There are also 4 honary members including the president of Nepal.
As I have said RC Dhulikhel is one of the most active clubs in Nepal. A full desription of its projects would be far too long to list here but here is a brief outline of some of the projects undertaken in the last year:
- Eye screening programme
- Mobile eye camps in rural Nepal with free glasses and cataract surgeries
- Provision of hygiene and sanitation education and kits to vulnerable children
- Provision of uniforms and sationary to poor children to enable them to attend school
- Water management systems for two villages and a school
- Youth leadership training programme
- Street tree planting programme
- Vocational training programme for the disabled
- Building of additional classrooms and toilets for schools
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Delivery of school uniform to Phulbari School
One main method of funding for these projects is through matching grants. This means that an overseas sponsor club and the Rotary Foundation will contribute to the funding of projects. The great thing about Rotary is that it is all volunteers, and 100% of the donated money is utilised for the project.
Last week we had the opportunity to attend a Rotary Awards dinner for all of the clubs here in Nepal. RC Dhulikhel was awarded 11 awards, a great achievement. Five 1st place awards, three 2nd place awards and two 3rd place awards, in addition the club was awarded the best in Community Service Award. Ashok Shrestra, the president of the club for the coming year has just been awarded with a Paul Harris Fellow.
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Rotary Awards Dinner - RC Dhulikhel receiving award
L - R: Ben, Yvonne, Kamala (Ashok's wife) and Ashok
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