We got back into the spirit of Rotary Nepal straight away with three meetings in one day. First up we were invited to see the chartering of a new RCC (Rotary Community Corps) by the Rotary club of Thimi Madhyapur. This club was only inaugurated 11 months ago (see our blog:
The birth of a new Rotary Club). The meeting was held inside a beautiful buddhist stupa with a massive golden buddha watching over us. A rotary community corp is a group of affiliated with a rotary club to help serve their community. They act as feet on the ground to help implement projects and as eyes and ears to help find areas that need assistance. It was heartening to see a group of dedicated people keen to improve their community. Some of the new RCC members spoke of their desire to work with Rotary after having witnessed/benefited from their projects. We also appeciated the wonderful hospitality of the host club.
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| Chartering ceremony of RCC |
We then headed up the road to the Dhiklikhel Rotary club meeting, it was great to see many old friends again and to catch up with the good work being done by RC Dhulikhel. During our hiatis the club hosted a group of rotarians from New Zealand who built homes and donated livestock in Baluwa village. The club were very proud and we are definatly sorry that we missed the trip! We were able to report that we had been busy fundraising while back in New Zealand and when we totaled up we counted speaking at 15 different Rotary clubs and one district conference! We'd like to thank those clubs that are supporting RC Dhulikhel projects here in Nepal.
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| RC Dhulikhel Meeting |
We then had a short break while we were waiting for the District Governer to arrive. His flight had been delayed, this is Nepal after all! We were invited to the Rotary club of Kavre, Banepa to witness the induction of 18 new Rotarians. Again it is very heartening to see people comitted to making a difference and it is good to see the club going from strength to strength. Again we were shown a fantastic example of the wonderful hospiltality that Nepal is famous for. After all the meetings we all headed to a local restaurant to escape from the 30 odd degree heat with a much anticipated beer.
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| RC Kavre, Banepa new rotarians |
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