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Issue 6 – December 2014
REACH OUT TO AFRICA NEWSLETTER
CHAIRMAN’S MESSAGE: November ROTA
Meeting a great success
ROTARY INSTITUTE ZONE: Marrakech hosts
much awaited 20A/B Institute
RCV CHRISTMAS PARTY: RCV at the Shelter for
Women and children in distress
ROTARACT CORNER: Ethiopia hosts RYLA
Multidistrict 2014 conference in Adama
PROJECTS SEEKING FUNDING: The Malindza
Refugee Reception Centre
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Marrakech ROTA Meetings a
Great Success!
To all those who attended the
recent RI Institute and ROTA
meeting in Marrakech, I have no
doubt that all of us had safe
passages back to our respective
homes. So far I have heard of no
adverse feedback.
Let me take this opportunity to
thank Director Safak and his
team of illustrious Moroccan
Rotarians, for the warm
hospitality extended to us, as
well as the excellent
arrangements made at the
Institute and ROTA meetings,
both of which meetings were
truly productive in that
unforgettable city of Marrakesh.
Judging by the feedback that I
have continued to receive, the
ROTA meeting was highly
successful as a landmark
meeting. All nine regions of
ROTA were able to define and
set important goals in the areas
of Membership growth, Projects,
Polio eradication, Foundation
goals and other important goals
Regional Chairs; District
Governors; Rotary Coordinators;
Governors Elect; Governors
Nominee; Assistant Governors,
as well as all Club Presidents
across Africa, to dedicate and
commit ourselves to the
achievement of the goals that we
set for ourselves.
CHAIRMAN’S
MESSAGE
As we enter the second half of
this Rotary year, my role as
Chairman of ROTA, will be to
monitor the implementation of
the goals of each of our nine
regions, on a monthly basis.
Let me close by wishing you all
HAPPY HOLIDAYS with your
families and friends.
PDG Patrick D. Chisanga
ROTA Chair 2014/15
specific to each region.
In addition, we were able to
pass four important resolutions
intended to reshape and
redefine the way forward for
Rotary in Africa. Details of
these resolutions will be
released in due course.
Mark Your Calendars:
Rotary’s 110th Birthday, February 23rd 2015
2015 RI Convention, Sao Paolo, Brazil – 6-9 June,
2015
RI Zone20A Institute, Mombasa, Kenya – September
2015
My clarion call this month
therefore, is directed at all ROTA
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EDITOR’SNOTE
EDITOR’S
NOTE
PS: This month our ROTA
issue comes late. We
apologise to our eager
readers, but in the spirit of
Christmas we decided to
go ahead and accepted a
number of late entries. We
however, ask our
contributors to submit
their articles by the 15th of
the month to allow us
ample editorial time.
[email protected].
To view, peruse or
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our Manek
past ROTA
2014/15 newsletters, visit
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2014/15
today.
My Fellow Rotarians
and friends,
The year is literally
winding down and
nearing its end. It’s
October already, our
PDG Geeta
Manek
Vocational
Services
ROTA Newsletter Editor
Month and
it feels like
2014/15
just the other day when
we sent out our first
ROTA issue.
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Merry Christmas Friends
2014 is quickly winding down.
For a majority, December is a
month of reflection. A month
when we look back over the
year, appreciating how far
we’ve come and how much
we’ve gained, or lost. We then
take this past and project our
thoughts and aspirations
forward; establishing how we
can close the gap or increase
our efforts in the New Year.
Friends, it’s that time again for
self-introspection: how far have
you come this first half of the
Rotary calendar year? Have
you achieved the goals you set
out for yourselves at the start?
To attend more meetings, invite
more guests, participate in
more projects, attend an
international convention? It is
important that you fairly
appraise your individual
performance in Rotary thus far,
if you are to ensure your goals
for 2014/15 are indeed
attained.
keeping you abreast with
Rotary news from Africa is
going really well going by the
overflow of submissions we
received for our December
issue. Though no easy task,
the editorial team continues to
work hard to keep you happy.
I humbly acknowledge the
positive feedback from the
ROTA team, as well as our
readers. Thank you all for
being a great part of this
publication.
Because of our growing
submissions, from January
2015, we will adhere to a
strict guideline for
submissions.
Articles must be strictly 200 to
400 words (500 words max)
and accompanied by a high
quality image/ picture. Email
me at [email protected].
Happy holidays dear friends!
Happy Reading! Viva Rotary
in Africa!
Speaking of goals, our goal of
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Rotary Should Unite and Not
Divide The Family
Did I hear your wife, children
and relatives complaining that
Rotary competes with family
time? A very simple solution has
been proffered. It is simple yet
very effective. The solution is for
us to carry our family along
when attending Rotary
functions.
Family is very important to us
Rotarians. We hold strongly to
family traditions. A strong and
stable family translates to a
strong and happy society. When
we have peace in the family, we
crave for peace in the outer
world. A product of a united
family will be more tolerable to
the divergent views of others.
The conducts exhibited by a
product of an unhappy home
will always contrast with the
product of a happy and united
home.
Involving our family members in
our Rotary ideals brings them to
speed with our commitment to
our community. They are able to
appreciate better what we do
with our treasures.
A good Rotarian should make a
good family person. Rotary
should unite and not divide the
family. Our family members
should always accompany us to
Rotary meetings, District
functions and possibly
international gatherings.
Those of us who have grown up
Children should encourage
them to join Rotary. Similarly,
the best place to form Interact
and Rotaract clubs should be in
our Children’s schools. We
should capture them young and
integrate them into the fold,
hoping that they will never
deviate from it when they grow
up. Our prayers always should
be that our Children succeed us
in our businesses and
vocations. This is because we
take pride in our businesses.
By extension, our wishes should
be to start building generation of
Rotarians. If it is an uphill task
convincing our Children to join
Rotary, then how can we talk
the Children of our family friends
into joining?
PDG Lawrence Okwor
ROTA Secretary 2014/15
In everything in life,
charity must start from the
family and Rotary is not
an exception.
A Merry Christmas and
a prosperous 2015 to
our readers!
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Arising from an invitation to address the 2014
Zones 30 and 31 Institute in Kansas City about
doing projects in Africa, Past District Governor
of District 9370, Nick Phillips, decided to
compile a booklet showcasing all the Rotary
districts on our beautiful continent. Every
month the ROTA editorial team, will serialize
this booklet and highlight one Rotary district in
Africa. Rotarians in Africa are spread across
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Do you Know Your
Neighbouring
District?
15 districts in 9 regions, out of 55 countries.
This Month we focus on District
9010…
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HIGHLIGHTS:
Rotary Club of Tunis El Menzeh:
District 9010:
Tunisia, Algeria,
Morocco and
Mauritania
D9010 is a large district with 78 clubs and
1,387 members. These numbers will
increase to 1,400 members and two more
clubs by the end of this year. With a poor
economic climate, a specific cultural and
politic situation, a large rural population and
disparities in living standards, education and
skills, Rotary clubs in D9010 are involved in
many projects within their communities that
encompass all areas of focus.
CONTACT:
If you would like to learn more about
partnering with us, please contact 2014/15
DG El Jilali El Antari at: [email protected].
He will direct your enquiry to the correct club
or district committee.
In spite of the difficult situation and the
reduction of Rotarian Members between
2000 and 2010, member sizes increased
significantly in 2010-2011 and 2011-2012.
There are 8 new generation clubs with young
Rotarians resulting mostly from Rotaract
clubs’ work in the district. There are currently
80 Rotaract Clubs operating in D9010 (1500
members).
The Rotary Club of Tunis El Menzeh every year
(14 years now) organizes an action entitled
“help a child find a smile”. This action is to
operate on children from needy families of
Tunisia and Algeria with lip and palate
malformation, in partnership with the Japanese,
US, Canadian, Italian and Tunisian Doctors.
The Rotary Club Tunis El Menzeh hopes
collaboration with other clubs and Rotary
Foundation to increase this number and help
more children. Contact Past Président Houcem
ben Nasr at [email protected]
- sodales.
Rotary Club of Casablanca Mers Sultan:
Since 2007 District 9010 in partnership with
Italian district 2030, 2100 and 2110 is trying to
control the Thalassemia in Morocco. From
2011, the Rotary Club of Casablanca Mers
Sultan and ten other Moroccan clubs with the
collaboration of several ONG and the
government provide hospitals to fight against
this disease and treat sick children. Contact
PDG Ababou Thami at
[email protected]
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D9010 cont’
PROJECT WISH LIST
Rotary Club of Sidi Bou Said (Tunisia)
The very young Rotary Club Sidi Bou Said,
created in March 2014 by the 9010 PDG
Mohamed Ghammam, decides to continue the
district politic about Thalassemia and lead a
new project in Tunisia to fight this disease.
Collaboration with other districts and rotary
clubs is needed. Thalassemia is a form of
inherited autosomal recessive blood disorders
that originated in the Mediterranean region; a
disorder caused by the weakening and
destruction of the red blood cells. The disease
arises due to a variant or missing gene that
affects how the body makes hemoglobin.
The club now also requires funds for providing
1000 physically handicapped with wheel
chairs for needy persons. Contact PDG
Mohamed Ghammam at
[email protected]
Rotary club Alger Est (Algeria)
In the same time, the Rotary club Alger Est,
needs to collaborate with other clubs in
other districts to begin a new Thalassemia
project in Algeria.
Contact Chafik Bourkaïb at:
[email protected]
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Ma r ra kech O rgan ise Le
Rot ar y I ns ti tute 2014
Rédigé par Lamia Oulhaj
Le Maroc vient de décrocher l'organisation du
Rotary Institute 2014, un événement qui sera
accueilli par la ville de Marrakech du 11 au 16
novembre 2014.
Le Rotary Institute 2014 sera placé sous le thème
‘‘Le Rotary et le développement durable, une voie
pour la paix’’. Cette édition fera l’état des lieux sur
l’action planétaire du Rotary et de dessiner
comme à l’accoutumée les contours de l’année
2015, laquelle s’annonce, selon les
organisateurs, encore requérante d’actions
sociales et de solidarité; rapporte le site
Infomédiaire.
Plus de 200 dirigeants rotariens venus des
zones 20A et 20B, lesquelles regroupent
regroupe 72 pays et 23 districts, seront au
rendez-vous à Marrakech pour le Rotary
Institute 2014 de la Zone 20B.
Rappelons que le comité d’organisation,
mis en place par l'administrateur du
Rotary International, Safak Alpay, est composé du
marocain Mohamed Benmejdoub et de Norbert Turco,
tous les deux anciens directeurs du Rotary International,
mais aussi de Me Thami Ababou, Président du Rotary
Institute et ancien Gouverneur de District, et El Jilali
Antari, Gouverneur du District 9010.
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ROTARY
SHOWCASE
When we focus on sustainable projects we can
achieve so much more when we have access to
the Rotary Foundation funds – However, in order
to make a measurable impact, we need to
contribute to the Rotary Foundation.
We see only 30% of the total iceberg at sea level
– the remainder is under the ocean. Rotary
funding has a similar pattern. You can see the
amounts involved through the Rotary Foundation
funded projects annually (above sea level).
A G rea t
O ppo r tuni ty to
S ha re Yo ur proje c ts
W it h T he Wo rld
By Shirley Downie, PDG/RPC
Southern Africa: Zone 20A
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Rotary Showcase continued…
The non-TRF funded projects is a far larger fund
(below the ocean)… but both funds guarantee
1000s of projects worldwide. Your contribution
will make a difference!
Rotary Showcase allows clubs and districts to
boast about the projects undertaken. Rotary
Showcase has other benefits which allows
countries to experience different project ideas
which they could use. Showcase’s Impact
Tracker includes information of the number of
project volunteers, how long they spent on the
project and the worth of the contributions in
either cash or kind. Load your project/event via
the Internet browser.
NB: Showcase works best with Chrome, Firefox,
or Safari - register your project by signing into
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Rotary.org. Go to Develop Projects section of
the Take Action menu. Rotary Showcase is
supported Rotary languages and Google
translate. You can include your project and club
partners. Video your project or event and load it
onto YouTube. Showcase allows you to post up
to 20 photos.
Include information about the project,
volunteers, the hours spent and the impact that
the project had on the community. Other social
media to consider is Facebook, Twitter and your
district or club blog and website. Tell the world
what Rotarians and Rotaractors do – use Rotary
Showcase to seek sponsorship – the more the
corporates see, the more they would want to be
involved.
The value of showcase is shown in diagram
below:
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COMING SOON: ROTARY’S
110TH BIRTHDAY!!!
By Shirley Downie
Decades ago, to be precise, 11 of them, Rotary
was formed on the 23rd of February 1905m in
Chicago by four professionals. Today we have
over 1.2M Rotarians offering humanitarian
service in over 200 countries. So how can we
celebrate Rotary’s special anniversary? Below
are a number of suggestions:
 A long cake or pizza measuring 110 feet
(33 odd meters) and do it in a zigzag
fashion with the Rotary wheel etc. and if
this is done in a shopping mall, then we
would get great exposure and then cut
the cake/ pizza and share it with
everyone. Any leftovers can go to the
orphanages or old age homes. You could
get the cake sponsored or you could ask
each club in the area to contribute…or
get partial sponsorship and also ask the
clubs to sponsor…or take it out of our PR
budgets in each district. This should
attract extensive media exposure…and
include your social media areas.
 Each club to bake a Rotary cake with 110
candles on it… do this during your club
meeting during the week of 23 February.
 Ask club members, collectively, to offer
110 minutes of community service (or 110
hours collectively) during February.
 Ask everyone to contribute 110 of your
currency to the Foundation for Polio –
encourage your friends and family to
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do the same.
Ask clubs to prepare 110 packs of
sweets and food for kids at school.
Ask clubs to make 110 meals for the
poor.
Donate 110 books to a school library.
Hand out 110 stationery packs/toys or
anything else that you can think of to
needy scholars.
Hand out 110 pairs of shoes and
socks to the needy.
Share your favourite Rotary story or
experience since you joined. Put it on
all the social media you are linked with
and tell your fellow club members at a
dedicated evening celebrating Rotary.
 Organise a great meal and ask your
club members to invite 110 nonRotarians as their guest and celebrate
what Rotary is about during your
event.
 Donate 110 wheelchairs.
 Post all your events on your website,
Facebook, Twitter and any other
social media you belong to. Send your
event article and photos ROTA
Magazine too.
Celebrate with style; share this great
news and invite as many people to
share the 110 years of the
Rotary’s memory lane.
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Issue 6/ December 2014
ENG: Essential
Facebook Etiquette –
Do’s and Don’ts’
By PGC Patrick Coleman
Michael Poh has written a guideline for using
Facebook. I have taken excerpts of that article
and made a few comments for your
consideration:
With Facebook exploding into existence and
evolving rapidly in just a couple of years, it’s not
easy for users to grasp the unspoken rules of
the social interactions within. Still, there is a
general agreed upon courtesy or etiquette for
online communication which we can apply to the
phenomenal social networking site.
Nevertheless, there is no such thing as hard and
fast rules for spontaneous social interactions
because they are ever-changing.
These are purely guidelines to enhance our
social interactions and experience with
Facebook. The fact is that there is no one-sizefits-all when it comes to social interactions. So,
apply them as you deem fit!
Five Dos:
1. Message Private Matters Instead Of
Posting On Wall
When you have hundreds of friends and
acquaintances in Facebook, you have people
from all kinds of backgrounds, all with different
jobs, beliefs, personalities, etc. Updating your
status with a general statement may seem
harmless to you, but others may read it in a
different light. (In other words, take care when
making general statements and use the words
“always” and “never” with great care.)
3. Call Rather Than Post Personal News
This isn’t just Facebook etiquette; it’s social
etiquette or even common sense. If you need to
inform your friends or your family about some
important and personal news (e.g. death in the
family), don’t declare it out in the public domain.
(I know that “celebrities” break up publically, but
we are smarter than that... I hope.)
4. Reply To Comments Especially If They Are
Questions
You post a status and your friends make
comments and ‘like’ it. I guess the least you can
do is to acknowledge them by replying
something, especially when there are questions
As much as you may have exhibitionistic
tendencies and wants everyone to know your
most intimate secrets, others may not share the
same inclination. Best to keep these
conversations behind closed doors in Facebook
Messaging.
2. Be Mindful Of What You Post
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directed to you. “Fair to all concerned” is
important.
5. Avoid Posting Comments On Every Post
Don’t make it a habit to make some comment on
everything your friends post. Sometimes a
private comment is more acceptable. (See point
number 1.)
Bonus: Be Careful Of Your Tone
As with all other online communication,
communicating in Facebook is mostly textual.
We can neither hear the voice tone nor see the
body language when the other person ‘speaks’
One way we can compensate for the lack of
cues is to use emoticons. It’s pretty limited, but
experience has taught me that a simple smiley
face after a sentence can do wonders by
neutralizing any potential tension. Smile and the
whole world smiles with you :)
Five Don’ts:
1. DON’T Make Friend Requests To Strangers
Some people have this idea that the number of
‘friends’ you have in Facebook is a status of
your popularity in real-life. That may be true if
these ‘friends’ are people whom you know offline
and not strangers whom you randomly add while
browsing through the Facebook network.
2. DON’T Tag Your Friends In ‘Unglam’ Shots
What you need to take from this rule is to be
sensitive of who you might be tagging in
photos, especially those shots, which are
obviously awfully taken. Fun is fun, but
embarrassment lasts a long time.
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(Yawn...)
4. DON’T Vent About Your Work (or Rotary
Club)
Facebook is a double-edged sword when it
comes to its social networking capability. The
boon is that it enables us to connect in an
unprecedented manner with friends of friends of
friends through the identification of mutual
friendships. Do you really want everyone to
know about the problems you are having in your
Rotary Club?
So, just play safe and leave your venting to
somewhere private.
5. DON’T Post Chain Status Updates
Remember those chain e-mails that demand
you to forward to all of your friends or you’ll die a
horrible death? Well, Facebook has a similar
kind of chain, but usually for a good cause.
Someone first posts a status update about a
social cause encouraging those who read it to
post the status, too, so that their friends will get
to read it and post it as well. This chain thus
spreads the cause raising public awareness.
The intention here is right, but sometimes too
much of a good thing isn’t good. If you get it
once, share it once. If you get it twice, it has
reached “critical mass.”
Bonus: Flame Others
Everyone is entitled to state their opinion on the
internet so there’s no need to put anyone down
just because you disagree. In the spirit of good
conversations, let’s keep this in mind in
whatever communication we have online, on
Facebook, forums, emails, etc. Don’t ruin it for
everyone.
3. DON’T Overshare Yourself
Checking out the updates on your newsfeed,
you see the same friend updating his status over
and over again. Not any insightful ones, but just
posts about what he’s doing every ten minutes.
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FRE: Le B-A BA de
l’Etiquette Facebook:
Les 10 choses à faire,
ou pas.
PGC Patrick Coleman
Bien que vous puissiez avoir des tendances
exhibitionnistes et souhaitez partager tous vos
secrets les plus intimes, d'autres ne peuvent
pas partager la même tendance. Préférez les
huis clos de la messagerie Facebook.
2. Soyez attentifs à ce que vous publiez
Michael Poh est l’auteur d’un guide pour
l'utilisation de Facebook. J'ai pris des extraits de
cet article et fait quelques commentaires à votre
intention:
L'évolution rapide de Facebook en seulement
quelques années, ne facilite pas la prise en
main des utilisateurs. Saisir les règles tacites
des interactions sociales au sein du réseau est
parfois chose délicate. Cependant, il existe sur
les réseaux sociaux une étiquette de base
communément acceptée et pratiquée de tous
que nous pouvons appliquer au fameux site de
réseautage social. Néanmoins, il n’y a rien de
plus nuisible aux interactions sociales
spontanées, que des règles rigides en constante
évolution.
Voici donc de simples lignes directrices pour
améliorer nos interactions sociales et enrichir
notre expérience de Facebook. Le fait est qu’en
ce qui concerne les interaction sociales, il n’y a
pas règles préétablies rigides, soyez donc libre
de les adapter à vos réalités.
Cinq choses à faire :
Lorsque vous avez des centaines d'amis et de
connaissances sur Facebook, vous avez des
gens de tous milieux, toutes avec des emplois,
des croyances, des personnalités, etc
différentes. Un statut avec une déclaration
généraliste peut sembler, mais d'autres peuvent
la lire dans une lumière différente. (En d'autres
termes, prenez soin, lorsque vous postez des
déclarations générales d’utiliser les mots
«toujours» et «jamais» avec beaucoup de soin.)
3. Passez un coup de fil plutôt que de poster
publiquement une info personnelle
Ce n'est pas seulement l’étiquette Facebook;
c'est l'étiquette sociale et simplement du bon
sens. Si vous devez informer vos amis ou votre
famille de nouvelles importantes et personnelles
(par exemple, décès dans la famille), ne le
déclarez pas en public. (Certes, les "célébrités"
font des annonces fracassantes, mais nous
sommes plus intelligents que cela... je l'espère.)
4. Répondez aux commentaires, surtout si ce
sont des questions
1. Envoyez des messages privés au lieu de
poster sur le mur
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Quand vous postez un statut, vos amis font
des commentaires et «Likent». Je pense que le
moins vous puissiez faire est de répondre
quelque chose, surtout quand des questions
vous sont adressées.
5. Évitez poster des commentaires sur
chaque poste
Abstenez vous de réagir à tout ce que vos
amis postent. Parfois un commentaire privé est
plus indiqué. (Voir le point numéro 1.)
Bonus: attention au ton que vous employez
Comme pour tout autre moyen de
communication en ligne, la communication sur
Facebook est surtout textuelle. Nous ne
pouvons ni entendre le ton de votre voix, ni voir
le langage du corps lorsque l'autre personne
parle. Une façon de compenser le manque de
repères est l’utilisation des émoticônes. Ça
reste assez limité, mais l'expérience m'a appris
qu'un simple smiley en bout de phrase peut
faire des merveilles en neutralisant toute
tension éventuelle. Souriez et le monde entier
sourira avec vous :)
Cinq choses à ne pas faire :
1. NE PAS faire de demandes d’amis à des
étrangers.
Certaines personnes pensent que le nombre
de «amis» que vous avez sur Facebook est un
est représentatif de votre popularité dans la
vraie vie. Cela peut être vrai si ces «amis» sont
des gens que vous connaissez hors ligne et
non des étrangers que vous ajoutez au hasard
tout en parcourant Facebook.
2. N’identifiez pas vos amis dans les photos
"embarrassantes"
Ce que vous devez retenir de cette règle c’est
d'être attentif à qui vous pourriez identifier sur
une photo, en particulier les photos peu
élogieuses. Il est normal de vouloir s’amuser
un peu, mais mettre quelqu’un dans l’embarras
peut le suivre longtemps.
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3. Ne partagez pas trop
Parcourir sa timeline et constater le même ami
entrain de mettre à jour son statut, encore et
encore. Rien de bien perspicace, mais
seulement les messages sur ce qu'il fait toutes
les dix minutes. (bâillement...)
4. Ne vous déchargez pas sur Facebook à
propos de votre travail (ou le Rotary Club)
Facebook est une arme à double tranchant
quand il s'agit de sa capacité de réseautage
social. L'avantage est que cela nous permet de
connecter d'une manière sans précédent avec
des amis d'amis d'amis à travers l'amitié
mutuelle. Voulez-vous vraiment que tout le
monde connaisse les problèmes que vous
rencontrez dans votre club? Jouez la sécurité
et laissez vos plaintes pour le cadre privé.
5. Ne postez pas des chaînes.
Vous souvenez-vous de ces chaînes d'e-mails
qui vous demandent de transmettre à tous vos
amis, ou vous mourez d'une mort atroce ? Eh
bien, Facebook a le même genre de chaîne,
mais le plus souvent pour une bonne cause.
Une première personne affiche une mise à jour
de statut sur une cause humanitaire en
encourageant ceux qui le lisent à en faire
autant, de sorte que leurs amis le lisent et
postent aussi. Cette chaîne propage ainsi la
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son opinion sur Internet. Pas besoin donc de
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Christmas Party at
Shelter for Women &
Children in Distress
By Director Public Image, Rtn
Nishta JOOTY
The Rotary Club of Vacoas (RCV) organised
a Christmas Party at the Shelter for Children
and Women in Distress, Forest Side, on
Sunday 30th of November 2014.
The Forest Side shelter is an NGO, which
provides help and support to children who
have faced problems within their family and
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OUR
STORIES
Child Development Unit of the Ministry of
Gender Equality, Child Development & Family
Welfare.
The aim of this Christmas Party was to make
the children celebrate the festive season in a
happy mood. We organized several activities
such as games, Christmas carols, and Father
Christmas visited with loads of gifts for the
kids. The smile on their faces was priceless.
We are very grateful to our sponsors
(Rotarians and non-Rotarians) whose help
and support allowed us to realise this project.
The RCV has several projects with the Forest
immediate
communities. The age of these
children in the shelter ranges from birth to 18
years. There are currently 27 children
staying in the shelter. The State has taken
under its custody these children whose
parents are not deemed fit to look and take
care of them. Various reasons including
neglect, poverty, prostitution, drug addiction,
and alcoholism are some of the major
factors as well as rape and incest. The
children are directed to the Forest side
Shelter through
Side Shelter,
some of which are long-term
projects, namely:
1. Painting Competition, under the theme
“A PEACEFUL WORLD”, on the
occasion of the International Peace
Day, 21st of September 2014 (already
done)
2. Sales of calendars and postcards with
the printed paintings to raise funds for
the benefit of the Shelter and its
inmates (on-going)
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inmates (ongoing)
4. Christmas party at the Shelter, 30th
of November 2014 (already done)
5. Outing (Picnic) for the children during
their Easter holidays 2015
6. Continuous Health Program: Medical
Check-up at the shelter (complete
medical checkup, eye testing,
psychological support, counseling on
diet and hygiene, training on first aid
care) (on-going)
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3. Creation of a Recreation Area on the
premises of the Shelter
The motto of Rotary International this year
is “to Light Up Rotary” and the Rotary Club
of Vacoas has taken a pledge to Light Up
the lives of these children in the shelter.
The Rotary Club of Vacoas was chartered
on the 29th of May 1991, has 34 members
and meets every Tuesday at 18:30 at the
Mauritius Gymkhana Club, Vacoas. For
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Separate cVDPVs Confirmed
in South Sudan and
Madagascar
In response to the outbreak of circulating vaccine-derived
poliovirus (cVDPV) in South Sudan, over 19,000 children
were vaccinated last week in Bentiu Poc, where the two
cases were reported. Further outbreak response is
continuing. A planning meeting was held in Pakistan last
week to develop a strategy for the low poliovirus
transmission season, December 2014 to May 2015, using
lessons learned from high risk areas. For the first time ever,
only 1 case of wild poliovirus has been reported in Africa in
the last 4 months, despite the high season for polio
transmission. The most recent case had onset of paralysis
on 11 August in Somalia.
See more at:
http://www.polioeradication.org/#sthash.dPKGuaQL.dpuf
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POLIO
CORNER
DID YOU KNOW?
With the possible
eradication of wild
poliovirus type 3, the
polio eradication
countdown is getting
closer than ever to
achieving no more cases
of polio worldwide.
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Why It Pays To invest
In Heath Systems
By Ted Turner
OP-ED: The Ebola outbreak in several countries of West
Africa offers a stark reminder of the importance of investing in
health systems and infrastructures before health emergencies
strike, as well as the persistent nature of the most challenging
diseases. The program established to help eradicate one of
these diseases – polio – is currently offering vital support to
the Ebola outbreak response, in terms of surveillance, tracing
people with whom patients have had contact, implementing
preparedness planning, training of health workers, and
providing health communications to the public. While polio
infrastructure can play an important part in addressing health
emergencies like the Ebola outbreak, we also need to remain
focused on the goal of ending polio, itself, on the African
continent.
Dramatic progress has been made in the global effort to
eradicate polio, with polio cases decreasing by 99% since
1988. These gains are thanks, in significant part, to the efforts
of UN agencies such as the World Health Organization and
UNICEF working with the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, Rotary International, the Bill & Melinda Gates
Foundation, the United Nations Foundation, governments and
many other partners in the Global Polio Eradication Initiative.
Nigeria, one of the countries recently affected by Ebola, is the
only country in Africa where polio remains endemic and one of
only three endemic countries in the world, along with
Afghanistan and Pakistan. In recent years, Nigeria’s polio
program has proven its effectiveness; thanks to the local, state
and federal leadership involved in the program, as well as the
engagement of traditional and religious leaders, polio has
declined dramatically in Nigeria. The country has reported only
6 cases of polio in two states so far in 2014, compared to 48
cases in 9 states for the same period in 2013 – a reduction of
over 85 percent. More than 75 percent of all children in the
eight northern Nigerian states have received at least three
doses of oral polio vaccine. These gains directly support
Nigeria’s ambitious “Saving One Million Lives” initiative, and
they are a testament to the progress made on polio.
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POLIO
CORNER
I recall visiting Nigeria in 2010,
at which point I met with
several prominent government,
religious, traditional, and civil
society leaders. Their
commitment to ending polio in
their country was clear, and
they have delivered on that
commitment in the intervening
years. But a strong polio
program – even one that can
help fight the spread of other
diseases like Ebola – cannot
afford to let down its guard for
a moment. While Nigeria’s
progress on polio is
commendable, it is also fragile.
It will be critical to sustain
momentum in the coming six
months, but with presidential
and state-level elections
coming up next February,
there is reason to be
concerned about a decline in
high-level oversight at the state
and local government levels.
Nigeria cannot hope to reach
the ultimate goal of ending
polio without expediting the
release of domestic resources
that have been committed, and
without appropriate oversight
and accountability for polio
eradication by government
leaders, traditional and
religious leaders.
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+
Comemore a
Diversidade
De Onde Estou
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ROTARACT CORNER 
RYLA ETHIOPIA, 2014
Hosted by District 9212, with an objective of
bringing together young people from
30 countries, different districts, from 6
continents and all walks of life, the
District Governors of D9212 in
collaboration with the District Rotaract
Representative planned and planned
and organized with great success, that
was held a in Adama, Ethiopia, 95 Km
outside of Addis Ababa on November
19th to 24th 2014.
Great Run, that gave participants a
chance to run with the best in the
world. Not only did RYLA
participants gain an opportunity to
see what African athletes are
made of, but they also had an
opportunity to visit the African Union
headquarters and to meet with leaders who
shape the future of African Youth.
Rotary Youth Leadership
Awards (RYLA) remains a great
platform for youth in across
various districts to meet active
community leaders, gain
exposure to a variety of issues
and learn about new cultures.
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ROTARACT CORNER
Our
Mother
Club
Rocks!
By Rtr. Elisha
Kamau
November 19 -24, 2014
saw Rotaractors from
Muthaiga attend the first
Annual Rotary Youth
Leadership Awards
(RYLA) in Adama,
Ethiopia.
RYLA is a program
sponsored by Rotarians in
which young people
between the ages of 14
and 30 are selected to
attend a leadership
training program. The 3to 10-day workshops
focus on leadership and
professional
development topics
of interest to
their specific
The camping programme saw four members develop skills needed
to be a better leader in our careers and in our everyday life
It was a mixture of both learnings and fun. Members got a chance
to visit The African Union, The Great Ethiopian Run, Amazing
Race and also enjoyed and sampled Ethiopian cuisine with their
food – Injera.
“It was an amazing experience. From the food, to Ethiopian music
to their women. On behalf of our club, I would like to thank our
mother club – Rotary Club of Muthaiga for making this a reality and
for being there for us thus far,” noted Elisha Kamau, President,
Rotaract Club of Muthaiga.
He added: “We look forward to many more international service
activities in 2015 and beyond. We look forward to going back to
Ethiopia and other countries next year.
This comes at a time when the club recently concluded its annual
bikini bash that raised funds to support their Community Service
Project - refurbishing Masinga Children’s home kitchen. A project
that the club hopes to conclude in the first quarter of 2015.
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SPECIAL: AFRICAN PROJECTS SEEKING
FUNDING
PROJECT: MALINDZA
REFUGEE RECEPTION
CENTRE
The Malindza Refugee Reception Centre was
set up to assist South African anti apartheid
activists and operatives on the run from the
then regime in the 1980s. It was built to take
in about 175 people at a time. As the situation
normalized in South Africa in the 90s, its
purpose changed, taking in thousands of
refugees from countries like Somalia,
Rwanda, Burundi, the Democratic Republic of
Congo and South Sudan. The camp has
adapted and metamorphosed with the times
and the challenges faced by various countries
in Africa. With the recent increase conflicts in
Africa, the camp has consequently become
home for refugees, fleeing conflicts and
persecution from their home countries.
The reception Centre is located in midwestern Swaziland, the centre is run by a
tripartite body; UNHCR (United Nation High
Commissioner for Refugees), Swaziland
Home Affairs department and a nongovernmental organisation called Caritas.
It has about 500 people there currently, with
125 of them being between ages 0-25. The
staff compliment is made up of a camp
manager, nurses, counsellors and social
workers that help with the day-to-day needs
AREA OF FOCUS: Peace and
Conflict Resolution
BUDGET: SZL 573, 540.00 (about
$52,140.00)
It has about 500 people there currently, with
125 of them being between ages 0-25. The
staff compliment is made up of a camp
manager, nurses, counsellors and social
workers that help with the day-to-day needs
of the refugees in the camp.
The Rotaract Club of Mbabane Mbuluzi
intends to build a youth empowerment centre
for the young people at the Refugee
Reception Centre and the greater Malindza
community. This concept was developed from
the noted increasing number of conflicts in
the African continent. These conflicts are
leaving many victims displaced and in
danger. This displacement has caused
people to flee to the nearest refugee camps,
a traumatic and dangerous journey.
Project Objectives
For the Youth
 Youth Empowerment: The centre will
allow the talent that these young
people possess to flourish, at a
creative and inspiring facility.
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SPECIAL: AFRICAN PROJECTS SEEKING
FUNDING
PROJECT: MALINDZA cont’
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creative and inspiring facility.
Income generation: The centre will
provide varies entertainment and
sports facilities that will attract the
people from surrounding areas that will
pay to uses the facilities.
Trauma centre: The centre is designed
with creative arts and drama facilities.
These are designed to help the youth a
creative
Study/ Research Centre: A centre for
academic resources
Entertainment Centre: more then the
economic benefits, this will provide
leisure amenities to the youth.
Communication Centre: A fully
resourced computer centre will allow
internet activity and accessibility.
For the community, and the Swazi
nation Sensitise the Swazi nation
about other cultures and societies
beyond the southern
African boundaries. Allow an
understanding therefore reducing
stigmatisation and bullying of foreign
nationals.
Encourage peace and conflict
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resolution
Enhance international understanding
To come up with a social intervention
that can result in a long-term
relationship between Malindza centre
residents, Rotaract, surrounding
communities and the public.
Increase membership and awareness
of Rotaract and Rotary
Stakeholders
The stakeholders in this project are:
 Malindza Refugee Reception Centre:
The youth at Malindza are the
beneficiaries and they will be the focal
point of the project. The project has the
potential to touch other communities
on the periphery of the centre but
Malindza will be the main area.
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Surrounding communities: These
include areas like Mpaka, Sikhuphe,
Mbadlane and Matsetsa. Their young
people mingle with the refugees at the
local schools and they might be
interested in utilising these facilities.
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PICTURES SPEAK A THOUSAND WORDS
MARAKECH INSTITUTE
RID Safak Alpay giving his closing remarks and
recognitions during final day of Institute
RIP Gary Huang giving his keynote address
during opening day of Institute
From left: PRIP Raja Saboo, ROTA Chair PDG
Patrick Chisanga, Past ROTA Chair Tom Branum,
RID Safak Alpay, Trustee Sam Owori and PRID Gidi
Some Moroccan entertainment for RIP Gary Huang
Peiper
and his wife
RIP Gary Huang and his wife Corrine with
the kids in Marrakech
PDG Geeta promotes next year's Rotary
Zone Institute in Diani, Mombasa
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PICTURES SPEAK A THOUSAND WORDS
MARAKECH INSTITUTE
PDG Lawrence Okwor (3rd from right), during
opening Ceremony of Institute with Nigerian friends
Marrakech
GETS Meeting In Marrakech
ROTA Chair PDG Patrick Chisanga speaks
about strengthening Rotary in Africa
Rtn. Cyriane El Khiati from Morrocco, the MC of the
Rotary Institute
From left, RPIC Joe Otin, Deniz Alpay, RID
Safak Alpay & PDG Yinka at GETS
Güneş Ertaş speaks about using social media
to promote causes at the Marrakech Institute
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PICTURES SPEAK A THOUSAND WORDS
MORE FROM ROTARY IN AFRICA
Shirley Downie, Rotary Public Image
Coordinator, speaks about using project
online tools for crowd sourcing on social
causes
The Rotary, Interact and Rotaract Clubs of Masvingo,
Zimbabwe sponsored a youth campaign to clean the
roads near the local hospital to emphasize the
importance of cleanliness in the fight against polio.
members show that we are "this close" to ending polio.
Rotaractors in a group exercise during the
multidistrict RYLA held in Ethiopia in November
Ulpia Phillips and Graham Reoch - Rotary gurus at the
Rotary Zone 20 A/BInstitute
Addis Ababa Bole visit in Angolela, North Shewa
1km away from Debrebirhan. Visiting Rotarians
donated to Angolela Elementary School
RC Vacoas Christmas party: President Vinod
Nundloll with the Magician
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