INTERNATIONAL SERVICE

INTERNATIONAL SERVICE

. TYPES OF PROJECTS

. FUNDING

. CURRENT AND FUTURE CLUB ACTIVITY

WE HAVE 3 TYPES OF PROJECTS1. Our Club’s Contributions (not “Club Projects``) . Usually, these are our Club’s Financial contribution to someone else’s project. . Also, can be Service Labour ( ie Sweat Equity ) to someone else’s project.

2. Our Projects supported by a District Grant (DG ). Can be Community or International.. Project can be any size ... but the Grant limited to $5K (a 7080 policy).. Must apply by Mar 1 for the next Rotary year.

3. Our Projects supported by a Global Grant (GG) . Only International. . Apply any time, project can be any size .. generous financial assistance. . Funds provided are determined by a formula. . RI is encouraging large GG projects.

1. CLUB CONTRIBUTIONS

Contributions to projects by other clubs or RI, usually financial, but can be world-service labour.

A. Financial

1. Traditionally, we have contributed annually to:. Polio Plus. Shelterbox production

2. Selectively:. Sleeping Children,

. Sierra Leone Orphanage. Any other charitable projects?

1. CLUB CONTRIBUTIONS (cont’d)

B. World-Service Labour

1. Over the years, Club members have travelled and assisted:

. Limb Camp (2000, Africa) . Shoe Box Program ( 2010, Mexico) . An Oakville Wheelchair distribution (2008, San Salvador) . Our Wheelchair Distribution Project (2013, San Salvador) . Tour of South East Africa Rotary Projects . School Equipment (Dominican Republic ) . Stop Hunger Now (at the 2013, Rotary Conference) . Ron Woods, Habitat For Humanity (2015, Florida)

These activities are personal choices and outside our Committee’s budget.

2. DISTRICT GRANT PROJECTS (DG)A. The Process:

. Apply using the District’s website

. Enter concise info about:

- description ... define the RI “Area of Focus” There are 6 ... Peace, Disease, Sanitation, Maternal health, Education Economic development - host country buy-in and involvement

- scope, work plan, initial budget - benefits - Rotary participants and what they will do - sustainability - District Funds requested, max $5,000

. Apply by March 1.

2. DISTRICT GRANT PROJECTS (cont’d)

A. The Process ( continued)

. Our District assembles all applications into a “ Spend Plan” for the coming year, and forwards to The Rotary Foundation (TRF).

. If and when approved, clubs have the funds July 1+ for the coming year(s).

. Club sets up a “Project-Specific” bank account, controls and reporting.

3. GLOBAL GRANT PROJECTS ( GG )A. The Process:

. Apply using the 11- page TRF/GG application form.

. Requires a Host (local) Club and an International Club (that’s us).

. Enter . info similar to a DG ... description, area of focus ( 6 ), benefits, sustainability, . detailed, itemized budget, . source of funds from Club(s), District (s), other participants ... then request TRF to “Top Up to the budget”, but within the TRF formula, . signatures-of-commitment from Club Presidents, Districts, other participants,

( this GG application requires a lot of planning, defining and data gathering)

. Transmit to TRF, anytime in the Rotary year, anticipate changes, wait for approval.

. Set up a Project-Specific bank account and controls, initiate project, report.

OUR CLUB’S 2014/15 STATUSContributions, DG’s and GG’s

. Issued cheques for our 2014/15 Contributions: - Polio Plus and Shelterbox - $ 3,000 to RCBN’s Guatemala farm project, GG - $ 5,000 to California Club’s Bloom Hospital, GG

. Applied for a $5,000 DG for 10 wheelchair kits ... 2015/16 year, waiting.

. World-Service Labour: . upcoming opportunity with RCBN. . assist the wheelchair initiative.

. Our Club has no GG project in the works.

. Our 2014/15 budget is almost committed.

WE ARE SEARCHING FOR A NEW GG CLUB PROJECT

Our Committee’s policy:. Needs of families, children, health,

handicapped,. Western Hemisphere,. Include opportunities for service labour,. Nurture existing contacts for continuity ...

avoid scattering our resources.

INFORMATION ABOUT ISRI

. “ Instituto Salvadoreno de Rehabilitacion Integral “

. Large, Government facility, founded 1961

. Board members ... Ministers of Health, Finance, Labour, Education

. Has local Rotary support ( our friends at RCSS )

. Areas of service - blind - elderly - hearing - comprehensive rehabilitation ... children, industrial accidents, out patients, etc. - vocational - locomotor. Organization chart shows a business section. Google “ ISRI San Salvador”.

SUMMARY

WORLD SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES ...Contributions A ...CONTRIBUTE, 0N THE COAT TAILS OF:

FUNDS SERVICE LABOUR

1. The Burlington Clubs RCBN ... GG, Guatemala FarmingRCBC ... D.R. Housing, GG, declinedRCBL ... Kenyan Scholarships Mexican Shoebox project4-Club, GG Project, with Service Labour .. currently brainstorming

Yes, 2015/16/17No

No, final yearYes, annually

Hopefully, future

2. District Clubs with DG’s . Miss W...Water, Nogales . Miss ... Hospitality, Mexico . Stre’tsv’ ... Dental Boat, Guatemala. Orangev’ ... Bees, Tanzania

None If You Wish

3. Other World Wide Clubs we are or could support

. California Club ... Bloom Hospital, ongoing .. a new children’s Hospital.

. There is an RI Registry of projects.

We can visit

Need to research

WORLD SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES... Our projects

B ....CREATE OUR OWN PROJECT:CONTRIBUTE FUNDS AND SERVICE

LABOUR

4. Existing ISRI Sensory Room, 2015 GG pending, could be declined

. We have helped from Canada

. Will/may need funds

5. Wheelchair Initiative: a. Need volunteers to be involved in: . Fabric parts . Wooden parts . Reclaiming wheels b. Implement more Wheelchair Centers

in Central /South America.

. Let’s discuss

. Future opportunity, work with Jorge in Ecuador as the next Center

6. Other ... . NEED YOUR IDEAS !

NEXT STEP, A MAY MEETING

. Give your ideas and thoughts to a WS Committee member over the next few weeks.

Alison ( chair ), Ana/Jorge, Don Smith, Jim Baker, John Dunsford, Kris, Matt, Rick, Rob Zaffino, Sean Morrison, Wisner, Zaid, Peter

. We will summarize to guide a Wed. Club meeting ( in May) to help select what we could/should work on in 2015/16/17 .....

FURTHER, IF YOU, THE MEMBERS, WANT OUR CLUB TO INCREASE OUR

FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO WORLD SERVICE:

• Petition the Board to increase the International Committee budget over the current (and historic) $20,000 per year !!!