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At present only 21 clubs in our District have. November 8 has come and gone but the work of The Foundation has not.

Several clubs ran successful Polio Movie Nights and I urge all clubs to do something towards the End Polio Now campaign. The short clip shown on the movie nights is available at http://centennial.

1 EDITION 8 Rotary Foundation Newsletter DISTRICT 9600 W: Darryl Iseppi, District Foundation Chair PH: E: trf@rotary9600.org MARCH 2017 As part of your club s Presidential Citation requirements you are required to enter your Club; Annual Fund & Polio goals on the My Rotary website please ensure your club has done this. At present only 21 clubs in our District have. November 8 has come and gone but the work of The Foundation has not. Please remember to give to the Foundation and fill those money boxes and centurion poles. I am happy to receive some if your club treasurer or TRF chairman already feel overburdened. Several clubs ran successful Polio Movie Nights and I urge all clubs to do something towards the End Polio Now campaign. The short clip shown on the movie nights is available at April Rotary Peace Fellow s Seminar (see inside) June 2017 Atlanta for the Centenary DISTRICT GRANT MONIES Due to the 3 year cycle of money into The Rotary Foundation being returned, 3 years later, unfortunately for we are likely to have approximately AU$41,000. The lowest amount for a number of years which we hope won t happen again in the future. Many clubs are currently applying for grants of $5,000 or more per grant. Please consider your grant size and your ability to fund if you do not get your full amount. At $5,000 it means less than 14% of clubs would receive a grant if a full $5,000 was given to each applicant. GRANTS District Grant applications for are now open. Please send all applications to Grants Chair, Helene Bo Morse. When visiting clubs I have been asked about projects that clubs can become involved in. If you want to join a Global Grant, I always have a number available. Current ones I can recommend include; Water Project PNG (Proposed) (This Newsletter) Teacher in a Box (October Newsletter) Water Underground (November Newsletter) Overcoming Malnutrition in PNG (October Newsletter) Closing the Gap in Torres Strait Islands (December Newsletter) Moradabad Mobile Health Camp India (December Newsletter) plus many more. If you are looking for a style of project please let me know. MARCH EXCHANGE RATE US$1 = AU$1.35 Please see District Website or Directory, pages for contact numbers of The Rotary Foundation Team.

DISTRICT GRANTS 1) With a total list of contributions bringing in $4,000, $950 of which was District Foundation Funds, the total funds were provided for the RAWCS project of Helping Hands Worldwide

2) The Compass Institute helps young local people in Nambour with a disability build strong life skills expanding their vocational abilities and provide them with positive community and cultural

2 DISTRICT GRANTS 1) With a total list of contributions bringing in $4,000, $950 of which was District Foundation Funds, the total funds were provided for the RAWCS project of Helping Hands Worldwide with the club then providing the physical support for the assembly of the 10 more sets of artificial hands. These prosthetic hands improve the life of every recipient. 2) The Compass Institute helps young local people in Nambour with a disability build strong life skills expanding their vocational abilities and provide them with positive community and cultural activities. Continuing the Rotary Club of Nambour s support for the Compass Institute they used club funds to add to district grant funds of $1, to provide a secure enclosure where equipment was housed and to convert facilities into an art studio with lighting and proper walls. BECOMING A CENTURION WITH POCKET CHANGE! For a purchase cost of $2 you can have your own Centurion Coin Collector. These collectors hold $100 worth of $2 coins, enough for anybody to become a Centurion, especially in this Centennial Year of the Foundation! Return the filled pole to your Club Foundation Chairman to have this credited to you as a tax deductable donation to the Foundation. New poles are available for 60c each, which will assist the Foundation in continuing to do good work in the world. MEET NADIA MAHMOOD Rotary Peace Fellow Sponsor Club: Rotary Club of Charleswood Winnipeg, Canada, District 5550 Host Club: Brisbane Planetarium Club, Brisbane, District 9600 Nadia Mahmood is a first generation Canadian, raised in an interfaith and intercultural home. Nadia has travelled, volunteered and worked in more than 30 countries. During her dual Bachelors degree in International Development and Political Science, Nadia interned in Pakistan with local NGOs providing education for child labourers and advocacy for the rights of landless and stateless communities. After graduating in 2003, Nadia taught English in Nepal and Taiwan, and volunteered with the Missionaries of Charity in Kolkata, India. She then worked in the field of women s rights and community development in Afghanistan with the Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development. Next, she spend several years as a Program Coordinator for Medical Emergency Relief International, implementing emergency health, water and sanitation, HIV/AIDS and gender-based violence prevention programs in the Democratic Republic of Congo, followed by coordinating flood disaster relief operations in Pakistan s Baluchistan province. Nadia then returned to Canada to work as the Manager of Diversity and Intercultural Services at Red River College in Winnipeg, designing and implementing programs to support refugee, immigrant and international students, create inclusive learning environments and facilitate diversity and intercultural training programs. She has also been an active member of grassroots organisations analysing the impact of immigration and settlement policy and advocating for the fair treatment of newcomers in Canada. She has also served as a board member for Humankind International, a group including former University of Queensland Peace Fellows, implementing a peacebuilding Early Childhood Education program in Dadaab Refugee Camp in Kenya. Nadia is extremely grateful to Rotary and the University of Queensland to have this opportunity to process and unpack her experiences, learn how to more effectively address causes of conflict and oppression and continue working towards navigating cultural difference to create a more just and equitable world.

Polio National Immunization Day There are currently some spaces left on the NID Travel Trip to India for NID 2 ND April 2017. I look forward to seeing some of you there!

Rotarian, Mark Anderson and his wife, Lyn participated in the last one and you can look forward to the recount of their experiences in the December RDU magazine.

ROTARY PEACE FELLOWS SEMINAR 2017 DATE SAVER Saturday, April 8 th 2017 State Library The Rotary Peace Centre at the University of Queensland was established in 2001, after an extensive worldwide

3 Polio National Immunization Day There are currently some spaces left on the NID Travel Trip to India for NID 2 ND April I look forward to seeing some of you there! A Rotarian in India provides a quality tour of sights in India, Rotary meetings, Rotary Projects plus participation in the NIA. Rotarian, Mark Anderson and his wife, Lyn participated in the last one and you can look forward to the recount of their experiences in the December RDU magazine. As I will be away early April for this NID the timing on the April Issue of this Newsletter could be variable. ROTARY PEACE FELLOWS SEMINAR 2017 DATE SAVER Saturday, April 8 th 2017 State Library The Rotary Peace Centre at the University of Queensland was established in 2001, after an extensive worldwide search by Rotary International. Rotary wished to initiate a new program that would make a practical contribution to the quest for a more peaceful world. Annually up to 110 Peace Fellows attend one of the Rotary Centres around the world to undertake a Master s Degree or Professional Development Certificate in Peace and Conflict Studies. This reflects Rotary s commitment to education and learning as an important tool in the goal to advance peace and justice internationally, alongside its other major focus of humanitarian work such as eradicating Polio and improving water and sanitation in various locations around the world.

PEACE FELLOWS CLASS 15 The Rotary Peace Centre at the University of Queensland was established in 2001, after an extensive worldwide search

Rotary wished to initiate a new program that would make a practical contribution to the quest for a more peaceful world.

Development Certificate in Peace and Conflict Studies.

4 PEACE FELLOWS CLASS 15 The Rotary Peace Centre at the University of Queensland was established in 2001, after an extensive worldwide search by Rotary International. Rotary wished to initiate a new program that would make a practical contribution to the quest for a more peaceful world. Annually up to 110 Peace Fellows attend one of the Rotary Centres around the world to undertake a Master s Degree or Professional Development Certificate in Peace and Conflict Studies. This reflects Rotary s commitment to education and learning as an important tool in the goal to advance peace and justice internationally, alongside its other major focus of humanitarian work such as eradicating Polio and improving water and sanitation in various locations around the world. District Grant applications for close 27 th March 2017!! APPLY NOW

5 Changes to the Grant Application for Global Grants By now, many of you know about the exciting changes coming to our grant application tool. In December, it will become the Grant Center, where you ll see both a new look and a streamlined application. How to Use the Grant Center will introduce you to the new application. For now, the project bank account section and global grant report will stay the same. Grant applications now in the system will reflect some changes. Here s how grants at each stage will be affected: Grant Application Status Changes Draft Authorizations required Submitted The revised application has 12 steps to complete. Some new fields will be required. Any documents you may have uploaded to support an application will remain available. If you can t see them, contact your grant officer. If you have listed vocational training team members, and leaders, they ll be visible in steps 6 and 7. Before the Grant Center debuts, you may want to generate a PDF of your grant application for your records. You may also want to download any items that were uploaded to the application if you don t already have them in your records. Authorizers will need to go to a different part of the application, step 12. Also, legal authorizers will need to authorize while the application is at this stage, rather than after approval. The updated application includes new questions and omits others. Your application will be fitted to the new structure but will be reviewed using the previous application format. Vocational training teams, members, leaders, and documents will not be displayed in the new application, but they will be retained by The Rotary Foundation. Contact your grant officer if you need to retrieve any information from your original application. Approved, paid or closed Your application will be fitted to the new structure but was reviewed using the previous application format, and the reporting process will continue to draw on the information required by the previous application. Vocational training teams, members, leaders, and documents will not be displayed in the new application, but they are retained by the Foundation. Contact your grant officer to retrieve any information from your original application. For approved grants, legal authorizers will need to authorize the grant by in order for it to be paid. In such cases, payment coordinators will contact legal authorizers. In the coming months, you can expect additional improvements. Watch for more information.

6 PROPOSED PNG WATER PROJECTS Objectives and Background Author: Wes Nichols International Director Rotary Club of Toowong The proposal is for Global Grant project to address the need for water facilities in Bulolo and Gasoametoka. Bulolo Project Background to Rotary Relationship There has been a long-standing relationship between the sister clubs of RC Toowong and RC Bulolo/Wau. The need for water provision to a displaced population within Buolo was identified by RC Buolo/Wau in Further, visits have been made by several D9600 District Governors (DGs) to Buolo. Personal observation has been made, and photos have been taken, of the situation in Buolo by these DGs. Bulolo s History/Industry Bulolo was established in the 1930s beside the Bulolo River as a gold mining town. Mining was conducted via dredging of alluvial deposits in the Bulolo River. The dredges (draglines) were disassembled and the parts were flown in and reassembled on site. After the 1950s, the gold started to peter out and, when mining ceased, the dredges were abandoned where they stopped. A total of 8 dredges were constructed and their rusting hulks can be still seen in the Bulolo River. PNG Forest Products is now the biggest industrial company, and biggest employer, in Bulolo. They produce plywood and other timber products that are transported to Lae for shipment. There is a technical college (run by PNG Forest Products) and there are several elementary and secondary schools within the town. Demography & Statistics The population of the Bulolo District was 101,568 at the 2011 census. Bulolo Township had an estimated population of 20,000 in As At 31/12/2016, there were 11 persons registered with RI as Rotarians. The Rotary Club of Toowong has had a long-standing sister club relationship with the Rotary Club of Bulolo/Wau and has paid their RI dues for many years. This helps to keep the club viable. RC Toowong has also sent a 20 foot shipping container of goods to RC Bulolo/Wau each year for distribution to meet needs that are identified within the Bulolo/Wau District. Within the township, there is a displaced population of around 4,000 people of Sepik cultural origin that now live in close proximity to the police barracks. These people are living in tents at Care Centres 1 &2 and do not have ready access to water or ablution facilities. Displacement of these people occurred around a decade ago when Morobean rascals, disgruntled because they believed the Sepiks were outsiders who did not belong in the community and because they were taking their jobs, burnt the Sepiks houses down.

7 Previously, RC Toowong had provided water tanks for these houses and these were also destroyed in the melee. The Sepiks were moved to their current location in Care Centres 1 & 2 around the police barracks to provide them with security. The Sepiks originally came to Bulolo to work in the gold mining operations and they have been there for almost four generations now. They are in the unenviable situation of not being wanted by the locals (Morobeans) and, because they have been separated from their original lands for generations, they are not wanted back by the Sepik nation they re stuck in limbo. Political sensitivity will be required with this project. If the Sepiks are favoured, or even perceived to be favoured, community tension could increase and result in further violent clashes. Project Proposal The original plan was to drill a waterbore, install a pump and fill tanks that would be placed in a location that has security fencing (inside the grounds of the Bulolo Vocational Technical School), i.e. this primary infrastructure would be in protective custody. The water would then be piped to taps within the camp areas. However, research by Wes Nichols (RC Toowong) discovered that there is an existing reservoir (large concrete tank Southern Cross) nearby the camp that is currently not being used. This reservoir is in a good position for gravity feeding water to the camp. Following discussions with the RC Bulolo/Wau representative (Brian Paiferi) at the D9600 conference in 2016, upon his return to Bulolo, Brian investigated and reported that this reservoir is in reasonable condition. However, the pipes leading to the closest off-take point near the Care Centres are unserviceable. Wes proposed that it may be a more cost effective option to reinstall the piping from the reservoir than to drill a waterbore and install its associated infrastructure. Gasoametoka Project Background On 14 th September 2016, Wes received a grant proposal for the Gasoametoka project and was asked to review it. Gasoametoka is small village approximately 15km by unsealed road from Goroka and, according to the grant proposal, it has a population of 98 people. Proposal The proposal is to provide tanks and associated water infrastructure for catching rainwater from the roofs of houses in the village and distributing it to where it is needed. Gasoametoka was included as one village amongst several others in a proposal totaling K678,830 (~A$278,320). This large proposal covers a total population of 2,503 people across fourteen off-take sites (including schools, agricultural operations, churches and villages). A pro-rata estimate (based on Gasoametoka s 98-person population = 3.92%) of the costs for the Gasoametoka portion of this total is ~A$10,900. Out of a total of fifty-six (56) tanks for the entire project, the allocated number for Gasoametoka was three (3).

8 PRESIDENTIAL PEACEBUILDING CONFERENCES To highlight the areas in which Rotary does its most significant work, President-elect Ian Risely will convene a series of six presidential conferences during Rotary year. The six conferences will focus on how peace relates to each of Rotary s five other areas of focus as well as to environmental sustainability. The goals of this conference series will be to: Elevate Rotary s status as a global leader in each area of focus Demonstrate The Rotary Foundation s impact in each area of focus Acquire knowledge to inspire and enhance Rotary s service engagement Provide a platform for members and non-members to network, make connections and explore partnerships for projects Host Location Topic District February 2018 Vancouver, Canada Contact PDG John Anderson Environmental Sustainability, and Peace Johnlanderson@telus.net District February 2018 District February 2018 District March 2018 Rotary Italia 28 April 2018 Zones 28 and 29 2 June 2018 Beirut, Lebanon Contact PDG Jamil Mouawad England, United Kingdom Contact RID Peter Offer Sydney, Australia Contact Chris McDiven Taranto, Italy Contact DGE Andrea Pernice Chicago, USA Contact RIDE Robb Knuepfer Water, Sanitation, Hygiene, and Peace Rotarydg.13.14@gmail.com Disease Prevention and Treatment, and Peace peterfoffer@aol.com Economic and Community Development, and Peace Chris.mcdiven@bigpond.com Maternal and Child Health, and Peace Andrea.pernice@perniceeditori.it Basic Education and Literacy, and Peace rknuepfer@rotaryone.club CHANGES TO GLOBAL GRANT TERMS AND CONDITIONS The Foundation periodically updates grant terms and conditions to clarify them and incorporate policy changes. See the current version, which reflects the following changes: Section II Removed or geographical area from [global grants] are sponsored by at least one Rotary club or district in the country or geographical area where the grant project will take place Added criteria that global grants may support the construction of low-cost shelters and simple schools, as long as the construction is part of a comprehensive project related to an area of focus Section III Removed schools, homes/low-cost shelters from the restrictions on construction Added a restriction that one global grant cannot fund multiple unrelated projects Section V Removed explanation about obtaining travel insurance Section VI Added information about tax withholdings for global grant scholarships awarded for study in the US.

Global Grant Salinas Chinatown Health Services Center Also known as Dorothy s Place The objective of this global grant was to create a Chinatown Health Services Center to help the more than 300

To rehabilitate a former bar into a neighbourhood health services centre for the chronically homeless that will provide toilets, showers, a laundry facility to allow them to improve their physical

To provide a client-centred Coordinated Assessment and Referral Centre where the chronically homeless can be screened by health and social services professionals and referred to the care so that they

The project now provides for over 400 and also has a food preparation facility as well The Drop-In Center provides a welcoming haven for homeless individuals to access basic services that nurture,

They also receive information, Traumainformed case management, benefit assistance, and referral services for substance abuse, physical and mental wellness, medical and sexual assault issues, and

9 Global Grant Salinas Chinatown Health Services Center Also known as Dorothy s Place The objective of this global grant was to create a Chinatown Health Services Center to help the more than 300 homeless residents of a low income area in Salinas, California: 1. To rehabilitate a former bar into a neighbourhood health services centre for the chronically homeless that will provide toilets, showers, a laundry facility to allow them to improve their physical health and well-being; and, 2. To provide a client-centred Coordinated Assessment and Referral Centre where the chronically homeless can be screened by health and social services professionals and referred to the care so that they can start on a path out of homelessness. The project now provides for over 400 and also has a food preparation facility as well The Drop-In Center provides a welcoming haven for homeless individuals to access basic services that nurture, heal, and build strength. Guests find help in addressing their daily needs, including restrooms, showers, mail, and laundry services. They also receive information, Traumainformed case management, benefit assistance, and referral services for substance abuse, physical and mental wellness, medical and sexual assault issues, and housing needs, as well as support for engaging in systemic change efforts. One of the desired outcomes of the Drop-In Center is to reduce negative and harmful behaviors that make it difficult to secure housing. While the program promotes a harm reduction philosophy, it also actively engages guests with help in moving incrementally towards more stable environments utilizing early intervention services. Dorothy s Place is now the anchor of life in Salinas Chinatown, providing Dorothy s Kitchen, our Drop-In Centre, Women Alive! Emergency Shelter, and House of Peace Transitional Living Program. With love, respect and compassion, the Franciscan Workers of Junipero Serra provide essential services and transitional support to people experiencing the injustice of homelessness and extreme poverty. Dorothy Day (November 8, 1897 November 29, 1980) was an American journalist turned social activist, who, along with Peter Maurin, founded the Catholic Worker Movement. The beige building in the forefront was a Mexican restaurant, then was a bar, complete with stripper poles. The city donated the building as part of the community renewal plan of Chinatown. It became Dorothy s Place. The area is in the Salinas Valley (John Steinbeck wrote The Grapes of Wrath about this area, the bread basket of America.) The area is dominated with undocumented people, who work as migrant workers. During the winter months, there is limited work due to lack of crops, and it is an extreme hardship for people. Salinas is the county seat for Monterey County, with 900,000 residents. Seven local Rotary Clubs, 1 club in Australia, the Rotary Club of Goa and the Rotary Club of Chennai (both in India) made this grant happen.

Rotary Foundation Newsletter DISTRICT 9600

EDITION 13 Rotary Foundation Newsletter DISTRICT 9600 W: www.trfd9600.org February 2018 Darryl Iseppi, District Foundation Chair PH: 0408 189 211 E: trf@rotary9600.org District Grants District Grants 2017-18