Foundation
Including International Service - the fourth Avenue of Service, enables
Rotarians to advance world understanding, goodwill and peace through the
improvement of health, the support of education and the alleviation of poverty by
fostering acquaintance with people of other countries, their cultures, customs,
accomplishments, aspirations, and problems, through reading and correspondence
and through co-operation in all club activities and projects designed to help
people in other lands.
Foundation
(including International Service) Chairperson is a member of Club Council
and Reports directly to Club Council.
The Foundation
(including International Service Chairperson for Rotary Year 2019-20 is
Rotarian Ann Wells.
The Foundation
(including International Service) Committee has helped people in other lands with
projects such as this:
- 2012. With the help of a
District Grant provided computer games and in house entertainment for the
Teenage Cancer trust patients who had to remain in hospital for treatment.
- 2012. With the help of a
District Grant provided toys to the children in the Broombush Nursery in
Cochabamba in Bolivia. The Nursery provides a sanctuary for children in
what is the poorest country in South America. Photographs of the children
enjoying their toys are available on our Website.
- 2013. With the help of a
District Grant provided 20 individual small computer work stations and 2
personal computers for The Tea Leaf Vision Centre for Professional
development in Sri Lanka. The combination of English and IT skills is
crucial to the chances of young people succeeding in Sri Lanka. The Tea
Leaf Trust, through its Tea Leaf Vision Centre for Professional
development offers a free, full time diploma for 18-24 year olds who are
unmarried and unemployed.
- 2014. With the help of a
District Grant provided a large refrigerator and data display to the
Broombush Nursery in Cochabamba, Bolivia. The Broombush Nursery supports
100 children throughout the day whilst their parents are at work or in
some cases in prison. Bolivia is still physically, economically and
politically remote from the rest of South America. The Broombush Nursery
allows the staff to keep encouraging the families of children to move
forward in their daily lives.
- 2015. Liverpool Garston
Rotary Club, The Rotary Club of Victor Harbor in Australia and clubs
within District 1180 with the help of a Rotary Global Grant supplied a
mobile X-Ray machine for the new build Alder Hey Children's Hospital in
Liverpool.
- 2016 With help of a Rotary
District Grant will provide funds for Project Dignity in South Africa
aimed at young females to eliminate monthly absenteeism from school.
Liverpool
South also has International Links with:
- The Rotary Club of Eisenach,
District 1950, Germany.
- The Rotary Club of Victor
Harbor, South Australia.
- Northern Cleft Foundation.
- Rotary Club of Nagpur West,
India - Working with the Northern Cleft Foundation.
- Rotary E-Club of South
Africa.
Check out
the links on the Website