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Interest: Club Rotarians

Volunteers are still needed for National Immunisation Days (NID). Millions of tiny children are immunised against polio. You could be one of the many volunteers who saves a child’s life from the crippling and sometime fatal disease.

You will give a boost to our Indian colleagues, who volunteer their help several times a year. You will also demonstrate to our partners in the World Health Organisation, United Nations and Indian government that Rotary is a service organisation, not just a source of funds.  Finally, and probably most importantly, there is a higher attendance at the vaccination booths in city slums and rural villages as people are attracted by the presence of strange foreigners dressed in their bright RIBI yellow shirts and hats.

We really are very close to a polio free India:

No new case in India for more than a year.

There is no subsidy towards travel, but the cost is comparable with just a holiday in India. RIBI‘s insurance broker arranges cover with no restrictions except that you must not be travelling against medical advice. The actual dates are never confirmed by the Indian Government and the WHO until about six weeks before the NID takes place and this makes planning difficult and frantic – but we always manage it!
If you are interested in saving millions of young lives, contact Foundation Chairman Len Nieuwenhuis.