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This charity provides access to the River Thames on board their specially adapted and wheelchair-accessible boats, for people of all ages, including those with a special need, disability or mental health condition. We are providing them with one of the two defibrillators they need for their boats.

The Mulberry Centre

Help for communities in other countries

Lend with Care

Since 2013, our club has been selecting and supporting small-scale entrepreneurs in developing countries by contributing to loans to help them to continue and expand their businesses.  By the end of August 2023 we have made 138 small loans,a total of £6,185, helping 369 entrepreneurs and creating 500 jobs.  

We are able to do this via Lendwithcare, part of CARE International UK, a registered charity and a member of the CARE International confederation, one of the world’s leading aid and development organisations. It fights poverty and injustice in 87 countries around the world to help the world’s poorest people find routes out of poverty.

 Disaster relief and rebuilding

Earthquake in Morocco and Flooding in Libya

Rotary in Great Britain and Ireland (RIGBI) issued the following Disaster Response Bulletin on 13 September 2023.
These two disasters have seen thousands of lives lost and people missing and will require a great deal of international help to provide food. shelter and safe drinking water. Whilst Rotary is not a first response organisation, we want to play a part in helping those in urgent need in the most effective way. We are in contact with Rotary-related charities as well as Rotarians in the affected areas.Two Rotary-related charities active in the areas are:

They are working with their partners in Morocco to establish secure supply routes for  providing much-needed safe drinking water to families and communities.  Our club is funding provision of two Aquafilter Community kits, each of which is capable of delivering up to six litres of clean drinking water per minute, and more than a million litres over its working life to schools, clinics, community centres etc.

ShelterBox http://Shelterbox
They are responding to support thousands of people affected by the earthquake in Morocco and will be working in partnership with ACTED in response to the flooding in Libya.  Our club has just made another of our regular donations.

Rotary clubs in Great Britain and Ireland (including ours) have now raised over £412,000, helping to provide urgent need to displaced families and individuals. 

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