Disaster Relief

In the event of International Disasters the club will respond, usually with a public collection and use of club funds.


CYLONE IDAI

The devastating floods in Malawi, Zimbabwe and Mozambique caused by cyclone Idai resulted amongst other things in over 750 people dying, over 400000 people being made homeless and an outbreak of cholera.  The Club responded by organizing an emergency collection in the Burgess Hill Market Place on 23 March to help replenish the stocks of aid equipment which had already been sent, or which would be sent shortly, by one of the disaster aid charities supported by Rotary. Reports from East Africa indicated quite clearly that the conditions were so dangerous that it was not possible to distribute aid equipment safely. Always a strong supporter of disaster aid charities the Club continued to monitor the situation carefully to ensure that the proceeds of the collection would be used for the purpose for which they had been given. It was therefore delighted to discover that at the end of the first week in April Shelterbox had dispatched shelter kits, water filtration equipment and mosquito nets to Malawi, and it anticipated that, in view of the improved conditions, they would be distributed about a week later. The Club therefore decided that it was now an appropriate time to make a donation. 

Thanks to the generosity of members of the public on 23 March and to those people who subsequently made donations to the Club, it was able, by adding a modest sum from its own funds, to send £600 to Shelterbox.

Related pages...

School in a Bag

more Working with Hassocks Infant School to help deprived children across the world.

Youth Speaks 2018

more An opportunity for young people to develop their public speaking skills.

Youth Speaks 2017

more Youth Speaks is an annual National competition.

Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA)

more An opportunity for young people to gain leadership skills.

We are on the brink of another historic milestone. We are now very close to achieving Rotary’s number one goal of a polio-free world.

Eradicating Polio

more

Events for People Living with Dementia

more This year we are planning a new project working with Burgess Hill District Lions Club to put on musical events for people living with Dementia and their carers.

Village Water

more Village Water transforms lives in rural Africa through safe water, sanitation and hygiene. Better health means children can go to school more and parents have time to farm and provide for their families.

Gift of Sight

more A Rotary Global Grant Initiative, supported by Rotary and the Guildford Eye Project with a target of $2 million.

Shelterbox

more Each year Burgess Hill and District Rotary Club support Shelterbox. Shelterbox provide life saving equipment to disaster areas.

Kids Out

more A day out for disadvantaged children.

back to page above this...

Who we Support

back Information about who we support and the projects we organise