WHAT WE DO AROUND THE WORLD - INTERNATIONAL 24/25

International Committee : Summary of Plans for 2024-25

Our ongoing project . . .

Newclare Primary School – Situated in a deprived area on the outskirts of Johannesburg, surrounded by drugs and associated gun crime, the school functions with limited resources.

Last year we supported the schools library refurbishment programme, which is proving to be a major benefit for the children. It has been redecorated, reordered and partially restocked.

The teachers' vision for the future is to extend the newly refurbished library area to become a Learning Resource Centre with an IT area, tables and chairs where the learners can do their homework and private study, with a soft seating area where they can just relax and read, removed from the troubles outside.

This next phase will require some minor construction work, redecoration and furnishing, not to mention the provision of laptops.

The International Team will continue to work with and support Newclare Primary School in the coming Rotary year.

Our existing longer-term commitments include . . .

Foundation – Polio Plus

International Children’s Trust (ICT) – To support the education of two boys in India;

SOS Children’s Villages – To support the development of two girls in Tanzania and Ethiopia.

Rotary Shoebox Scheme

Opportunity International

In addition to the above we will consider reasonable donations to the following causes, subject to need and

available funds. . .

Mary’s Meals

Global Sight Solutions

Water Aid

Candlelight for Empowerment

Disaster Aid

If there is a major disaster in the world we would look to the club to give financial support to help the people

involved to recover, either through a Rotary co-ordinated initiative or via other aid agencies, as is most appropriate and as funds permit.

On behalf of the International Committee, I commend this programme to the Club.

Alan Pomfret / International Lead / Club Assembly 9 July 2024