Welcome to the June issue of our Rotary District 9800 Networker. We really do want to hear and see your Club projects and events. Tell your fellow Rotarians how successful your recent fundraiser was or the progress on a local or overseas project.
As this Rotary year draws to a close, I find myself filled with immense gratitude. It has truly been an honour to serve as your District Governor, and I want to sincerely thank each and every one of you for making this year Simply Irresistible and truly Magical.
The Timor Leste Rotary Consortium team of Vijay Susarla and John Walmsley has returned from Timor-Leste, from a scoping trip for the next stage of the Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) Project. As part of the trip for the next stage of the WASH Project, they undertook due diligence and assessment of potential sites for toilet blocks and water tanks in several villages, as the project expands into the Kelikai, Baucau and Viqueque Districts. Since 2017, the consortium's WASH project has been delivered with the support of fourteen clubs from four Rotary Districts with funding from District Grants and Global Grants from the Rotary Foundation.
With the support of a Rotary District 9800 Foundation Grant contributions from the local Somali community, the Rotary Club of Flemington Kensington has shipped a 40-foot container filled with hospital and medical equipment to Jarriban Hospital, Somalia.
Balwyn Rotarian Murray Wilkinson has been instrumental in creating over fifty biodiverse nature strips in just over 2 years. Murray was inspired when he attended a Rotarians for Bees event (“Bring Back the Buzz” organised by Canterbury Rotarian John McCaskill in March 2022.)
Basic education and literacy, sanitation and hygiene are basic needs for a poorly developed country like Cambodia; especially important for children. With the support of separate District Foundation International Grants, World of Difference (WOD) conducted projects to improve both the school and sanitation facilities at two primary schools in rural Cambodia. These projects were also supported by Brighton North, Hawthorn Rotary and a WOD /VicPol Legatee tour in November 2024.
With the assistance of a District Grant from The Rotary Foundation, the Rotary Clubs of Richmond, Durbarmarg and Saleri (Nepal) worked together to refurbish some old school buildings located in a remote part of Nepal to provide a hostel for students.
The Rotary Club of Eaglehawk has launched its Prep Pack Project for 2025: an initiative designed to support local primary schools in providing essential educational resources to young learners. This project has been made possible through the generous support of a district grant from the Rotary Foundation which underscores the Club’s commitment to enhancing educational opportunities for children in the community
As this Rotary year draws to a close, I find myself filled with immense gratitude. It has truly been an honour to serve as your District Governor, and I want to sincerely thank each and every one of you for making this year Simply Irresistible and truly Magical.
The Timor Leste Rotary Consortium team of Vijay Susarla and John Walmsley has returned from Timor-Leste, from a scoping trip for the next stage of the Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) Project. As part of the trip for the next stage of the WASH Project, they undertook due diligence and assessment of potential sites for toilet blocks and water tanks in several villages, as the project expands into the Kelikai, Baucau and Viqueque Districts. Since 2017, the consortium's WASH project has been delivered with the support of fourteen clubs from four Rotary Districts with funding from District Grants and Global Grants from the Rotary Foundation.
With the support of a Rotary District 9800 Foundation Grant contributions from the local Somali community, the Rotary Club of Flemington Kensington has shipped a 40-foot container filled with hospital and medical equipment to Jarriban Hospital, Somalia.
Murray Wilkinson has been instrumental in creating over fifty biodiverse nature strips in just over 2 years. Murray was inspired when he attended a Rotarians for Bees event (“Bring Back the Buzz” organised by Canterbury Rotarian John McCaskill in March 2022.)
Basic education and literacy, sanitation and hygiene are basic needs for a poorly developed country like Cambodia; especially important for children. With the support of separate District Foundation International Grants, World of Difference (WOD) conducted projects to improve both the school and sanitation facilities at two primary schools in rural Cambodia. These projects were also supported by Brighton North, Hawthorn Rotary and a WOD /VicPol Legatee tour in November 2024.
The Rotary Club of Eaglehawk has launched its Prep Pack Project for 2025: an initiative designed to support local primary schools in providing essential educational resources to young learners. This project has been made possible through the generous support of a district grant from the Rotary Foundation which underscores the Club’s commitment to enhancing educational opportunities for children in the community