By PDG Belinda Yeung, JP, Rotary Club of Hong Kong Harbour
April is Maternal and Child Health Month
April is Maternal and Child Health Month. Maternal and child care is one of Rotary’s main causes. Rotary makes health care available to vulnerable mothers and children so they can live longer and grow stronger.
It is estimated that close to 6 million children under the age of five die each year because of malnutrition, inadequate health care, and poor sanitation, which can all be prevented. Rotary clubs and districts dedicate their efforts to improve access to quality care so that mothers and children can have long-serving opportunities for a healthy future.
How Rotary makes help happen?
Projects to support mothers and children include:
- mobile prenatal clinics,
- cancer screening,
- immunizations,
- telemedicine,
- healing scars of war
- keeping children alive during their first year
- lifesaving neonatal equipment
- birth kits
- training on how to prevent mother-to-infant HIV transmission, how to breast-feed, and how to protect themselves and their children from disease
Rotary Showcase
Learn more about how Rotary supports mothers and children:
Rotary makes high-quality health care available to vulnerable mothers and children so they can live longer and grow stronger.
Rotary expand access to quality care, so mothers and children everywhere can have the same opportunities for a healthy future. An estimated 5.9 million children under the age of five die each year because of malnutrition, inadequate health care, and poor sanitation — all of which can be prevented.
Trustee Chair Message
Barry Rassin
Foundation Trustee Chair 2023 – 24
More than a basic necessity
Clean water, basic sanitation, and proper hygiene are fundamental human rights, yet a staggering 2.2 billion people still lack access to safe drinking water. We’re taking action. Over the past decade, the Rotary Foundation has invested more than $180 million in over 2,500 water and sanitation projects worldwide. Rotary is on the ground making a difference through global grant-supported projects funded by your contributions to the Foundation.
We have partnered with organizations like USAID to deliver large-scale solutions. The Rotary-USAID Partnership has helped thousands access water and sanitation services in the Dominican Republic, Ghana, the Philippines, and Uganda .
There is another case for leaders from Rotary District 7020 to set up the Haiti National Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Initiative, known as HANWASH. Foundation grants continue to play a critical role in our strategy of working with nongovernmental organizations, municipalities, and government agencies in communities throughout Haiti.
Rotary efforts to connect people with clean water go beyond providing a basic necessity. We are paving the way for healthier communities and brighter futures, and doing so in a sustainable manner. With access to water, communities enhance education levels, improve health, and further development.
We can’t forget our closest ally, right here in the family of Rotary: Rotaract. The engagement, energy, and ideas of Rotaract complement the experience of Rotary clubs and increase our collective impact.
As of 2022, Rotaract club activities can be included in district grants, and they are eligible for global grants, expanding avenues for collaboration. I encourage all Rotary and Rotaract clubs to foster closer collaboration and engagement in our Foundation, whether it’s rolling up their sleeves on a project or giving.
D3450 Rotary Figures (2023-2024)
Upcoming Events
District Rotary Foundation Seminar & Grant Management Seminar (DRF &GMS)
– 4th May 2024 **
**Please note that the Grant Management Seminar and Foundation Seminar are combined into one seminar in this Rotary Year. And that the GMS is a must to attend event before a Rotary Club can be qualified to apply for District Grant and/or Global Grant in the following Rotary Year.
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