{"id":862,"date":"2023-09-02T13:58:23","date_gmt":"2023-09-02T05:58:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dg-newsletter2324.rid3450.org\/?p=862"},"modified":"2023-09-06T10:24:24","modified_gmt":"2023-09-06T02:24:24","slug":"district-3450-rotary-foundation-committee-2023-2024-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dg-newsletter2324.rid3450.org\/?p=862","title":{"rendered":"District 3450 Rotary Foundation Committee 2023 -2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By PDG Belinda Yeung, JP, Rotary Club of Hong Kong Harbour<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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September is Basic Education and Literacy Month<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

September is Basic Education and Literacy Month. The goal is to strengthen the capacity of communities to support basic education and literacy, reduce gender disparity in education, and increase adult literacy. Support education for all children and literacy for children and adults.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Impact On Education<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Rotary Foundation supports education through scholarships, donations, and service projects around the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Rotary members make amazing things happen, like:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • Opening schools<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Educating adults in literacy<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Teaching with new methods<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Making schools healthy<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Providing training in teaching literacy, curriculum development, and school administration<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Working to reduce gender disparity in education<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Supporting studies for career-minded professionals related to basic education and literacy<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Accessing to quality basic primary and secondary education;<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Strengthening educational experience through improved materials and facilities<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Involving community in management of education systems<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Supporting with vocational training teams for the above activities<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Granting scholarships for graduate-level study in programs related to basic education and literacy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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    Rotary Showcase<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Project Name: Library of Love
    Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Pflugerville, Marble Falls Daybreak, Georgetown Sunrise, Burnet, Northwest Austin, Georgetown
    Beneficiaries:  in Uganda
    Area of Focus: Basic Education and Literacy<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    • Serve five<\/mark><\/strong> new libraries to over 6,500 students <\/mark><\/strong>in four primary schools and one high school.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Prepare 15,000 books<\/mark> <\/strong>that were shipped, transport of books to the ship, shipping of a 20 ft container to Uganda, customs fees, flooring and metal book shelving for the five libraries, metal book cupboards for the 48 classrooms in the four primary schools, plus expenses for holding training meetings for the new principals and librarians, as well as for precious principals and librarians who joined them.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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      Project Name: Digital Literacy Project
      Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Belleville and the Rotary Club of Dhaka Midtown along with the Amarok Society as a partner
      Beneficiaries:  in Bangladesh
      Area of Focus: Basic Education and Literacy<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      • Introduce participants to digital skills <\/mark><\/strong>by providing equipment (tablets and laptops<\/mark><\/strong>) and training and to develop curriculum in Bengali, English and Math<\/mark><\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Both the mothers and children become digitally literate and the program graduated 450 students<\/mark><\/strong> who were transferred to government schools. Jobs became more available that required internet skills and the mothers and students learned how to advocate for themselves.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • 700 mothers<\/mark><\/strong> and 3,675 children<\/mark><\/strong> acquired digital skills.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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        Teach a mother, change the world.<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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