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Rotary District 9211
T h e W a v eVolume II, No. 2 Monthly Newsletter August 2014
At the invitation of PDG Nelson Kawalya (Speakerof the Parliament - Lukiiko) and DGE RobertWaggwa Nsibirwa (Minister for Investments,Planning & Economic Development), on July 7th
DG Harish Bhatt attended a Parliamentary sessionof the Kingdom of Buganda. There, DG Harish metthe Prime Minister (Katikkiro) Charles PeterMayiga, who thanked Rotary for the communityservices provided in Uganda. Indeed, Rotary hasbuilt itself an outstanding public image in Ugandathrough its good work. It is worth noting that fiveRotarians are members of the Cabinet of Kingdomof Buganda.
“This is good for Rotary's image.”RI Trustee Sam F. Owori
“CongratulationsA good PR for the District,
a good way of lighting up Rotary. Talk about leading by example,
you were indeed spot on.District PR Chair, Rtn. Mike Sebalu
The Parliament of the Kingdom of Buganda andDG Harish in the inset
DG Harish Bhatt atthe Buganda Kingdom Parliament
MEMBERSHIP & EXTENSION MONTH
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Table of Contents
DG at the Buganda Kingdom Parliament 1Presidential message 2Service above self award nomination 3Administrative matters arising 3
Every Rotarian Every Year (EREY) 4RI suggestions for the membership month 5Greetings from the Country Chairs 6Membership Matters
You are the key to lighting up Rotary 7Membership challenge 9
Shout Out 11Q& A on best practices
RC of Kampala North 12RC of Oyster Bay 13
DG Harish on the Road 15A generous donation of 50 acres of land 17Dar marathon Oct. 14: Are you ready? 18Quick response by Rtn. doctors save lives 19Prov’l RC of Lubowa improves detention cells 20Dear readers 22
Attachments (Click on italicized titles to access)
Club reports on DG’s visitsRC of RubagaRC of KajjansiRC of Kampala North RC of KasangatiRC of Bweyogerere Namboole
Other Attachments
Service above self award nomination form
Rotary Presidential CitationRotary Day
In 2014-15, I am asking each of you to light your own Rotary candle – and Light Up Rotary together.There are so many ways to Light Up Rotary. I hope many of you will choose to host a Rotary Day, to show your community what Rotary is and what we do. I hope you will involve your Rotaractand Interact Clubs in your service, to bring the new generation of the Rotary family closer to Rotary membership. And I hope you will keep Rotary strong by inviting new members into Rotary – including your own spouses and family.Perhaps the most important thing we can do to Light Up Rotary together is to finish the job we've been working on for more than a quarter of a century: the eradication of polio. We are so close to our goal. But we will get there only if we keep up the fight, keep up the momentum, and close the funding gap for the polio endgame plan.Light Up Rotary together is our theme for this year, but it is more than just a theme. It is how we in Rotary see the world and our role in it. We believe that no one should sit alone in the darkness. Instead, we can come together, all 1.2 million of us, to Light Up Rotary. This is our goal – and my challenge to you.
GARY C.K. HUANGPresident 2014-15
I find many traditional Chinese valuesreflected in Rotary: values of service andresponsibility, of respect for family and forothers. Sometimes I call Confucius theworld's first Rotarian, because even thoughhe died 2,500 years before Rotary wasfounded, his ideas are very much Rotaryideas. And one of the things he said was: 與其抱怨,不如改變.
In English, you say, "It is better to light asingle candle than to sit and curse thedarkness.“
I think that one line sums up the way we inRotary approach the problems of the world.There is so much difficulty. There are somany people who need help. Many peoplelook at this and say, "There is nothing I cando." So they do nothing – and nothingchanges.
But this is not the Rotary way. The Rotaryway is to light a candle. I light one candle,you light one candle – and so do 1.2 millionother Rotarians. Together, we can do somuch more than we could ever do alone.Together, we can light up the world. In
2014-15, I am asking each of you to lightyour own Rotary candle – and Light UpRotary together.
There are so many ways to Light UpRotary. I hope many of you will choose tohost a Rotary Day, to show yourcommunity what Rotary is and what wedo. I hope you will involve your Rotaractand Interact Clubs in your service, to bringthe new generation of the Rotary familycloser to Rotary membership. And I hopeyou will keep Rotary strong by invitingnew members into Rotary – includingyour own spouses and family.
Perhaps the most important thing we cando to Light Up Rotary together is to finishthe job we've been working on for morethan a quarter of a century: theeradication of polio. We are so close toour goal. But we will get there only if wekeep up the fight, keep up themomentum, and close the funding gap forthe polio endgame plan.
Light Up Rotary together is our theme forthis year, but it is more than just a theme.It is how we in Rotary see the world andour role in it. We believe that no oneshould sit alone in the darkness. Instead,we can come together, all 1.2 million ofus, to Light Up Rotary. This is our goal –and my challenge to you.
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Presidential Message
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Dear Club Presidents,
The Rotary Year 2014-15 has commenced andyou will be contacted by your AG on some keyaspects of Club administration in Q1 (Jul - Sep2014):
(a) Dues 2014-15: The invoices for dues for2014-15 will start going out. Please pay yourClub’s dues at the earliest.
(b) Dues 2013-14: Some Clubs still haveoutstanding dues for 2013-14 that need to becleared. We will send out the list to AGs forfollow up.
(c) Rotary Club Central: if you have not yetupdated your Club’s goals on Rotary ClubCentral, please do so at the earliest andapprise your AG of your Club’s status.
(d) Club Visits: Please have your Club’s reportprepared according to the format providedthrough your AG.
(e) Membership: Our growth target is 10% forthe year and retention rate is to be raised to80%. Please strive to have your Club attainand exceed these goals.
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(f) Foundation: Encourage every member ofyour Club to contribute at least $100 a year tothe Foundation (Every Rotarian Every Year)and increase the Paul Harris Fellows (PHFs)and Major Donors in your Club.
(g) Presidential Citation: Strive to have yourClub meet the requirements for thePresidential Citation.
(h) Qualification: Let’s have every Club in theDistrict qualify to benefit from Global Grants.
(i) Rotary Day: Do hold a Rotary Day and havea great day of fellowship and fun whileadvertising Rotary to all around.
Thank you for accepting to serve as Presidentof your Club. Should you need any clarificationor assistance, please do not hesitate tocontact your AGs, the Country Chairs, theSecretariat, Committee Chairs or me.
DG Harish Bhatt
Administrative Matters Arising
SERVICE ABOVE SELF AWARDMAKE SUGGESTIONS FOR NOMINATION
Service Above Self Award is Rotary’s HIGHEST HONOUR which recognises up to 150 Rotarians each year who demonstrate
their commitment to helping others by volunteering their time and talents. The one you suggest should be providing
exemplary humanitarian service in any form, at any leveland is actively involved personally in helping others through Rotary
on a continuing basis. Your suggestion deadline 20th August
Send nomination to the DS Jayesh Asher (jasher@rotarytz.org )copy to DSE Rosetti Nabbumba (rnabbumba@gmail.com)
For the nomination form with instructions, click here
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Every Rotarian Every Year (EREY)
Our ability to carry out most of thecommunity service projects is dependenton availability of funds whether raisedlocally or through a grant from The RotaryFoundation. TRF is probably the mostimportant aspect of Rotary and its ability toserve. It has made the successful globalcampaign against polio possible, just as it ismaking possible the provision of cleanwater & sanitation, better health forcommunities around the world. The Rotary
Foundation makes it possible for most of theprojects being implemented in our Districtand it needs our support. Our goal is toensure every Rotarian donates at least $100
Honouring RC of Kampala WestONE Club in the District to has attained EREY status with
100% of its members contributing
to the Foundation every year (EREY). Those who can donate more to this noble institution are encouraged to do so.
DG Harish Bhatt
A Club to be EREY
Each Club member Has to contribute $100 each year
In transmitting the funds Do make sure that
EACH contributing member is Recognized as such by TRF
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RI Suggestions for the Membership Month
members, and the good work they do in theircommunities.
Membership Month activities to get membersexcited, promote club membership in their socialnetworks and with their contacts, and find newprospective members for their clubs. These couldinclude:
At club meetings, view RI President GaryHuang’s Membership Video Message toremind members how importantmembership is to maintaining a strong andactive club.
Connect with Rotary’s Facebook page andchange your Facebook and Twitter profilepictures to the I’m a Proud Member graphicto show off your membership to friends,family members, and colleagues in yoursocial networks.
Post photos of your club doing good in yourcommunity to Facebook, Twitter, andInstagram using the hashtag#WeAreRotary.
Register for a webinar Membership: It’sNow or Never on 13 August.
Jesse Allerton, SupervisorRotary Service Connections, RI
Light Up Rotary in 2014-15 byhosting Rotary Days. Theconcept of a Rotary Day is
simple: hold a fun, informal event in yourcommunity for both Rotarians and the generalpublic and use it as an opportunity to introducenon-Rotarians to Rotary and drive interest inmembership and other opportunities forengagement. These events are also a greatopportunity to get Rotary Alumni and NewGenerations program participants more involvedin their local club. Rotarians can refer to theRotary Days brochure for ideas on how tostructure and promote their Rotary Day events.
We encourage you all to share your Rotary Dayphotos, videos, and stories of their events withthe Rotary community and beyond. Here are justa few ways you and your clubs can publicizeyour impact:
Post photos of your event on Instagramusing the hashtag #RotaryDay
Tweet promotional information andupdates, also using #RotaryDay
Post a video of your Rotary Day onYouTube and email a link and descriptionto rotary.service@rotary.org. Videos maybe featured in Rotary media and oneoutstanding video will receive a specialaward plaque from RI President GaryHuang.
Share your story with Rotary staff forpossible inclusion in a blog, newsletter, orThe Rotarian magazine. Contact us atrotary.service@rotary.org.
Visit the President’s web page to view acalendar of upcoming Rotary Day eventsor add your event to the calendar.
Come up with your own creative way to Light UpRotary in your communities.
Cynthia Meehan, Director Membership Development, RI
During Membership Month, weencourage all members to celebratecelebrate with their clubs, their
TOGETHER IN SERVICE
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Greetings from the Country Chairs
Rtn. Sadiq ChaganiTanzania
So what do I see as my focus for the nextyear? Lets look at the numbers. There is oneRotarian per 73,900 in Tanzania compared to15,600 in Uganda. Tanzania has to get itsnumbers up. It has to increase the number ofClubs and membership. We must do sowithout compromising quality for quantity.
Bring one, keep one. We have to work just ashard to retain those who are already in. I willwork with the Clubs to keep theirmembership engaged in activities andservices to keep them energized, enthusiasticand excited. Enthusiastic membership drawspeople like magnate. Let’s turn our Clubs intomagnates!
Tap family members. They are excellentsources of membership often overlooked.Some of our most dedicated Rotarians arethose whose spouses are also members. Getthe whole family engaged and enthused.
This year we will encourage Clubs to invitefamily members to join in in service activitiesand hold at least one “family” event – apicnic, a walk through the park, games orsports events. We will actively share bestpractice examples in Tanzania and Ugandawhich other Clubs could emulate.
Most important of all, believe that you canchange. Think positive and be relentless inpursuing the goal. We can reach the heightstogether.
I congratulate all officers at both the District andCountry levels and, most importantly,Presidents and boards who will steer Clubs tothe next level.
As Country Chair of Uganda, my role is tocoordinate activities of Rotary in the Country toensure that Rotary in Uganda is efficiently andeffectively run, and to support DG Harish toachieve the District goals for 2014-15. I rely onthe cooperation and commitment of AssistantGovernors and Presidents, who play a pivotalrole, to deliver the plans.
Specifically, the goal of membershipimprovement, both in numbers and quality,shall be top on my agenda. We shall emphasisethe need to recruit people who will, with theircommitment, sustainability, stewardship andintegrity, write the next agenda for Rotary.
New Generation is increasingly taking thecentre stage as they should. After all, they arethe future of Rotary. Lets nurture them beyondfun and fellowship to Rotary’s commitment toservice. That will ease their transition intoRotary. Let every Rotarian reach out to youthand increase the ranks of Interact and Rotaractto nurture them into committed cadres forgrowing Rotary.
Lastly, Rotary exists to offer service to the lessfortunate through projects. Our capacity towrite sellable projects that can attractInternational partners is still wanting. With theDG we shall endeavour to demystify this.
I wish every Rotarian in District 9211, andUganda in particular, a very successful andeventful year as we Light Up Rotary
Rtn. Henry KimeraUganda
You are the Key to Lighting Up Rotary
ROTARY
UGANDA
2,301 Rotarians in 78 Club
Total Population 35.9 million
One Rotarian per 15,600
Median Club size, 25-30
ROTARY
TANZANIA
671 Rotarians in 38 Clubs
Total population 49.6 million
One Rotarian per 73,900
Median Club size, 15-20
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On Membership
DISTRICT MEMBERSHIP GOALSGrowth 10%
Retention 80%All District Clubs EREY Clubs
Light Up Rotary, the Theme for the Rotary
Year 2014/15 is a call to action. RI President
Gary Huang calls upon all the 1.2 million to
Light Up Rotary. It is not a call to Clubs or
Districts. It is a call to each one of you. But
when you light up, it will change your life,
your Club and the welfare of your
community. There could be no better
moment for you to rally to this call than in
the Rotary Month of Membership and
Extension. Whatever may be going well or
badly is all down to membership and if we
get this right, we will be well on our way
towards achieving the object of Rotary.
We recite the object in all our fellowships but
for many of us we only pay lip service. Let us
look at how meeting your membership
obligation changes your Club and even the
community around you.
Sam Bwaya
District Chair, Membership & Extension
Under Club service, you have a dual
responsibility: (1) towards ensuring that your
Club has inspiring fellowships, and (2)
building a vibrant Club.
Inspiring Fellowships.
What inspires you about your Club
fellowship? Is there a Club with more
inspiring fellowships than your own? Is it
guest speakers? Timekeeping? Diversity of
membership? Meeting place? Exciting
programs? If none of these is happening, as
President Gary Huang says, do not sit and
curse, light the candle within and all these
and more could happen. Is it asking too
much? Had it occurred to you that you could
make the difference in having inspiring
fellowships in your Club? Now is the time.
Vibrant Clubs
What about the vibrancy of your Club; to
what extent is it down to you? First, we
cannot talk about vibrancy without
attendance, about payment of dues and your
active participation in all aspects of the Club.
You are the starting point. But beyond that,
vibrancy is also about growing numbers,
having many visitors, an exciting Club
bulletin/website. Are Committees working
in your Club? What of Buddy groups? Do
members involve their family members in
Rotary activities? Do you hold regular
business meetings and Club assemblies? Do
members actively participate in these
meetings? Consider this; if you did not
attend a fellowship and did not make up;
would your Club have 100% attendance? If
none of the other members brought a
member but you did, the Club would have a
net increase in membership. What you do
matters a great deal. Yes; it is a matter of
choice.
Chain reaction.
Once you have chosen to be active, to be
more involved, to bring in more members
and to visit more, you will be proud of your
rotary membership. You will build great
networks. You will inspire your Club
members and together you will do many
community and international projects that
will make such a big difference. Because of
that decision to be a better Rotarian, you will
impact so much on more people than you
ever imagined. In this Membership and
Extension Month, let your Rotary Light shine
brilliantly.
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Vibrant Clubs
What about the vibrancy of your Club? To
what extent is it down to you? First, we
cannot talk about vibrancy without
attendance, about payment of dues and your
active participation in all aspects of the Club.
YOU are the starting point. But beyond that,
vibrancy is also about growing numbers,
having many visitors, an exciting Club
bulletin/website.
Are Committees working in your Club? What
of Buddy groups? Do members involve their
family members in Rotary activities? Do you
hold regular business meetings and Club
assemblies? Do members actively participate
in these meetings? Consider this. If you did
not attend a fellowship and did not make up,
would your Club have 100% attendance? If
none of the other members brought a
member but you did, the Club would have a
net increase in membership. What YOU do
matters a great deal. Yes; it is a matter of
choice.
Chain reaction.
Once you have chosen to be active, to be
more involved, to bring in more members
and to visit more, you will be proud of your
rotary membership. You will build great
networks. You will inspire your Club
members and together you will do many
community and international projects that
will make such a big difference. Because of
that decision to be a better Rotarian, you will
impact so much on more people than you
ever imagined.
In this Membership and Extension Month, let
your Rotary Light shine brilliantly.
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Membership Challenge
Sam OworiRotary International Trustee
Membership has been a challenge in manyclubs largely because of us, the existingmembers!! For good reason, recruitment inRotary is by invitation, because we want toprotect our values and be sure that those whojoin are likely to uphold those same values.Unfortunately, Rotary is a well kept secret,and I always wonder “Why?”
We have an excellent brand and products, andyet even as we go for fellowships every week,we do not invite or tell our friends andassociates where we are going, or why we goto these places every week though we seemto be happy about those weekly events.
I do not know of any reasonable person whohas not been impressed by the Rotary 4-WayTest or The Object of Rotary. If theseprinciples are so appealing. why should wehave difficulties in getting new members?
Remember that a club is supposed to be amicrocosm of society, and this is why we areadvised to do classification surveys regularlyso that we can get as many of the availableclassifications as possible.
In the past, there was only one representativefor each classification. Later on, this wasimproved by allowing one Additional Activefor each classification. A few years ago thiswas thrown further open to 5 persons perclassification. But Rotarians have not takenadvantage of this opening, and the numbershave not improved.
In the colonial administrative set up, eachDistrict was a replica of the Central
Government, with all the departmentsheaded by highly qualified professionals.From these professionals alone, it would beeasy to raise 40 Rotarians. In addition, eachof these District towns had so many privatepractitioners like doctors of differentspecialties, engineers, accountants, bankers,book-keepers, planners, surveyors,contractors, farmers of different typeshoteliers, teachers, educationists, eventsmanagers, oil dealers, transporters, etc.Again, from these alone, it would be easy toraise 40 or so classifications. The point I ammaking, if it is not already obvious, is thateach of those administrative towns is capableof supporting a strong Rotary Club, andtherefore the number of those administrativecentres gives us the potential for growth.This is the WHOLESALE method of increasingnumbers, and taking Rotary closer to thepeople and therefore making it visible,relevant and efficient from the point of viewof stewardship.
As for the normal or RETAIL method ofgrowth, Rotarians should be reminded thatwe all have obligation to invite somebodyelse, just as we were invited. I do not believethat any of us can go though 12 months or 52weeks without meeting someone who iseligible to be a Rotarian. In other words, eachof us can bring in at least one person everyyear. The problem is that we DO NOT ASK.We talk too much to ourselves, instead ofsharing the good news with others who
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Membership Challenge
might be interested to join us, if only wetold them about what we enjoy and why wehave stuck there for so long.
Many of us have overlooked the easytargets, namely, spouses. Rotary is a familyorganisation and we could double ournumbers overnight if we all brought in ourspouses and other family members, eitherin our own clubs or in other clubs that’sconvenient to them.
The other critical problem is RETENTION.Many times QUALITY has been cited, but Ilike to suggest that this is a tired excuse fornon-action or poor orientation andmanagement. We are asked to invite like-minded people, and I believe that ourfriends and associates are like-minded. Whydo we invite people of poor quality? If theyare good quality to begin with and theycome and leave, again we should examineourselves and the way our clubs aremanaged.
Rotarians are volunteers, and volunteers donot want to be made idle, because they cango and be useful elsewhere. Likewise,Rotarians are professionals who knowincompetent club management if they seeone and vote with their feet. Research hasshown that the majority of people leftRotary because of un-met expectations. Itis also important to be mindful of the
cost of Rotary. Many people come to serverather than to be burdened with the cost ofexpensive meals.
Orientation is important. The prospectivemember should be told the pleasures andobligations of membership, instead ofspringing surprises on them later. Also,every member should be assigned to acommittee, and visiting projects should bepart of the orientation. Many people do notbecome Rotarians until they have been toand participated in projects. It is only thenthat many people appreciate and feel proudof their clubs.
As a long term strategy, what will sustainour membership is today’s youths. It isimportant that every club forms INTERACTclubs in their neighbourhood. There aremany high schools in our areas which wouldbe happy to have these clubs for us topropagate our cherished values. As theseInteractors leave high schools, they will goout looking for opportunities to joinROTARACT clubs around them, and as theygraduate from universities and othertertiary institutions, they may joincommunity based Rotaract clubs where in afew years they will mature and join Rotary.If we have enough of these clubs around us,we will have bought ourselves "LifeInsurance”, and we will see natural progressfrom Interact to Rotaract and on to Rotary.
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RC of KOLOLO (26 years old)
72 members and growingNear 100% retention
Average age 53
Sponsored 3 RCs amd is working on its 4th
Sponsored 2 Rotaract and3 Interact Clubs
RC of KAMPALA IMPALA (2 years old)
24 members and still growing70% of the members are women
RC of DAR OYSTERBAY(5 years old)
48 members and still growing40% of whom are women, Sponsored 3 Rotaract and
1 Interact Clubs
Popularly known as“JOYSTERBAY”
RC of BWEYOGERERE NAMBOOLE( 19 years old)
All the 19 Past Presidents remain active54 members, high retention rate & growing
average age 43
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Q&A on Best Practices In MembershipRC of Kampala North
You have a large membership of 78, andthe number continues to grow. Yourretention rate is nearly 100%. What is thesecret to your success? What do you dothat other Clubs in the District could striveto do to improve their membership?
We maintain very high recruitmentstandards (for which sometimes we arecriticized), but which have provedworthwhile. We have membershiprecruitment guidelines that we strictlyadhere to.
A potential member would be continuouslyde-briefed about what we do as Rotarians.We involve them in club project activitiesand even report on them to the Club evenbefore they become our members.We invite them to home hospitalities andcommittee meetings. We invite them tostay on for after-Club meeting fellowships.That helps us to get to know them and theytoo, get to know the members. TheFellowship Officer keeps track of their visitsand, at the end of their visiting term acertificate is issued to show that they visitedregularly for some time (3 to 6 months).
When we feel a potential member is readyto join us, we visit his/her work place andresidence to get to know what they do andget acquainted with their family. It'simportant for the spouses (if any) to alsobuy into Rotary (not that it affects theirjoining).
By Jayne Nakato,
Club President
By the time a new member joins, they feellike they are already a part of thefamily. We then assign mentors oninduction.
What accounts for your ability to retainmost of your members while on averageClubs lose more than half of those newlyrecruited within the first two years?
The appointment of a good mentor plays abig role. But most importantly, weimmediately assign them responsibilities,which they feel very privileged and honoredto take on. "Use them or lose them" is ourinformal motto. When new members areengaged in club activities, they feel greatbeing part of the big team.
Your membership is young, averaging 45years in age. How do you attract youngerpeople to your join your Club?
We encourage everyone to bring a newperson on board. But we have alsodeliberately targeted very active Rotaractorsfrom different clubs. Once we have oureyes set on a Rotaractor, we will visit his/herClub, support them, invite them for ourcommittee and project meetings, invitethem to assist in our projects and make surewe are working together. They normallydon't have any other alternative butjoin. Once they join, they bring their peerson board.
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Q&A on Best Practices In MembershipRC of Oyster Bay
Your Club is only 5 years old, yet you havea healthy membership of 48, and thenumber continues to grow. What is thesecret to your success? What do you dothat other Clubs in the District could striveto do to improve their membership?
Identity & perception: We try to be modernand relevant while maintaining Rotary'straditions. We keep the protocol duringmeetings to a minimum and focus oninteraction and inspiration. Examples: wehave merged the Loyal Toast and the Graceand replaced them with something inclusiveand generally acceptable (see below). Wehave kept Rotary cornerstones like the 4-way test
Interesting meetings: We have plannedevery meeting 3-months in advance - everyweek there is something inspirational andinteresting: a speaker, a Rotary quiz, aninternal presentation, etc.
Friendship: We make extra efforts to get toknow each other: this happens throughQ&A during weekly meetings, presentationsby members and at least one social eventper month (call this Family of Rotary).
Projects: We make effort to design goodprojects and keep members informed andinvolved. Make members feel proud to bepart of something good and exciting.
Knowledge: We help members to know themaximum about Rotary, its goals andachievements. We have scheduled 6presentations by board members on variousaspects of Rotary.
By Thomas Scherer
Club President
PR: We have an active website. We usesocial media. We advertise projects,initiatives, successes. We publish pressreleases. We aim to create a brand thatmembers feel proud of and that outsiderswould want to be part of.
Convenience: Our 1-hour breakfast meetingis convenient and lets members participatewith minimal disruption to their daily lives.
Retention starts before induction: We makesure potential new members know whatthey are getting into by briefing themthoroughly on most critical aspects (finance& attendance) before they join.
Women members comprise 40% of yourmembership. What accounts for thatsuccess?
History: Women have been an importantpart of our club from day one. This kept theentry barrier later low. Lead by example(our current board is 50% female).
Critical mass: Generally, we try to keep abalanced membership and avoid creatingminorities. Nobody should be alone. Tomake everybody feel comfortable, we alsoinduct people in groups.
Target: We target new members partly onthe basis of their gender, ethnicity, age, etc.to stay representative and inclusive.
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Best Practices in MembershipRC of Oyster Bay
Despite your Club's young age, it hassponsored already 3 Rotaract Clubs and 1Interact Club. How does your Club goabout sponsoring these Clubs? Whatlessons can other Clubs learn from you sothat they can be more proactive inmembership extension?
Ambition: As mentioned by Moh there is nosecret that explains this success: it is alldown to ambition and hard work by thoseinvolved.
Engagement: Once we have started a clubwe try to include them as much as possible:one project per year with all of them, 2 jointsocials, invite Rotaractors to weeklymeetings and let them speak.
Retention vs growth: There is one caveat,the risk of over stretching and neglectingwhat one already has. We plan to start justone more club, then turn our attention totaking good care of what we have.
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DG Harish Bhatt on the Road
DG Harish at RC of KololoStanding beside him is the Club President Ali Munira
DG Harish meets Rtn. Aida May KwesigaRead her heart warming story of generosity
DG with Board members of RC of KasangatiClub Pres. Florence Kanyike to his left
AG Salim Makeera to his right
RC of Kololo
DG listens to Honorary Rtn. Francis Kibirigea
DG Harish with RC of KampalaTo his left, Pres. David Kasingwire
RC of Kampala
RC of Kasangati
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DG Harish Bhatt on the Road
DG Harish, Club Pres. Mary Kusemererwa and VP of Uganda Rtn. Edward Kiwanuka Ssekandi
pose together with Club members
DG Harish takes a tour of the Kizito Katwe Bweya Primary School
RC of Kajjansi
PDG Tusu introduces DG Harish toSome 500 villagers of Nkondo
RC of Rubaga
A special cake is prepared to celebrateDG Harish’s visit
RC of Kampala North
DG Harish commissions a water pump that will serve over 4,000 households
in Nkondo village
RC of Bweyogerere Namboole
Youth receiving soccer balls at the event welcoming DG Harish
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A Generous Donation of 50 Acres of LandThe Story of Rtn. Aida May Kwesiga, RC of Kampala
One afternoon in 2005/6, after PP SamKwesiga introduced a guest speaker at thelunchtime fellowship of RC of Kampala, hedid not take lunch as usual at the GrandImperial hotel because he felt dizzy.
Two hours later, back at his residence inNakasero, he collapsed and died. Everyonewho had shared fellowship with him thatday and the entire Rotary fraternity inKampala rushed to his home to offer theirsympathy to the family, to mourn, pay lastrespects, and help arrange for his burial.
His family was devastated, but was deeplytouched by the overwhelming response
The Club welcomed her, and now she is amajor donor to the Rotary Foundation. Rtn.May also donated to the Club 50 acres ofland at Mityomere village in Wakyatosubcounty, Nakaseke District, provided theClub helps to upgrade the communityschool that is squatting on that land.
Last Rotary year the Club raised money tosurvey and partially fence in the land. Ithas written a grant proposal to upgrade thelearning environment for over two hundredpupils at this school.
The classroom
and support from theRotarians.
A year later, PP Kwesiga’swidow, Aida MayKwesiga decided tocheck out the Rotarianswho had shown suchkindness and sympathyat the time of her loss ofa loving husband.
Rtn. James Serugo
Rtn. Aida May Kwesiga
Children at school
Volume II, No. 2, p.18 The Wave, District 9211 Monthly Newsletter August 2014
Dar Marathon October 14th: Are You Ready?
to date. We have upgraded everything andwe are giving opportunity for everyone toparticipate.
This year, in addition to the 9km walk and21km run, we have included two new funactivities: the 5km fun walk in which theentire family can participate, and a cyclingrace.” Furthermore this year a cutting edgetechnology will be used to ensure accuraterecording of data for runners. Each runnerwill have a chip on their shoe which willautomatically record the
Last year, the funds raised at RDMhelped refurbish a library at theUniversity of Dar Es Salaam and isbuilding a “Rotary Entrepreneurship andResource Centre Funds raised this yearwill help complete the refurbishment ofthe library, fully furnish the resourcecentre and equip it with state of the artcomputers.
Rotary Dar Marathon is organized by sixRotary Clubs of Dar es Salaam –
Rtn. Emma MbagaRC of Dar es Slaam North
Preparation for the Rotary DarMarathon (RDM) 2014, whichis expected to be “the”sporting event of the year, hasjust been launched.
Speaking about the event,Chairman Vikash Shah saidthat RDM 2014 will be thebiggest event yet. “This year’sevent is going to be the best
route, distance, startand finish times, leavingno room for errors.
So far Rotary Dar Marathonhas raised over 2.2 billion/=which has gone to supportvarious community projectswhich include planting of2,600 trees, provision of cleandrinking water to 25 schools,building and equipping a 35bed pediatric oncology wardat Muhimbili Medical Centre.
of Dar es Salaam,Mikocheni, Oyster Bay,Mzizima, Bahari andDar North.
Volume II, No. 2, p.19 The Wave, District 9211 Monthly Newsletter August 2014
Quick Reponse by Rtn. Doctors Saves LivesRC of Kampala Ssese Islands
By Agnes BiribonwaRC of Kampala Ssese Islands
For Aida and her then unborn baby boy,now eight month old Daniel, it was timelyintervention of Ugandan Rotarian doctorswho saved them from certain death.
In December 2013, Aida was in labourwhen it was discovered that her unbornbaby’s path was obstructed. She needed acaesarian section immediately but the onlysurgeon at the facility was out of town.
Rotarians happened to be holding theirquarterly one-day medical camp in thevery same Kalangala on SseseIslands. They stepped right in and,
despite the ill equipped theatre,successfully carried out a Caesarian sectionand delivered to the 21 year old mother hervery first baby.
Aida returned to the Rotary Club ofKampala Ssese Islands on July 3 to thankRotarians and the Immediate Past DistrictGovernor Emmanuel Katongole for givingher and her son an opportunity to live. A
resident of a remote village in SseseIslands, Aida is full of praises for Rotary.
Rotarians donated to Aida and her sonDaniel beddings, clothing and cash. PDGEmmanuel Katongole added a pledge thatRotary will fully sponsor Daniel’s education.
He thanked the three doctors, Rtns. BrendaAnena, Julie Mugerwa and MarkMakubuya, for their timely interventionwhich saved Aida and her baby.
Baby Daniel being delivered by Caesarian section
Aida and her child Danieland the three Rotarians doctors
who saved their lives.Who’s the fourth mask-eteer?
Volume II, No. 2, p.20 The Wave, District 9211 Monthly Newsletter August 2014
Provisional RC of Lubowa Improves Detention Cells
By Rtn. Joseph MukiibiRC of Lubowa
The Rotary Club of Lubowa was chartered onJune 24, 2014, a few days after it launchedits first project.
Started in September 2013, members of thethen Provisional Club were eager to engageRotary and change lives so they lookedaround the vicinity. Lubowa estates hasa population exceeding 200,000 inneighbourhoods that range from slums tohigh-end homes.
The Problem
The police station in the area had only one,four square metre detention cell thataccommodated 5-20 detainees at any giventime, both male and female regardless ofage.
The cell had no sanitary facilities nor lighting.Its roof leaked, subjecting those who werelocked up there to undue stress and trauma,and exposed to respiratory and othercommunicable diseases.
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In addition, such appalling conditions of thefacility put pressure on the police to releasesuspects even before the due process of lawhad been completed. This encouraged mobjustice and fueled additional conflicts withinthe community.
The Solution
Recognizing that even suspects deserve tolive in better environment, members of thethen Provisional Rotary Club of Lubowadecided to act. They launched a project toconstruct a 70 square metre building (about18 times the size of the present facility)which will provide separate cells for menand women, two flush toilets and showers. Itwill even have office space for policepersonnel.
The foundation stone was laid by the thenDG Emmanuel Katongole on June 17, 2014.The building is estimated to cost aboutUgShs20 million (US$7,500) to complete forwhich the Club members are busy
The one and only detention cell
The then DG Emmanuel Katongole launches
construction of the new 6 room building
Foundation for the new prison building
fundraising as Rotary International does notfinance building projects.
The expected outcomes
The new detention building will greatlyreduce congestion, lower trauma for thosedetained and reduce their risk of diseaseswhile being held. Detainees as well as thepolice will have space they need. With this,Rotary’s image will light up.
Additionally, an improved detention facilitywill enable the due process of law to befollowed, eliminating one of the root causesfor mob justice and promote peace. Conflictresolution (prevention) and promoting peaceis one of the six areas of focus for Rotary.
The Appeal
The police have joined hands with otherprofessionals and business folks (within andoutside Rotary) in this undertaking. Weappeal to all those in our community as wellas our friends and well-wishers to contributeto this noble cause in peace building and
conflict prevention. Join us so that we cancomplete this project within the next 2months.
Lend a Handfor
Mankind is Our Business
Volume II, No. 2, p.21 The Wave, District 9211 Monthly Newsletter August 2014
Projects Corner
THE ONES WHO ARE CRAZY ENOUGH TO
THINK THEY CAN CHANGE THE WORLD
ARE THE ONES THAT DO
Special Attachments at your finger tips
Service above self award nomination form2014-15 Presidential Citation
2014-15 Rotary Day
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District Newsletter Editorial Team
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Assistant Editor - TZ: Sabrina Meharali sabrinameharali@gmail.com
Asst. Editor – UG:Elizabeth Njala elizabethnjala@gmail.com
Dear Readers
The editorial team, however, reserves the right to exercise judgment on which submission should or should not be posted.
Why such imbalance in countryrepresentation?
It all depends on submissionsreceived from the Clubs. Since DG’svisits trigger Clubs to send inarticles and photos, countryrepresentation tends to wax andwane depending on the DG’srouting. July was the month of histour of Ugandan Clubs, hence thisissue of the Wave is tilted heavily infavour of Uganda. When DG’srouting takes him around Tanzania,we would expect similar tilting inTanzania’s favour.
Shout Out Pagefor the Rotary Month
The page is devoted to those whohave strived and achieved much,whom Rotarians of the District canuphold as models to emulate. Weinvite you to send in yournomination and tell us the reasonswhy you think that Club deserves tobe shouted about.
Nominating your own Club is quiteacceptable. We only look at whetherthe “reasons” given justifies.
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