Rotary Africa - December 2014

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From the editor...Editor Sarah van HeerdenAdministration Sharon Robertson

Chairman Gerald SieberhagenDirectors Greg Cryer Peter Dupen Andy Gray David Jenvey Richard Tolken

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Distribution Rotary Districts 9210, 9211, 9212, 9220, 9350, 9370 and 9400 (Southern and Eastern Africa)

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From the editor...Editor Sarah van HeerdenAdministration Sharon Robertson

Chairman Gerald SieberhagenDirectors Peter Dupen Andy Gray David Jenvey Natty Moodley Richard Tolken

Publisher Rotary in Africa Reg. No. 71/04840/08 (incorp. association not for gain) PBO No: 18/13/13/3091 Registered at the GPO as a newspaper

Design & Layout Rotary in AfricaPrinters Colour Planet, PinetownAdvertising Sharon Robertson Sarah van Heerden Tariff card on request

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Distribution Rotary Districts 9200, 9210, 9220, 9270, 9320, 9350 and 9400 (Southern and Eastern Africa)

Contact Rotary Africa P.O. Box 563 Westville 3630 South Africa

Telephone 0027 (31) 267 1848Fax 0027 (31) 267 1849Email [email protected]

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district news to [email protected]

It never ceases to amaze me what a Rotarian can achieve. A club can take a single idea and turn it into a project which will benefit more people than one can imagine. Look at the SOUNS project, which is teaching very young children literacy skills or the Hiding Hyena, a project currently being run in Malawi, which educates children about HIV/Aids while providing them with a safe environment to talk and learn about the many sensitive issues associated with the spread of this disease.

Over the years, I have been awed by the projects our clubs undertake and just as I think I have found a favourite project, another comes to my attention. While there is no doubt that we are doing wonderful work in our communities, it is easy for some members to forget that they are part of a bigger picture, part of a massive movement of service which is changing lives every day. Some find themselves wondering if they are making an impact as they see the magnitude of problems affecting our communities. They lose motivation and leave our clubs. This is an issue we have often heard about in terms of membership retention and one of the easier ways to address it is to encourage your fellow members to take part in multi-club, district and international events.

June is Fellowships Month and our Rotary fellowships provide us with a wonderful opportunity to share our experiences, promote our interests and create friendships which will span the globe. They allow us to enjoy ourselves and realise that we are part of something special. Life can’t only be about work, we need to take time to recharge. Our fellowships can provide this. So, why not join one?

I have a feeling that every year, after I have completed the final issue, I start my column with “I can’t believe it is the end of the year already!” This year, I tried to resist the urge but the truth is that I can’t believe 2014 is almost over.

It hit me two days after I finished the November issue and while our proof reading team was churning out corrections, I dove straight into the next issue. The reason for this was that I had received a notice from my son’s day care which stated that it would close on 5 December. I was puzzled at first until I realised that it was only six weeks away!

From my side, it has been a tremendous year. As always, we worked hard to ensure our magazine’s continued success and growth. We went digital and when Rotary International launched its new branding we had to make slight modifications. What was most notable, was the improvement in the quality of submitted content. I found it was more interesting and inspiring than ever before.

So, I would like to ask our clubs to do me a small favour. At your next meeting, or perhaps your last meeting of the year, please charge your glasses and toast the members who submitted content to Rotary Africa. Then, please toast yourselves as well – after all, if it were not for the entire club’s involvement, none of these fantastic projects and events would have existed!

Our advertisers should also be recognised. Their loyalty and belief in the power of advertising in Rotary Africa has helped the board keep our subscriptions as low as possible. So, please have a look at our adverts, there are some wonderful products and services on offer. Furthermore, should your club have an event planned, why not advertise it? We have special rates for our clubs!

As we approach the end of 2014 and the halfway mark of our Rotary year, I can’t help but wonder what the New Year has in store for us. It has been one heck of a ride and as 2015 looms, there is only one thing I can say. Bring it on!

See you in the New Year,


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Gary CK HuangPresident, Rotary International

Message from the

RI President

On the WebSpeeches and news from RI President Gary CK Huang at www.rotary.org/president

DeaR fellOW ROTaRIaNs,

If you take a look at the Rotary calendar, it’s easy to see where our priorities as an organisation lie. The Rotary year begins in July. In August we mark Membership Month, in September we celebrate New Generations, October is for vocational service and so on, turning our attention to different topics that are important in Rotary.

It’s a great idea to do this, because it reminds us to talk about subjects that we might otherwise overlook during our busy Rotary year. But we all know that every topic on our calendar – from fellowship to our Foundation – is important. All of them are part of what makes Rotary what it is and what makes all of us Rotarians.

In Rotary, December is Family Month. Looking back on my years as a Rotarian, I have seen how important family is in Rotary – and how important Rotary can be to our families.

My wife, Corinna, chose to join Rotary just a few months ago, after many years as a Rotary spouse. All three of our children are also Rotarians. All of them joined their own club, in their own time. All of them have found unique interests in Rotary. As we have watched them find their own paths, we have been struck by how wonderful it is to have so many members of our

family involved in Rotary service. Rotary gives us something good that we can

all do together. With Rotary, we always have interesting things to talk about at dinner. We are all involved in different service, in different clubs, so when we sit down together, we are talking about humanitarian needs of every kind, in every part of the world. There is always something new to learn.

Our conversations are also a wonderful way to teach our children, through our own actions, what is really important in life. They learn about what life is like in different parts of the world and how all of us have an obligation to help others when we can. I can think of no better lessons to teach our families than the lessons of Rotary service.

I hope that in this Rotary year, many of you will encourage your family members to join Rotary, Rotaract or Interact. Bringing your family into Rotary doesn’t just Light Up Rotary – it lights up your own lives as well.


In his inaugural address, John f Kennedy made this often quoted exhor-tation: “Ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you can do for your country.”

The same senti-ments could be applied to the membership of Rotary.

Whether Rotary will survive or whether it will falter, whether our service will mean much to many or little to few, whether Rotary is known with respect or seen as a relic of days gone by, will be up to each and every Rotarian.

There is so much to be done in our world – to educate the illiterate, feed the hungry, provide shelter for the homeless. Our world is still ill divided and the gap is not shrinking between the haves and the have-nots. But to whom much has been given, much is expected.

The most important people in Rotary are not the directors of the Board or the trustees of our Rotary Foundation, but the individual Rotarians working quietly in their clubs to assist those in communities who are less fortunate than themselves, for whom they know the need is great. This is Rotary at its finest: Rotarians identifying a need and responding to it.

For many, this is a special time of year. May it bring to each of you the blessings that it offers.

As we Light Up Rotary, let us remember that the future of our Foundation is in your hands.

ROTARYMembers: 1 220 115Clubs: 34 558

ROTARACT Members: 169 395Clubs: 7 365

INTERACTMembers:396 980 Clubs: 17 260

RCCsMembers: 186 093 Corps: 8 091

Rotary at a Glance

as of 1 October 2014

The Object of Rotary is to encourage and foster the ideal of service as a basis of worthy enterprise and, in particular, to encourage and foster:

first. The development of acquaintance as an opportunity for service;

second. High ethical standards in business and professions; the recognition of the worthiness of all useful occupations; and the dignifying of each Rotarian’s occupation as an opportunity to serve society;

Third. The application of the ideal of service in each Rotarian’s personal, business, and community life;

fourth. The advancement of international understanding, goodwill, and peace through a world fellowship of business and professional persons united in the ideal of service.

Of the things we think, say or do:1) Is it the TRUTH?2) Is it FAIR to all concerned?3) Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS?4) Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?

Object of Rotary

The four-Way Test

what you should know

Ask what you can do

Foundation trustee chair, John Kenny


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Need a visa?Are you already planning which restaurants you’ll try and which museums you’ll visit when you’re in São Paulo for the 2015 Rotary convention, 6-9 June? Now is a good time to take care of some logistical details too.

South African citizens do not need visas to visit Brazil, but citizens from other African countries may need visas and should apply for them well in advance.

Brazilian visa requirements are based on the principle of reciprocity: Citizens of countries that require visas for Brazilians will need visas to visit Brazil. Applications must be made through the embassy or consulate serving the jurisdiction where they live.

Visa processing may take several months, so contact the appropriate embassy or consulate as early as possible. Applicants may need to take part in an interview at the embassy or consulate. Citizens of some countries may also need a letter of invitation; when you register for the convention, Rotary will provide that document to those who need it.

Citizens from the following countries do not need a visa to enter Brazil: Andorra, Argentina, Austria, Bahamas, Barbados, Belgium, Bolivia, Bulgaria, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Estonia, El Salvador, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain (UK), Greece, Guatemala, Guiana, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Lithonia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macau, Malaysia, Malta, Malta, Monaco, Morocco, Namibia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Saint Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Surinam, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Trinidad, Tobago, Tunis, Turkey, Ukraine, Uruguay, Vatican and Venezuela.

Register for the convention by 15 December for the best rate. Visit www.riconvention.org.

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Have you ever wondered who The Rotary foundation’s Cadre of Technical advisors are and what they do?

In a nutshell, these Rotarians serve as resources to Rotarians when planning and implementing projects. They advise the Trustees when they are reviewing new grant applications, evaluate and monitor original Foundation grants and act as support for Rotary District and Global Grants.

In Rotary year 2013/14, the cadre completed 110 site visits, 40 technical reviews and consulted with global grants proposal writers.

The cadre is also a valuable resource for Rotarians who find the new Global Grant application process challenging.

In particular, it can help you prepare your global grant proposals and plan measurable and sustainable outcomes.

Contact your regional grants officer to obtain a referral for special assistance at the start of your grant preparation.

The cadre is continually looking for experienced professionals in the six areas of focus. Rotarians who are Spanish speaking professionals located in north and central America, professionals in Asia and Africa and those with knowledge of water and sanitation or maternal and child health are urgently needed.

If you know of Rotarians who can help the cadre respond to these needs, you may contact Christian Pepera directly at [email protected].

GlOBal GRaNTs Your Regional Grants Officer will help you

prepare Global Grant proposals, plan measurable and sustainable outcomes and hold your hand every step of the way. Below you will find the name and email address for the Regional Grants Officer assigned to your district.• Districts 9010 (Algeria, Mauritania, Morocco,

Tunisia), 9101 (Cape Verde, Senegal, Gambia, Mali, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire) Ingrid Schwab: [email protected]

• District 9102 (Ghana, Togo, Benin, Niger) Alison Randall: [email protected]

• Districts 9110, 9125, 9140 (Nigeria), 9210 (Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe) Jessica Bueltmann: [email protected]

• Districts 9150 (Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe), 9220 (Comoro Islands, Djibouti, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mayotte, Reunion, Seychelles) Conor Murphy: [email protected]

• District 9211 (Tanzania, Uganda) Rebeca Mendoza: [email protected]

• District 9212 (Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya) Steve Townsend: [email protected]

• Districts 9350 (Angola, Namibia, South Africa), 9370 (South Africa, Lesotho), 9400 (Botswana, Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland) Sadaf Ajani: [email protected]

the cadre of technical advisors

our foundation

By PDG Anne Botha - Regional Rotary Foundation Co-ordinator Zone 20A SouthDoing good in the world

What you need to know about

Source: Rotary International


FoR soMe oF us....... eveRy Day Is RotaRy Day

Rotary Regional Image Co-ordinator, PDG Shirley Downie (Zone 20A South)

Public image for you

Often, when we speak to colleagues, friends or even family, we mention our Rotary club activities. They ask us about Rotary as they know very little about what we do and the exceptional humanitarian service we provide.

In 2007, I was invited to be a Public Relations Liaison Officer. At the time PR was not considered a priority and there were only six of us appointed to manage and introduce public relations to the clubs, districts and communities across the globe. It took a year, for us to prove to the RI board the importance of building relations with communities, corporate entities and even, our fellow Rotarians.

Since then, things have changed and we now work hard to develop these relationships. One such example is the introduction of Rotary Days by Rotary International President Gary CK Huang. He describes these days as a very simple concept in which Rotarians “hold a fun, informal event in your community for the non-Rotary public and use it as an opportunity to introduce them to Rotary. It’s that easy. Rotary Days can help your club drive up interest in membership, strengthen your club’s relationships with local institutions and community members, and improve Rotary’s image in your community.”

Any club, big or small, can host a Rotary Day at any time of the year. Neighbouring clubs can pool their resources and co-host a Rotary Day or entire districts can come together to host a large-scale Rotary Day. They can take any form, as long as they are fun and appealing to the non-Rotary public.

Here are just a few suggestions:• Hold an outdoor picnic or barbecue• Host a sporting event or concert• Organise a family fun run• Align the event with a public event or

festival• Sponsor an event at a museum, art gallery

or cultural centre• Secure a venue and plan a ticketed

reception or buffet dinnerIn addition to the many club and district level

Rotary Days that will take place this year, there will be a select number of National Rotary Days facilitated by current RI directors and other senior leaders.

These events will convey Rotary’s relevance, highlight our good work and appeal specifically to residents of the countries where they take place. Visit President Huang’s page on rotary.org for more on these events.

By visiting the Rotary Days calendar you will find information about Rotary Days happening around the world. To add your Rotary Day event to the calendar, send the following information to [email protected]:

• Sponsoring Rotary club or district name • City, state/province and country• Date and time of event• Contact information (email address or

event website)Did you know that if you host a Rotary Day in

2014/15 you could receive a special award from your district governor? If your club or district hosts a Rotary Day, there’s a small incentive to shoot a video. President Huang will recognise one prize-winning club or district with a special award plaque. The winning video, along with other finalists hand-selected by the RI president, will be featured on www.rotary.org and possibly at the 2015 Rotary International Convention in São Paulo, Brazil.

To enter, email [email protected] before 31 March 2015. Include a link to the Rotary Day video you’ve uploaded to YouTube and a brief description of the video.

As with all competitions, there are some rules. Submissions must be no more than three minutes long, be in English or have English subtitles and appear on YouTube.

Share your Rotary Day photos on social media using #RotaryDay or upload them to your Flickr stream and share it with Rotary on the Family of Rotary Flickr group. Confirm who is in each photo and where it was taken and you just might see it in the Rotary media, including The Rotarian and regional magazines.


The Rotary Foundation’s funding model will be modified starting 1 July 2015. The changes to current practices are not significant, but will have a big impact on the Foundation’s long-term financial stability.

What is the purpose of the funding model?The funding model lays out a clear order of

priorities to ensure that programmes, operating expenses and an operating reserve are funded. The Trustees want to ensure that the Foundation has sufficient resources to continue operations. The model that takes effect on 1 July 2015 will provide The Rotary Foundation with a more predictable level of financial support for programmes and the operating expenses it takes

to make them successful. These measures will safeguard the Foundation’s ability to fulfil its mission far into the future.

Why is the model needed?During the economic downturn, the Foundation

did not have sufficient return on its investments to fund its operating expenses. During this period of time, the operating reserve was depleted and money had to be borrowed from the World Fund to pay for operating costs. At some points, funding for programmes was limited. We realised our Foundation needs more reliable sources of revenue to pay its annual operating expenses and provide for an operating reserve. By using diversified sources of income, we will minimise

funding changesthe sustainability of the Rotary Foundation has been ensured by a new funding model which will be implemented in July next year.


the impact on the World Fund and ensure that The Rotary Foundation’s programmes are sustainable in the future. Of course, no plan can anticipate every contingency, however.

What do you mean by “diversified sources”?Traditionally, the Foundation’s operating

expenses and its operating reserve have been funded by net investment returns on Annual Fund assets that have been invested as part of a three-year cycle, in addition to a small portion of spendable earnings from the Endowment Fund. These sources rely on strong financial markets. When the Foundation has experienced net losses or diminished returns, it has paid its operating expenses by borrowing from the World Fund and then replenishing it. The funding model does not represent a significant change to our current practices - it simply brings clarity and transparency.

Is anything changing?Yes, what is changing is the need to add five

percent to global grant cash contributions, which will be used to help cover the costs associated with processing the cash. Under the current system, cash contributed to support a grant by clubs and districts requires administration, but provides no investment income to meet the costs of that administration.

Also, in the future, when the Foundation pursues large corporate gifts, it will negotiate to include up to 10 percent of the gift to cover operating expenses. This is a common practice in many countries, and each gift will be individually negotiated as is appropriate.

Over time, the additional revenue from both of these changes will provide more financial flexibility and make the Foundation less reliant on net investment returns.

Where can I learn more about the funding model?

The Trustees recognise that open, clear communication fosters Rotarians’ continued support of and active involvement in Foundation programmes. The first step in the funding model communication plan was an announcement on Rotary.org with a link to a document that details the changes, called “Our Foundation’s Funding Model.” Training manuals for officers and committees at the district and club levels are also being updated and webinars and e-learning modules are being developed. Please send questions to [email protected].

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Matt Damon

and Gary White talking about

water and optimism


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Recently, actor Matt Damon filled an orange bucket with ice and water he had scooped out of the toilets in his house.

Then, with video camera rolling, he stepped into his yard and poured it over his head, leaving his shirt sticking to his chest, his hair plastered to his scalp and himself spluttering through the toilet water cascading down his face.

Damon was taking part in the “ice bucket challenge” for ALS – the campaign that went viral on social media and raised more than $90 million to fight Lou Gehrig’s disease. But Damon was using the moment to make a vivid point about the charitable cause closest to his heart – water, and the lack of safe water and basic sanitation around the world.

“For those of you, like my wife, who think this is really disgusting,” Damon said as he collected water from one of his toilets, “keep in mind that the water in our toilets in the West is actually cleaner than the water that most people in the developing world have access to.”

Within three days of the video’s posting, three million viewers had watched it. They learned that almost 800 million people – more than the number living in the United States, Canada and Western Europe combined – don’t have safe drinking water.

Damon knows how to tell the story of water. With Gary White, he’s co-founder of Water.org, an organisation that is quietly reinventing water activism. White has been trying to figure out how to get safe drinking water to people in the developing world for 25 years. When he started studying how best to tackle water scarcity problems, he discovered something surprising: As many as half of finished wells and piping systems provided by NGOs weren’t working just a few years after installation. They had failed. Just asking the question of how many projects were still operating after five years made White an iconoclast in the world of water. So he co-founded a group called WaterPartners International that took a different path: making sure the communities it worked in were fully engaged in

getting themselves water.In 2009, he teamed up with the award-

winning actor and screenwriter. Damon had created his own water NGO in 2006, but he gradually realised that for his charity to be effective, he needed the kind of expertise that White had spent decades building. So Damon and White merged their organisations to form Water.org.

They now travel the world together to work on water projects and to sound the alarm on water-access issues at events such as the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

In 2011, the pair was named in Time magazine’s annual list of the most influential people in the world.

White and Damon are also trying to create a new model to increase access to safe water and sanitation. They have swung the focus of Water.org from funding specific projects, such as building wells or piping systems, to a new idea: making financing ubiquitous and affordable to the world’s poor so they can solve their own water problems.

Water.org created some-thing called WaterCredit, an initiative to partner with financial institutions to make microloans just for use on water and sanitation. The results stunned even White. In the last five years, using credit instead of pipes, Water.org has helped get water and toilets to three times as many people as White had in the

previous 20 years. White and Damon shared their thoughts on this dramatic acceleration and their increasing sense of optimism and urgency, with journalist Charles Fishman.

You could devote your time to many things. Why did you choose water and sanitation?

DAMON: Both the enormity and the solvability of the challenge. Water underpins everything. My personal connection started when I went on a water collection with a 14-year-old girl in Zambia, and she grabbed her jerry can and we walked a mile to the well. It was a long walk and we talked

White and Damon are trying to create

a new modelto increase access

to safe water and sanitation.


about all the things she could be doing if she did not have to walk so far to get water. It’s time that women and girls could spend working or in school. I met one girl in Haiti who told me she would play if she did not have to scavenge for water. Her grades were already top in her class. She just wanted to be able to play.

Have you carried water on your head?DAMON: I was in Ethiopia a few years ago and

there was an eight-year-old girl who lifted one of these cans and started walking up a hill. I said to her, “Give me that thing,” took it and tried to walk up. I was in shape – I was doing Invictus, which was a rugby movie – and it was hard. That kid weighed a third of what I weighed. It was amazing what she went through to get water.

Gary, when you first started working on getting people access to water, you discovered a huge failure rate in water projects. Did that surprise you?

WHITE: It did. I thought water access was an engineering problem. That’s one of the reasons I focused my graduate work in engineering. I thought, if you get the engineering right, if you get the infrastructure put in place, it solves the problem. But it became clear to me that it’s only part of the solution. And not even the majority of the solution. It was all about the human infrastructure.

You’ve both said in the past that digging wells won’t get people water. Can you explain?

DAMON: We will never be able to dig enough wells. There are massive inefficiencies. There are municipalities piping water right under the street, but little of it gets to people’s homes because they do not have taps. With WaterCredit, Gary’s idea is that you make it possible for people to obtain a US$100 loan and they connect to the pipes and have a tap put in their home.

WHITE: If you look, between 1990 and 2010, something like two billion people got access to water for the first time. A fraction of those people got water because of all of us NGOs running around doing what we do. The scale of charity-led, subsidy-led water solutions doesn’t correspond to the scale of the problem.

Most of those people got water when they got lifted out of poverty – and when they had the money, water was one of their first priorities. That’s my thesis and our experience bears that out. If you give people access to affordable capital, they can find their water and sanitation solutions.so, instead of helping people create a utility

they can’t sustain, you’re heading in a new direction?

WHITE: So many poor people, particularly in urban areas, have enough money to buy their water every day or pay to access basic sanitation. But they don’t have that US$150 or US$200 it takes to connect to the utility or install their own toilet in their home.

DAMON: When we were in India last year, Gary and I had a conversation with a woman who was paying 20 rupees every day to obtain water for her family from the water vendor. She was also paying 20 rupees a day to use the public toilet in their slum. She was spending 40 rupees a day for her family for water and a toilet. If you add that up over the course of a year, it is a tremendous cost.

She took out a WaterCredit loan to build a toilet in her home and to obtain a water connection into her house. Her monthly payments on that loan are 1 200 rupees per month – exactly 40 Rupees a day. Once her loan is paid off over the next two years, her income will increase by 1 200 rupees per month, with the exception of the water tariff that she will have to pay to the utility. What we find is that WaterCredit can help boost family income and boost how much time women have. Women are now able to invest more in other family health issues. It elevates the economic standing of the person taking out the loan and it preserves charity for those most in need.

With WaterCredit, you’re creating a new market for “water microloans” – but you’re not actually the ones loaning the money. How does that work?

WHITE: What we saw, time after time, is that there’s a market failure. There are poor people who want to take out a microloan, to get a piped water connection, to build a toilet, to buy a rainwater harvesting system. We’ve documented people going to loan sharks and paying up to 125 percent interest to get a loan for a toilet. We know that when they’re forced to buy water from street vendors, they are paying 10 to 15 times more per litre for water than people who have house connections. We knew this market was there. It just didn’t fit the mould of microfinance.

So what we have to do is provide subsidies to these microfinance institutions to do market research. We give them a grant to do research, usually among their existing clients, to find out what the demand would be for a toilet loan or a water loan. We give them funding to hire people with expertise in water and sanitation, to manage this portfolio and to build relationships with the


local utilities. We help them create expertise and a market, in water and sanitation loans – we help them prove the demand exists.

Our agreement is that if the market is there, the microfinance institution will tap the commercial capital markets to borrow the money wholesale and then lend it to people to build toilets and get water. In partnership with our donors, we’ve invested US$9.7 million into building those relationships. Those microfinance institutions have now secured US$70 million in commercial capital to make those loans.

some people might say WaterCredit is a little too complicated. Why not just lay some pipes and drill some wells?

DAMON: In some situations, that works. There are people living on less than US$2 a day who need the charitable assistance to lay pipes and drill wells. The fact remains there will never be enough charity to solve this and that is where initiatives like WaterCredit come into play. It may be difficult to explain in some instances, but what we are working to do is develop programmes that empower people to determine what solutions work best for them.

Given the money you’ve invested, what results have you seen?

WHITE: We have over 60 lending partners, who are up to 370 000 loans that have been made from that US$70 million. The loan repayment rate is 99 percent. We get water to an average of 4.7 people per loan –so we’ve helped over 1.5 million people get water and sanitation through our WaterCredit programme. To put this in context, from the time we started in 1990 to 18 months ago, we reached one million people with water and or sanitation. In the last 18 months, we’ve hit our second million. This acceleration with credit has been tremendous. Not all people need 100 percent or 90 percent top-down charity to come give them water or sanitation. What they need is a realignment of these market forces that exist.

Tell me about your partnership. You come from such different experiences in striving to get people water. How do you work with each other?

DAMON: My organisation, H2O Africa, was great at fundraising and I realised I needed an expert to implement and scale the work. I

researched the field and found Gary White and Water-Partners International. This was someone who could help me maximise my impact. Gary and I realised that if we joined forces, we could do so much more together than separately.

WHITE: Matt takes the geekiness off. I’m a bit of a geek. He loves to tell the story of water; he’s good at it. And he’s definitely an expert now.

DAMON: I will never be the man with three engineering degrees, but in terms of understanding water and sanitation, I am constantly

learning. The issue is complex. It is not something with one simple answer. An important thing for people who are involved in philanthropy is to give themselves permission to be a student. Even Gary, who is an expert in this field, is constantly asking questions.

Why is it so hard to get people and governments behind a campaign to make sure everyone, everywhere has clean water every day?

DAMON: The first hurdle we have to clear is trying to explain to the public that there are hundreds of millions of people who do not have access to safe water and that every single minute a kid under the age of five dies from a preventable water-related disease. It just does not make sense to people. There is clean water all over the West. We have known how to access clean water for a hundred years. We have figured that out. Now it is a matter of making sure it extends to everyone.

Do you think the problem is solvable? Will there be a time when everyone who lives a settled life has clean water?

DAMON: I believe we will solve the water and sanitation crisis in my lifetime. We need a movement similar to what is being done for polio eradication to make access to safe water and basic sanitation a priority around the globe. We need significant resources invested in solutions and real political will. One opportunity is the Post-2015 UN Development Agenda. We hope to see a dedicated Sustainable Development Goal focused on achieving universal water access and complete elimination of open defecation.

WHITE: I’m absolutely optimistic. It’s not like searching for the cure for a disease. With water and sanitation, we know what the solution is. We know why water can make us sick, we know how to find it, how to treat it, how to distribute it. There’s no reason that can’t happen around the world.

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Hope in South Africa (HiSA) is a partnership that nurtures youth to reach adulthood as healthy, responsible, contributing citizens. It is based in Maryland USA and has a community project in Richmond, Northern Cape, South Africa

Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) describes a continuum of permanent birth defects caused by maternal consumption of alcohol during pregnancy, which includes Foetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS), the most severe form of this disorder.

FASD is the most common cause of mental retardation and developmental disabilities in the world – and it is entirely preventable. Unfortunately this devastating condition, resulting in permanent brain damage, as well as possible other organ damage, is an irreversible, life-long condition with severe psycho-social and economic consequences not only for those with FASD, but also their family, community and country at large.

The prevalence of FAS in the Western and Northern Cape provinces represent the highest reported rates in the world. Research conducted by the Foundation for Alcohol Related Research (FARR) in De Aar in 2002, found a prevalence of 122/1000 (12 percent). In 2014, the same organisation completed reported a rate of 60/1000 or 60 percent in Kimberley.

The United States of America has the next highest reported FASD rate in the world, namely 10-30/1000 or one to three percent (the FAS rate will be much lower).

High risk factors for FASD include binge drinking during pregnancy, young maternal age, poor education, poor nutrition, unemployment and poor socio-economic

environment, all of which are common problems in South Africa.

People with FASD have lifelong learning disabilities and behavioural problems. This often results in early school drop-out and poor decision making. As a result, people with FASD often have a poor education and are at high risk of being unemployed. In general they tend to have difficulty in understanding the cause and effect of behaviours and therefore may engage in risky behaviour. Secondary disabilities of FASD include depression, substance abuse and alcoholism. Due to the high risk behaviour they might engage in criminal activity or regularly end up in conflict with the law. In many rural areas of the Northern Cape unemployment is in excess of 70 percent and the HIV/AIDS infection rate is estimated to be more than 35 percent.

Given the high rate of teenage pregnancies in South Africa and the increase of alcohol use amongst adolescents, it is essential to engage school children in FASD awareness programmes.

It’s against this backdrop that HiSA and the Rotary Clubs of Colesberg, De Aar, Kimberley South, Kimberley (D9370) and Beaufort West (D9350) partnered with non-government and government organisations to pilot awareness programmes to target young people. The HiSA/Rotary 3rd South African Conference on FASD will explore what can else be done.

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for the members of the Rotary Club of Kimberley South (D9370), World Polio Day marked a very special occasion. It inducted honorary Rotarian Dorothy Anne Howitson, a polio survivor, as a full member of the club and it celebrated the centennial birthday of Lawrence Shuttleworth, a member of the neighbouring Rotary Club of Kimberley.

Lawrence (Lawrie) is still an active Rotarian who has spent his life doing all he can to help his fellow man.

During the apartheid years, Lawrie joined the Torch Commando, a move which declared his opposition to the disenfranchisement of some citizens of the Cape. He was incensed by the idea of segregating facilities, such as the drive-in cinema and post office, in the close-knit community of Kimberley.

As Voltaire said, “It is dangerous to be right

when the government is wrong.” Later, Lawrie became a target of the security police. His offence was belonging to a ‘reactionary’ organisation called Rotary International and to have visited the USA on Rotary business.

But he was never deterred by these shenanigans. His philosophy was couched in the words of Shakespeare which he often quotes: “This above all: to thine own self be true, And it must follow, as the night the day, Thou canst not then be false to any man.”

It was Mencken who cynically said; “I am strongly in favour of common sense, common honesty and common decency. This makes me forever ineligible for public office.” Lawrence felt these were good qualities to have and that you need to get involved in the city you live in. It was in this spirit that he twice served as mayor of Kimberley.

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In April 2013, three boreholes were sunk in the Thyolo District of Malawi and as a result three villages received a safe supply of drinking water.

The initial motivation for this project came from Father Philip Mbeta and a contact he made at the Rotary Club of Joliet (D6450 USA) while studying in the United States.

The project was managed by the Rotary Club of Limbe (D9210) and the engineering capably handled by Christian Service Committee, a company with many years of experience in the field.

It was financed by contributions from the Rotary Clubs of Joliet, Morris, New Lenox and Channahon-Minooka and a Matching Grant from the Rotary Foundation.

More than 1 200 families living in the villages of Naphazi, Namunda and Gumbi have benefitted from the improved access to clean drinking water and committees were formed in each village to maintain the borehole.

Now, more than a year later the boreholes are in perfect working order and constantly used. The Rotary Club of Limbe is proud to be one step closer to achieving its millennium goal.

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Two 5 000 litre water tanks were installed by the Rotary Club of Estcourt (D9370) at the Mhubeni Care Centre and crèche.

During their mission to bring a reliable water supply to the community, Area Co-ordinator Roger Haynes, Past Assistant Governor Ian Freeman, Rotarians Tracy Sinclair and Gerard Busschers suddenly became expert plumbers, while Past President Louis Piovesan nervously tried to keep his distance behind his camera to document the hard work and occasional moments of hilarity.

The Mhubeni community cultivate a variety of vegetables and in the past, people have had to carry water from afar to water the garden. It is hoped that this water project will make life easier for the gardeners. Now, all that is needed is for the rains to arrive and fill the tanks.

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area Co-ordinator Roger Haynes uses his newly discovered plumbing skills to get one of the new water tanks up and running.


Recently, the Rotary Club of Omole-Golden (D9110, Nigeria) officially opened a new borehole and six toilet blocks it had constructed at Ajuwon High school in October.

The move was in line with the club’s penchant for humanitarian services and also provided the teachers and learners with a hygienic environment in which robust learning can thrive.

Speaking at the brief ceremony, which was attended by principal officials of the club, President Christopher Alabi said the club was inspired to embark on the project “even though it carried a financial burden. We shall continue to do all we can to support all those who need our

help.”District Governor Dr Dele

Balogun said the decision to build the six toilets and install a borehole became necessary because it is important to have a safe water supply. “Whoever gives water, gives life. The facilities that we have provided should be put to good use to help prevent diseases among the learners and teachers.

“The learners who have benefitted will go back to and educate their communities on what Rotary has done.

“We will surely do more in the future if we have the opportunity. All the promises that we have made, we have kept,” said DG Dele Balogun.

Members of the Rotary Club of omole Golden with District Governor Dr Dele Balogun and learners from ajuwon senior High school. Below: President Chris alabi applies sanitizer to the hand of a learner during a demonstration of proper hygiene.

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Rosetta Lake, with graceful willow and oak trees lining its banks, was once a prime picnic spot in the centre of the attractive KwaZulu-Natal Midlands village of Rosetta. That was before cyclone Demoina struck Mozambique, Swaziland and Natal on 16 January 1984 and caused massive flooding.

The tropical storm destroyed 50 small dams, 28 pumping stations and left 80 000 people homeless. The subsequent flooding destroyed the lake’s spillway and the mill at nearby Caversham was washed away.

Below the Rosetta Lake, a waterwheel outside the ‘Mill House’ on the Kamberg Road is still visible from the village.

Circa 1905, a resident, Christopher Groom of

Springvale Farm, was involved in establishing Blue Ribbon Foods and the construction of a flour mill commenced to grind wheat. The mill was driven by the waterwheel which was powered by the waters stored in Rosetta Lake.

Now, 30 years after cyclone Demoina, the Rotary Club of Mooi River (D9370), together with members of the Rosetta Ratepayers and Residents Association, decided it was time to restore Rosetta Lake to its former glory.

An action committee was formed to meet the challenge of rebuilding the concrete spillway and eradicating the massive build-up of water weeds in what remained of the dam.

Rotarian Duncan Deane, who is an expert in re-enforced concrete construction, agreed to

lake restoration

In the decades since floods caused by the cyclone destroyed the lake, it became overgrown with water weeds. Two special diesel-driven floating units were hired to clear the Rosetta Lake of the infestation.

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supervise the rebuilding of the concrete spillway with the help of fellow Rotarians and Rosetta residents.

The prolific growth of water weeds was another major challenge and it became necessary to hire two powerful weed-cutting machines that were launched on the lake as soon as the water had reached its original height.

These machines cleared most of the weed infestation and the lake has been restocked with bass. All the costs were covered by the Rosetta Ratepayers and Residents Association and the Rotary Club of Mooi River.

Consideration is being given to placing a few small rowing boats on the lake for the enjoyment of residents and visitors. Ablution facilities have been built and the car parking area has been extended.

It is hoped that one day it may be possible to get the massive waterwheel turning again.

top: Duncan Deane supervises the pouring of concrete during the rebuilding of the dam wall which was destroyed by cyclone Demoina in 1984. above: a moment of triumph. Rotary President Bill Pirrie (left) and fellow Rotarians vagn Fenger and Duncan Deane with John wetton of the Rosetta Ratepayers and Residents association stand beside the weed-free, raised waters of the Rosetta Lake.


Since 2013, the Rotary Club of Chatsworth (D9370) has been proudly involved with Rainbow crèche which is based in the heart of the Chatsworth community. Keeping with the current Rotary theme of Light up Rotary, the club embarked on a project to brighten it up.

Currently, the crèche caters for the needs of approximately 40 children from disadvantaged backgrounds or destitute families. It is managed and run by Vani Soobramoney who has dedicated her time to provide much-needed care and a better life for these children.

The club identified the crèche’s various needs and undertook to renovate and assist it. The project saw the classroom and kitchen being brightened up and 50 chairs and five tables were provided for the children to eat their lunch.

The stove and kitchen plumbing were also repaired. Once these basic necessities were provided for, the club donated toys and books and erected a trampoline in the grounds. A District Grant, as well as contributions from donors in the community financed the project.

Another project saw the Chatsworth club host an outstanding and heart-warming Senior Citizens’ Cultural day at the Kharwastand Temple Hall. This successful project was the brain-child of the current club president, Dr Ansuyah Moodley.

The hall was filled to capacity with members from various senior citizens’ clubs based in Durban South and surrounding areas.

They were treated to a scrumptious meal and thereafter the dynamic entertainment programme kicked off with an amazing array of song, dance and sketches which were performed by the

enthusiastic seniors.Age in Action sponsored vouchers for the top

three club performances and Venechia Saunders and her Age in Action team presented the prizes.

The Mariannhill Senior Citizens Club was crowned the winner of the day. Its relevant and creative sketch highlighted the problems currently faced by many senior citizens.

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Nine years ago, Genie Wright from the Rotary Club of Johannesburg East (D9400) was travelling with her husband, Laurie, in the Waterberg. They passed a wheelbarrow on the side of a farm road and she noticed something moving inside it.

She asked Laurie to reverse and they found a well-dressed baby resting in the wheelbarrow. The baby appeared relaxed and comfortable as it was in the shade of the only tree in the area.

They decided to take a photo of the baby and report it to the authorities at the nearest village. They travelled a little further and noticed an old woman weeding a farmer’s field alongside the road.

When asked if she knew anything about the baby, she explained that the baby was her fifteen-year-old daughter’s child. The daughter was still at school and granny was looking after the baby boy, whose name was Kamogelo, while she worked.

The wheelbarrow was to cart the weeds away but as she had no pram, she had to make do with what she had. She would leave the baby in the

Wheelbarrow baby

shade of the only tree while she quickly removed enough of the weeds to fill the wheelbarrow. Once she had enough weeds, she would return to the tree, strap the baby to her back and then return to the farmer with a fully-loaded wheelbarrow.

Later, Genie showed the photo to fellow Johannesburg East Rotarian, Marion Brown.

When Genie Wright first met baby Kamogelo, he was sleeping in the shade in a wheelbarrow (below) while his grandmother weeded a farmer’s field.


Marion, who was teaching at the Assumption Convent Malvern, took the photo to school and showed it to the Rotary Club of Johannesburg East’s (D9400) EarlyAct and Interact clubs. The youngsters responded immediately and a week later had raised enough money to buy a brand new stroller for Genie to take to the Waterberg.

Years went by and Genie and Laurie decided to find the granny and ask about the well-being of Kamogelo.

They discovered that Kamogelo now lived with an aunt in the town of Alma and was attending the Alma Laerskool. They visited the impoverished school and were saddened to find that Kamogelo and most of the other children had no shoes and wore very old second-hand clothing.

Meanwhile, the Rotary Club of Johannesburg East had become very involved with the Toms Shoes project and soon each of the 450 children at Alma School received a durable pair of new Toms Shoes. Most of the children had never owned a pair of shoes, let alone, a new pair.

In September this year, Marion was telling the story to an intern at the Independent Schools Association of South Africa Convention in Pretoria. The intern comes from the Waterberg area and was so moved that she offered to sponsor Kamogelo’s schooling and welfare.

From a wheelbarrow, to a stroller, to shoes. Hopefully, this is the start of a journey into a future filled with promise.

the little ones of alma school blow kisses of thanks after the Johannesburg east club gave them new toms shoes. Below: Baby Kamogelo in the stroller which was purchased after Interactors and earlyactors enthusiastically ran fundraising campaigns.


Chartered in March 2012 by the then District Governor Richard Brookes, the two Rotary Community Corps, or RCCs as they are fondly known, of the Rotary Club of Hibiscus Coast Satellite Club (D9370) are situated in two rural areas near Margate on the lower south coast of KwaZulu-Natal.

RCC Kwanzimakwe was chartered with 13 members and RCC Gclima with nine. Some of the original members have since left - in the case of RCC Gclima, all the men resigned - but new members have joined the RCCs. Each has its own committee and they hold monthly meetings in their areas. A member of the satellite club was assigned to attend the meetings in an advisory capacity.

Since being chartered, the RCCs have actively served within their communities and have become the satellite club’s ‘eyes and ears’ on the

ground. Individually they run soup kitchens and care for the elderly, infirm, blind, homebound, orphaned and needy. They help those in need of wheelchairs and walkingsticks, as well as those who find themselves embroiled in a crisis. The RCC members also provide much-needed assistance to people struggling to navigate the often confusing pension and social grant systems.

In a combined effort they publicised and assisted at the last two Rotary Family Health Days. The first was held at Ntabeni Clinic in Kwanzimakwe and the second at Margate Clinic. They also assisted at an eye clinic held at the Margate Clinic and RCC Kwanzimakwe conducted one last month at Ntabeni Clinic.

Thanks to international funding, the RCCs were able to take children with cerebral palsy to Turton Clinic to be fitted for, and given wheelchair buggies.

Both RCCs identify orphans and vulnerable children to receive gifts from east Coast Radio toy story each Christmas. Fun parties are held and Father Christmas makes a special trip from the North Pole to deliver the gifts in person.

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The Rotary Club of Newcastle-Majuba (D9370) was resurrected when it inducted 23 new members in July. Proud Rotarian and mentor, PDG Gordon Dowsett, was instrumental in bringing together the diverse group of vibrant, energetic and ambitious new members.

The Hope in Christ Centre is built on Kleindal Farm, just off the N11 national road, near Newcastle. Sarah Holland, the founder, envisaged a Christian home environment for children in need. Her vision was to remove the cycle of abuse, neglect, HIV and abandonment from the lives of children by empowering them with strong family values, structure, love and support.

Sadly in July 2010, a devastating fire destroyed the centre and claimed the lives of 11 loved ones.

Sarah Holland was among the 11 who died.Sarah`s son, Andrew Pienaar and his wife

Joanne, set out to rebuild the centre in memory of his mother. They have made remarkable progress in terms of its structure, obtained a town planning occupancy certificate and had electric fencing, water and electricity installed.

This facility will provide children with a safe home which not only meets their medical and physical needs, but one which encourages social connections, individual dignity and personal preferences. Once the facility is completed, the courts will place children at the centre.

Andrew and Joanne appealed to Newcastle-Majuba to assist in obtaining cupboards for the children’s clothes and the club responded with a donation of 10 cupboards.

The Rotary Club of Shelly Beach (D9370) hosted a Bring-a-Buddy evening in October. Each member was asked to nominate three or four of their friends or acquaintances who they felt might be interested in Rotary.

Personal invitations were sent to each of the nominated people and some 20 guests arrived for an evening of brief presentations, drinks, snacks and fellowship.

To make the evening more interesting, the club invited DG Andrew Jaeger who spoke to the

guests about Rotary International. The club also invited Ian Mcintosh, former Springbok rugby coach and current Springbok rugby selector, to address gathering. His wit and great knowledge of rugby were thoroughly enjoyed.

President Hugh Strickland told the guests about the club. They were encouraged to consider becoming involved in Rotary and were invited to attend a future club meeting. To date, eight of the guests have expressed an interest in Rotary and will attend club meetings in the near future.

at the Bring-a-Buddy evening are convenor aG Gavin Jepson, DG andrew Jaeger, Ian Mcintosh (former springbok rugby coach and current springbok selector), scot scott (guest and tv personality of ‘skattejag’ fame) and President Hugh strickland.

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There was great excitement at Sizani Combined Primary School when the Rotary Club of Ballito (D9370) presented Principal Ntombenhle July with a donation of more than R15 000 to pay for the repair of the dilapidated and leaking school roof.

Sizani had a long list of things that needed repair and replacement, but the roof was its top priority and thanks to the Ballito club’s help, it can finally be ticked off the list.

The money was used for new roofing sheets to be fitted and many sponsors are still working to help upgrade the school and make it a much better place for its learners.

Last month, the Ballito club hosted its annual Choir Festival at Umhlali Preparatory School and raised R27 500. This amount came from ticket sales for the festival as well as the sale of raffle tickets. The event was extremely well supported and the funds raised were divided between Sizani Combined Primary School and the Westbrook Home for the Aged for much-needed new paving.

PDG Richard Brooks, PP Gill Read, Fundraiser Gail stephano, sizani school Principal Ntombenhle July, President John Coburn and Rotarian trevor Broadbent with the cheque from the Rotary Club of Ballito.

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last year, during a joint meeting of all the Rotary Anns’ clubs in East London it was agreed that there was a need to promote Rotary and its community service in the city. The Rotary anns of the Rotary Club of east London (D9370) decided a 2015 calendar would do just that.

So, the Rotary Reflected photographic competition was launched in April this year. All seven clubs in East London, including friends of Rotary, exchange students and overseas partners were invited to submit photographs of Rotary projects. The pictures had to reflect the breadth and depth of Rotary’s influence in society.

Seventy entries were received from amateur photographers and five judges whittled them down to 37.

One of the most exciting spin-offs from the Rotary Reflected 2015 calendar, was the posting of a selection of the stories and images on a dedicated Facebook Page and seeing the reach that was achieved.

About 4 500 people were reached by Facebook. People were invited to ‘like’ and or ‘share’ the stories they found interesting.

This approach ensured that many more people, particularly the younger generation, became involved in this project.

showing off the calendar are angela Church, ann President Lee van Breda, President Mike van Breda, esme stone of the Beacon Bay anns and ann Julie Hutchison.

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The Benoni sailing Club Hospice Charity Regatta, arranged by David Cutts, was held at at Homestead lake in October 2014. although it was a chilly and windy day, R10 000 was raised for Hospice.

In the afternoon, the Rotary Club of Benoni Aurora (D9400) hosted its Anything that Floats challenge where participating teams had two hours to build their creative floats.

The teams were The Mad Hatters, Aspire Wealth Management, Benoni Aurora Rotaract team, the Fellowship team and the Communications Pink team.

Five wonderful boats, handcrafted to perfection, launched at 3pm and, as all is fair in love and war, were soon pelted by eggs, flour and water bombs. Not all the sailors managed to stay on their floats during the bombardment.

The overall winner was the Communications Pink team with its Linen Project and a sail which was designed by a local engineer - it was a big white sheet. The Benoni Aurora Rotaract team won the Longest Day, the Fellowship team won the Best Loser, Aspire Wealth Management showed the Best Team Spirit and the Mad Hatters won The Village Idiot award.

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a portion of the funds raised at the Rotary Club of Empangeni’s (D9370) evening with Madiba’s personal archivist, Verne Harris, were used to support the Ezemvelo’s St Lucia Anti Poaching Unit. It was used to buy much-needed items to assist the team in its pursuit of protecting local flora and fauna.

The plight of the rhino has become a global concern and the effort to end the barbaric slaughter of these animals has become a priority.

With all the attention focused on rhino poaching, it was surprising to hear that the 20-strong team of dedicated rangers are also the champions of, not just the mega fauna, but of all creatures and plants. The rangers are tasked with the prevention of all forms of poaching, including illegal gill-net fishing, bush-meat trade, the poisoning of vultures, plant smuggling (especially

of the protected Cycads) and the live reptile trade.The unit’s wish list included specific leather

boots which, as the rangers spend many hours on foot tracking poachers, were designed to be especially comfortable. More importantly, they leave little trace of their movements - an important factor when tracking in the bush.

The other item requested was LED head lamps to replace the rangers’ torches and as these will allow them to have their hands free when working at night.

Three rangers were on hand to receive the club’s gift and their joy at receiving the boots and torches was infectious. Kobi Ndwandwe, who has been with the anti-poaching unit since its inception in 2002, told the Rotarians how the donation will benefit the team on a daily basis. His description of the team’s activities and challenges highlighted the difficult conditions it faces every day and night.

Hambisani Mbonambi, sakhile Mthembu, Kobi Ndwandwe, Johan Gerber (Conservation Manager of ezemvelo’s st Lucia anti Poaching unit) and Rotarian Graham Gray. Photo: Zululand observer.

boots made for tracking


for any Rotary club, the visit of the district governor is one of the highlights of the Rotary year. The Rotary Club of Knysna (D9350) was visited by DG Cecil Rose and his wife, Lesley, in October and held a dinner in their honour at the Knysna Golf Club.

A club assembly took place prior to the dinner. During the assembly and the DG’s dinner speech, the subject of the need to attract younger people and those who better represent the demographics of the area was raised. DG Cecil Rose felt that, in general, clubs need to be more flexible about issues such as meeting times, classifications and so forth. In the case of Knysna, which at present is the largest club in D9350, he suggested the possibility of a satellite club that meets in the evening.

He remarked that about 10 Global Grants

had been approved since July 2013 and another twenty are in the pipeline. He suggested that Knysna reword its unsuccessful bursary grant application and resubmit it.

DG Cecil Rose emphasised the need for clubs to involve themselves in early childhood education and praised the Knysna club for its dedication to this.

He further mentioned that District 9350, with the support the other districts in South Africa, had submitted a bid to Rotary International to host the 2019 International Convention in Cape Town. RI raised a couple of items which are being addressed and he is optimistic that the Cape Town bid will be successful.

PP Alan Warne, accepted a certificate, for the greatest membership growth in 2013/14, from DG Cecil Rose on behalf of the club.

Knysna President PDG John satchel with DG Cecil Rose who shared many inspiring suggestions with regards to grants and membership development during his visit.

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the Rotary Club of Nairobi utumishi (D9212) used its LN-4 Prosthetic Hand project to provide David ouze owere, a 42-year-old machine technician and father of six, with a new right hand. David lost his hand in an industrial accident. with David is Rotarian Dr Mussadiq Mir.

The Rotary Club of Nairobi Utumishi’s (D9212) lN-4 Prosthetic Hand project has given hundreds of disabled Kenyans prosthetic hands.

The hands were designed and supplied to Rotary clubs by the Ellen Meadows Prosthetic Hand Foundation, on the condition that no one profits from it and that the hands are given free of charge, to people who need them.

Most of the LN-4 prosthetics have been given to people who have lost a hand as a result of landmine explosions, accidents, acts of violence or birth defects. Once a hand has been fitted, the recipient is trained in its use.

Daniel Ndung’u, a 31-year-old bus driver, received a new prosthetic hand from the Nairobi utumishi club. He lost his left hand in a road accident last year.

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In april last year, when Geoffrey Kamau (34) suffered an epileptic fit, he fell and fractured his arm. Gangrene set in and his left hand had to be amputated. thanks to the Nairobi utumishi club’s LN-4 Prosthetic arm project, Geoffrey, who was a security guard at a factory and is now unemployed, received a new prosthetic hand.

the Rotary Club of Nairobi utumishi (D9212) gave Joshua Mwithalii a LN-4 prosthetic hand. the 45-year-old farmer lost his left hand as a result of injuries he sustained during a robbery in 1998.

Maryana wangui Gatherero (53) is a professional driver who lost her right hand in a car accident last year. as part of its LN-4 Prosthetic Hand project, the Nairobi utumishi club gave Maryana a new prosthetic hand.

Milkah wirimu Maina (20), a community development and social work student, was born with a short left arm, no hand and two fingertips where her arm ended. thanks to the Nairobi utumishi club, Milkah now has a fully functional left hand.


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tharlene Magwaza, president of the Interact Club of vuleka sekolo sa Borokgo High school (D9400), presented Rhode Janszen, with a donation of R1 000 towards the thursdays in Black initiative. Rhode is a Dutch volunteer, who is currently working at the Christian aid Bureau of south africa. It aims to achieve a world without rape and violence. the club raised the funds when it charged its fellow learners R5 to wear black instead of their school uniform on a thursday. arlene also won the Interact award at the valediction service. Photo: Lu-ann Bure.

the Rotary Club of tygerberg (D9350) treated Interactors from scottsville High school to a day out on the town. a luxury bus was hired for the day and 30 excited Interactors were treated to breakfast in city centre. after breakfast they went to signal Hill, enjoyed an educational tour of Cape town Castle and had lunch at the waterfront. afterwards, they had free time to explore the waterfront. President Chris Lesch and teacher Bertie Nel enjoyed spending time with the Interactors, some of whom had never had the opportunity to explore some of Cape town’s more famous tourist attractions.


Diego Maturana, a youth exchange student who is being hosted by the Rotary Club of tzaneen (D9400), will return home to Chile at the end of the year. the club held a dinner to celebrate the successful exchange and Diego shared his experiences with the Rotarians. Diego, who enjoys rugby, is a learner at Merensky High school and is being hosted by the Rech family. with Diego (centre) are his host parents aldo and Michelle Rech.

the Rotaract Club of Benoni aurora (D9400) delivered 45 tippy tap bottles to Barcelona Informal settlement. the tippy tap is an easy-to-make hand washing system. a hole is made in the lid of a two litre milk bottle before it is filled with water and a bag with soap is attached. the bottle is tipped and a trickle of water wets the hands. soap is lathered over the hands and the bottle is tipped again to rinse them. Prior to this, the Rotaractors donated food to the care centre in Barcelona and enjoyed a fun day with the children as part of its 100 Days of Madness campaign. the campaign challenged people to perform an act of kindness each day for 100 days, take a photo of the act and post it on twitter or Instagram with the hashtag #100daysofMadness.

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the Rotary Club of Durban Clairwood Park (D9370) used its network of sponsors to help raise funds for Chatsworth Hospice. the organisation provides a valuable service to cancer patients in the area and has a highly dedicated team of committed volunteers.

the 50th anniversary show of the Bats was hosted by the Rotary Club of empangeni (D9370) at the tusk Casino Dome. the evening was a fundraiser for projects such as the Rhino art project. to celebrate the anniversary, the Bats performed four shows in KwaZulu-Natal on four consecutive nights and empangeni was one of the hosts. the musicians’ skill and enthusiasm was proof that good music crosses all age barriers. It was delightful to listen to music free of computer generated sounds and to watch the guitarists Pete Clifford, Paul Ditchfield and Derek Gordon coax the notes from the strings, while eddie ekstein brought

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the Rotary Club of Bellville (D9350) President Jan Leerkamp with President elect Barry evans and Past President Chris Lesch of the Rotary Club of tygerberg had great fun at the 2014 District Conference in Knysna.

the Rotary Club of vereeniging (D9400) held its sixth annual Music in the Park at Kariba Ranch. even though it was a bit windy, the excellent food and memorable music made the day a great success. Music in the Park, started six years ago by the late Rotarian anita schulze, gets bigger and better each year and has become a regular event on the local social calendar. each year, the proceeds raised go towards the sedibeng Children’s Haven in Duncanville. this year the club raised R40 000.

the Rotary Club of Durban Clairwood Park (D9370) held its annual Careers Day at Merebank secondary school in october. sixty learners from six schools met a host of dynamic speakers who discussed a variety of careers.


sheila ann de Beer, PP Chris and Rene Lesch and Neville de Beer of the Rotary Club of tygerberg (D9350) at the District 9350 Potjiekos Competition. the competition was held at Pinelands sports Club and ably organised by PDG Mike osche. the club was thrilled to win second place with its scrumptious Moroccan Lamb dish and Mussamun curry. the four chefs were suitably named Pot, Belly, Char and Coal. DG vyv Deacon was among the judges on the tasting panel.

In November 2013, a group of Rotarians from District 5370, Canada, visited District 9400. after returning home, Rotarians from the Rotary Club of Grande Prairie decided to get involved with a project they had visited in south africa. they chose Golden Harvest youth Rehabilitation Centre for substance-dependant youngsters, a saNCa project of the Rotary Club of Morningside (D9400). District 9400 was invited by the Canadians to visit District 5370 and in september 2014, during the Friendship exchange tour to western Canada, the Rotary Club of Grande Prairie handed over a cheque of C$10 000 to Greta Du Bois, the president of the Morningside club. It will provide the centre with sports and gym equipment. the donation consists of C$6 000 dollars from Grande Prairie and C$4 000 from the Rotary Foundation.


Four years ago a Friendship exchange group from australia visited the Rotary Club of Jeffreys Bay (D9370). the australians mentioned that one of their clubs held an art exhibition and auction to raise funds, an idea which was adopted and adapted by the Jeffreys Bay club. this year, the club held its fourth art exhibition and the artwork, in a variety of mediums, was sold by silent auction.

In october, the Rotary Club of Limbe (D9210) organised a Mother’s Day Jazz Concert and fundraising event. as many as 400 people arrived at Hillview school for the event that started at 1pm and went on until after 6pm. the club raised more than the initial goal of 2.5 million Kwacha and the proceeds will enable the club to restore an old wing at the Kachere Rehabilitation Centre in Blantyre. Four local bands, Jazz academy, Chacembas, Mellow tunes and Raves Band, played at the event and the Rotarians manned three food stalls and the bar. there was also a dessert stand and the club sold stall space to local vendors. Right: President Mike steytler was interviewed by sam Kabambe from times tv.

the Rotary Club of estcourt (D9370) gave 60 dictionaries to estcourt High school at an assembly held in the school hall. President Peter Buys addressed the assembly and presented the donations to Principal Dave Diedrick. to date the club has distributed thousands of dictionaries. this project is sponsored by Masonite south africa.


In conjunction with Hulamin athletics Club, the Rotary Club of Pietermaritzburg (D9370) organised and held a successful swift Half Marathon in october. President Liz Dewes congratulated Karen Chepkwenoi (left), the overall female winner and the men’s race winner, Philani (surname unknown) and awarded the prizes. More than 450 runners competed and a further 210 ran the 10 kilometre course.

aG Celeste Lance and President Petro Bester visited the Rotary Club of vanderbijlpark’s (D9400) new store for its book sale project at the sylviadale Heritage museum. the store is in an old school building with a traditional school bell which is used to attract customers. the museum boasts a unique collection of vintage cars, motorcycles, lots of other memorabilia, various stalls, a restaurant and bar and, as Celeste and Petro soon discovered, two very friendly donkeys!

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President Liz Dewes of the Rotary Club of Pietermaritzburg (D9370) presented wheelchairs to two nuns at villa assumpta. sister Julia Kroth and sister sabina Beck, both 87 years old, were delighted with their new acquisitions and took great delight in learning how to move around. Photo: Jason Londt.

Rotarians from the Rotary Club of Hibiscus Coast (D9370) and some of their anns took part in a melodrama presented by the neighbouring Rotary Club of shelly Beach (D9370). the producer of the skit was Jill van eeden and the cast included anne thompson and PP Piet van eeden (above), as well as Jerry Browne, who is currently chairman of the satellite club. Funds raised at the annual event were distributed to various charities.

assistant Governor Jackie Ramsay visited the Rotary Club of De aar (D9370) in august. with Jackie is President Rina edwards.


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The Rotary Club of Uitenhage South (D9370) celebrated its 40th year since being chartered in 1974. Founding father, John Dawson, the town’s electrical engineer at that time, decided to charter a second club in Uitenhage, as the Rotary Club of Uitenhage was a lunch time club and valuable members, who were unable to attend meetings during the working day, were being lost.

Although he remained a member of the mother club, John encouraged the late PDG Les Swift, Fred Polaczek, Manny Katz and Bill Buchner (who attended the anniversary meeting) to transfer to the new club as its charter members. The first meetings were held at the Waterford Hotel and the new club quickly became very active. Within a few years it produced its first district governor, Les Swift, chartered its first Interact club at Riebeek College and developed an active Anns’ club which still functions effectively today.

Through the years, the club has been involved in many community and international projects and has sponsored and hosted numerous youth exchange students and Group Study Exchanges. It enjoys a strong member base with a present membership of 30 Rotarians, 21 Anns and has sponsored six Interact clubs.

PDGa Denise swift, widow of the late Les swift.

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at the recent 88th annual general meeting of the Wildlife and environment society of South Africa, held at Van Gaalens Cheese farm near Hartbeespoort, the Rotary Club of Brits-Hartbeespoort (D9400) received a citation recognising its many years of contribution, through its Preserve the Planet earth committee, to the conservation of the Madibeng (Brits-Hartbeespoort) region.

The award was presented by Dr Richard Lewis, the chairman of the WESSA board. Another well-known personality in the region, Vincent Curruthers, who is a Paul Harris Fellow,

also received an award for his contribution to conservation as a whole, in South Africa.

The event was a great success and more than 100 people attended the AGM and lectures. Presentations by James Clarke and John Power, who spoke about the leopards of the Magaliesberg, generated a lot of interest.

A great opportunity exists for Rotary clubs in South Africa to partner with WESSA members in their regions to drive their Preserve Planet Earth projects.

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willem Hazewindus (wessa northern areas regional chairman), Dr Richard Lewis (chairman of wessa board), Dr thommie Burger (wessa Ceo) and Past President JC van Rensburg (the Rotary Club of Brits-Hartbeespoort) who accepted the award on the behalf of the club.

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During the visit of Past Rotary International President John Kenny to the Rotary Club of Limbe (D9210), three new members were inducted. PP Rajesh Hathiramani, PRIP John Kenny, PP Rashid Jakhura and President Mike Steytler welcome the three new Rotarians, Salman Dossani, Martina Kunert and Etnes Chanza. With them is PP Peter Nkosi.

Janet Holwill was recognised as a Paul Harris Fellow by the Rotary Club of Cape of Good Hope (D9350).

The Rotary Club of Bulawayo South (D9210) recognised Richard Arrowsmith (second sapphire pin), Buhle Francis and Joey Arrowsmith as Paul Harris Fellows.

Jean Whiley received her third Paul Harris Sapphire pin from the Rotary Club of Bulawayo South (D9210).

Rob Hughes was recognised as a Paul Harris Fellow by the Rotary Club of Cape of Good Hope (D9350).

Peter Gray was recognised as a Paul Harris Fellow by the Rotary Club of Cape of Good Hope (D9350).


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Alan Claase is a new member of the Rotary Club of Vanderbijlpark (D9400).

Anthony Godwin is a new member of the Rotary Club of Gately (D9370).

Gerrie Hattingh is a new member of the Rotary Club of Gately (D9370).

Linda Vilakazi is the president of the Rotary Club of Johannesburg (D9400).

Chris Lesch is the president of the Rotary Club of Tygerberg (D9350). The club was also awarded a Rotary Club Central Award at the induction.

Nigel Lambert is a new member of the Rotary Club of Tygerberg (D9350).

Margaret Lambert is a new member of the Rotary Club of Tygerberg (D9350).

Chris Potgieter is a new member of the Rotary Club of Jeffreys Bay (D9370).

Mariette van der Westhuizen is a new member of the Rotary Club of Jeffreys Bay (D9370).

Lene Malan is a new member of the Rotary Club of Jeffreys Bay (D9370).

Steve Tredoux is a new member of the Rotary Club of Kenton on Sea (D9350).

Hugh McCormick is a new member of the Rotary Club of Kenton on Sea (D9350).


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