The Eliminate Project - Canada and Caribbean Newsletter - Jan/Feb

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January/February 2013 | www.TheEliminateProject.org

Worldwide fundraisingtotal (as of 12/16)

US$22,385,330More than 12,436,294

lives impacted

Eastern Canada and the

Caribbean fundraising total

(as of 12/16)

US$ 849,920More than 472,177

lives impacted

Western Canada

fundraising total

(as of 12/16)

US$ 459,233More than 255,129 lives

impacted

Number of Model/100K

ClubsEastern Canada & Caribbean:

8Western Canada: 15

Club coordinator

recruitment progress

Eastern Canada and Carib-bean: 41 of 255 club coordi-

nators (16%)

Western Canada: 0 of 58club coordinators (0%)

All donations to: Kiwanis Foundation of Canada

PO Box 5034

Brantford, Ontario, Canada

N3T 6J7

Office telephone: 519-304-3038, Fax: 519-304-3549

E-mail: Elaine Johnson, [email protected]

Canada and the CaribbeanCampaign Connection

Eliminate progress

This is the second of a three part article from the

personal journal of Kiwanis International Vice President

Dr. John Button & Debbie on their Eliminate Projectvisit to Guinea Conakry with UNICEF

The thing about Guinea is that it is all avoidable.

Julien Harneis, UNICEF Country RepresentativeDay 4

The lights flickered on a 6:00 andflickered off at 6:05 and then therooster woke up followed by the

call to prayer.

Today was the much-anticipatedday. Following a ceremony in thetown square, we would see the TheEliminate Project in action. Wouldit live up to our dreams and expecta-tions?

Thrilling! In a word, that describesthe opening ceremony for the thirdstage of the immunization campaignin the prefect of Mali. There wasmuch pomp, celebration and speechifying.

Between 250 and 300 attendees, mostly women and children, filled the town square alongwith musicians, singers, dancers and the ever-present military. Today marks the beginningof the Fete de la pomme de terre (potato) but the ceremony was a celebration of The Elimi-nate Project.

Ministry of Health and local UNICEF officials led off but soon gave way to the Prefecturewho strongly praised the campaign, Kiwanis International and UNICEF. He noted particu-larly that the campaign was directed at the prefects woman and children and strongly urged

all women of childbearing age to participate.

The Governor then took the podium and also sang the praises of the campaign, KiwanisInternational and UNICEF. In his remarks, he again demonstrated a thorough knowledge of

MNTits causes, impact and prevention and of our campaign for women and children.He spoke of the benefits of the community health center in the provision of safe obstetricalcare and immunization programmes. Among his closing remarks, the Governor exclaimed,Vive le Kiwanis International! As he finished a line was already forming, to one side, of

those wishing immunization. First in line was a nurse from the hospital whom we had metyesterday as she cared for the gravely ill 4 month old. Approximately 5000 doses of vac-cine will be administered over the next 4 days in the prefect.

Guinea journal: days 4-6

Continued on page 2


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All donations to: Kiwanis Foundation of Canada

PO Box 5034

Brantford, Ontario, Canada

N3T 6J7

Office telephone: 519-304-3038, Fax: 519-304-3549

E-mail: Elaine Johnson, [email protected]


cont. from page 1

The campaign is vitally important in Guinea. Fifty per cent ofall births in the country are unattended by trained birth atten-dants. The numbers vary widely across the country. Close to100% are attended by trained personnel in the larger centerswhile in remote areas mothers deliver their babies alone withno trained help or support. Another startling statistic is that30% of all women between the ages of 12 and 19 have alreadyhad their first babies underscoring the need to target this demo-graphic for the vaccination campaign.

The number of cases of MNT in Guinea was 54 in 2011 and 3in this prefect. This is a considerable improvement. Kiwanis

is having an impact. Vive le Kiwanis International!

Following the opening ceremony, we travelled to Fougou,which is 25 miles south of Mali for an immunization clinic, an hours drive. The village residents were at prayer so Debbie and Isettled in for a wait in the reception hall, which was beside the health center at the crest of a small hill above the village. Suddenly,Debbie exclaimed, John, here they come! And from the door, we watched as wave after wave of villagers, women, men and chil-

dren, climbed the hill to the health center and reception hall. It was the most thrilling, proudest and happiest moment of my Kiwanislife. My heart soared.

This afternoon, 214 women were immunized; a remarkable number in a district that is historically known to be poorly engaged.They did not come by car, truck or motorcycle. They come on foot, some from miles away. For many, it was their final shot in theseries of three. The vaccination team was highly skilled and the documentation was thorough. Our partners, UNICEF, the U.S.Fund and the government of Guinea and its prefects have done their homework well.

After the clinic, the UNICEF and KI observation teams were well feted and generously thanked by the villagers. My misgivingsregarding MNT knowledge in the countryside were unfounded. The education programme by radio and door-to-door is paying divi-dends.

We are getting the job done!

Day 5

As we returned to The Residence in the morning for breakfast, we saw a goat running down the street with a baguette in its mouth.The angry shopkeeper was in hot pursuit. We werent sure what would be the fate of the goat or the baguette if the shopkeeper weresuccessful.

After breakfast, we visited a local primary school. The school had been built in the early 1900s and looked as though it had notbeen touched since. It was pretty rough. No electricity, no water and 3 students to a desk. Some days the one-room school bursts

with 70 students. School supplies were in very short supply. The teacher was overjoyed to receive the pencils, sharpeners, note-books and storybooks (en francais) that Debbie and I had brought with us.

After our visit, we travelled over the worst road ever to see La Dame de Mali, a womans visage carved by nature in a cliff face.Later, we stood atop the highest elevation in Guinea peering at Senegal and Mali in the distance. We then returned to The Resi-dence for lunch, which for me was a chicken back upon which I found 2 small pieces of meat hidden in the bones and skin.

Notes from Guinea Conakry


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Notes from Guinea Conakry

100K CLUBS


MODEL CLUBS

Cont, from page 2

In the afternoon, we returned to Labe travelling through the lush savannah. Along the way, we stopped while I gave 10,000 Guineafrancs ($1.50) to 2 of the unfortunates begging at the roadside. They were overjoyed and their friends cheered and high-fived allaround.

After a 3-hour trip, we reached our destination, the Safouta Hotel in Labe. Warm running water, a flush toilet with toilet paper, noAC and no light in the bathrooman improvement.

Day 6

A grueling 9 return trip to Conakry. The potholes werent any smaller. That evening UNICEF hosted us at supper. A pall hadbeen cast over the proceedings however as one of their drivers had died that day in hospital. On our way to the dinner, we ended upin the middle of a street demonstration. Thousands of young people were celebrating the return of the opposition leader from the

United States. I dont think it would have taken much of a spark to set these young people off.

The UNICEF drivers have been highly trained and are highly skilled. Their vehicles never travel alone. They are always in convoyand the drivers drive ruthlessly to keep from being separated. They are a close-knit fraternity.

Eastern Canada &

The CaribbeanBrantford Kiwanis Club

Cambridge, Ontario Kiwanis ClubChatham Kent Golden K

Kiwanis Club

Owen Sound Kiwanis ClubRidgetown Kiwanis ClubSarnia Lambton Golden K

Model Clubs are clubs thatpledge $750 per member over

five years

Western CanadaBattlefords Kiwanis Club

Brooks and District Kiwanis Club-Calgary Kiwanis Club

Fort Frances Kiwanis Club

Gimli and District Kiwanis ClubLloydminster Kiwanis ClubMedicine Hat Kiwanis Club

Moose Jaw, Sk. Kiwanis ClubQueen City, Regina Kiwanis Club

Regina Kiwanis ClubRiversdale Kiwanis Club

South Edmonton Kiwanis ClubWascana, Regina Kiwanis Club

Eastern Canada &

The CaribbeanForest City London Kiwanis Club

Toronto Kiwanis Club

Western CanadaEdmonton Kiwanis Club

Northmount, Calgary Kiwanis Club


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Brantford Kiwanis Club honors The Williamson Group

We want to honor the Williamson Group fortheir service to our community.

The Williamson Group is a benefits consultingand financial services firm founded by PaulWilliamson in 1976.

In Pauls words, Our success depends on

many things including an exceptional leader-ship team, dedicated and talented employees,

strong client relationships and our ability togive back to our community.

Their long history of contributing to the community include the following:

Brant United Way100% employee participation for 13 years Sponsorship of a speakers bureau which brought several prominent people to the city to tell

of their successespeople like Pinball Clemons, Katriana LeMay Doan, Patch Adams, andErin Brockovich

Paul seems to believe in doubling up like he did with the Rotary Club 5K run where he hadsponsors totaling $5,000, $10,000, $20,000, $40,000, and $83,000. For the Brantford FoodBank the companys donations between 2007 and 2011 were 4,000 lbs, 5,000, 15,000, 20,000

and 25,000 lbs. Whenever there is a campaign for the Brantford General Hospital system, theWilliamson groups support is always there.

As you can see, if the community needs something, The Williamson Group is one of the firstcompanies to be contacted. I know this personally with respect to the Field of Dreams projectthat our club is currently involved with.

As a PS, Paul adds that his grandfather was a damn good Kiwanian

For all of these reasons our club has made a donation to The Eliminate Project to honor theWilliamson Group

Article By: LGE RJ (Bob) Johnson, PP Brantford Kiwanis Club


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Eastern Canada and

The Caribbean

District Coordinator

James GareyPhone: 519-670-7088

Email:

Western Canada

District

Coordinator

Ralph LiepoldPhone: 306-789-8045

Email:

British Columbia

District

Coordinator

Patrick EwingPhone: 250-995-1362

Email:

Canada and The

Caribbean

Region Coordinator

Chuck McIlravey120 Wildwood Trail

Barrie, Ontario, CanadaL4N 7Z6

Where do I send my Eliminate

Project donations?

Send your donations to the

Kiwanis Foundation of Canada to

match every $3 with $1 from the

foundation.

Kiwanis Foundation

of Canada

P.O. Box 5034

Brantford, Ontario

N3T 6J7

Make sure to write

The Eliminate Project

in the memo line!

Countries that have eliminated MNT

Burkina Faso

*Cameroon*

China

East Timor

Ghana

Guinea-Bissau

Liberia

Senegal

Tanzania

*Cameroon was confirmed to

have eliminated tetanus in

January 2013.

In the news

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Kiwanis Club of Meaford: Local actions helping to heal this holiday season

Sherwood Park Kiwanis Club aims to ELIMINATE

Worldwide Report Day Recap

We have 308 committed Model Clubs; an increase of169 since the first WWRD in May 2012. District Coordinators reported achange of1,104 Walter Zeller Fellows. This brings the campaign total to 2,646 Zeller Fellows. We also secured 15 new Lead andMajor Gifts since the first WWRD. To see the district-by-district breakdown of the campaign progress, visit the WWRD pageonThe Eliminate Project website. The reports received reflect the amazing progress already achieved as a result of Kiwanis Interna-tional and Kiwanis International Foundations efforts for The Eliminate Project, as well as show the tremendous potential for growth.Below is a recap of the reported pending funds:

Total pending Model Clubs158

Total pending Zeller Fellows263

Total pending Lead and Major Gifts17

Total pending Club Coordinators647

When these pending totals are committed, this will be an additional US$4,545,750. We will save or protect more than 2,525,416lives by closing these pending funds before the next WWRD in May/June 2013.
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