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By Rotary Service and Engagement

An estimated 5.9 million children under the age of five die each year

because of malnutrition, inadequate health care, and poor sanitation

— all of which can be prevented

. Rotary members expand access to quality care, so mothers and children

everywhere can have the same opportunities for a healthy future

. Members provide education, immunizations, birth kits,

and mobile health clinics.

Women are taught how to prevent mother-to-infant HIV transmission,

how to breast feed, and how to protect themselves

and their children from disease.

During April, Rotary Maternal and Child Health Month,

take action to support mothers and children!

If your club or district needs help from sector experts to start

a large-scale project focused on maternal and child health

, Rotarian Action Groups (RAGs) can help.

Action Groups are organized by committed Rotarians

, Rotarians’ family members, and Rotary program participants

and alumni who have expertise and a passion for a particular type of service

. Learn about our current Groups with expertise in maternal

and child health, and contact them directly for assistance

with starting a new, or expanding an existing, initiative:

· With 13,500 worldwide members, the

Rotarian Action Group for Population & Development (RFPD)

has the largest membership of any action group.

RFPD assists with projects addressing the intersection

of unsustainable development, human suffering, and overpopulation,

such as access to health services.

The group maintains information on maternal health projects

that clubs/districts can help sponsor.

· The Rotarian Action Group for Healthy Pregnancies / Healthy Children (RAG HP/HC)

is focused on reducing child and maternal mortality.

The group is working with clubs and districts to provide education

and promote awareness of prenatal care.

· RAG4CLUBFOOT provides global leadership to eliminate clubfoot disability

and aims to raise public awareness about clubfoot deformity

to reduce associated stigma.

The group can also help clubs and districts conduct a community assessment,

identify international partners, incorporate sustainability components,

secure funding, advise on Global Grant applications,

create a plan for monitoring and evaluation, promote

an ongoing/completed project, and speak or present

at meetings/events on the topic.

Looking for some inspiration?

Here are just a few examples of Rotary projects

that are saving mothers and children:

· The Rotary Club of Navotas in the Philippines

organized an informational session on the psychological benefits

of breast feeding for mothers and babies.

The session was led by healthcare staff with the support

of Rotarians, spouses and Rotaractors.

30 women from the local community who had either recently had a baby

or were pregnant attended the session,

and were all given a breast pump and additional gifts to adjust to life as new mothers.

· Many girls from low income families in Bangladesh

cannot afford sanitary products during their menstrual cycle.

Oftentimes, girls and women resort to using dry leaves,

which are very unhygienic. In many cases,

girls also miss school while menstruating, which halts their education.

The Rotary Club of Bhairab Khulna, in collaboration

with three other Rotary clubs

, organized a project to help raise awareness of using sanitary pads

for girls at the local school.

The clubs organized an open discussion with the girls

where a doctor shared personal hygiene suggestions.

After the seminar, the clubs established a “Pad Corner” in the school.

Through this pad corner, the girls had access

to sanitary napkins right at school.

· The Rotary Club of Butwal-Downtown worked

with theRotaract Club of Butwal Ramapithecus

and the Siddartha Children and Woman Hospital in Nepa

l to organize a free mega health camp in their community.

471 children and women benefitted from the services provided

including family planning, ultrasounds, x-rays,

and overall health screenings.

Here is the link to our latest newsletter:

Regeneration Conference: March 2019 Newsletter.

Rotary Club of Swan Districts

Rotary Club of Attadale

Rotary Club of Subiaco are celebrating a big birthday in June!

If you’re interested in joining the celebrations, tickets

are available via trybooking.

Congrats on your milestone Rotary Club of Subiaco!

Rotary Club of Batavia Coast
Rotary Club of Geraldton
Rotary Club of Geraldton Greenough

New Members

Introducing our newest member - welcome to Rotary Shane Wee!

We welcome Dr Curt McDonald as the newest member of our club.

Curt has a PhD in Economics and is a keen ceramicist.

We look forward to sharing all the Rotary has to offer with Curt

Meet our newest member, Stuart McGuire!

Stuart is a regular blood/plasma donor and part of our Red25 group.

Donating blood is something almost everyone can do,

takes just a little bit time out of your life and can save 3 lives

(plus you get a delicious free snack afterwards!)

If you donate blood regularly,

we would love for you to be part of our Red25 group:

Rotaract Australia Club of South Perth

Paul Harris Fellow

Rotary Club of Kwinana

D9455 Conference

Some video from the Conference at Scotch College

Rotary Club of Osborne Park

A wonderful Welcome to our Alaskan Vocational Training Team

at the Colin Moore Community Centre

with representatives from both District 9455 and 9465

and, of course, District 5010 from Alaska.

The VTT will attend and present at the District 9455 Conference this weekend

before we head off to Kalgoorlie and Leonora

for our first clinic with PATCHES Paediatrics.

Thanks to everyone who helped to make last night’s function such a success.

Our fundraising ball for the Perth Homeless Support Group

made it to the social pages of The West Australian

Pictured in this spread are some of our guests

as well as our President Sandra, Vice-President Tara

, and Club Member Madi all looking very glamorous!

👍🏻 Look at these handsome lads, giving up their Saturday

to help the Interact Club load recycling ♻️Geraldton Grammar School.

Good thing Lily the dog was there to supervise 🐶

President Tony with Tami, Monica and Michael,
three of the members of the vocational training team from Alaska.
The team is here to work with local experts on Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder.
They will travelling to Kalgoorlie and Leonora consult
with local practitioners working in this area.

Thanks to Squared Away Inc. fellas Matt, Adrian and Harley

for travelling from Mandurah to Kent Street

to collect bicycles for Bicycles for Humanity.

The bikes for refurbishing were loaded by Rotarians

Andrew, Tim and Marielle..

...great job everyone

Rotary Club of Geraldton Greenough

There President Jason goes again!
Wonder if the Treasurer knows that he

is donating funds all around town?
Today it was to Fiona & Darby at headspace Geraldton

to assist in the roll out of their Bush Adventure Therapy & Clinical Program.

Now we’re starting to wonder if President Jason even works?!
Our club is a long time supporter of the Hollomby Foundation Scholarships

and this year we are proud to sponsor Amy Herring

with her Bachelor of Education (Primary).
Amy currently is an Assistant at Holland Street School

and has also been involved in various organisations such as Variety

so we think she is a worthy recipient.

Rotary Club of Belmont

Belmont Rotary Club is committed to education specifically literacy and STEM

. In Laos, we continue to sponsor the tuk tuk library

providing rural children with books and a range of vital health programs.

Congratulations to Chantha and her staff at the Luang Prabang Library

for all their amazing work

and thank you to our District for their DSG support (District Simplified Grant).

Fantastic job from South 32!

They cleaned up a section of Gastaldo/Mornington roads

as part of the annual roadside cleanup!

Three clubs represented at a vocation night.

Rotary Club of Rockingham (Western Australia)

Rotary Club of Palm Beach WA Inc

Baldivis Rotary

Rotary Club of Kojunup

A fabulous weekend of fellowship in York last weekend

organised by incoming President Ron and wife Margaret.

Lots of scrumptious food to eat,

interesting places visited and talks to listen too.

Naomi Green with guest speaker Marissa Verma
from Bindi Bindi Dreaming

PP Jeremy exchanging banners with President Scott at Pismo Beach Rotary Club

Adobe and Endah being seen off from Perth Airport

to return to Surabaya after their study time

Great meeting tonight with Robert Hicks CEO of GIFSIA

sharing the amazing work they are doing in the Goldfields Region.

Rotary Club of Kalamunda

Another fantastic (if chilly!) morning at our monthl

yKalamunda Artisan Market -

good food, good wares and good company!

A busy day today at Rotary Swap Mart
at the Broadway Shopping Centre in Nedlands.
Every Sunday between 7am and 12pm.
Bays still available for sellers
. Contact Peter Coombs on 0429 396 736 for details

Rotary Exchange Student, Tomáš Veselý
and his Manea Senior College (Official Page) team mates
have smashed their rivals in a state tennis competition in Perth