Health workers in
Pakistan go door to door administering the polio vaccine.
Volunteers in Zambia
perform a dramatic skit showing how malaria spreads.
These efforts may seem
very different, but they're deeply connected.
A global partnership
has mobilized millions of workers,
reached underserved populations and gathered
unprecedented amounts.
of health information in the fight to end
polio.
That work by the
Global Polio Eradication Initiative,
of which Rotary is a core partner,
is proving
crucial in the battle against malaria.
UNICEF estimates that malaria kills a child
under age five nearly every minute.
"The children are the most susceptible,
because they haven't
built up any immunity," says Bill Feldt
, a chair of Rotary's
first US$2 million Programs of Scale award recipient,
Partners for a
Malaria-Free Zambia.
And yet, malaria is a preventable disease
that many believe can be eliminated.
Inspired by the GPEI's results and equipped
with its tools,
health experts and Rotary members are applying
its lessons to malaria.
The information challenge.
To dramatize the importance of bed nets that have
been treated.
with insecticide to prevent malaria,
Rotaractors in Zambia dress up as mosquitoes
and act in educational skits.
It's a
creative way to reach people in an area with a lower literacy rate,
and it's based on a lesson from the GPEI:
To stop a
disease, you've got to dispel misinformation.
"When we began doing polio vaccinations in
Ethiopia,
this rumour started circulating that the vaccine
was meant to sterilize Muslim
children,"
says Jenny Andrews,
the executive director of
Malaria Partners International.
"Rotary was able to bring together a large group of faith leaders,
traditional healers,
tribal leaders, and medical doctors to do radio and TV ads.
to overcome that fear.
That's one
thing we've learned from polio: Instead.
of waiting for a problem to arise, we get out ahead
of it."
There's plenty of misinformation about malaria to
counter.
When health workers spray rural homes with insecticide,
the clouds of bugs.
that emerge can suggest that mosquitoes
are being summoned, not killed.
When bed
nets are given away, people may not realize they're free.
And many
people don't realize that leaving.
an infection untreated puts others at risk.
Zone 8 Regionalisation Pilot Receives Financial Support
from Rotary International
Board
Dear Rotary members,
Following our all member
communication on 14 March,
the Regionalisation Core Team
submitted the business case to the
Rotary International Board on 11 April 2023,
seeking financial commitment to commence the
pilot.
We are pleased to advise that the RI Board
received
the regional pilot proposal.
for Zone 8 and approved funding subject to
annual review.
Following the Council on Legislation vote
and club endorsement in 2022,
this was the final step needed for approval
for the pilot to proceed.
to the establishment then implementation
phase.
We would like to thank the many
volunteer Rotarians and Rotaractors
who have
willingly given so much of their time over
the last
four years to get us successfully to this point.
Also, a big thank you to the Rotary International staff
in Sydney and Evanston
who have
given invaluable input and support.
You have given us all the opportunity to craft a stronger future
for Rotary in our Zone.
You will receive further information on next steps in May.
If you would like to receive ongoing updates, subscribe
here.
You can have your say
by visiting creatingtomorrowrotary.org
or emailing us directly at rotaryregionalpilot@gmail.com.
Sincerely,
Regionalisation Pilot Project Team
Co-chairs Ingrid Waugh (NZ/Oceania) and Peter
Frueh (Australia)
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SAVE THE DATE!!!
17-18 June
Rotaract Australia: Rotaract
Club Officers & Members training
This training is open to all
Rotaractors in zone 8
to learn skills, tips and tricks ahead of the
new Rotaract year.
Training will take place online
keep an eye out.
for registrations coming soon!
Have you purchased your tickets for the
greatest event of RICON23!
Come say G’day to Rotaractors and Rotarians from
around the world.
in our
official opening event hosted by Rotaract Australia.
This will be the one event you do not want to
miss.
Everyone
dressed to the nines and an amazing venue set!
This is a great opportunity to make new friends
and find people.
to
explore the convention with.
When: Saturday May 27, 7pm
Where: Melbourne Aquarium
Early Bird Price: $55
Grab early bird tickets now before they run out!
https://rotaract.org.au/events/RICON23/
Headlines:
“With this initiative, we are filling a crucial
gap.
In the past, we were vaccinating children on the
move,
in buses, on
train stations and other transit points,
but the children that were being left out were from
nomadic populations.
This
initiative is a product of extensive research, where we mapped.
out
population movements and based on that information,
made mobile vaccination teams to reach nomadic
children with polio.
as well as
all essential immunization necessary for their health and safety,”
– Dr Zainul Abedin Khan,
the National
Team Lead for WHO’s Polio Operations in Pakistan
Islamabad
As he rode his motorbike out of the relative
safety of Bannu city
on a September morning,
Danyal Sikandri was nervous.
It was his first day on a new assignment,
and he was riding out into the district outskirts
with colleague Yasir Shah
in search of a reclusive group of people –
nomads.
Their task was to find nomadic settlements
and vaccinate the children.
there against polio and other
vaccine-preventable diseases.
Sikandri
has been involved with the
Pakistan
Polio Eradication Programme since 2019,
first as vaccinator and then area in-charge.
Therefore, he was no stranger to interacting
with people.
But with
this assignment, he didn’t know what to expect,
since he would be travelling long distances
to find
people who might not speak the same language,
might be unwelcoming or worse,
he could
end up in an area which may not be secure.
After
travelling for about 36 kilometres,
the team found a nomadic settlement in Domel.
A group of
families clustered together.
in makeshift tents made of plastic sheets and
cloth.
Sikandri approached the elders
and explained why they were there.
The nomads, who had come from Afghanistan.
and were temporarily camped in Domel,
warmly
welcomed the vaccinators in their midst.
As Sikandri
vaccinated 14 children in the camp that day,
his nervousness dissipated, and a resolve set
in
– to bring life-saving vaccines to as many
nomadic children as he could.
“When I met
them, I saw how different their lifestyle is,
since they are constantly on the move
and far from health facilities,” says
Sikandri.
“They want to protect their children from
diseases too,
so, they are happy to see us.
They tell
us that it is the first time that vaccinators.
have come to their tents to vaccinate their
children.”
Perth Rotary - Western
Australia
·
Volunteers Required
ANZAC Day Gunfire Breakfast 2023
Will you sacrifice a few hours
on your day off to acknowledge
the people who sacrificed a lot
more than that?
Apr 25, 2023, 5:45 AM – 9:30 AM
Government House
13 St George's Terrace, Perth,
WA
Join fellow Rotarians to serve
those who served us in war.
The registration link for
volunteers:
https://forms.office.com/r/BjkEUrWU1q
Look! No builder's fence.
And solar panels over the verandahs.
That means we are very very
close to completion.
Solar by Positive Energy Solutions
who has included a storage battery FOC.
and been very patient in helping us
use the panels as a verandah roof.
(rather than a roof and then panels on top)
which is one more cost-efficient design
element of the homes.
PEEL Rotary
Community Volunteers
The first of many drop off bins
for working mobile phones.
has arrived at.
#rockinghamrotarymarkets.
These are
refurbished & given to DV groups.
If you have any old working phone drop it into the bin.
Our team will comment each month.
It must also have a charging
cord.
Introducing our newest member
Prathamesh aka Pratz!
We’re stoked to have you a part
of our club.
Welcome Pratz
. What an amazing day we've had
in Perth today!
I hope you can make some time to join the
TEAM on Saturday 29th April 2023
at the Ballajura Community Garden.
ONLY TEN DAYS
UNTIL
THE NEXT ROTARY MEANS BUSINESS NETWORKING
EVENT ON TUESDAY 2ND MAY
AT DUXTON HOTEL FROM 5.30PM – 8PM
Don’t miss hearing co-founder of award winning
MKDC Design Consultants,
listed as number 1 or 2 every year for past ten years
in Business News Lists,
Kathleen Kusinski shares her advice on
WORKPLACE STRATEGY FOR A POST COVID
ENVIRONMENT.
Please register
on the following link
https://events.humanitix.com/rotary-means-business-kathleen-kusinski
Look forward to seeing you there.
Fondest,
Larry Hirsch
Come on up to OKSC to support
Rotary Mindarie in partnership!
with Quinns RSL for the Anzac Day &
Battlefield Blue promotion.
Together we can make a
difference!
With Anzac Day only days away
tonight we headed
to the Moora Museum for a walk down memory
lane.
Our guest speaker Arthur Tonkin
shared his knowledge of
the strong military presence
around the area in the late 1930’s & 1940’s.
It’s amazing to think at times
there were over 30,000 soldiers.
in our district marching from campsite to
campsite,
learning the ropes in case an invasion
occurred.
Tom Kelly recalls as a young boy
seeing trenches.
on the sides of the roads in
Gillingarra.
Thankfully, they were never used.
Arthur also shared a couple of
light-hearted stories of late night two up.
being played under one of the only
streetlights in town
(Cnr Clinch St & Roberts St)
and how the locals liked the streetlight
because it attracted the
moths and mosquitoes and kept them away from
the houses.
Thank you to all our guests and
the Moora Museum
for your hospitality and delicious meal.
Don’t forget the Gun Fire
Breakfast at 6.30am
at the Moora Performing Arts
Centre following the Dawn Service at 5.55am.
**The Moora Museum will be open
from 8.30am on Anzac Day
- well worth the look!
·
A fabulous catch-up last night
with our Satellite club members.
We had 2 new ones attend who
will be joining us
and volunteering in our community.
Catching up with another
interested party today.
Things are happening!
#peelrotarycommunityvolunteers
We had an amazing time volunteering at
Assisting Your Life to Achieve AYLA Inc.
this past
weekend!
REQ members, family and friends
joined forces to help brighten up.
their opshop and bring a touch of creativity
to the community. 
Tasks included the painting a
shipping container 
,
which will soon feature a beautiful mural,
and put our artistic skills to
the test by adding some colourful flair.
to the bathroom area as well as assisting to
install the bookshelves.
We also had a lot of fun in the process!
AYLA Inc. does crucial work
providing emergency accommodation.
, food relief, and affordable
shopping options to those in need.
We're proud to support their efforts and
contribute to their mission.
of uplifting our community members. 
Rowing Elite Gen Hart
explained her journey to the top
of her sport.
Dedication and a gruelling
training routine
are what is required.
Awesome Gen! Thank you!
Sail Into Life hosted students
from the
South Bunbury Special Ed School
once a week for five weeks
. This is the first school to
return to sailing since covid.
and we hope to host more schools
next season.
The children had a fantastic time and presented the volunteers.
with this lovely gift in
appreciation of their efforts.
Sail Into Life is supported by Healthways, Enable,
City of Bunbury and Southern
Ports.
These organisation s make it
possible to run this program,
along with the coordinator and
volunteers, a
nd it makes a difference to the
lives of the many participants.
Always a pleasure getting out
into the community.
to say Thank You!
Andrea from Rotary Mindarie met
with the team at Good start
to thank them for their contribution to the
Christmas Day Lunch.
Pictured here is Centre Director, Claire
Stannard and Andrea.
Thank you Good start Early Learning Tapping
for your donations that enabled
attendees to the WCDL
to leave with the gift of a new book &
other treats.
“Volunteering is not just about
having the time,
it’s about having the heart”.
Are you looking for something to
add to your week?
We are looking for drivers to
take our clients.
to appointments & to organised days out to
help them
stay active and connected to the
community.
If you’d like to know more,
please contact our
Volunteer Services team on 9379
1944.
You can also jump online to
https://www.peoplewhocare.org.au/suppo.../become-a-volunteer
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April 24 1984 [39]
Rotary Club of Karrinyup
May 1 1974 [49]
Rotary Club of Belmont
May 13 1960 [63]
Rotary Club of South Perth Burswood
May 17 1962 [61]
Rotary Club of Corrigin
May 18 1964 [[59]
Rotary Club of Gosnells
May 20 1960 [63]
Rotary Club of Osborne Park
May 26 1978 [45]
Rotary Club of Albany Port
May 29 1979 [44]
Another outstanding Rotary Out West. What a brilliant photo at the finish. Well done Phil !!
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