Bob’s Africa Rotary Blog 99
8/4/10
My return to Africa now set for August 8. Thank you all for your support with air miles. I will be in Africa through Sept. 6. London, Sept, 7th-10th. Then back to Phoenix.
GREAT NEWS!!!! After two and a half years of discussions in the US, Canada and Africa we are extremely proud that a pilot project to complete assembly of wheelchairs in conjunction with the Wheelchair Foundation and the Rotary Foundation will be hosted by the Livingstone, Zambia Club. The international lead Club will be the Newport Irvine CA USA Club. Additional International co-sponsors for the over 600 wheelchairs are needed. This pilot assembly project’s goal is to provide employment in Africa, reduce the transport cost from seaport to eventual recipients home and to increase the number of wheelchairs distributed by documenting and reporting distribution in the land locked countries of central African to potential donor/sponsors. The first sponsored 600 wheelchairs will be targeted for District 9210: Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Upon completion of the pilot it is hoped that we will be able to distribute Rotary sponsored wheelchairs throughout Central Africa. For a Club’s commitment tof $1250 with an additional $1250 DDF twenty wheelchairs into the hands of vetted recipients delivered by the local Rotary Clubs in the central African land locked region. Your Club can pick a village or area that is dear to your Club or members and sponsor 20 delivered wheelchairs. Please contact Bob Selinger Immediately to join in as a
cosponsor. Project will roll out in 4th quarter 2010/first quarter 2011. Photos above from 2009 Distrib
New Club grants are needed to get the clean water flowing in District 9210 as it is beginning a new round of “Water for Schools” program in both Zambia and Zimbabwe. International clubs are needed to sponsor wells for $5,000 to $8,000 depending on the depth of the well and if solar or hand pumps will be used. Clean Water & sanitation can increase the life expectancy by 70% in the first five years of a child’s life . Please join in and sponsor a bore hole. This can be in an RI matching grant Contact: Bob Selinger, Zambia (260) 955898901, e-mail: rdselinger@aol.com. Back in In USA Sept, 10 2010, cel (949)887-3266.