This year's theme is "Making Dreams Real" to end child mortality. What better way than through the projects listed below. On Thursday Sept 4th, our club voted on a number of worthy international projects. The results will be announced at the Sept 11th meeting and the top 2 projects will be showcased at the November 22nd Fundraiser.
Honduran Market Kids $1,800 Offers education to kids who would otherwise hang out in the markets while their parents work. This is a project we have supported over the last 2 years. With matching grants our $1,800 becomes close to $18,000. Playgrounds for Hope $6,000 In war, children are innocent casualties. Playground Builders facilitates the construction of playgrounds in war torn regions such as Afghanistan, Iraq, and the Palestinian Territories. Locals are empowered through a tendering process to build playgrounds, supplying jobs, pride and dignity. The playground becomes a community-gathering place for children and adults. For more information go to www.PlaygroundBuilders.org. Bed Nets - Malaria Prevention for Tanzania $2,000 Malaria is the number one killer of children in Africa. The distribuion of mosquito bed nets to boarding schools, hospitals, and homes helps prevent this disease. Polio Plus $2,000 Rotary and its partners are on the brink of eradication of this tenacious disease, but a strong push is needed now to root it out once and for all. Our contributions will help Rotary match a $100 million challenge grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The resulting 2 million dollars will directly support immunization campaigns in developing countries where polio continues to infect and paralyze children. Nurse for Guatemala Medical Centre Under $3,000 The Rotary Club of Michigan is applying for a matching grant with the newly chartered Rotary Club in Barrillas close to Nueva Eden. We have asked them to include funding for a nurse for one year.