Before After
Robert Koehne, Director - International, has an update on progress in two international projects his committee is working on, even with COVID-19 restrictions in place.
As you know, in January, the Club made a donation of $1,200, through Sue Delaney (Sinclair Gully Wines) to renovate primary school classrooms in Porli, North Sumatra province, Indonesia; internal walls, ceilings and sections of the roofs were replaced as well as some minor plumbing.
The Club is now considering a larger project, in the village of Selayang, renovating and upgrading the Primary School and the Middle School. The estimated cost is around $20,000 and we are looking to raise the funds in two ways:
By seeking a District Grant: the Club has committed $2,000 and if successful that will attract a matching grant of $2,000
By getting the project listed on the Rotary Australia World Community Service (RAWCS) website. If we are successful that will attract donations from Rotary clubs all around Australia; hopefully, totalling $16,000, which will provide the balance of the funds for the project.
The Club’s commitment will, therefore, be limited to $2,000.
North Sumatra COVID-19 education project
Indonesia faces a huge challenge in containing the COVID-19 virus. In order to pre-empt the arrival of the virus in the villages in which she has been active in North Sumatra, the energetic and committed Sue Delaney has established a funding mechanism to finance a COVID-19 education project– thousands of explanatory leaflets about the disease, banners and the provision of soap.
Sue asked if the Club would like to contribute; the Club, in view of the earlier and current schools’ upgrading assistance, promulgated the request amongst members to give them the opportunity, as individuals, to contribute to the project. Club members have contributed generously; at the time of writing, it’s estimated that they have contributed funds of the order of $700.
Sue Delaney has asked me to pass on to the Club and its members her heart-felt thanks for their generosity.
Robert Koehne
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