Sewing Machines Distribution.

Rotary Koppal had held a program of Distribution of 3nos sewing machines to the beneficiaries identified by the club . The event was held on 22.07.2017 during the weekly meeting. Almost all members were present during the event

Doctor's day and CA Day on 01.07.2017

1st of July is observed as National Doctor's day in memory of birth anniversary of Dr B C Roy who was an outstanding performer in the field of medical sciences and was 3time chief minister of West Bengal.
1 St of July is also observed as Chartered Accountant's day to mark the event of Foundation day of Institute of Chartered Accountant's of India.
As well above all Rotary new year.
On this day Rotary Koppal celebrated all together at KIMS Koppal in association with IMA Koppal branch.
Senior doctors of Koppal namely Dr KG Kulkarni, Dr M B Rampur, Dr M B Patil and Dr Shankar Malpure and CA V B Angadi were honored on this event.

Practical training held to aspirants seeking admission to Bsc

A training program was organized by Rotary Club of Koppal at Dist employees building. This was for the aspirants seeking admission to Bsc Agri/Horticulture a practical test Demo in which almost all seeds were displayed and many kinds plants with their names were displayed to help the students to recognize the seeds and plants. More than 100 students participated in and around Koppal District. The president of Rotary Club of Koppal Rtn Veeranna Kamatar and other members and president of Dist Employees Union Sri Nagraj were present.

RGHF’s Our Foundation Newsletter. Issue #159 May, 2015

Trustee Chair’s Message When the new grant model for The Rotary Foundation was introduced under the Future Vision Plan, the Trustees decided that it should be reviewed in the 2015-16 Rotary year so that your experiences could help make our processes as effective as possible. The Trustees recognize that grants involve many participants who may have different expectations, so I have appointed an independent committee of four past RI presidents to ensure that all views will be considered, and to ensure confidentiality to anyone who may want it. The committee would like to hear about your experiences with the areas of focus and district and global grants, and to seek your ideas for any improvements that could make our Rotary Foundation the best possible. It comprises myself and Past RI Presidents Kalyan Banerjee, Ray Klinginsmith, and Bill Boyd, who will serve as chair. We welcome your suggestions, which you can email to futurevisionbillboyd@outlook.com. We will read and analyze your ideas and meet at the Rotary International Convention in São Paulo, Brazil, to decide on any items that should be given to the Trustees Programs Committee. That committee will undertake the necessary surveys to ensure we are reflecting the opinions of every Rotary member, and will report back to us at the January 2016 International Assembly. We intend to make our recommendations at the April 2016 meeting of the Trustees. We seek your support to ensure that our Rotary Foundation continues to do good in the world in the best possible way. John Kenny Trustee Chair (2014-15) Dear Rotarians - The Trustees of The Rotary Foundation are seeking your input, your support. Now that you have had the opportunity to work with the new grant models, have those grant models (introduced via the Future Vision Plan) lived up to your expectations? An independent Committee of Past RI presidents has been appointed to hear your views. The committee would like to hear about your experiences with the areas of focus and district and global grants, and to seek your ideas for any improvements that could make our Rotary Foundation the best possible. Let them know what you think. Write to: futurevisionbillboyd@outlook.com Doing Good in the World RGHF’s Our Foundation Newsletter A project of Rotary Global History Fellowship Page 2 Two of the most exciting words in Rotary By Kenneth Solow, incoming governor of District 7620 (Maryland, USA) Can you picture Dr. John Sever, member of the Rotary Club of Potomac, Maryland, asking Rotary’s 1979-1980 Board, at the request of RI President Clem Renouf, to imagine “what if” Rotary adopted the goal of a polio-free world?” The rest is history. Recently the Zone 33-34 class of incoming district governors asked a different “what if” question. What if the Rotary districts in Zone 33-34 combined to fund an international project using a global grant from the Rotary Foundation? If they could pull it off, the financial contribution from each district would be relatively small, but the impact of their combined effort would be gigantic. The result of asking that “what if” question is the unprecedented cooperation of twenty-two districts to fund a Rotary Family Health Day in the country of Ghana in Africa next year. With contribution from so many districts, and a grant from the Rotary Foundation, it looks like 100 percent of the $109,000 project will be funded through the generosity of thousands of Rotary members throughout the East Coast of the United States. Rotary Family Health Days is the brainchild of Atlanta Rotary member Marion Bunch, who has created a Rotarian Action Group called, Rotarians for Family Health and AIDS Prevention (RFHA). The group has successfully planned and carried out Family Health Days for the past five years in South Africa, Ghana, Uganda, and Nigeria. The 2015-16 Ghana project will serve an estimated 40,000 men, women, and children in urban and semi-urban areas in 40 different communities across the country. It is managed by RFHA, in partnership with 25 Ghana Rotary clubs, the Ghana Health Service, USAID, and country NGOs. Each and every Rotarian who contributes to The Rotary Foundation in the participating districts can legitimately say they are supporting Ghana’s Rotary Family Health Day. What a great example of how districts can work together to Do Good in the World. And what a great example of what can happen when Rotarians think big, AND ask, “what if?” Source : Rotary Voices Volunteers provide counseling and share information about breast cancer at a booth in Zandspruit, South Africa. Photo by Anna J Nel Issue #159 Page 3 What is your EREY Story? Why do you support the Rotary Foundation? Why do you contribute every year? What is your EREY Story? We would like to hear your story, and share it with all our readers. Please write to the Editor at jeeturotary@gmail.com Below is a story from RGHF member Chuck Arnason Two Happy Faces - You could see this scene anywhere in the world. These brothers live in a new home. It's a two room cinderblock building with a tin roof. No electricity or running water. No toilet facilities. Yet they are excited because today their home will get something new. No it's not a Wii or Xbox, it is a BioSand filter. BioSand filters are a point of use filtration system, developed from slow sand filters, which remove pathogens and suspended solids from water. Each filter costs about $65 and is placed in an individual home. The filter has a useful life of 6-7 years. Through a Rotary grant, these brothers will be drinking clean water in their new home outside of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. They had lived in a tent since the 2010 earthquake. Did you know that one child out of every eight will probably die before the age of five in Haiti - the highest mortality rate among children in the Western Hemisphere. It is my hope that these two will not be a part of that statistic. The BioSand Filter Project was made possible by a grant from The Rotary Foundation’s Haiti Earthquake Relief Donor Advised Fund along with support from the Rotary Clubs of South Hill, Henrico East, Powhatan, Lawrenceville, Lake Country, and South Boston in District 7600 and two North Carolina Rotary clubs: Belhaven-Pantego RC in District 7720 and Valdese RC in District 7670. Since 1965 The Rotary Foundation has funded grant projects for service projects undertaken by Rotary clubs and districts. But it was different for me. I was there and saw what good we do in the world. I only wish every one of us could put a face to the work our Foundation contributions do… in places we will never see… for children we can never know. Chuck Arnason Rotary Club of Blackstone, VA Past District Governor 2013-14, District 7600 RGHF’s Our Foundation Newsletter A project of Rotary Global History Fellowship Page 4 Issue #159 Page 5 Polio Eradication Update For The Week Ending 04/25/15 Total paralysis cases Year-to-date 2015 LY to D 2014 Total 2014 Total 2013 Total 2012 Globally 22 62 359 416 222 - in endemic countries: 22 53 340 160 216 - in non-endemic countries: 0 9 19 256 6 2015 Polio Case Breakdown by Country (Green Numbers are 2014 Totals) Endemic Countries – 21 Pakistan (2014-306), 1 Afghanistan (2014-28), 0 Nigeria (2014-6) 2015 Importation Countries – 0 Cameroon (2014-5), 0 Eq. Guinea (2014-5), 0 Somalia (2014-5), 0 Ethiopia (2014-1), 0 Syria (2014-1), 0 Iraq (2014-2) Our Goal is Global Polio Eradication! Terry Ziegler, bigzlumber@aol.com, District 5890 Rotary Foundation Committee Chair, RGHF Member The Final Three Endemic Countries Pakistan - 21 Polio cases reported in 2015 with 306 cases recorded in 2014 The most recent case was reported on 03/17/15 in the Khyber, FATA. Afghanistan - One Polio case reported in 2015 with 28 cases recorded in 2014. The most recent case was reported on 01/21/14 from the Hilmand Province. Nigeria - Zero Polio cases reported in 2015 with 6 cases recorded in 2014. The most recent case was reported on 7/24/14. Sub-National Immunization Days were completed on March 14-18 using trivalent vaccine. Importation Countries Ethiopia - Zero Polio Cases reported in 2015 with 1 case in 2014. Cameroon - Zero Polio Cases reported in 2015 with 5 cases in 2014. Somalia - Zero Polio Cases reported in 2015 with 5 cases in 2014. Iraq - Zero Polio cases reported in 2015 with 2 cases in 2014. Syria - Zero Polio cases reported in 2015 with 1 case in 2014. Equatorial Guinea - Zero Polio Cases reported in 2015 with 5 cases in 2014. RGHF’s Our Foundation Newsletter A project of Rotary Global History Fellowship Page 6 Celebrating and sustaining a polio-free India Thanks to support from the global community of supporters to end polio, India is celebrating its fourth polio-free year. The World Health Organization (WHO) certified the South-East Asia Region, home to a quarter of the world’s population, polio-free one year ago, today. The certification of the region marked an important step in polio eradication efforts. Now, 80 percent of the world’s population lives in certified poliofree regions. Since the last case of polio in India in March 2011, the India National PolioPlus Committee’s “Keep India Polio -Free” campaign has continued regular immunization campaigns. These campaigns rely on the support of entire communities, religious groups, and political bodies. The Global Polio Eradication Initiative partners (Rotary International, WHO, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Unicef, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation) have committed to strengthen the routine immunization levels in the country to ensure that children are protected against polio and other life-threatening, vaccine-preventable diseases. Routine vaccinations include vaccines against diphtheria, whooping cough, tetanus, polio, tuberculosis, measles and hepatitis B. The Indian government recently launched Mission Indhradhanush, an immunization drive to achieve its target of full immunization by the year 2020. The drive’s objective is to strengthen health systems for improved vaccine delivery. The drive will be implemented slowly throughout the country; first in 201 low-performing districts that have been identified for improvement. The first phase of the immunization campaign is scheduled for the beginning of April. India National PolioPlus Committee chair, Deepak Kapur says, “It is an opportunity to close the immunization gap and ensure that those missed children in the country get a shot at life with these seven life-saving vaccines. The success of Mission Indhradhanush will ensure that no child remains vulnerable to polio.” It is estimated that about 500,000 children die annually in India due to diseases that are preventable with vaccines. India’s PolioPlus committee hopes that the legacy of the systems in place for polio eradication will strengthen and support ongoing immunization activities throughout the country. Source : www.endpolio.org Issue #159 Page 7 Rotary lights a fire under eradication efforts The Rotary “Flame” was launched in December in Chennai, India, to commemorate India becoming polio-free and to promote awareness for the fight to end polio. Created by the Rotary Club of Madras, this torch symbolizes Rotary’s dedication to making the world polio-free. The torch, like the PolioPlus program, will have touched every continent, making its way through the cities of Colombo, Karachi, Kabul, Sydney, Taipei, Manila, London, and Lagos before it arrived at Rotary in Evanston on April 14 for a lighting ceremony. It will fly north to Toronto, and end its journey in São Paulo, Brazil, at the Rotary International Convention in June. Present at the lighting ceremony were Rotary leaders including Rotary President Gary Huang, Past President of the Rotary Club of Madras N.K. Gopinath and Rotary Director Prabhakar, who spearheaded the Rotary Flame Concept. “When we said we would eradicate polio in India, many people said it couldn’t be done. This Rotary Flame is the proof that we were right to believe in our mission. We can help make a brighter future for billions across the world," said Rotary International President Gary C.K. Huang. This year, the polio eradication program is on the verge of two historic achievements in two years. If no new cases of polio are reported in Nigeria by the end of July, Africa will become polio-free, one year after south-east Asia reached the same milestone. “I hope our success in India will provide the inspiration to help the last three polio-endemic countries across the finish line and banish this cruel disease forever,” said N.K. Gopinath, Past President of the Rotary Club of Madras. Source : www.endpolio.org RGHF’s Our Foundation Newsletter A project of Rotary Global History Fellowship Page 8 2017 fundraising goal set for Rotary Peace Centers The Rotary Foundation Trustees have set a goal for the Rotary Peace Centers Major Gifts Initiative: raising $150 million in gifts and commitments by June 2017. The funds will be used to build an endowment to ensure the program’s continuation for future generations as well as meet its immediate expenses. Each year, up to 100 Rotary Peace Fellows are selected to participate in a master’s degree or certificate program at one of our partner universities. Fellows study subjects related to the root causes of conflict and explore innovative solutions that address real-world needs. Today, almost 900 peace fellow alumni serve as leaders in national governments, nongovernmental organizations, the military, law enforcement, and international institutions such as the United Nations and World Bank. The Rotary Foundation established the initiative in 2005 with the goal of raising $95 million, which has nearly been reached. The current $150 million goal will finally endow the program.

RGHF’s Our Foundation Newsletter. Issue #158 April, 2015

 A Newsletter for Rotary Leaders THE MISSION OF THE ROTARY FOUNDATION … IS TO ENABLE ROTARIANS TO ADVANCE WORLD UNDERSTANDING, GOODWILL, AND PEACE THROUGH THE IMPROVEMENT OF HEALTH, THE SUPPORT OF EDUCATION, AND THE ALLEVIATION OF POVERTY. RGHF’s Our Foundation Newsletter A project of Rotary Global History Fellowship Page 2 Continued ... IS THERE A COMMON THREAD CONNECTING OUR PROGRAMS? YES! IT’S PERSON-TO-PERSON CONTACT, FRIENDSHIP, FELLOWSHIP AND CROSS-CULTURAL EXCHANGE. Last month, on February 23, 2015 we celebrate the 110th anniversary of Rotary International and in 2017 we will celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Rotary Foundation. Our Foundation! The Rotary Foundation (TRF) is a not for profit corporation that supports the efforts of Rotary International to achieve world understanding and peace through international humanitarian, educational, and cultural exchange programs. It is supported solely by voluntary contributions from Rotarians and friends of the Foundation who share its vision of a better world. The Foundation was created in 1917 by Rotary International's sixth president, Arch C. Klumph, as an endowment fund for Rotary and created … "to do good in the world." It has grown from an initial contribution of only US $26.50 to now approaching one billion dollars. It is one of the largest and most prestigious international foundation programs in the world. THE FOURTH OBJECT OF ROTARY As a pro-active Rotarian, Donald MacRae in June 1918 proposed that Rotary become an agent for the promotion of goodwill and peace among nations - the first time that this vision of Rotary was expressed publicly. In 1921, as chair of Rotary's Constitution and By-laws Committee, MacRae had an opportunity to incorporate this vision into the constitution of Rotary. “To Do Good in the World” Arch C. Klumph, the founder of TRF. Issue #158 Page 3 MacRae presented a resolution to the International Convention in Edinburgh, Scotland (1921) that amended Rotary’s constitution by adding the Fourth Object of Rotary. ROTARY, AN AGENT FOR THE PROMOTION OF GOODWILL AND PEACE AMONG NATIONS The Fourth Object became the engine that drives Rotary's international service; indeed, it has become the watchword of the Rotary Foundation. THE CONNECTION — THE COMMON THREAD IS “PERSON TO PERSON CONTACT” From 1921 to today, the Rotary Foundation’s programs have developed a common thread—”person-toperson contact”. For example let’s take Rotary Youth Exchange (RYE), a program in which every year hundreds of high school students are given the opportunity to attend a school while studying and living for a year in a country other than their own. Yes, high school students interact with students their age while living with host families while attending school in a different country. And during that year while living in a country other than their own, they are learning about themselves and others and even a new language. They become ambassadors for their country through person-toperson contact and cross-culture exchange. They help bring the world closer by friendship and fellowship and their interest in their new friends’ country, culture and ideas. Both students and host families have broadened their horizons through Rotary Youth Exchange. Many countries and thousands of students each year participate in the program, which is administered at the regional level by Rotary districts and at the local level by Rotary clubs. Rotarian Donald MacRae The Fourth Object of Rotary “The advancement of International understanding, goodwill, and peace through a world fellowship of business and professional persons united in the ideal of service.” Donald MacRae, Edinburgh International Convention, 1921 Continued ... RGHF’s Our Foundation Newsletter A project of Rotary Global History Fellowship Page 4 Rotary World Peace Fellows are leaders promoting national and international cooperation, peace, and the resolution of conflict throughout their lives, in their careers, and through service activities. Fellows can earn either a master’s degree in international relations, public administration, sustainable development, peace studies, conflict resolution, or additional related fields or an award in short term studies (a professional development certificate) in peace and conflict resolution. Each year, up to 100 Rotary World Peace Fellowships (50 master’s degree fellowships and 50 professional development certificate fellowships) are offered on a competitive basis at six Rotary Centers, which operate in partnership with seven leading universities (centers offer master’s degree unless noted otherwise): The application deadline for the 2014 class has passed. Applications for the 2015-16 class is available for download online since December 2014. Fellows are chosen from countries and cultures around the globe based on their ability to have a significant, positive impact on world peace and conflict resolution during their careers. To find out more about the Rotary Centers program, contact your local Rotary club or the Rotary Centers Department at The Rotary Foundation. Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand (professional development center). Duke University, Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present-day town of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. partnered with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA a coeducational public research university. International Christian University, Tokyo, Japan is a non-denominational private university located in Mitaka. Commonly known as ICU, the university was founded in 1949. University of Bradford, a public university located in the city of Bradford in West Yorkshire, England. University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia is a public research university. Founded in 1909, UQ is the oldest, most selective and largest Queensland university in Australia. Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden, is the oldest university in Sweden, founded in 1477. It ranks among the best universities in Northern Europe and in international rankings. ROTARY PEACEFELLOWS CONTINUE OUR FOUNDATION’S GOAL OF PERSON-TO-PERSON CONTACT, FRIENDSHIP, FELLOWSHIP AND CROSSCULTURAL EXCHANGE. Issue #158 Page 5 RGHF Founders holding their second annual meeting along the River Walk in San Antonio (2001 RI Convention). The first annual organizational meeting was held in Pueblo, Colorado USA in 2000 at a D-5470 Conference. (Founding Five Member Mats Ingemanson is not pictured). The Founding Five is celebrating the 15th Anniversary of Rotary Global History Fellowship in September 2015. RGHF is the largest active Rotary Fellowship. Left to right: Dick McKay, RGHF Founder Jack Selway, PDG Eddie Blender and PDG Geri Appel ROTARY GLOBAL HISTORY FELLOWSHIP CELEBRATING ITS 15TH ANNIVERSARY WITH APPRECIATION TO OUR FOUNDER JACK SELWAY. We (RGHF) are so proud! Starting with 5 of us in 2000 in Pueblo Colorado USA, we have grown to over 1,400 very active Rotary Members including 120 holding important committee positions, researching, writing and building and delivering comprehensive and accurate Rotary History and delivering this to the Rotary World through our email subscriber base of over 100,000 Rotarians, 27,000 followers on Facebook, 1,300 districts & clubs on Twitter, and many others on LinkedIn, and Google+. Appreciation and congratulations to our Founder, Jack Selway who has tirelessly led our Fellowship for 15 years and RGHF is the largest active Rotary Fellowship worldwide. We're told again, and again how this work, by all of us has changed the lives of Rotarians at all levels of the organization. RGHF’s Our Foundation Newsletter A project of Rotary Global History Fellowship Page 6 OUR GOAL IS GLOBAL POLIO ERADICATION! COUNTRY POLIOCASES IN 2015 POLIO CASES IN 2014 Ethiopia Zero Polio cases reported 1 case in 2014 Cameroon Zero Polio cases reported 5 cases in 2014 Somalia Zero Polio cases reported 5 cases in 2014 Iraq Zero Polio cases reported 2 cases in 2014 Syria Zero Polio cases reported 1 case in 2014 Equatorial Guinea Zero Polio Cases reported in 2015 5 cases in 2014 THE FINAL THREE ENDEMIC COUNTRIES: Pakistan 20 cases reported in 2015 306 Polio cases recorded in 2014 Afghanistan 1 case reported in 2015 28 Polio cases recorded in 2014 Nigeria Zero Polio cases reported 6 Polio cases recorded in 2014 TOTAL in 2015 TOTAL in 2014 As of March 2015: 21 POLIO CASES REPORTED 611 POLIO CASES REPORTED in 2014 UP-TO-DATE POLIO ERADICATION STATS COMPILED BY TERRY ZIEGLER, RGHF EDITORIAL BOARD, ROTARY FOUNDATION COMMITTEE CHAIR, D 5890 Issue #158 Page 7 In the early 20th century, polio was one of the most feared diseases in industrialized countries, paralyzing hundreds of thousands of children every year. Soon after the introduction of effective vaccines in the 1950s and 1960s however, polio was brought under control and practically eliminated as a public health problem in these countries. It took somewhat longer for polio to be recognized as a major problem in developing countries. Lameness surveys during the 1970s revealed that the disease was also prevalent in developing countries. As a result, during the 1970s routine immunization was introduced worldwide as part of national immunization programs, helping to control the disease in many developing countries. IN 1988 350,000 CASES OCCURRED PER YEAR, WHICH TRANSLATED TO 1,000 CASE PER DAY. In 1988 (350,000 polio cases), when the Global Polio Eradication Initiative began, polio paralyzed more than 1000 children worldwide every day. Since then, more than 2.5 billion children have been immunized against polio thanks to the cooperation of more than 200 countries and 20 million volunteers, backed by an international investment of more than US$ 9 billion and Rotary International’s membership, dedicated volunteerism. There are now only 3 countries that have never stopped polio transmission (Pakistan, Afghanistan and Nigeria) and global incidence of polio cases has decreased by 99% - in 2013, 416 cases were reported for the entire year as opposed to over 350,000 in 1988. INDIA ERADICATES POLIO In February 2012, India, long-regarded as the nation POLIO, A LONG AND FRUITFUL BATTLE - WITH THE END IN SIGHT! Continued ... RGHF’s Our Foundation Newsletter A project of Rotary Global History Fellowship Page 8 facing the greatest challenges to eradication, was removed from the list of polio-endemic countries, convincing doubters that global polio eradication is feasible. There has also been success in eradicating certain strains of the virus; of the three types of wild polioviruses (WPVs), the last case of type 2 was reported in 1999 and the last case of type 3 in November 2012. WHAT REMAINS TO DO However, tackling the last 1% of polio cases has still proves to be difficult. Each country offers a unique set of challenges which require local solutions: CHALLENGES: CONFLICT, POLITICAL INSTABILITY, HARD-TO-REACH POPULATIONS, AND POOR INFRASTRUCTURE CONTINUE TO POSE CHALLENGES TO ERADICATING THE DISEASE. What remains is a comprehensive and ambitious plan for completely eradicating polio. It is a 5 year allencompassing strategic plan that clearly outlines measures for eliminating polio in its last strongholds and for maintaining a polio-free world. Rotarians remain at the forefront of this battle. Eradication is the Goal! Issue #158 Page 9 GLOBAL GRANTS 1. Align with one or more of Rotary’s areas of focus 2. Are sustainable. Host communities must be able to address their own needs after the Rotary club or district has completed its work. 3. Are measurable. Sponsors select standard measures from the Global Grant Monitoring and Evaluation Plan supplement, and may add their own measurements. Expenses to measure project outcomes are capped at 10% of the project budget. 4. Are host community-driven. The host community designs the grant based on local needs that they have identified. 5. May allocate up to 10% of the project budget for project management costs, which may include a project manager and projectspecific overhead and administrative costs of cooperating organizations. 6. Support humanitarian and educational projects 7. Provide international scholarships to fund graduate-level coursework or research or its equivalent for a term of one to four academic years 8. Support vocational training teams that address a humanitarian need by providing or receiving professional training 9. Support travel for up to two individuals as part of a humanitarian project. These individuals provide training or implement the project should the host club confirm that their skills are not readily available locally. BASIC TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR GLOBAL GRANTS 10. Support communities in Rotary countries and geographical areas 11. Are sponsored by at least one Rotary club or district in the country or geographical area where the grant project will take place (primary host sponsor) and one or more outside that country or geographical area (primary international sponsor). An exception to this policy may be made for projects taking place in non Rotary countries where the RI Board is actively pursuing extension. 12. May allocate up to 10% of the project budget for contingencies to offer protection from price increases and/or currency fluctuations As you read the terms and conditions for numbers 2, 4, 9, 10 and 11 you must marvel at the wisdom of Rotary’s Founders. In our projects, in our Global Grants, Scholarships, exchanges, etc. the key provisions insist on our interaction. We are overcoming language barriers, different skin colors and cultures while interacting with Rotarians in a country other than our own. Planning needed projects, visiting with Rotarians in different countries and breaking bread, meeting their families and discovering their dreams are no different from our own… a roof over their heads, an education for their children and their family living in a world safe from war. RGHF’s Our Foundation Newsletter A project of Rotary Global History Fellowship Page 10 GLOBAL GRANTS Global grants support large international activities with sustainable, measurable outcomes in Rotary’s areas of focus. Grant sponsors form international partnerships that respond to real community needs. WHAT THEY SUPPORT Global grants can fund these activities:  Humanitarian projects  Scholarships for graduate-level academic studies  Vocational training teams (VTT), which are groups of professionals who travel abroad either to teach local professionals about a particular field or to learn more about their own HOW TO USE THEM A key feature of global grants is partnership, between the district or club where the activity is carried out and a district or club in another country. Both sponsors must be qualified before they can submit an application. To be successful, your application must:  Be sustainable and include plans for long-term success after the global grant funds have been spent  Include measurable goals  Align with one of our areas of focus  Respond to real community needs  Actively involve Rotarians and community members  Meet the eligibility requirements in the grants terms and conditions NOTE: Applications are accepted throughout the year and reviewed as they are received. HOW GLOBAL GRANTS ARE FUNDED The minimum budget for a global grant activity is $30,000. The Foundation’s World Fund provides a minimum of $15,000 and maximum of $200,000. Clubs and districts contribute District Designated Funds (DDF) and/or cash contributions that the World Fund matches. DDF is matched at 100% and cash is matched at 50%. Issue #158 Page 11 ROTARY’s SIX AREAS OF FOCUS We have identified specific causes to target to maximize our local and global impact. At the same time, we understand that each community has its own unique needs and concerns. Through global grants and other resources, we help clubs focus their service efforts in the following areas. PROMOTING PEACE Today, 42 million people are displaced by armed conflict or persecution. Through our partnerships with several leading universities, Rotary Peace Fellows develop the skills to strengthen peace efforts, train local leaders to prevent and mediate conflict, and support longterm peace building in areas affected by conflict. We provide up to 100 peace fellowships per year at Rotary Peace Centers. FIGHTING DISEASE More than 100 million people are pushed into poverty each year because of medical costs. We aim to improve and expand access to low-cost and free health care in underdeveloped areas. Our members educate and mobilize communities to help prevent the spread of major diseases such as polio, HIV/AIDS, and malaria. Many of our projects ensure that medical training facilities are located where the workforce lives. PROVIDING CLEAN WATER More than 2.5 billion people lack access to adequate sanitation facilities. At least 3,000 children die each day from diarrheal diseases caused by unsafe water. Our projects give communities the ability to develop and maintain sustainable water and sanitation systems and support studies related to water and sanitation. SAVING MOTHERS AND CHILDREN At least 7 million children under the age of five die each year due to malnutrition, poor health care, and inadequate sanitation. To help reduce this rate, we provide immunizations and antibiotics to babies, improve access to essential medical services, and support trained health care providers for mothers and their children. Our projects ensure sustainability by empowering the local community to take ownership of health care training programs. SUPPORTING EDUCATION Sixty-seven million children worldwide have no access to education and more than 775 million people over the age of 15 are illiterate. Our goal is to strengthen the capacity of communities to support basic education and literacy, reduce gender disparity in education, and increase adult literacy. GROWING LOCAL ECONOMIES Nearly 1.4 billion employed people live on less than $1.25 a day. We carry out service projects that enhance economic and community development and develop opportunities for decent and productive work for young and old. We also help strengthen local entrepreneurs and community leaders, particularly women, in impoverished communities. RGHF’s Our Foundation Newsletter A project of Rotary Global History Fellowship Page 12 CLUB OFFICERS OFTEN COMPLAIN THAT GLOBAL GRANTS ARE DIFFICULT AND CUMBERSOME IN LAST MONTH’S OUR FOUNDATION (MARCH 15, 2015 #157) I WROTE: “Dear Colleagues: As I travel the Rotary world, club officers very often complain to me that Global Grants are difficult and cumbersome. In this “Our Foundation” March 15, 2015 issue and starting on Page 9 - I’ll share with you the smooth path taken by an active Rotary Club in Edwards, Colorado USA that utilized a $50,000.00 District Global Grant while working with a Rotary Club in Peja, Kosovo and with over one hundred community members and students. Accountability and sustainability were the watchwords! The minimum budget for a global grant activity is $30,000. The Foundation’s World Fund provides a minimum of $15,000 and maximum of $200,000. Clubs and districts contribute District Designated Funds (DDF) and/or cash contributions that the World Fund matches. DDF is matched at 100% and cash is matched at 50%. Does that whet your appetite? Learn more (page 22) in this issue. Please enjoy this very interesting “Our Foundation” #157 and pass it forward to share with all of your Rotarian Colleagues. Be Proud!” I received congratulatory notes on the Global Grant feature and I also received a flurry of letters stating … “It wasn’t as easy as you implied.” I’m sharing some of those notes on the following pages. Do you have suggestions on “Global and District Grants? Write and let me know. Eddie EBlender@aol.com Eddie Blender, Publisher OFN Bill Phillips wrote: It is good that there are a few large, grant savvy clubs that have learned how to navigate the Future Vision Grant Application process. There was a time when TRF tried to make gaining access to the world fund as easy a possible. Unfortunately, today's response when club officers complain is to cite a club or project that managed to complete a successful grant application in order to prove that the process can be done. OK, it can be done....but shouldn't TRF be paving the way for clubs who wish to do International Service instead of making the process difficult and cumbersome? For those who will cite the availability of District Grants, I say YES...let's increase the portion of APF contributions that are allocated to DDF, and let's increase the portion of DDF that may be allocated to District Grants! I marvel with distress that in 2015 we are fighting the vaccination wars. It is deeply disturbing that people who should be able to weigh discredited so-called studies instead believe garbage, and so are willing to endanger their children and others. I sincerely hope this madness burns itself out before a lot more people get hurt. You’re right that herd immunity should protect your grandson, but that is fading as large numbers of people refuse to vaccinate. The only solution seems to be for government to toughen the vaccination laws and close the loopholes that allow people to opt out for philosophical and so-called religious reasons. The laws need to make clear: no shot, no school. Anonymous THE TRF CONNECTIONS Fostering Peace by Building Understanding through Person-to-Person Contact, Friendship, Fellowship and Cross-Cultural Exchange. And a very important rule: Our projects taking place in a country other than our own. Issue #158 Page 13 John H G Soe wrote about recent changes:: Dear District Rotary Foundation Committee Chairs, District Grants Subcommittee Chairs, and primary contacts for grants in progress: I am writing to let you know about coming improvements to the online grant application tool. Beginning 9 March: The landing page will have a new look and enhanced functionality. The page will consist of three tabs: 1. Action tab shows grants that require action 2. My Grants tab shows grants with which you are associated 3. Search tab allows you to search for grants sponsored by your district or a club in your district Users will have expanded access to the tool. District scholarship subcommittee chairs and district stewardship chairs will be able to view and edit district grant applications and reports in draft status, and view them after they’ve been submitted. Club presidents, district governors, district Rotary Foundation committee chairs, district grants subcommittee chairs, district scholarship chairs, district stewardship chairs, and secondary project contacts will be able to view and edit global grant applications and reports in draft status, and view them after they’ve been submitted. All Rotarians will be able to view district grants sponsored by their district Continued ... RGHF’s Our Foundation Newsletter A project of Rotary Global History Fellowship Page 14 MORE CORRESPONDENCE AND ADDED INSIGHT Publisher Eddie Blender open a dialogue with Rotarian Richard Dangler who initiated a “Water and Sanitation” project in Kosovo to discuss his pathway to the grant, which was not as easy as it seemed. Rotarian Dangler spent quite some time and effort in Kosovo in 2008-09 as the chief water engineer for International Relief and Development, helping to install a $12 million potable-water system in Kosovo that was funded by USAID. Dangler’s (Edwards RC in Colorado, USA) Water and Sanitation project brought clean water and modern toilet facilities to six area schools with the worst conditions. The $50,000 Global Grant project was funded with help by a the Rotary Foundation. Dangler recalls that those schools' water and sanitation facilities were "ghastly" with flooded commodes; dirty water for washing; and crumbling walls, floors, and roofs that made the facilities almost unusable. Richard, If you had cash from your "Non-Rotarian Group, wasn't that cash matched at 50% (from the Rotary "World Fund")? Yes, I did get a 50% match from the World Fund on all Club contributions, a 3.5 multiplier that I received on the first $10,000. I also was able to get two other Districts (not Clubs) to put in some DDF that was matched 1:1. However, that was pure luck in finding them from a Kosovo contact. I sent requests to over 25 clubs in other Districts and to a Zone to pass on my request. That was a lot of work with no results. I also listed a Global request on the International web for contributions. Only one club replied with no follow up after contact. I realize that each District has its own financial problems and rules. Some have districts with limited funds similar to my D-5470 and others have DDF that was never used and they had no intention in using their funds with another district. I accepted these conditions and will live with them, but it really limits the value of the Future Vision concept -- to “look for high impact and substantial efforts focused on a large area (multi-Districts and Countries).” As stated the RI minimum is $30,000 (doable) but a $200,000 Grant is reaching for the stars with no ladder. I also understand that my District 5470 needs to set a dollar limit so that all its clubs have a shot at the DDF; however, it distracts from seeking partners. In my Telemedicine case if Aspen did their own project, same for Vail and Carbondale the end result would have added over $30,000 more of DDF and World Funds. Basically it does complicate the issue of me seeking partners that can do much better as individual clubs. Blender Edwards RC District 5470 USA Richard Dangler Issue #158 Page 15 Although we in RC DHAKA WEST in RID 3281 in collaboration with Rotary Clubs in RI DISTRICT 5890 and 4 Clubs in Houston are implementing a global grant for US$50,000 for pediatric cataract operations of about 300 children. But found it very difficult to make the project sustainable. We will request the Rotary Foundation to make the process more user (Rotary) friendly. Our club had done 7 MG PROJECS earlier without any problem. Best regards, Rotarian Capt Shafi RC Dhaka West, RID 3281, Bangladesh Past District Governor Rtn Eddie Blender, I am delighted your analysis, regarding #157 of the Our Foundation Newsletter, which it self explanatory. Many Hearty Warm Congratulations for the GOOD WORK you are doing for ROTARY. In Rotary, Past President,Rtn Dr Kondru Nookaraju, PHF, District 1150,Rotary Club of EBBWVALE,GWENT,UK Many thanks. We feel happy to remain connected with your esteemed club and humanitarian services. Yours in Rotary, Rtn.PP Md. Asaduzzaman Khan, RI ID#5441208 Secretary, RC Dhaka Central (21849), RI District-3281, Bangladesh Dear Eddie, You are a remarkable writer and editor. We enjoy reading the RGHF “Our Foundation” newsletter. Thank you Regards, BOB FELS, RC Melbourne I was able to exceed the $30,000 limit and I did get help from a non-Rotarian group. Local clubs and the district’s contributions did not help bring in more DDF. Something is amiss with the way Global Grants are calculated for small clubs. Anonymous RGHF’s Our Foundation Newsletter A project of Rotary Global History Fellowship Page 16 Rotarian Dangler wrote, “my most recent response relates to a new Telemedicine for Rural Health Clinics project in Kosovo budgeted at $113,501. This is the type of project that meets Future Vision concept, one that will have a substantial impact over an extensive geographic area. Kosovo medical districts, that are outside this current project and that are determined to bring inexpensive health care to their regions as well, are closely following the implementation and operations of Telemedicine. Equally enthused are Health Directors in Macedonia and Albania who are intent on bringing telemedic programs to their countries. The scope of this project required considerable funding at a level most clubs cannot afford without partnering with other clubs. (And Yes, I did get a 50% match from the World Fund on all Club and non-Rotary contributions. However, the $10,000 DDF limit of our District negatively impacted the amount available for a World Fund match.)” Rotarian Dangler continued, “...In this context, we received a 3.5 multiplier on the first $10,000 but no match for the next $16,000. In theory, a financial multiplier is especially advantageous in funding schemes. In reality, limited DDF funds is disadvantageous to getting a substantial World Fund match. Two months ago we were about ready to throw in the towel due to lack of matching funds but fortunately, two Districts in Pennsylvania (not MORE CLARIFICATION — TELEMEDICINE Telemedicine is the use of telecommunication and information technologies in order to provide clinical health care at a distance. It helps eliminate distance barriers and can improve access to medical services that would often not be consistently available in distant rural communities. Issue #158 Page 17 clubs) contributed DDF that was matched 1:1. Finding them was pure luck. A New Year greeting from a Kosovar friend mentioned a friend from her home town who was a Rotarian in the U.S. I contacted that individual, who happened to be a DG, and he immediately made a contribution that saved the project. Up to that point I had sent requests to over 25 clubs in other Districts and to a Zone Chairperson to broadcast my fund request. That was a lot of work with no results. Further, the project was posted on the Rotary Global International web seeking contributions. Only one club replied with no follow up after contact, which brings us back to the need for more support from our own District. That is not intended to be a criticism of help because Peter Jeschofnig has been super helpful, wise and resourceful with this and other projects. It is only an issue of funding sources. An improved District allocation system of DDF should consider the number of District Clubs participating as a favorable factor in the selection criteria for funding projects. The number of District Club participants and their contributions, which in our case was $26,000, would have given us more bang for our buck and allow us to make a greater Global impact using World Fund leverage.” “We have found over the past three Global Grant projects that the application is straight forward and easy to draft -- if you know your project and have a host club that is equally committed to the project. I believe that the GG application could be improved by restructuring the scheduling form that does not take into account inter-relationships of tasks. By providing a GANTT schedule shows that you have a full understanding of all tasks and provides mediation when delays are noted. Also a more detailed budget format would be helpful and force the clubs to understand the project better. Of course that would require clubs to do more due diligence on scoping out the project. In three years the Edwards RC has leveraged $9,000 to over $210,000 in project cost and each project was completed on time and within budget. The spirit of Rotary is working together and in that spirit we are willing to assist any club with their project development.” RGHF’s Our Foundation Newsletter A project of Rotary Global History Fellowship Page 18 For over 20 years, Michael Anyekase has crisscrossed Ghana drilling boreholes and installing hand pumps on wells to provide clean water. Water for drinking, washing, and flushing toilets. "There is nothing more satisfying than when fresh water comes out of the well and the children shout, 'Hey, water! Water!'" says Anyekase, who works for Water in Africa, a nongovernmental organization (NGO). ERADICATING GUINEA WORM DISEASE AND LESSEN THE CASES OF DYSENTERY, DIARRHEA, AND OTHER COMMON DISEASES ASSOCIATED WITH DIRTY WATER In partnership with Rotary members from across the globe, Anyekase's dedication has helped eradicate Guinea worm disease and lessen the cases of dysentery, diarrhea, and other common Residents watch the drill rig at work, which will provide their community with its second borehole well. Photo Credit: Rotary Images/Alyce Henson ROTARY HELPS GHANA SURPASS CLEAN WATER GOALS Continued ... Issue #158 Page 19 diseases associated with dirty water. In fact, Rotary has provided more sources of drinking water in Ghana than any other NGO, Anyekase says. ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH ROTARY INTERNATIONAL/USAID H2O COLLABORATION Many water projects in Ghana are being carried out as part of the Rotary International/USAID H2O Collaboration. The effort is providing more than 100 villages with clean water through installation of boreholes with hand pumps, along with sanitation facilities and hygiene training. According to a review of the partnership by Aguaconsult, an independent contractor, more than 85 percent of Ghanaians now have access to clean water, surpassing the United Nations Millennium Development Goal of 78 percent by 2015. WATER CURES, EDUCATES AND FEEDS THROUGH GLOBAL GRANTS Samuel Obour, assistant governor of District 9102 and a member of the Sunyani Central club, has spearheaded several water projects. Last year, Sunyani and Canadian Rotary members installed latrines at a primary school in Sunyani and a washing station and toilets at a busy rural market, with funding from a global grant. A woman prepares a meal for her family with clean water drawn from her community’s first well. Photo Credit: Rotary Images/Alyce Henson Continued ... RGHF’s Our Foundation Newsletter A project of Rotary Global History Fellowship Page 20 "We have so many people traveling from villages to the market. There was no [sanitation] facility of convenience," says Obour. Market-goers would eliminate (open defecation) outdoors and feces entered the water supply, he says, causing dysentery and diseases like Buruli ulcer. If caught early, this flesh-eating disease can usually be treated with antibiotics. But if left untreated, the disease causes irreversible deformity and sometimes life-threatening secondary infections. Obour and other Rotary members have worked with the Ghanaian health service to educate villagers about the importance of early detection and to supply hospitals with necessary treatment tools. "People who thought Buruli ulcer is caused by spirits will now come to understand that they need to go to hospital for identification," says Obour. Access to clean water brings benefits even beyond better health, including boosting children's chances of receiving a good education, or any education for that matter. "Children wake up very early, sometimes 4 a.m., to go miles away to fetch water," says Obour. "Without water, children are A mother in a community near Sunyani, Ghana, bathes her child with clean water drawn from a local well and stored in a 50-gallon barrel in the family’s yard. The water is also used for drinking, cooking, laundry, and other needs. Photo Credit: Rotary Images/Alyce Henson Continued ... Issue #158 Page 21 not able to attend school [or] some have to go to school late." With water nearby, the burden is lifted. Children can spend more time being children. Families can spend more time being families. And life can take on a new kind of normalcy. An accomplishment that can only be achieved with a team of dedicated resources. "Meeting the UN Millennium Development Goals is something that no organization can achieve on its own -- not even Rotary, with its 34,000 clubs and over 1.2 million members," says Ron Denham, a member of the USAID Steering Committee and the Rotary Club of Toronto Eglinton, Ontario, Canada. "To be successful, we need leverage -- the leverage that comes from collaboration with others who share our goals. The most notable example of this is the international H2O collaboration." By Dan Nixon and Vanessa Glavinskas Rotary News MARCH 14, 2015 A woman pours water from a dirty river into a tub for washing clothes. Such practices are becoming less common, as Rotary members in Ghana and other countries have collaborated to install clean water systems in Ghanaian villages, and helped the nation eradicate Guinea worm disease. Photo Credit: Rotary Images/Alyce Henson RGHF’s Our Foundation Newsletter A project of Rotary Global History Fellowship Page 22 WHAT PAUL HARRIS SAID... What Paul Harris Said is a monthly feature of Rotary Global History Fellowship (RGHF) Rotary History features will be sent to you every week (free-of-charge) and also to whomever you wish. Please register for this free service at:: www.historycomment.org “I do not believe capital can afford to permit hunger, squalor, or disease. Let us banish the city miserable before we build our city beautiful. Slums are political malaria breeders, and we must not have them in our midst.” Paul P. Harris, “The True Spirit of Service” written 97 years ago for THE ROTARIAN, March 1918 Rotarians are not only directly participating in our six areas of focus, but are also raising the capital needed for active hands-on participation through Our Foundation’s Annual Programs Fund. Are you and your club doing its part? Edward “Eddie” Blender Publisher Our Foundation Newsletter Paul P. Harris, Rotary’s Founder Issue #158 Page 23 The 2013 Lancet series on maternal and child nutrition confirmed that to reduce stunting we need three things: 1. an enabling environment for political commitment; 2. a scaled-up series of cost-effective nutrition interventions 3. and robust underlying drivers (food security, empowered women and a supportive health environment). What will it take to get the number of stunted children to below the World Health Assembly targets (100 million by 2025), which are likely to be incorporated into the post-2015 sustainable development goals? A new working paper from the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) has looked at data from 116 low and middle-income countries from 1970 to 2012. We found that access to safe water (20%) and improved sanitation (15%) explained 35% of the variation in stunting rates across countries and time periods. This reflects two things: 1. the fact that water and sanitation are strongly linked to stunting reduction, 2. and that both water and sanitation coverage have increased strongly in the past four decades. Improved water access now stands at approximately 90% while improved sanitation is at approximately 55% – a signpost that sanitation should be a priority. But we shouldn't forget about improving water access: the 90% is an average – some countries have numbers far below this (Kenya at 62%) – and Lawrence Haddad is senior research fellow at the International Food Policy Research Institute. Follow @l_haddad on Twitter. WHAT DO TOILETS HAVE TO DO WITH NUTRITION? MORE THAN YOU MIGHT THINK INCREASING THE NUMBER OF TOILETS AND CHANGING BEHAVIOR CAN CUT STUNTING. LAWRENCE HADDAD EXAMINES THE EVIDENCE. Continued ... RGHF’s Our Foundation Newsletter A project of Rotary Global History Fellowship Page 24 investments need to be made to simply maintain that access and continue to improve its quality. However, lack of access to sanitation seems to be the main constraint for many countries. If people are suffering (either from diarrhea or via environmental enteric dysfunction) due to poor disposal of fecal matter, then this will undo much of the good that improved diet and care does for growth. OPEN DEFECATION Open defecation has received a lot of attention recently as a result of the work of Dean Spears, Robert Chambers and others. This recognition is in part because of the extent of open defecation (over 50% in India, according to UNICEF) and partly because of the increased recognition that it can have a negative effect on households in the same community, even if they use toilets. But reducing open defecation is not only about spending money on access to toilets, it is also about changing behaviors. A recent survey by the Research Institute for Compassionate Economics showed that even among households that have functioning toilets, as many as 40% have a household member who still defecates in the open. When asked why, they said that they preferred it; it was part of their tradition and they perceived it to be healthier. PLEDGED TO RAMP UP TOILET CONSTRUCTION Prime minister Modi’s government in India has pledged to ramp up toilet construction with subsidies, and this is part of the solution, but behavior change is necessary for this scale-up to be successful. Because of the public goods nature of access to improved water and sanitation (private income can take you only so far – there needs to be a functioning public drain, sewer and treatment system), government Approximately 160 million children under the age of 5 are stunted. This means they are failing to grow well and lack of height can be a marker of a whole range of developmental setbacks including cognitive impairment. Continued ... Issue #158 Page 25 leadership and effective functioning is vital. In an echo of the conclusion of Amartya Sen and others that democracy reduces the likelihood of famine due to improved information flows and pressure on government, our 116-country study finds that improved governance is a significant spur to improved water and sanitation coverage. Perhaps this is because the absence of these services is so visible. WATER AND SANITATION AND UNDER-NUTRITION Water and sanitation have long been the orphan sectors in development. Through a partnership with a fellow orphan issue, under-nutrition, all three will hopefully remain high on the development agenda in the next decade. Given the massive potential for improved scope, sanitation is key to unfettered child growth. RGHF’s Our Foundation Newsletter A project of Rotary Global History Fellowship Page 26 It always troubled Deane Kirchner to throw away good medicine. When residents of the Lincoln Glen longterm facility in San Jose, Calif., where she is the director of nursing, changed dosages, had adverse reactions, or died, she did what health professionals regularly do: sent their unused medicines to be destroyed. “Throughout my entire nursing career, it’s something I‘ve done,” said Kirchner, who has been a nurse for 21 years. “And each time I would think: ‘It’s such a waste. There are people out there who have to choose whether to buy medications or buy groceries.’” Lots of people, in fact. In 2012, studies indicate, about one in four American adults — perhaps 50 million people — failed to fill a prescription they needed because of the cost. Among adults who were uninsured, the figure was 43 percent. For older adults, who take four to five medicines on average per week, this is a crisis. Sadly, one in five seniors reports cutting back on basics like food or heat to afford prescription drugs. This is dangerous. Those with cardiovascular disease who said they took less medicine than directed due to cost were 50 percent more likely to experience angina, strokes or non-fatal heart attacks. For many others, cutting back on medicine led to faster health declines, increased hospitalizations and premature death. BILLIONS OF DOLLARS WORTH OF MEDICINES DESTROYED And yet, each year, hospitals, pharmacies, manufacturers and nursing homes send billions of dollars worth of medicines to be destroyed. Lincoln Glen is no longer one of them. Now, one day each quarter, Kirchner logs on to a web-based service created by a nonprofit organization called Sirum, which was founded by three young Stanford graduates: George Wang, Adam Kircher and Kiah Williams. “We’ve been compared to aMatch.com for unused medicine,” said Williams. “Our goal is to save lives by saving unused medications. We RECYCLING UNUSED MEDICINES TO SAVE MONEY AND LIVES By DAVID BORNSTEIN NYT March 20, 2015 ONE IN FOUR AMERICAN ADULTS FAILED TO FILL A PRESCRIPTION BECAUSE OF COST Continued ... OVER THE PAST 15 YEARS, ABOUT 40 STATES HAVE ENACTED LAWS AUTHORIZING THE REUSE, AT THE INSTITUTIONAL LEVEL, OF UNUSED DRUGS THAT ARE NOT CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES. STILL, THE STAFFS AT MANY INSTITUTIONS ARE UNAWARE OF THE DONATION PROGRAMS AND MANY LACK ACCESSIBLE SYSTEMS TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THEM. Issue #158 Page 27 thought we could use technology to bridge this gap between surplus and need.” MAKING IT EASY FOR INSTITUTIONS TO DONATE MEDICINES Sirum was designed to make it easy for institutions to donate medicines with the assurance that they would be safely transported and dispensed to people who needed them. Kirchner finds the process surprisingly simple. “I scan the label on each prescription that was applied by the pharmacist,” she said. “It tells me what medicine it is and I enter in the number of tablets or units.” Donors can select the clinics or pharmacies that will receive their medications. Kirchner’s recipient is Santa Clara County’s public health pharmacy, which redistributes medicines county-wide, based on need. “Once I get it all entered and click submit, it prints off a FedEx mailing label. I put it in the box, mark out the names for confidentiality, apply the label and set it outside my door. He picks it up the next day.” Sirum later sends an email indicating that the recipient has verified the contents. State laws require a pharmacist or, in some cases, a physician to check donated medicine before dispensing, said Adam Kircher, one of Sirum’s co-founders. The organization tracks the value of the medications using theNational Average Drug Acquisition Cost database and follows up with the donor quarterly, reporting the value of the drugs donated and the estimated number of patients assisted. Last week, Kirchner sent out two dozen medications — worth $825 — anti-depressants, anti-psychotics and drugs for conditions that included hypertension, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, diabetes and asthma. “The process took me about 45 minutes,” she said. Not a bad use of time. “For a midsize nursing home with 50 to 75 beds, we’ll typically see $6,000 in medications donated each year, usually once per quarter,” Kircher said. “It costs us $10 in shipping to get that $1,500 donation to a clinic. If we could do this across the country, it would prevent many needless deaths and emergency room visits and the savings could be astronomical.” CALIFORNIA PASSED ITS FIRST DRUG RECYCLING LEGISLATION IN 2005. THE BILL’S SPONSOR WAS JOE SIMITIAN, THEN A CALIFORNIA STATE SENATOR AND NOW A SANTA CLARA COUNTY SUPERVISOR. “BASICALLY, YOU’VE GOT FOLKS ON ONE SIDE OF THE STREET WHO HAVE A DESPERATE NEED AND FOLKS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE STREET WHO ARE TOSSING THE STUFF AWAY,” HE SAID. “SHOULDN’T THERE BE A WAY TO CONNECT THEM?” “ABOUT THREE YEARS AGO, WE STARTED OUTREACH TO LONG TERM CARE FACILITIES BECAUSE WE LEARNED THEY WEREN’T MANAGING THEIR DRUGS IN A COMPLIANT WAY,” SOME FACILITIES WERE FLUSHING PHARMACEUTICALS DOWN THE TOILET. SEWAGE TREATMENT IS NOT SET UP TO HANDLE MEDICINES. THE CHEMICALS FLOW RIGHT THROUGH AND END UP DISCHARGED INTO CREEKS AND RIVERS, SAID SCHIEFFELIN. “EVEN VERY LOW DOSES OF SOME PHARMACEUTICALS CAN CAUSE THE FEMINIZATION OF FISH, THROWING THINGS OFF BALANCE.” A monthly feature of the Rotary Global History Fellowship (RGHF) Jeetendra Sharma Editor in Chief Jeeturotary@gmail.com William “Bill” Pollard Associate Editor william.pollard@farmersbankva.com Edward “Eddie” Blender Publisher EBlender@aol.com Sign up for our free RGHF newsletters at http://www.historyfeatures.org and use http://www.historysearch.org to find Rotary's Global History RGHF’s OUR FOUNDATION NEWSLETTER APRIL 2015, #158 

XXXIInd District Assembly Held.

XXXIInd District Assembly and District Team Training Seminar was held at Koppal on 25th and 26th of April. The event was hosted by Rotary Club of Koppal ,the organizing team was lead chairmanship of Rtn PHF Chandrasekher Patil and secretary Rtn Laxmikant Gudi. TheClub president Rtn PHF Veeranna Kamatar and Club Secretary Rtn Dr Srinivas Hyati and their team made thistwo day event a memorable. The DGE Rtn Dr Gautam Jahagirdar took the lead of the District 3160 and his team of trainers gave seminars on technical sessions.
the Team of  District Governor Rtn G S Mansoor guided the RC Koppal to host the event.
 Dr A Raja IAS- SP Koppal, Sri krishna Udupudi IFS-ZP CEO Koppal and Manjunath Asst Commissioner of Koppal were the inagural guests for the first day ie on 25th of April .
Mr R V Gumaste Managing Director ,M/s Kirloskar Ferrous Ind Ltd was the chief guest and R Srinivasan retd BSNL Zonal Manager was the key note speaker on 26th April.
All techinical sessions were presided over by the team of PDG's of RID3160.