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1          1899 : Foundation approves first global grant From: Sunil 


 


Posted by: "Sunil"
<mailto:sunilkzach at yahoo.co.uk?Subject=%20Re%3A1899%20%3A%20Foundation%20app
roves%20first%20global%20grant> sunilkzach at yahoo.co.uk
<http://profiles.yahoo.com/sunilkzach> sunilkzach 


Wed Jun 16, 2010 6:23 pm (PDT) 




The Rotary Foundation has approved the first global grant under the
Future Vision pilot, set to begin on 1 July, for a project to combat the
spread of dengue fever in Indonesia.

With a total project budget of roughly US$39,000, Rotarians in districts
7980 (Connecticut, USA) and 3400 (Indonesia) aim to help disrupt the
breeding cycle of the mosquitoes that transmit the disease in Kadipiro,
a community of 49,000 factory workers on the outskirts of Surakarta,
Central Java, Indonesia.

Dengue fever is a painful and debilitating disease that is particularly
prevalent in tropical and subtropical urban settings. With no vaccines
available to halt its spread, the illness affects 50 to 100 million
people annually, according to the World Health Organization, and causes
about 22,000 deaths a year.

The global grant includes $15,660 from the Foundation, which will be
combined with $7,740 in District Designated Fund (DDF) allocations from
the two districts, and another $15,844 raised by participating Rotary
clubs. The project supports the disease prevention and treatment area of
focus. 
<
<http://www.rotary.org/en/Members/RunningADistrict/FutureVisionPilotProgram/
Pages/AreasofFocus.aspx>
http://www.rotary.org/en/Members/RunningADistrict/FutureVisionPilotProg\
ram/Pages/AreasofFocus.aspx>

Most of the funds will go toward hiring contractors to install white
ceramic tiling on the interior surfaces of Indonesian-style cement
bathtubs in 900 homes, making it easier to spot gray mosquito larvae
spawned in the tubs.

Prevention

The Rotary Club of Solo Kartini, which came up with the project idea,
will work with local health officials and health care groups to educate
the community on prevention measures, including emptying and scrubbing
the tubs twice a week, closing the lid on water containers, and burying
waste that can collect water. Rotarians will also oversee a group of
monitors, who will be paid a small stipend to visit the participating
homes weekly, checking on compliance and keeping records.

"To be the first [global grant approved] was a very satisfying result,
for both us and the host partner," says Paul Spiekermann, a member of
the Rotary Club of Westport who heads up the grant committee for
District 7980. "We chose this project because of its measurability and
public health benefits. Whatever the results are, it will carry us a
step further in handling dengue fever."

Spiekermann is a physician specializing in tropical diseases and has
worked with Indonesian clubs on Matching Grant projects. He says that
the data from this latest effort will be handed over to the mayor of
Surakarta, and that the project is expected to serve as a model
throughout Indonesia.

One hundred districts are participating in the Future Vision pilot, a
three-year test of the new grant structure offered through the
Foundation's Future Vision Plan.

Global grants
<
<http://www.rotary.org/en/Members/RunningADistrict/FutureVisionPilotProgram/
Pages/fv_global_grants.aspx>
http://www.rotary.org/en/Members/RunningADistrict/FutureVisionPilotProg\
ram/Pages/fv_global_grants.aspx> are one of two types of grants under
the plan. They support large, international projects with sustainable
outcomes in the areas of focus, which correspond to the Foundation's
mission.

<
<http://www.rotary.org/en/Members/RunningADistrict/FutureVisionPilotProgram/
Pages/AreasofFocus.aspx>
http://www.rotary.org/en/Members/RunningADistrict/FutureVisionPilotProg\
ram/Pages/AreasofFocus.aspx> 
Clubs and districts can use DDF or cash contributions to fund global
grant activities and receive matching funds from the Foundation. In
addition, clubs and districts can sponsor packaged global grants
developed by the Foundation with its strategic partners.

As of 11 June, the Foundation has received 71 proposals for global
grants.
For more information:
* Read more about global grants
<
<http://www.rotary.org/en/Members/RunningADistrict/FutureVisionPilotProgram/
Pages/fv_global_grants.aspx>
http://www.rotary.org/en/Members/RunningADistrict/FutureVisionPilotProg\
ram/Pages/fv_global_grants.aspx> 
* See an overview of the Future Vision Plan
< <http://www.rotary.org/RIdocuments/en_html/elearn_fv_overview_en.htm>
http://www.rotary.org/RIdocuments/en_html/elearn_fv_overview_en.htm>
* Read about the first district grant
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<http://www.rotary.org/en/MediaAndNews/News/Pages/100604_news_firstgrant.asp
x> http://www.rotary.org/en/MediaAndNews/News/Pages/100604_news_firstgrant\
.aspx>

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