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2013 RI CONVENTION
Focus on: Economic and Community
Development
Moderator: PRIP Luis Giay
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ResourcesRotary supports investments in people to create measurable and enduring economic improvement in their lives and communities.
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Rotary’s Support of Economic and Community Development
Narrow Focus
Broad FocusGlobal and Packaged Grants
District Grants
Service Projects
Rotarian Action Group for Microfinance and Community Development
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Economic and Community Development Goals:
• Building the capacity of entrepreneurs, community leaders, local organizations, and community networks to support economic development in impoverished communities;
• Developing opportunities for productive work;
• Reducing poverty in underserved communities;
• Supporting studies for career-minded professionals related to economic and community development.
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Panelists:
Steve Rickard, Founding President, Rotary Action Group for Microfinance and Community Development, RC Calgary West, Canada District 5360 Francis Tusubira, Future Vision Trainer, DRFC Chair, RC Kampala North, Uganda District 9200 Jorge Aufranc, Past Regional Rotary Foundation Coordinator, RC Guatemala – Las Americas, Guatemala, District 4250
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Microcredit & Community
Development
Steve Rickard
24 June 2013
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THE PROBLEM: 26,000 Children in the World Dying Daily of Hunger & Malnutrition Related Diseases.
THE SOLUTION:Microcredit – it is the Single Largest Anti-Poverty Tool Known to Mankind.
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2013 RI CONVENTIONIngrid Munro Founder – Jamii Bora Bank
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John Hatch Founder of FINCA
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Costa Rica Jan 2008
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Imagine a Museum of Poverty where children could see the way poverty used to look.
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This is for whom it is that we do our work!
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Obrigado
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“Empowering Communities, Changing Lives”
How Rotarians
from D9200 and D5340 are working
with a community in Rural Uganda
Francis Tusubira, DRFC
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The will to improve comes from within
You cannot support a community to develop unless it has the internal motive power to change….
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Community engagement and gaining their trust, all of which lead to ownership, take time and have to be worked on.
Engage, gain trust
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They know what they want, really
The community is best placed to define their needs. Guide them in shaping the action around the needs, but never impose on them what you think they need.
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Poverty is a state of mind
• Greatest cause of poverty is not lack of “things” but mindset: Poverty is a state of mind.
• Nkondo Focus - mindset change and skills building,
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Address all facets of poverty
Poverty is multi-faceted. To address it, one must address all facets.
Multiple skill resources: VTTs (Incoming and Outgoing); Local Rotarians; Salama Shield Foundation; Department of Food Science and Technology; NKDU
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There is no two ways about it,..
The Community must contribute to own the project, going from in-kind contributions to cash.
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Ownership and Sustainability (1)
Government has posted a nurse, with periodic grants for drugs; $1 User fee at the Health Unit
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Ownership and Sustainability (2)
Parents contribute $2 per student per term to maintain computers
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Ownership and Sustainability (3)
Self-help: school kitchen; land for the bore hole; land for maize mill building; new mill building – all initiated and mainly funded by the community
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Ownership and Sustainability (4)
Microcredit component – self-managed; 100% recovery over two cycles; Users and savings increasing
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Ownership and Sustainability (5)
Local government has built a new classroom block since one of the old classroom was taken up by computers and library!
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Ownership and Sustainability (6)
New power line to Nkondo - $90,000. Government contributing 98% of this! Construction starting…
Asante Sana!
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Ownership and Sustainability:
It is not about what Rotarians have done, but what the community does in response
ASANTE SANA!
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Sustainability
It’s the KEY for a successful Global Grant
PDG Jorge AufrancRotary Club Guatemala Sur, GuatemalaDistrict 4250
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Guatemala, Central América
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What is Sustainability?The capacity for maintaining long term outcomes to serve the ongoing need of a community after grant funds have been expended
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Vocational Training Team
Capacity building
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To be consideredEconomicCulturalSocialEnvironmental
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The key to a successful sustainable project
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Develop sustainable solutions
• Community needs and strengths
• Materials and technology
• Funding• Knowledge• Motivation• Monitoring and
evaluation
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Partnerships are essential• Rotary Corps• NGO’s• Local authorities• Community leaders
• Government• Beneficiaries
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Creativity is essential
Foto lavamanos
Hands washing station
Artesanal
SoapProduction
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Community involvement is the solution for
sustainability
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Economic and Community Development Resources:
• Area of Focus Publication;
• Rotarian Action Group for Microfinance and Community Development;
• Economic and Community Development Policy Statement (global grants);
• District/regional leaders;
• Staff
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Thank you for your time and service to
Rotary
Questions?