Fast for Hope

Fast for HopeNicaragua Initiative

FAST FOR HOPE2012-2013

What is Fast For Hope?Fast for Hope is a District-wide initiative celebrated in February

Club members are asked to forego a meal, or endure a hardship in recognition of those who have less

Clubs donate the proceeds of the fast to the Fast For Hope Initiative

Each club is asked to contribute a minimum of $10/member

Annually, District 5960 averages $39,000 for poverty eradication efforts through clubs FFH activities1998While the slide is on the screen read this: Fast For Hope has been conducted in our District for at least 15 years and the unique aspect of FFH is that it gives the District resources to engage in focused effort and currently that effort is to eradicate poverty in at least one community3Eradicating Poverty?

2006Eradicating poverty? Really? Well in 2006 Jeffry Sachs spoke at Rotary International and created hope and excitement within District 5960 leadership that it is possible to eradicate poverty, and in fact4Creating ways for people to solve their own problems isnt just an opportunity in 2010. It is an obligation.

Jacqueline Novogratz, founder of the Acumen Fund and author of Blue Sweater

Not only is eradicating poverty possible during our lifetime, it is an obligation according to Jacqueline Novogratz5

ManaguaNational CapitalMasayaDepartmental Capital 2007-2008Which brings us to Nicaragua where we have been working on developing a model from community identification, needs assessment and community engagement since 2007 when we sent our first delegation to assess the viability of the country of Nicaragua to determine if it fit the criteria established by the FFH committee and informed by experts6PartnershipsMasaya Rotary ClubAKF SchoolDistrict 5960Rotarians

After several years of working with Rotary Clubs in Nicaragua, meeting and interviewing community development organizations working in Nicaragua the first formal partnerships were established between the Masaya Rotary Club, AKF School, District 5960 and Rotarians7A Shared Vision EmergesAmongst the PartnersThrough accompaniment, partners and communities that desire participate in a process of development in order to achieve a sustainable, healthy and economically secure environment.

2009For those who are presenting this vision statement needs to be memorized and delivered while looking at the audience then return to this scriptthere were some missteps prior to this accomplishment, some failures even and as Dave Damberger from Engineers without Borders shares in his TED Talk it is critical in working in international development that we recognize and admit failures and then move on without recognizing the missteps and failures we tend to repeat them8Hopes For The Nicaraguan InitiativeLong term sustainable development (hand up, not hand out)Recognition of cultural similarities and differencesWide ranging impact on all participants

Wide ranging impact on all

Who is all?AKF School and Delegations

Delegation and staffOutdoor classroomAKF School, their staff and the delegations11

Women of TipitapaMaking a livingTeaching usDreams of a better futureCommunities we visitThe communities and NGOs that we visit to learn about realities and successes12

Cuidad Sandino Rotary ClubPresentation of fire equipmentRotary discussion

Developing new relationships within Rotary13Rotarians, Friends & Family

Rotarians, Rotaractors from many countries and their friends and families14

People with whom we interactERICA and her mother

The people with who we come in contactEricas story Jims story of Erica15As a delegation memberheres one of my favorite storiesAnd the communities with whom we work

El Corozo and Los Ampies 2010- 2013El Corozo and Los Ampies were identified as fitting the established criteria in 2010, selected as communities in which to begin the community development process in 2011 during which time AKF began working with the communities and in 2012 both the Masaya Rotary Club and Rotarians from D-5960 entered the communities17Hopes For The Nicaraguan InitiativeLong term sustainable development (hand up, not hand out)Recognition of cultural similarities and differencesWide ranging impact on all participants

Cultural similarities/differencesWhat is similar?Want for children to have a better lifeDesire for educationCulture of dependencyWillingness to work hard to do better

Add a few of your own observations about similarities, i.e., 20

Making FriendsBuilding TrustGenerosityCuriosity

Pedro PabloReynaldoThese community leaders and teachers are willing to actively engage in this initiative despite significant challengesCultural similarities/differencesWhat is different?Culture of dependencyEducation level/access to educationBasic infrastructure: roads, sewer, water, electricity

Fill in some of your observations about other differences23

El CorozoRoad to El Corozcoimagine it in the rainy season?

Typical HomeHopes For The Nicaraguan InitiativeLong term sustainable development (hand up, not hand out)Recognition of cultural similarities and differencesWide ranging impact on all participants

Define sustainable developmentWhen we talk about sustainable development what does that mean to you?

Take a minute and think about that and when you are ready, wed like you to share a few of your thoughts to the group

February 2012 Rotarian MagazineLevels of SustainabilityEnvironmentalEconomicCulturalSocialYour script include the definitions28When a humanitarian project addresses all four levels of sustainability, it has a better chance of producing long-term benefits for the community it serves.Rotarian Magazine February 2012This is hard.Not the model we are used to followingMany are learning from our missteps We have to redefine service from doing what feels good to us to doing the right thing for the community

3005101520Usually takes a generation 20 yearsRotary would like projects completed 2 yearsyears2006-2007 Identified need for new model200809 Selected village mis-steps, need to re-evaluate vision2010 Shared vision emerges amongst all partners201011 Identified 10 communities, selected 2 to work in201112 AKF Begins community development process2012-13 Rotarians enter communitiesCultural ChangeThis is hard.it takes timeNicaragua Initiative Moving ForwardCultural delegations & Leadership developmentBe part of the International of Rotary InternationalMore time and interaction in Los Ampies and El CorozoYour participation is critical in the FFH poverty eradication efforts

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