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This page is for those Rotarians looking for ideas and ways to implement World Community Service (WCS) Projects relating to Population & Development

A     General Comments

  • Usually WCS projects are between a Rotary Club or District in a more developed country and a Rotary Club or District in a less developed country
     
  • Smaller clubs with limited funds can always join with other club(s) under the "Partnering" concept
     
  • It is often helpful to collaborate with a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) or other established agencies with experience in population and development.
     
  • Two significant support sources wiith offices world-wide in less developed countries are:

          1. The United Nations Population Fund

     By clicking above you will bring up Web sites for the UNFPA's regional offices.  Information is provided as well as Email addresses for each region where additional help can be obtained.

     UNFPA is a partner of Rotary International in its population work, and can provide technical support in organizing meaningful population projects. You can also Email the UNFPA directly by clicking on the following: UNFPA.

         2 . The United States Agency for International
            Development (USAID)

     USAID is the U.S. federal government agency that implements America's foreign economic and humanitarian assistance programs.  It provides assistance in four regions of the world:  Sub-Saharan Africa, Asia and the Near East, Latin America and the Caribbean, Europe and Eurasia.  This Agency works in six principal areas crucial to sustainable development including:

  • Population, health and nutrition
  • Education and Training
  • Humanitarian assistance

     USAID has an excellent history of working with volunteer organizations in the Population & Development area.

  • For postal addresses and telephone numbers in more than 100 countries, please click on:  USAID Mission Directory, and the clickable map,  USAID Regions & Countries.
  • For additional, recent information on USAID offices and other NGOs in your country, contact RIFPD. 
  • Also refer to Links this Web site for other agencies and NGOs.

B   Usually, projects for Rotary Club sponsorship fall into two main categories:

  1. Those that have an immediate impact on population
    growth and development
      1. Family Planning assistance
      2. Reproductive Health assistance
      3. Education and counseling - primarily girl children & mothers
      4. Education on Spacing of children
      5. Programs that emphasize male responsibility
      6. Women's empowerment
         
  2. Those that have a long-term impact on population
    growth and development
      1. Literacy
      2. Microcredit - Village Banking
      3. Skill Development & Employment
      4. Sanitation & Hygiene
      5. Basic education 

Projects that combine programs with both immediate and long term impact can be especially effective

Ideas for
Population & Development Projects

IMPORTANT NOTE: Projects  must have Rotarian hands-on participation and  be monitored closely by the local Rotary Club to ensure proper use of Foundation funds and achievement of the project objectives

Possible areas of service

I  Education & Literacy

  1. Help equip and support Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) that produce educational material (e.g.audiovisuals, books etc.), or that sponsor education programs dealing with Family Planning, Reproductive and Sexual Health education
     
  2. Help equip and support health professionals offering classes and instruction in schools and work places on family  planning, gender equality, and prevention of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs)
     
  3. Help local organizations with recreational and educational projects through Interact, Rotaract and other youth organizations that target street gangs, prostitution, vendors, unemployment
     
  4. Help organize educational programs in rural areas on Family Planning, sexual, and Reproductive Health, using a mobile van or other means to disseminate information
     
  5. Combine one of the education programs above with a basic literacy program - especially for indigenous minority groups

II  Equipment

  1. Help equip and fund medical offices offering Family health care, Family Planning & Reproductive Health services
     
  2. Help equip and fund offices offering Family Planning counseling and sexual health services At right:  project in Valle de Bravo, Mexico to equip a new rural medical office
     
  3. Provide transportation to reach & provide rural areas with needed services

III  Reproductive Health Projects

  1. Help equip medical offices specializing in Reproductive Health care. 585,000 women die annually from abortion, childbirth. and complications of pregnancy (one every minute
     
  2. Work with local organizations (NGOs) to educate vulnerable women about the need to seek Family Planning & Child Spacing information,  Reproductive Health care, and information on STD's (Sexually Transmitted Diseases)
     
  3. Help establish programs to provide assistance during childbirth from a skilled health professional - the single most effective way to reduce maternal death
     

IV  Women's Empowerment

  1. Microcredit - Village Banks - Work with local Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) that have experience in small loans to women wishing to establish their own business
     
  2. Literacy Programs - Work with local NGOs to improve women's literacy - especially indigenous minorities

IMPORTANT RESTRICTIONS

  1. "Projects must be completely respectful of local
      cultural and religious customs with respect to family
      values and reproductive health"
  2. "Projects must not provide any service or
       supplies that include abortions or other means
       of premature or induced delivery whether
       locally legal or not"

    

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