The Rotary Club of High River International Committee provides updates on its global projects focused on Rotary's Areas of Focus. Projects support economic development and clean water in Honduras, education in Nepal and Mexico, vocational training in earthquake-resistant housing in Mexico, and a library/art center in El Salvador. Upcoming initiatives include portable eye clinics in Malawi through a partnership with the University of Mzuzu and Canadian Vision Care.

1. Rotary Club of High River
International Committee Update
21 March 2019

2. Overview
• Review Rotary Areas of Focus
• Update on Projects

3. Rotary Areas of Focus
1. Peace and conflict prevention/resolution
2. Disease prevention and treatment
3. Water and sanitation
4. Maternal and child health
5. Basic education and literacy
6. Economic and community development

5. Honduras Economic And
Community Development (phase 6)
• Microfinance; Rural Clean
Water Systems
• Goal: $1M microfinance in
10 phases
• Lead Club: Calgary West
• Club Liason: Wally Gardiner
• Budget:
– 2017-18 $5k
– 2018-19 $5k – no ask of RCHR
yet
• Status: Global Grant
pending

6. Honduras Economic and Community
Development - Chichimora
• Water and Sanitation
• Water well, Storage and
Distribution to village of
Chichimora
• Impact: Clean water for
village
• Club Lead: Wally Gardiner
• Calgary West; RCHR
• Budget:
– 2017-18 $5k
• Status : Global Grant
pending (per HECD Phase 6
above)

7. Nepal
• Basic Education and Literacy
• Sponsorship of students to
attend school
• Impact: Educated students!
• Club Lead: John Andresen
• Lead Club: Rotary Club of
Fishtail Pokhara
• Budget
– 2018-19 $1k
– 2019-20 $1k
– 2020-21 $1k

8. Project Amigo
• Basic Education and
Literacy
• Sponsorship of students
to attend school in (rural)
Colima Mexico
• Educated students!
• John Andresen; Paul
Tarrant
• Budget:
– 2018-19 $2.5k
– 2019-20 $2.5k

9. Name: Sandra Lizeth Chavez Hernandez
Birthday: 07/27/1998
Studying: Biological Chemistry
Lives in: Cofradia de Suchitlan
Student Number: 5050 2018-19
Sandra Lizeth lives with her parents and two younger siblings. Her mother takes care of the home and her father is a
gardener. She has a weekend job at a hotel in Colima.
Sandra enjoys learning in general and loved her first year in the bio-chemistry program at the University of Colima.
She is fascinated with the ways in which diseases and illnesses can be detected and treated at the chemical level. When she
starts something, she is committed to seeing it through, and Sandra is dedicated to finishing her professional training and
having a career.
Sandra Lizeth is responsible for maintaining a GPA higher than 8.5, performing 10 hours of community service a
month, attending weekly homework club, and writing to sponsors regularly.
I'd like to hear from you! Please email me at sandra@projectamigo.org
To sponsor this student, please go to www.projectamigo.org (USA) or www.canada.projectamigo.org (Canada) and
click on "Donate."
Project Amigo

10. Name: Brenda Noemi Andres Andres
Birthday: 8/8/1996
Studying: Law
Lives in: Suchitlan
Student Number: 5984 2018-19
Noemi “Mimi” lives with her mother and 3 older siblings in Suchitlan. Her mother works making tortillas and her
father has passed away. Noemi works at a store on the weekends.
Mimi is in her third year in the Law program at the University of Colima. Of Project Amigo she says, “It has become a
very important part of my life. The moments I have spent in the program do not compare with anything else. I have met
incredible people, from my fellow students to the staff; I have learned from them all.”
Mimi describes herself as friendly, helpful, a good listener and sincere. She looks forward to a career as a lawyer.
Noemi is responsible for maintaining a GPA higher than 8.5, performing 10 hours of community service a month,
attending weekly homework club, and writing to sponsors regularly.
I'd like to hear from you! Please email me at brendanoemi@projectamigo.org
To sponsor this student, please go to www.projectamigo.org (USA) or www.canada.projectamigo.org (Canada) and
click on "Donate."
Project Amigo

11. Puebla, Mexico
Vocational Training Program
• Economic and Community
Development
• Vocational Training Program to
train people to build
earthquake resistant housing
• Local NGO - VIEM
• Club Lead: Wally Gardiner
• RCHR; Calgary Down Town
($5k); Sylvan Lake (Type C
(District) Grant )
• Budget:
– 2019-20 $5k
• Status: Global Grant pending

12. Oaxaca, Mexico
Vocational Training Program
• Economic and Community
Development
• Vocational Training Program to
train people to build
earthquake resistant housing
• Local NGO - TECHO
• Club Lead: Wally Gardiner
• RCHR; Calgary West ($4.5k);
CASA Mexico ($1.8k)
• Budget:
– 2019-20 $5k
• Status: CIP grant pending

13. Costa Rica
• Basic Education and Literacy
• Basic infrastructure and support at various
schools over past several years.
• Club Lead: Peter McGuigan
• Budget:
– 2018-19 $3.5k
• Decision to shift resources to Malawi project
in 2019-2020

14. Suchitoto, El Salvador
Art Centre for Peace
• Peace and Conflict
prevention/resolution
• Library - Art – Education
Centre
• Impact: healing from civil
war; promotion of peace
• Club Lead: Paul Tarrant
• Budget:
– 2017-18 $10k
– 2018-19 $10k
– 2019-20 $10k

15. Malawi
• 2018-19 Project
• Basic Education and Literacy
• Support school in Malawi
• Club Lead: Peter McGuigan
• Budget:
– 2018-19 $5k
• Decision to shift resources to new
project in Malawi commencing in
2019-20
• 2019-20 Project
• Disease Prevention and
Treatment;
• Health Care and Education;
Supply “Eye Cans” (shipping
containers) containing portable
eye clinics, staffed by Optometry
students from the University of
Mzuzu, for use in rural Malawi
• Budget
– 2019-20 $7k; CVC ~$15k+
• In conjunction with Canadian
Vision Care (issuing tax receipts)
• DDF and CIP Grant Funds to be
pursued in 2019-20