Rotary Club presentation on Rotary District 5580 projects in Guatemala from 2003 to 2013.

2. District 5580 World Community Service
(WCS) Grants (Bricks & Mortar)

3. World Community Service
Grants are exclusive to D5580
• Adopted at the General Assembly of D5580
Presidents in May 1998 (Gary Nolte’s year as
DG)
• Funds raised for D5580’s WCS are strictly for
International “Bricks & Mortar” Projects.
• Began with a $10/D5580 Rotarian annual
dues, thus raising roughly $33,000/year
• In May 2009 at General Assembly (Minot), the
dues were raised to $15/Rotarian/year, thus
raising approximately $48,000/year.

4. Guatemala projects funded by FM Rotary Foundation thru D5580 Rotary Clubs
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07.1.04 &15 Corn Mill Grinders near Coban, Guatemala
07.1.05,06,07 &14 Water Projects near Coban, Guatemala
07.1.09 Tierra Blanca, Guatemala School Project
07.1.10 Pasojoc, Guatemala Kitchen for School built in ’06
07.1.11 Sansare Desks & Computers 4/Trade School
07.1.12 School Expansion Computer Lab in Zacualpa
07.1.13 Chixocol, Guatemala 2 story/4-classrm School
08.4.08 San Juan La Laguna Bombaros Station Phase I
08.4.09 El Nacimiento School at Seja, Guatemala
08.4.10 Seja, Guatemala Water Project
09.2.11 Las Flores, Guatemala Raise School Roof
09.2.12 Las Flores Water Project
09.2.13 Las Flores Health Clinic/Pharmacy
09.2.14 Agua Caliente’ School Project
09.2.15 San Juan La Laguna Bombaros Station Phase II
10.2.07 Mixco, Guatemala Water Project
10.2.08 Las Flores Guatemala School
10.4.19 Corn Mill Grinding Machine @ Seja
11.2.08 El Dormido, Guatemala School Project
11.2.09 Xesiguan, Chimaltenago Guatemala Water Project
12.2.14 San Antonio, Guatemala School Project
12.3.17 Guatemala Libraries, etc (Smith’s)
13.1.03 El Cebollito y La Curvina Schools
13.2.09 Sansare, Guatemala Libraries y AV equipment (Smith’s)
14.1.14 El Cebollito y La Curvina Schools
TOTAL
$3,236
$4,224
$9,000
$1,500
$5,000
$9,650
$14,000
$32,859
$12,964
$4,600
$7,500
$4,500
$8,500
$14,500
$15,000
$4,561
$10,928
$1,476
$12,182
$6,289
$14,723
$5,570
$14,683
$5,949
$18,144
$241,538

5. TRF Matching Grants Projects with partnering D5580
Rotary Clubs include:
•08.3.07 Library & Text Books 7 Guate Schools (Wahpeton)
•09.1.04 Guatemala Libraries Zacualpa (Wahpeton)
•09.1.07 Tanzania Water Wells (w/Lake Park Lutheran)
•10.1.01 Sindhuli Madi Nepal (thru Jmstwn Rotary)
•10.1.03 El Rodeo, Bolivia Clinic (Duluth HarborTown)
•10.2.06 Guatemala Libraries (Wahpeton Rotary)
•13.2.08 San Jacinto, Bolivia clinic addt’n (Duluth Harbortown)
TOTA L
$11,900
$11,900
$17,568
$23,041
$49,180
$21,209
$79,855
$214,653

6. Project Guatemala – Rotary D5580

7. 60% Indigenous Mayans

8. 23 Mayan
Languages

10. 45.9
percent
of the
population
is under
age 16.

11. 70% of rural population lives
below the poverty level

12. Guatemala Facts
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Average Life Expectancy – 66.85 yrs
Per capita income - $3,700
Infant Mortality Rate – 44.55/1,000 births
Literacy – 63.6% over age 15
95% of Wealth is owned by 16 families
Population below poverty line – 60%
Inflation rate – 7.6%
Income – Adoption, Coffee & Tourism

15. D5580 Project Guatemala
Goals:
• Building schools (13 to date), school classroom
additions, and school improvements
• Corn mill grinding machines (4 to date) and
water projects (9 to date)
• Library books and instruction materials for
classrooms (3 MG Projects to date through
Wahpeton Rotary)
• Cultural Exchange
• Fellowship (Rotarians and others)

16. District 5580 Partnering with District 4250
(Guatemala, Honduras & Belize)

17. Medical Clinic/Pharmacy 2003

18. Project Foreman Edwin (eth-ween’)

19. Grand Opening of the Clinic in May 2003

20. San Felipe la Tabla Clinic as it looks today

21. El Rodeo School - 2004

22. El Rodeo School - 2004

23. Dedication of the El Rodeo Escuela in August 2005

24. El Rodeo Escuela dedication ceremony (Aug ’05)

25. Computer Lab building added to school in Zacualpa
(highlands of Guatemala) through donation of Rotarian
Rita Krank of Dickinson Rotary

26. 2 story/4-classroom addition to Chixocol (4 Km from Zacualpa)

27. School in Chixocol

28. School in Chixocol

29. School in Chixocol

30. Repaint and Thin No More!!

35. Mas Café…1000 lbs.

36. Pack it up and take it home. With the
proceeds, we’ll build another school.

37. Lake Atitlan (from 2500 feet).
The lake is 8 miles by 15 miles and it’s depth is 1,100 feet!

40. San Juan
La Laguna

41. Paul Embleton

42. The 1st Step was to build a boat-ambulance dock

49. The 2011 WCS Project … the El Dormido School
replacing a school destroyed in June 2010 by Pacific
based Hurricane Agatha.

50. In February 2012, a
formal dedication was
held with members of
Vista Hermosa D4250
and D5580’s mission
volunteers.

57. Then it was off to San Antonio to build the 2012 school . . . These barges
carry vehicles down river and save several miles of travel by road.

73. Blake’s team
accomplished a lot
in the week they
worked on the
project …
… from footings
to walls, this is
how the San
Antonio school
looked when the
team left.

75. The San Antonio escuela
as it looked in May of 2012
… it just needs windows
and doors to finish.

76. The school as it
appeared in March
2013 – complete and
busy with students.
The project was
dedicated in
memory of Julio’s
father from Club
Vista Hermosa.

77. D5580 2013 Team

78. Monterrico El Cebollito

79. Esquela in El Cebollito –
needed a new roof. Then
“the walls came a-tumblin’
down.” Time to redirect
our efforts!

80. Our work consisted
of removing the old
foundation, digging,
and pouring new
footings.

81. A familiar scene for
those who volunteer
in Guatemala. If
you’re not cut out for
digging and hauling,
then you’re wiring
concrete rebar.
Finally, the Gringos
have a useful skill.

82. 2014 D5580 Projects
Monterrico
La Curvina
El Dormido

83. There will be
more of this…
And more of
this…

84. You’ll have to
stay here…
And get along
with these
people.

85. Can you picture yourself here?

86. Do you
think you
can
handle it?

87. Can you do it for these kids?

88. Rotary District 5580 in Guatemala
Gracias Amigos Rotary!