Rotary Africa November 2016

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4 ♦ Rotary Africa ♦ November 2016
Editor Sarah van Heerden
Administration Sharon Robertson
Chairman Gerald Sieberhagen
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MEET THE TEAM
From the editor
Sarah
BREED COURAGE
Rotary
Africa
magazine
If this issue of Rotary Africa had to have a name it would
definitely be the Rotary Family Health Days (RFHD)
issue. I remember the first one held in South Africa. I
did not realise how much bigger it would become. But I
still don’t think enough people realise how amazing and
far reaching this project is.
Many of our clubs were involved and our Rotarians
outdid themselves. The fabulous pictures and stories which
appeared on social media made me proud of our dedicated
teams. I can’t wait for next year, as I hope to see more and
more clubs joining this movement to bring health care to all
people in all areas. Imagine if we could have 150 or more
sites across South Africa or even if we had 90 percent of our
clubs involved, that would be incredible! So, remember when
you start thinking of ideas for club projects to undertake next
year, Rotary Family Health Days should make your list.
On a more serious note, anyone who follows the news
will be aware of the violent student protests that have rocked
South Africa recently. While I agree that education should
not only be available to the lucky few who can afford it, I will
never agree that the radical action needed to bring about
radical change (a phrase many protest leaders have used)
has to include violence. History has taught us that violence
and destruction don’t necessarily bring about change and in
many instances leave communities worse off.
It seems the world as a whole is becoming more violent
and intolerant. Once again, this highlights the importance of
our peace projects. I personally feel it also highlights another
issue, one which is clearly present in most countries (first
world and developing). Too many politicians and community
leaders pander for votes with empty promises and by
playing on hatred and intolerance. It appears that leaders
of integrity are discouraged from standing up and making
themselves heard. We need people of integrity to stand up
and say “enough!” We need to show people that promises of
giving are more often than not empty and that help comes to
those who are willing to help themselves.
This is why sustainable projects are important. Sure, we
can give but we need to also try to give more ‘hand ups’
than ‘hand outs’. Some may think this is mean. It is not.
By teaching people how to help themselves, by assisting
them in taking the first steps, we are empowering them. We
are giving them the confidence to believe that they can do
anything and that they are in control of their own lives.
Confidence breeds hope. Hope breeds courage.
Courage allows you to dream big and be proud. When you
have all that, those figureheads who feed on hatred, those
who live and act without integrity become tiny insignificant
beings who are easily ignored and dismissed.
Have a wonderful month,

JOHN F GERM
President, Rotary International
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DEAR FELLOW ROTARIANS,
Looking back at the momentous 1917 Rotary
Convention in Atlanta, it is difficult to see what
could have been contentious about the words of
then President Arch C Klumph: “It seems eminently
proper that we should accept endowments for the
purpose of doing good in the world.” Yet, at the
time, support for the idea was far from unanimous.
Some thought an endowment fund would create
more trouble than it was worth. But Klumph’s idea
received the support it most needed in the form of
an initial donation of $26.50 from the Rotary Club of
Kansas City (D6040, USA).
Nearly 100 years later, we recognise Klumph’s idea
as not only visionary, but revolutionary: It set in place
the mechanism that allowed Rotary to become the vast
force for “doing good in the world” that it is today.
In many ways, our Rotary Foundation is the
foundation of Rotary as we know it. It has created a
mechanism for cooperation and partnership among
clubs and between Rotary and other organisations; it
has enabled us to be ever more ambitious in our work
and to reach for goals of historic proportions, such as
the eradication of polio. It is impossible to quantify the
good that has been done over the last century as a
result of The Rotary Foundation. All we can know for
sure is that Arch Klumph, if he could see it, would be
proud.
I am looking forward to seeing many of you at our
international convention in Atlanta: the city where
our Foundation was born. I hope a record number of
Rotarians will be there to celebrate the centennial of our
Foundation. In the meantime, there are plenty of other
ways to celebrate! I encourage you to read more about
the Foundation centennial at centennial.rotary.org.
There, you’ll learn about the history of our Foundation
and find ideas for events and projects in your clubs and
your community.
One of the most important ways we are celebrating
the Foundation centennial is with a fundraising goal of
$300 million. Your gift to your Foundation is the best way
of ensuring a strong second century for Rotarians Doing
Good in the World and for Rotary Serving Humanity.

Foundation Trustee Chair’s message
TheObjectofRotaryistoencourage
and foster the ideal of service as a
basis of worthy enterprise and, in
particular, to encourage and foster:
First. The development of
acquaintance as an opportunity for
service;
Second. High ethical standards
in business and professions; the
recognition of the worthiness of
all useful occupations; and the
dignifying of each Rotarian’s
occupation as an opportunity to
serve society;
Third. The application of the ideal of
service in each Rotarian’s personal,
business, and community life;
Fourth. The advancement of
international understanding,
goodwill, and peace through a
world fellowship of business and
professional persons united in the
ideal of service.
Of the things we think, say or do:
1) Is it the TRUTH?
2) Is it FAIR to all concerned?
3) Will it build GOODWILL and
BETTER FRIENDSHIPS?
4) Will it be BENEFICIAL to all
concerned?
Object of Rotary
The Four-Way Test
what you should know
Join in and show your support for The Rotary Foundation. Here are some ways to get involved:
• Plan a Rotary Day in your community to raise awareness of Rotary and its Foundation.
• Promote projects your club or district is involved in that are funded by the Foundation. Share your photos
and stories on your social media pages using #TRF100.
• Empower The Rotary Foundation to support the good
work of Rotary clubs by making a special contribution.
• Apply for a grant from the Foundation to fund a project.
• Attend the Rotary Convention in Atlanta, 10-14 June 2017.
CELEBRATE THE FOUNDATION CENTENNIAL
Kalyan Banerjee
FOUNDATION TRUSTEE CHAIR
CELEBRATEFOUNDATION MONTHBack in 1956, the Rotary International Board of
Directors designated a week in November urging
all clubs “to devote a programme to The Rotary
Foundation.” In 1982, the Board determined that the
entire month of November should be dedicated to
the Foundation.
Since then our Foundation has grown and flourished
in ways that few Rotarians could have imagined. In
1985, Rotary took on its first corporate project – a bold
campaign to immunise the world’s children against polio
and create a polio-free world.
Our humanitarian programmes grew so rapidly that
the Foundation could not process the volume of requests
for grants efficiently. That led to the creation of a new
grant model that supports Global Grants with greater
and longer-lasting impact and District Grants which
fund small-scale, short-term activities. And we fulfilled
Rotarians’ long-held dream for a “peace university” with
the launch of the Rotary Peace Centres.
Rotarian financial support has skyrocketed as well.
In 1982/83, contributions barely totalled $19 million.
Compare that with 2015/16, when the figure jumped to
$265.6 million.
This November, we’ll celebrate not just Foundation
Month, but also The Rotary Foundation’s centennial.
The Rotary website offers many creative ideas for
honouring this very special occasion, but there are three
activities that I especially recommend.
The first is to hold an event for the entire community
that spotlights the Foundation’s 100 years of Doing
Good in the World. Second, plan and sponsor a project
that addresses a critical problem. It could be done from
locally raised funds, or you might seek a global grant.
There are so many options to choose from - from
providing clean water, to ensuring basic education for
girls in every part of the world, to tackling malaria or HIV/
AIDS or any number of preventable diseases.
The third activity I recommend is for every Rotarian
to make a centennial donation. Let’s never forget that
The Rotary Foundation belongs to all of us. You and I
provide the funding for just about every bit of good that
our Foundation is doing in the world – and has been
doing for an entire century. Let’s make sure we continue
that tradition for the next 100 years.

Convention
The Margaret Mitchell House and Museum was known as the Crescent
Apartments when Mitchell and her husband lived there from 1925 to
1932. It was in their ground-floor apartment that Mitchell wrote the
bulk of her Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, Gone with the Wind. At first
the novel’s heroine was named Pansy O’Hara but the name was
changed to Scarlett prior to publication. Another interesting fact
about the novel is that Margaret used parts of the manuscript to prop
up a wobbly couch.
The great city of Atlanta suffered extensive damage
during the Civil War and many of its pre-war
structures were lost. However, stories of Georgia’s
nearly 300-year history abound – you just have to
know where to find them.
Only a short ride from the site of the 2017 Rotary
International Convention, lies Oakland Cemetery,
where you’ll find monuments dedicated to Confederate
soldiers and the graves of famous locals, including golf
great Bobby Jones and Gone with the Wind author
Margaret Mitchell. Tours of the 48-acre space are
available.
Speaking of Mitchell, her former home – where she
wrote her Pulitzer Prize-winning novel – still stands in
midtown Atlanta. Across town at the Atlanta History
Centre, you’ll find more historic homes to tour, including
a Civil War-era farmhouse and a cabin that dates to
Atlanta’s earliest days.
An hour and a half away, in Macon, Ocmulgee
National Monument offers the chance to journey even
further into Georgia’s past: The prehistoric American
Indian site is said to represent 17 000 years of
continuous human habitation.
If Rotary history is what interests you, you won’t
have to go far. The 1917 Rotary Convention was held
in the Baptist Tabernacle, today a concert venue known
simply as the Tabernacle, a short distance from the
Fountain of Rings in Centennial Olympic Park.
–DEBLINA CHAKRABORTY
Register for the 2017 Rotary Convention in Atlanta at
riconvention.org.
OLD-SCHOOL ATLANTA

by PDG Andrew Jaeger, Regional Rotary Coordinator
WHY DO WE
STAY?Your club - every club - has experienced this:
You bring in a new member full of excitement and
enthusiasm but after a year or two the member
quits, without having become involved in the club.
And this is something which is repeated many times
throughout the Rotary year.
What happened? And more important, can it be
stopped? Fortunately when you understand the answer
to the first question, the answer to the second is a
resounding “yes!”
Thanks to surveys we now know why members leave
and the answer is no surprise. Members leave when
they no longer obtain from Rotary that for which they
joined. Why do people join Rotary? It differs by each
member but the most common are to give back to their
community (service), to network, to obtain professional
development and to meet new friends. All of these are
perfectly legitimate goals for Rotary membership.
I think that Rotarians sometimes fail to understand
the full breadth of our great organisation. Yes, Rotary
is a ‘service organisation’ but ‘service’ is much broader
than most members think.
We have Five Avenues of Service (community,
international, club, youth and vocational service) and
they are of equal importance. Too many times we
assume everyone joins for one reason – community
service.
I once read an article in The Rotarian in which a long
time member said he joined Rotary for the ‘wrong’ reason
(networking) and stayed for the ‘right’ reason (community
service). I completely disagree that networking is not a
valid attraction to Rotary. In fact, most young people join
for vocational service (professional development and
networking) and leave when their clubs provide too little
in this avenue to keep them interested. They never have
a chance to learn about the other Avenues of Service
that make Rotary membership a lifetime adventure!
Full disclosure: I joined Rotary to network with
honest, ethical people who promoted integrity in their
businesses and daily lives. I caught the service bug
after a couple years. Service is also an important part
of the Rotary road but networking was the hook that
brought me in, as it is for most of the younger members.
As it was for Paul Harris himself, who started Rotary to
network and make friends! Let’s embrace it as a valid
introduction to Rotary.
Our first priority is to find out what current members
want from Rotary. The old days of making members
fit into our box are gone. The world has changed and
Rotary and our clubs need to change with it, so that
we can attract future members. We need to know what
current members want and then we need to have the
courage to implement changes to make those members
happy.
How do you find out what members want? Ask
them! Do club surveys or discuss it in club assemblies.
Do member focus groups. Surveys need not be long
or complicated. A few simple questions are all that
is needed. Contact me if you need help to conduct a
survey and implement its results.
People have limited time. They will only join and
remain in organisations if they perceive the value to
be worthy of their time. Does your club offer a value
proposition? In other words, what do members receive
from being a member of your club? Why should they
join? Once you understand this you are on your way
to growing your club. Please make use of myself or
my excellent assistants, Stella Dongo, Annemarie
Mostert and Maddy Webber, if you need any help in
strengthening your club’s membership.
In conclusion, I read a Facebook post by Wally
Pelser which had a quote from a book (I do not know
its title) which epitomised an important part of the
Rotary membership experience. It read: “The people
who we surround ourselves with either raise or lower
our standards. They either help us to become the best
version of ourselves or encourage us to become lesser
versions of ourselves. We become like our friends. No
person becomes great on their own. The people around
them help to make them great. We all need people in our
lives who raise our standards, remind us of our essential
purpose and challenge us to become the best version
of ourselves.”
Can there be a more noble pursuit for Rotarians?
Trust is not a short-term prospect
Inspire action!
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FOUNDATION MONTH
LET’S CELEBRATE
Foundation matters
By PDG Patrick Coleman
Regional Rotary Foundation Coordinator Zone 20A South
About 50 years ago three singers, Chuck Negron,
Cory Wells and Danny Hutton (who got his start
with Hanna-Barbera Records in 1964 - the same
company that brought you the Flintstones, The
Smurfs and Scooby-Doo) formed a band called
Three Dog Night.
Where did they get the name Three Dog Night?
Danny Hutton’s girlfriend suggested the name after
reading a magazine article about indigenousAustralians
in which it was explained that on cold nights they
would customarily sleep in a hole in the ground while
embracing a dingo (wild dog). On colder nights they
would sleep with two dogs and if the night was freezing,
it was a ‘three dog night’.
What does this have to do with The Rotary
Foundation? Nothing… but you are still reading!
Three Dog Night sang a song entitled “Celebrate!”
The message of the song is: Do not just sit at home…
Go out and celebrate!
The Rotary Foundation is celebrating our centennial
year! Make your centennial celebration something
to sing about! A few weeks ago, Rotarians across
South Africa conducted Rotary Family Health Days
where communities came together and witnessed the
incredible things Rotary can do. This is a great reason
to “Celebrate!”
On the weekend prior to 24 October, Rotarians
came together to commemorate World Polio Day with
fundraising events to finish the task of Kicking Polio
Out Of Africa… and off the planet for good. I am looking
forward to hearing about those “Celebrations!”
How can we further the celebrations? Throw a party,
have a braai; make it as formal or as informal as you
please! Invite friends, business and community leaders
to celebrate with us!
The short video: “A Century of Doing Good in the
World” is available for download at http://video.rotary.
org/mhDR/a-century-of-doing-good-in-the-world/ and is
in all of the Rotary languages! It tells of the history and
successes of our Rotary Foundation. It can be shown at
Rotary club meetings, special events and even on local
television stations.
We can CELEBRATE with the world and while we
are at it… raise something for The Rotary Foundation.
A Rotarian from Australia, Susanne Rea, came up
with a very simple idea in order to raise “a few dollars”
for Polio Eradication – The World’s Greatest Meal to
End Polio (WGM). It started small – as most great ideas
do – with a few people having lunch and putting a few
dollars into a plate for PolioPlus. (Steve Jobs started in
his parents’ garage. Michael Dell started in his university
dorm room. Bill Gates formed Microsoft with Paul Allen
in the The Poker Room in Currier House at Harvard
University) The WGM grew to the point that Susanne is
now travelling all over the world raising money to End
Polio Now!
As of the end of September, there had been 3 122
WGM events registered in 72 countries with more
than 173 600 participants worldwide. Nearly US$2.2
million was raised, a total which will increase to nearly
USD$6.5 when the matching funds from the Bill and
Melinda Gates Foundation are added. This translates
into enough funds to buy more than 10 831 000 polio
vaccinations!
Is there a better reason to celebrate? We are,
indeed, This Close to eradicating polio!
Why is this so special? This is the only Rotary
Foundation Centennial that we are ever going to
celebrate! Face it, the chance of any of us making it
to the bicentennial are pretty slim. Let’s make our
centennial a great one. Make this the year that you
make The Rotary Foundation your Charity of Choice.
There are some very unusual and fun ways to raise
funds. My own club is having a Bingo For Polio night.
Several clubs in the USA are hosting Pints for Polio
events! (Yes… That got your attention!) Other clubs are
hosting dinner dances, raffles, casino nights and any
number of other events to raise awareness and funds
for The Rotary Foundation. Of course, there is that tried
and tested fundraising method of dipping into our own
pockets; I bought a baseball thrown by RI President
John Germ in an auction!
Here is my personal challenge. As I browse through
the giving records of Rotary clubs in southern Africa I
noticed that many, many Rotarians and clubs have not
made any contribution for five to 10 years.
We want to celebrate together. If every Rotarian
in every Rotary club gives ‘something,’ then we can
celebrate together. Some can do a lot and some can
do a little, but everyone can do ‘something.’ I am not
asking for equal gifts, but equal sacrifice. Together we
can celebrate Doing Good in the World!
PS: To my American friends… Happy Thanksgiving on
24 November!

Digital directions
by Evan Burrell
CRISIS MANAGEMENT
HOW TO HANDLE A SOCIAL
MEDIA CIRCUS
Evan Burrell is a 30-something, Generation Y Rotarian from
Australia who has made it his mission to tell his Rotary
story in a fun and irreverent way. He joined Rotaract in
June 1999 and has stayed an active member of the Rotary
family. He is also an actor, model, professional public
speaker, promotional marketer and social media specialist.
Each month in Rotary Down Under, and now Rotary Africa,
Evan provides his thoughts and ideas on using technology
and social media in a fun and creative way.
There seems to be a social media crisis or PR
nightmare almost every other week and sadly, your
Rotary club isn’t immune to a potential crisis that
could be blown out of proportion.
Crisis planning is essential and an effective crisis
plan is based first and foremost on truth, transparency
and sincerity.
Every Rotary club should have a strategy for how
it will deal with a public relations disaster, either online
or offline. If your club does not have a plan in place, I
recommend one is devised as a matter of urgency.
As part of your crisis plan, make sure that your
club leadership can confidently answer the following
questions:
• Who will handle your social media accounts in
case of a crisis?
• What will that person be authorised to write on
social media about the crisis?
• Will they need to get approval for each post
they make?
• What platforms will be used to communicate
(i.e. social media, traditional media or through
other Rotary clubs)?
• Will you have more than one person responding
to online posts and offline discussion?
• What social media posts will you proactively
post to manage it?
Managing a crisis
When it comes to managing a crisis there is no
set method to achieve a resolution. Each crisis is
different and you need to do what is best for you
and your club. Here are some ideas for successfully
managing a social media crisis.
1. Identify and communicate
If a crisis is identified, the club leadership must
be informed as a matter of urgency. You must tell
them exactly what’s wrong and give them as much
information as you are able to.
They may need to seek legal advice or act on the
information you provided.
2. Acknowledge
Some companies first response is “yes, we realise
something has happened”. However if you don’t
have all answers, then it is a good idea to seek
direction on how to properly acknowledge the crisis.
A clear and well-informed response may stop
non-factual or malicious gossip, messages and or
comments.
3. Respond quickly
Once you have some relevant information and
received some direction, you should respond to the
crisis quickly.
A timely response is essential in limiting the reach
and potential damage. Be prepared to acknowledge
the crisis within a few hours or at the most, a day.
Two weeks after the crisis has started is way too
late!
4. Manage the situation
Once you have posted a response to the crisis
on your club’s Facebook page, be cautious about
removing comments made by members of the
public (unless they are offensive comments, contain
hate speech or could be libellous).
Trying to control the response and deleting
comments made by the public can cause a greater
backlash.
Remember this: You never know where or when a
crisis will break. However, if you manage it properly, the
fallout can be minimised.

England
For some Rotarians, the quest for knowledge is hardly a trivial pursuit. A team of
Rotarians from five clubs in Mole Valley appeared on the game show Eggheads on
BBC Two in May. The ‘Mole Valley Misfits’ team fell just shy of unseating the resident
Eggheads, an all-star team of victors from British versions of general knowledge TV
challenges including Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? and The Weakest Link.
“Unfortunately, we weren’t allowed to call our team Mole Valley Rotary as hoped, or
wear Rotary-branded clothing, as that was perceived to be advertising or branding [by
the BBC], hence the name Mole Valley Misfits. But we certainly managed to mention
Rotary a few times during the show,” said Simon Edmands, of the Rotary Club of
Leatherhead (D1145).
The individual Misfits underwent telephone screenings and a videotaped audition before being flown by the
broadcaster in January to Glasgow, Scotland, for a 30-minute episode that took more than two hours to record.
Unlike most bouts against the normally dominant Eggheads, the contest was neck and neck until the Rotarian brain
trust stumbled on a question about the telephone code for Leicester (0116, in case you’re wondering), while their
opponents knew the name given to camouflage patterns painted on World War I ships to divert incoming torpedoes
(Dazzle).
Ghana
Repair work on a well-used bus stop along a busy Accra thoroughfare had long been on
local Rotarians’ to-do list, but the project hastened after a vehicle ploughed into the shelter.
The Rotary Club of Accra-Ring Road Central (D9102) spent US$5 000 on a new structure
that was unveiled in late April. Replacing a wooden shelter built by the club in 2011, the
facility was designed not only to deter vandals, but also to promote Rotary with panache,
said club member Janet Alamisi Dabire. “This design form concept took inspiration from the
most popular suspension bridge over the Volta, the Adomi Bridge at Atimpoku, but with a
roof to give users shade,” she said. Fundraisers, including a health walk, a dance party and
a Taste of Ghana Food and Drink Fair, helped cover the expense.
Philippines
The Rotary Club of Zamboanga City East (D3850) meets in a hotel just 10 to 15 minutes
away from Divisoria, a barangay (a village, district or ward) with a population of 9 000. But
residents of remote areas of that community lacked easy access to potable water until the club
donated and installed two manually operated water pumps at a cost of about US$200 each in
February through its El Agua Es Vida (Water Is Life) initiative. “We thought of the plight of the
residents there, especially the children,” said Past President Arthur Nogas. The project has
inspired other organisations to continue the effort, Nogas said.
Australia
Dozens of yachts will set sail 11 November in a charity regatta that is a signature
programme of the Rotary Club of Sydney Cove (D9675). The event has generated
aboutAU$5millionforcharitiessinceitsinception22yearsago.Nearly1000sponsors,
guests, yacht owners, crew and volunteers are involved on the day, which provides
guests a rare opportunity to race in Sydney Harbour. “Guests are encouraged to be
involved in sailing the yacht, including hoisting the sails and manning the winches,”
said Bill Little, the event’s director and member of the club, which meets aboard a
Captain Cook cruise ship moored near the Sydney Opera House.
United States
Veterans Day is typically observed by Americans in November, but the Rotary Club of Los Altos (D5170) got
a head start by celebrating those who have served in the military. The club’s annual cioppino dinner and auction,
featuring seafood and red wine, raised more than US$30 000 for the Captain Matthew P Manoukian Memorial
Scholarship Fund. It was established
in remembrance of a local marine who
was killed in Afghanistan in 2012 and
provides financial aid for six veterans
to attend a local college. They, and
Manoukian’s parents, were among the
120 attendees.
World Roundup
ROTARY PROJECTS AROUND THE GLOBEBy Brad Webber

ROTARY FAMILY
HEALTHY DAYS
Rotary Family
Health Days
2016

specialreport
This year’s Rotary Family Health Days
got off to a roaring start as Rotarians,
health care workers and volunteers
gathered at 100 sites across South
Africa and prepared to see, screen, test
and treat as many people as possible.
This immense Rotary-led nationwide
health campaign was held over three
days at selected rural, urban and
informal sites. The sites were managed
by Rotary clubs.
The 2016 campaign was launched
from the Matale Street site in Boitekong,
Rustenburg. This site was managed by the
Rotary Club of Rustenburg (D9400). Alicia
Michael, the new president of Rotarians
For Family Health and AIDS Inc, visited
South Africa to participate in the event and
attended the launch.
Support for the campaign was
remarkable. This year, Her Majesty, the
Queen Mother Semane Molotleg, as well
as South Africa’s first lady, Dr Gloria Bongi
Ngema-Zuma, and the Deputy Minister
for Health, Dr Mathume Joseph Phaahla,
attended the launch and spoke to the
guests. The guests and members of the
RFHD team also met and chatted to some
of the adults and their children who sought
health care services.
At the launch, the deputy minister
explained that particular focus would be
placed on adolescent girls and young
women as part of the department’s
strategic plan. “Despite our success
in rolling out the largest HIV treatment
programme in the world, it is estimated
that nearly 2 000 girls and young women
in South Africa still get infected with HIV
each week,” said the deputy minister.
Services offered at the sites included
HIV/AIDS counselling and testing, TB,
diabetes, hypertension and hepatitis B and
C screening. Healthy lifestyle education,
information on substance abuse and
contraception were also offered. Some
sites offered a more comprehensive array
of services which included screening
for cervical and breast cancer, polio
and measles vaccines, deworming for
children, vitamin A supplements, dental
clinics and hygiene education, as well as
mental health care and eye examinations.
PDG Anton Meerkotter, the financial
director for RFHD South Africa and a
global board member, said this year’s
event was amazing and filled with many
heart-warming experiences. One such
incident was when a baby was found to
have dangerously high blood pressure
Across the world, 1.3 billion people lack
access to effective and affordable healthcare
South Africa’s first lady, Dr Gloria Bongi Ngema-Zuma with Her
Majesty, the Queen Mother Semane Molotleg at the launch in
Rustenburg.
and was rushed to a clinic and stabilised. Community participation
made a great impact. “We were very fortunate in one area when a
school agreed to let us use some of their relatively secured areas. We
managed to see many people that we would have missed if it was not
for the headmaster who helped us reach out to the community.”
The passion and dedication of Rotarians and volunteers was
commendable. “It was a pleasure and privilege to work together with
so many motivated people. We had amazing support from the nurses
and staff from the Department of Health such as Anna Makgato, Edith
Makua, Joyce Tlou and many others. Other wonderful experiences
included dancing with children playing on the jumping castles
sponsored by Glencore,” said Meerkotter.
Social media buzzed with activity as Rotarians and volunteers

chronicled the excitement and energy at
their sites. Hundreds of people arrived
to receive the free health services and
the day ended on a high note as clubs
reported their successes.
District 9350 reported that a team
from the Rotary Clubs of Constantia,
Kromboom and Wynberg processed
nearly 2 000 registrations, provided
more than 5 500 interventions and
services, conducted nearly 1 000 eye
tests and more than 400 oral hygiene
assessments. Basic first aid was taught
to 750 people. Hand-washing stations
and blood pressure checks were among
the many services offered at their site in
Military Road, Steenberg, Cape Town.
The Eldorado Park site that was
managed by the Rotary E-Club of
Southern Africa D9400 attended to
hundreds of people. YFM broadcast
from the site and interviewed people
at the testing stations. YFM’s on-site
broadcasting was arranged by RPIC
Kanthan Pillay.
The people of Lamontville flocked to
the RFHD site, run by the Rotary E-Club
Every 5 minutes more than 90 000 children under
the age of 5 die from preventable illnesses
A group of Interactors from the Interact Club of Hangklip High School in Queenstown (D9370) helped at
the Rotary Family Health Day at Illinge Community Hall. At the site are Sibusisiwe Ntlanganiso, Lameez
Petersen, Sibulele Jaxa, Caitlin Schwartz, Jeanae van Wyk, Reg Morgan - Rotary Club of Lukhanji Sunset
(Queenstown), Chennise van Wyk, Abbigail Jacobs, Refilwe Tleru and Phillip Roodt (front).
The president of Rotary Club of Bloemfontein Thabure (D9370),
Nozipho Sondiyazi, addressing community members during the
Rotary Family Health Days.

of South Africa One (D9370), at St James Catholic
Church Hall. The site provided the residents with free
TB screening and testing, HIV counselling and testing,
vitamin A supplementation, healthy lifestyle information,
vaccinations and general health screenings (such as
blood pressure, cholesterol and diabetes, as well as
Hepatitis B and C screening).
The Rotary Family Health Days sites in Eshowe,
Empangeni, Ulundi and Nongoma, Zululand were run by
enthusiastic teams of Rotarians, as well as officials from
the Departments of Health, Home Affairs and Social
Security. Doctors Without Borders also supported the
event and joined the Zululanders at their sites.
Dr Phophi Ramathuba, the Limpopo MEC for Health,
visited the Mashishimale Clinic site that was managed
by the Rotary Club of Phalaborwa (D9400). There
Charmaine Rider (above left) of the Rotary Club of Klerksdorp (D9370) with one of the children who received
a new pair of shoes at the site the club managed at the AFM Community Church.
The Rotary Club of Durban-Clairwood Park (D9370) managed a Rotary Family Health Days site at Clairwood
Secondary School.

she spent time with the Rotarians and
volunteers and also took time to visit
the various stands and chat to some of
the people who had received help at the
site.
The Rotary Club of Edenvale (D9400)
managed the site at Manche Masemola
Anglican Church. The site serviced the
residents of River Park and Alexandra
East Bank. The club partnered with
the Rotary Club of Johannesburg
East. Support staff from the City of
Johannesburg Department of Health
conducted various health checks, while
Working Knowledge International tested
eyesight and hearing. Drug Free World
SA had a stand to provide drug addiction
education and Life Line Alexandra
provided HIV education and testing. The
Manche Masemola Anglican Church
also arranged volunteers to assist at the
site.
Members of the Rotary Clubs of Empangeni and Richards Bay (D9370) as well as the Rotary Satellite Club
of Mtunzini (a satellite of the Rotary Club of Empangeni) managed a Rotary Family Health Days site at a
community centre near Esikhaweni. Many heart-warming stories came from this site but two of the most
moving stories involved wheelchairs. On Thursday the Rotarians met a student who had been in a car
accident in April. Lindiwe Mthembu’s injuries had yet to completely heal and had impacted her mobility.
This young woman had completed three years of study and still needs to complete the fourth. Without
a wheelchair it would be difficult for her to do so. The Rotarians met the second recipient, a severely
disabled girl, when her mother arrived at the site carrying her on her back. The two were asked to return
the following day and were each given a wheelchair.
Bongekile Shandu, Sinenhlanhla Ntuli and Rotarians Lindiwe
Ngcobo and Marie de Matteis with Lindiwe Mthembu, a student
who was seriously injured in a car accident in April.

5
The Rotary Club of Estcourt (D9370) had
sites at Injisuthi, the Estcourt TVET College
and Ntabamhlophe.Assisted by enthusiastic
staff from Estcourt Provincial Hospital, the
Rotarians assisted more than 300 people
who were screened and assessed for a
number of medical conditions.
The Rotary Club of Dundee (D9370) hosted
a site at Ebusi near Wasbank. Dental care
was among the services provided at this
site.
Reasons to join
Rotary Family
Health Days
1. You Save Lives
Sue Paget, a member of the Rotary Action Group Rotarians for
Family Health & AIDS Prevention (RFHA) Board of Directors, told how
Rotarians had saved a woman’s life. “Bev Frieslich of the Rotary Club
of Cape of Good Hope (D9350) was testing for Hepatitis C, which is
deadly disease. Until recently there was no cure for it but although
one has been discovered, it is terribly expensive. We negotiated
with various hospitals in case cases were discovered. Bev tested a
number of women and one of the last ones to be tested was found to
be positive. Bev asked the woman if she had been feeling unwell and
explained the seriousness of Hepatitis C. The woman began to cry
as she understood the disease would kill her, but Bev told her not to
worry as the Rotary Family Health Days would see she got the cure.
The woman has been treated at no cost. Treatment for Hepatitis C can
cost more than R100 000.”
2. Help RFHA save and improve
5 million lives by 2020
“My most profound moment was when I met this little soul who
came with her mum to the health days. The mother had been feeling
unwell and was diagnosed with TB and advised of a treatment
programme. Because of our programme, a little girl will not grow up
without a mother and we have kept this little family unit safe.” DGN
Gianna Doubell (D9370).
3. More than 1.2 million
The number of men, women and children who have received
health services at RFHD sites since 2011
4. RFHD is one of the largest
disease prevention programmes
Rotarians for Family Health and AIDS Prevention is a Rotarian
Action Group, recognised by Rotary International. The group is also
the mobilising partner for Rotary International on the largest Disease
Prevention Programme after Polio namely Rotary Family Health Days.
The members are Rotarians from all over the world. The group is an
independent non-profit organisation governed by 14 trustees and led
by a Chief Executive Officer with seven country teams in Africa. They
recently completed a pilot project in India as well.
5. Together we serve more
Rotarians for Family Health and AIDS Prevention is the linchpin
to the public/private partnership that drives the Rotary Family Health
Days. Each component of the partnership is critically important
as the entire model is based on all partners working together as
a whole. Remove one and the model cannot function at all. This
partnership between government departments, business and non-
profit organisations ensures that resources, skills and infrastructure
systems are shared and strengthened. By including the media in
these partnerships we are not only increasing the public awareness of
the health days, but also that of Rotary. An additional benefit of these
partnerships is that they can lead to more effective club projects.

Dear Rotarians,
What an honour and pleasure it was to visit with you
in your beautiful country as we celebrated in service
the fourth annual Rotary Family Health Days!
On behalf of the Rotary Action Group Rotarians for
Family Health & AIDS Prevention (RFHA) Board of
Directors, including our South African Directors Sue
Paget and Anton Meerkotter, I would like to personally
thank all of our outstanding partners and recognise the
incredible service offered by the Rotarians.
The Rotary Family Health Days programme began as
the vision of one Rotarian who had a mission to serve the
local communities across his country of Uganda for one
common purpose. Today, Rotarians for Family Health &
AIDS Prevention leads and manages this programme by
engaging more than 6 000 Rotarians in Ghana, Nigeria,
South Africa, Uganda and India. We have served more
than 1.2 million citizens with free health screenings,
immunisations and follow-on referrals for care.
But Rotarians alone could not accomplish such a feat
alone. There is an African proverb that states: If you want
to go quickly, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.
It is the support of so many incredible partners that
has allowed this programme to grow and thrive. First
and foremost, we must acknowledge the tremendous
work of the South African Department of Health under
the leadership of Minister of Health, Dr Motsoaledi. The
support of this office has provided us with a guiding
light that has enabled us to serve so many lives. Our
relationship with the United States Mission, including the
partnerships with the Centres for Disease Control and
Prevention and PEPFAR, has proven to be invaluable.
They have helped to ensure that our contributions have a
positive impact at the community level.
Special recognition goes to our Premier Partner,
Gilead Sciences. Gilead Sciences Inc is a research-based
biopharmaceutical company that discovers, develops and
commercialises innovative medicines in areas of unmet
medical need. Gilead’s mission is to discover, develop
and deliver therapies that will improve the lives of patients
with life-threatening illnesses around the world.
Rotary International, the world’s leading service
organisation,continuestoprovideincrediblereinforcement
in the way of promoting our efforts throughout the Rotary
world.
Enough cannot be said for the efforts of the South
African Broadcasting Corporation who provided television
and radio broadcasting as well as Caxton for their support
through print media in all of the local communities.
There are also so many other partners who played
important roles in numerous ways. They include Alere
Global Health, Media 24 News, YFM, Independent Media,
Sesego Cares, Paprika Graphics and Communications,
the National Community Radio Forum and Leighwood
Lodge.
To each and every spoke on this wheel, a tremendous
and heartfelt thank you!
I, as many of you, have worked hard for many years
to provide what I could for my children. And I, as any
parent, have only wanted for my children to be happy and
most importantly – healthy – as they have grown into a
young adults.
When I was offered the opportunity at the beginning
of this year to work with RFHA, I knew that this was my
chance to serve with others who had the same desire -
the desire to help other parents give their children the gift
of a healthy life and to give them the chance for a happy
future.
It is my hope as we continue this important work that
my children will take with them the lessons of this journey
- the lessons of humility, service, kindness, generosity
and cooperation, and maybe one day they will pass along
these lessons to their own children. Our work for Rotary
Family Health Days began in the heart of one single
Rotarian who clearly understood that if you want to go far,
you must go together.
Thank youAlicia Michael
President & CEO of Rotarians for Family Health & AIDS Prevention, Inc.
2014/15 Past District Governor D6900, USA

Ahead of great anticipation and excitement, the
Edunova Learning Centre was officially opened
in September. Thanks to Coca-Cola Peninsula
Beverages (CCPB) and the Rotary Club of Newlands
(D9350), the learning centre has much-needed
equipment and technological infrastructure.
The Edunova Learning Centre will deliver
specialised information and communication technology
(ICT) services as well as professional development to
the Langa Education Assistance Programme (LEAP)
and other schools in the area. This is the fourth learning
centre implemented by Edunova since 2005 and was
the result of a partnership between Edunova, LEAP and
CCPB.
CCPB and the Rotary Club of Newlands provided
more than R500 000 towards equipping the centre with
new furniture, laptops, software and the latest in smart
technological infrastructure.
“We believe that the investment made in this
new centre, will become a valuable resource to the
community and will give the beneficiaries who will
make use of the services and technologies, a wonderful
advantage in expanding their knowledge base,” said
CCPB’s Priscilla Urquhart.
In order to create an environment that is conducive
to learning, Edunova emphasises the importance
of the right physical space and enabling facilities.
Edunova Director John Thöle said: “Modern, open-plan
spaces that allow for training, support and access to
physical and conceptual technological and educational
resources such as hardware and software programmes
are important.
“The learning activities are targeted at principals,
educators and learners in order to contribute
towards improved education and the development of
employment opportunities. Members of the community
are enabled to improve their own lives through the on-
going use of technology.”
The project will leverage LEAP competencies
to enhance these outcomes by developing greater
awarenessofeducationalbestpractice,youthleadership
development and whole school development.
John Winship, a Rotarian at the Rotary Club of
Newlands, elaborated on the club’s involvement with
Edunova. “Creating sustainable environments and
investing in the future of our youth, is the backbone of
thriving communities. This centre will serve as a model
for other schools, by maintaining an environment of
high learning standards that is both stimulating and
inspirational.”
SMART TECH UPGRADE
projects

South Africa has 345 registered children’s homes
in which approximately 21 000 abused, neglected
and abandoned children are cared for, most of
whom were placed by the courts. In 2012, statistics
revealed that more than 1.2 million South African
children don’t live with either parent and that nearly
a fifth of South Africa’s children live in child-headed
households.
These statistics hint at a darker problem – a
frightening lack of support, services and care facilities or
providers for vulnerable children. Although it is best for
a child to remain with its immediate or extended family,
there are many instances where this arrangement
would be impossible or cause further harm to the child.
In these cases, the courts place children in homes
which provide them with shelter, care, love and safety.
The Rotary Club of Phoenix (D9370) has started
what one hopes will become a wave of change in its
community. Phoenix, situated north of Durban, is a
large community with many vulnerable children. Until
recently, there was no registered children’s home to
care for them.
The club’s Charter President Sharm Moodley and
Past President Alan Moodley decided to take matters
into their own hands and donated one of their homes in
which to establish a children’s home. The club quickly
agreed to undertake the project and establish, support
and manage what would become known as the Rotary
Home.
President Kercy Perumal and his team hit the ground
running and decided to invite the Phoenix Child Welfare
Society to collaborate on the project. This partnership
would be ideal as the Rotary Home would become a
resource which would best benefit the society and those
in its care.
The Rotary Home was officially launched on 20
August and dedicated to the memory of Past District
Governor Siva Naidoo, who was a dedicated Rotarian
and helped charter the Phoenix club. A national radio
station broadcasted the special event and highlighted
the needs and work undertaken by the Phoenix club
and child welfare.
The home houses up to six children and has
a housemother who takes care of the children’s
daily needs. The Rotary Home is situated in a safe
neighbourhood and is spacious, fully furnished and
definitely a positive environment for children to grow up
in.
The Rotary Club of Phoenix is responsible for all the
financial obligations and child welfare is responsible for
the welfare of the children. The club has to embark on
fundraising initiatives to raise a minimum of R16 000
each month to sustain the home and hopes to partner
with other clubs to achieve this.
Aroona Chetty and Shakila Kooblall of Phoenix Child Welfare Society and Charter President Sharm
Moodley, PP Alan Moodley and President Kercy Perumal of the Rotary Club Of Phoenix at the launch of
the Rotary Home.
PHOENIX CHILDREN’S HOME

During a visit to Zululand more than two years ago,
Professor Paul Knapstein was disturbed to find many
households, especially child-headed households,
had no water.
He decided the best solution would be the provision
of water tanks in which to harvest rain water. The tanks
would also be accessible so that municipal tankers could
deliver water when rain water was not sufficient. This
would reduce the great distance people have to walk to
fetch water.
Prof Knapstein approached the Rotary Club of
Empangeni (D9370) and asked it to partner with his home
club, the Rotary Club of Mainz-Churmeyntz (D1860,
Germany). After some discussion and a few debates, the
project plans were finalised. Funding was raised and a
Global Grant was applied for and approved.
The hard work started and more than 100 water tanks
were installed, primarily in the Nkandla area where the
Nardini Sisters operate outreach and care programmes
for the needy. A few water tanks were also installed
at community centres and crèches in and around
Empangeni. The provision of water will promote health,
sanitation and it will also reduce the risk of disease.
RAIN WATER
HARVESTING
This event will cover topics relevant to the global activities and
growth of Rotary as they apply to our Zone, as well as to train our
future leaders. It will be an opportunity to meet the senior officers
of our organisation and be part of Rotary’s future in Africa.
SAVE THE DATE!
Rotary Zone 20A Institute(Africa south of the Sahara)
11-16 September 2017
Cradle of Humankind, near Johannesburg
South Africa

Since almost half of South African children under
the age of four spend their day at day care centres
or educational facilities, a healthy and stimulating
‘school’ environment is crucial to their wellbeing
and development. To achieve this, comprehensive
early childhood development (ECD) programmes
are an educational priority and will help improve the
overall literacy rate.
The Rotary Club of Claremont (D9350) has worked
tirelessly to address the country’s need for ECD
programmes through its Injongo Educare Project. This
project focuses on uplifting the community of Philippi
in Cape Town by upgrading and providing support to
educare centres in the area.
“The main aim of the project is to create a positive
environment that ensures that children receive the best
possible educational stimulation from an early age,
giving them a real hope for excelling in the future,” said
President Ian Robertson.
The Injongo project is believed to be the largest of
its kind in the country and has worked with 47 Educare
Centres in Philippi since 2012. With total project costs
of more than R12 million to date, it provides holistic
interventions that include extensive teacher training,
physical upgrades to existing facilities and daily
mentoring assistance for educare centres. This helps
ensure that the centres meet the Department of Social
Development (DSD) and the Western Cape Education
Department’s (WCED) requirements for official ECD
accreditation and registration.
“The children are not the only beneficiaries of
this project. The teachers are also provided with the
necessary skills and equipment required in order for
these educare centres to be sustainable in the long
term,” added Robertson.
“Currently, there are more than 200 day care
centres in Philippi that look after toddlers while their
parents are at work, but not all of them offer the same
developmental opportunities,” explained Injongo project
manager, Pumeza Mahobe. “Children attending the
educare centres within our cluster are provided with
the opportunity to grow and develop in a safe, learning-
conducive environment. They develop a hunger for
learning and absolutely love to take part in the exciting
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“In addition to the improvement and
enrichment of the toddlers’ immediate
circumstances, this community initiative puts
our children on track towards a promising future
through education,” added Mahobe.
“The early childhood stage is an important
period in terms of developing and stimulating
young children’s curiosity, creativity and thought
processing,” said Henry Septoe, chair of the
Rotary Club of Claremont’s Injongo Committee.
“The activities and lessons learned by
young children during the foundation education
phase lay the groundwork for cognitive and
socio-emotional development. The educare
centres prepare them for school as well as for
tertiary education, which ultimately has a direct
impact on the literacy rate, the quality of life and
overall welfare of South African citizens in the
long run,” added Septoe.
“Of course, all educational support needs
to be complemented by other measures to
help improve children’s nutrition, hygiene and
health,” concluded Septoe.
Pumeza Mahobe, the project manager, facilitating a
parents’ workshop.
“If we listen closely, we will hear
children asking for the opportunity
to be just children - for the chance
to play and the chance to learn.”
- Pumeza Mahobe, project manager
“Education, specifically developing educated young people,
is a passion for the Rotary Club of Claremont and its members.
The Injongo Educare project goes some way to addressing
this issue. We believe that by educating our future leaders,
politicians, doctors, engineers and teachers, we are taking a
valuable step towards building a prosperous future for South
Africa,” concluded President Ian Robertson.

Cycling for work and leisure keeps me alert and healthy; it helps me perform better in my job” said Romano
Boer, a Windhoek City Police constable. Constable Boer is with the police cycling squad that patrols
the city on bikes as part of a strategy to root out criminals and keep crime at bay. Together with three
colleagues, Constables Alois Ndeevelo, Saratiel Mukahongo and Reinhold Breuwer, Boer is part of a team
that participated in the 65 kilometre category of The Namibian Pick n Pay Cycle Classic.
A record number of entries and an exciting weekend
of cycling ensured that the 17th annual Namibian
Pick n Pay Cycle Classic was a resounding success.
The cycle classic has become a major community
service and charity fundraising project of the Rotary
Club of Windhoek (D9350). Although the figures have
yet to be finalised, the club set a fundraising target of
N$250 000. Last year N$200 000 was raised.
Many of the club’s projects focus on assisting the
youth (it supports many kindergartens, primary and
secondary schools) disabled people and elderly.
A number of sponsors were involved in this year’s
event. The Namibian, Pick n Pay and Namibia Breweries
reconfirmed their support as its main sponsors.
The Namibian newspaper sponsored an amount of
N$175 000, paid the registration fees for a group of
female cyclists from Katutura and ran free adverts.
Pick n Pay sponsored N$150 000, provided t-shirts,
refreshments and encouraged its staff to participate. It
also helped the children from Dagbreek School for the
Intellectually Impaired enter races. Namibia Breweries
donated N$60 000 in prize money and provided about
N$40 000 in product and logistical support.
Behind the scenes, a dedicated team of volunteers
worked to ensure the event went off without a hitch.
The cycle classic began on Saturday with the mountain
bike (MTB) race which was followed later in the day by
the kiddies classic. On Sunday morning, the road bike
(RB) race, which attracts more than double the number
of entries than the MTB and kiddies classic, started at
7am.
The prize money and goodie bags had been prepared
RECORD-BREAKING CLASSIC

a few days in advance. The sponsors and
water point staff were also briefed before the
event, while the equipment and beverages
were prepared and chilled the night before
each race. All of this was done by Rotarians,
their friends and family.
Windhoek Pedal Power (WPP) officials
and volunteers were also involved and their
responsibilities included ensuring that the
entries were processed, routes were marked,
water points were positioned, the police had
been liaised with and the marshalls had been
arranged.
The cycle classic was officially opened by
Pick n Pay’s Gilbert Botha who offered the
MTB cyclists a few words of encouragement
at the starting line before sending them
off. Also in attendance were Hans Kress,
president of the Rotary Club of Windhoek,
Leander Borg and Brian Key of the Windhoek
Pedal Power, cycle classic’s technical
partner.
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Life in Africa is not a bed of roses. It can be tough
and the conditions in the rural areas can literally be
just as tough on the feet.
Many South African children, especially those
living in rural areas and townships, have to walk long
distances to get to and from school. For many of them,
just getting to school can be an excruciating exercise.
The Interact Club of Reddam House Waterfall (D9400)
formulated a plan to help as many school children as
they could.
President Hannah Dannheisser had heard of a
campaign in the northern hemisphere called DWS - Day
Without Shoes, where on a specific date people were
encouraged to go without shoes and donate a pair to
charity. Inspired, she decided to observe DWS at her
school and learners would attend school barefoot if they
brought a pair of usable shoes to be donated to charity.
Her committee eagerly agreed. Not even the
realisation that while DWS occurred in the icy Highveld
winter could dampen their spirits. The Interactors felt
that being barefoot for an icy school day would be added
motivation and help their fellow learners understand the
severity of the issue.
DWS Day arrived in all its frosty glory and as the
children started to arrive at school, it was soon apparent
that DWS was a success. Learners tumbled out of
cars, laughing that no-one (not even the sternest of
educators) wore shoes. Soon the collection boxes were
overflowing with shoes as many of the children had
donated more than one pair.
After the counting and sorting had been done,
the Interactors were excited to report that they had
surpassed their target of 300 and had collected more
than 1 500 pairs of usable shoes. “We at the Rotary
Club of Knights-Pendragon (D9400) see this as going
the extra mile and take our hats, and shoes, off to
them,” said Andrew Stevenson.
SOLES FOR
SOULS

For the members of the Rotary E-Club of Southern
Africa D9400, the first club in South Africa to charter
five Rotaract clubs in one day, the presentation of
regalia to the 230 charter members and presidents
of its five new Rotaract clubs was as exciting as
chartering the clubs. The five clubs are based at the
University of Johannesburg.
“19 August 2016, was one of my Rotary moments”
said President Annemarie Mostert. She was assisted
by five members of her club; Angela James, Dr Peta
Thomas, Theo Buttress, TK Shangase and Steve du
Plessis. The passion and commitment from all the
Rotaractors is a humbling experience and the E-Club
members are excited about the future of Rotary in the
hands of the young leaders at the University.
What made the day even more special was the
induction of two new Rotarians; Dr Shepherd Dhilwayo
and Professor Llewellyn Leonard. The club also
recognised two honorary members, Monki Motsepe and
Lebogang Mawelela.
The Rotaractors are very active in their communities
and assist with a large literacy project which includes
the South African National Parks. The morning after
the presentation, 47 of the members left for Middelburg
to assist the Rotary clubs there with their annual
fundraiser, The Greatest Train Race.
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Miriam Gieseke, a
short-term exchange
student from Germany,
was hosted by
the Rotary Club of
Klerksdorp (D9370).
She spent three
months in South
Africa. At the end
of November, Clare
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Germany.
Thanks to sponsorship from the Rotary Club of Benoni
Aurora (D9400), Interactors from the Interact Club of John
Wesley Community Centre attended the RYLA camp in
Magoebaskloof. RYLA was a completely new experience
for many of the children and this, along with interacting
with complete strangers, removed them from their comfort
zones. They quickly adapted and returned home wiser, more
confident and with stronger leadership skills.
On a chilly October morning, members of the Rotary Club of Hilton and Howick (D9370) said farewell to
twelve learners from Howick High, Howick Secondary, Injoloba Secondary and Sibongumbovu Combined
Schools as they left for a week-long RYLA camp. The camp was organised by the Rotary Club of Port
Shepstone and a donation from the Rotary Club of Manly (D9685, Australia) enabled the Hilton and Howick
club to sponsor the group of 12.
The Rotary Club of Johannesburg North
Central (D9400) inducted President
Xikhongelo Pearl Mukhari and the other
members of the newly chartered Rotaract
Club of Johannesburg North Central. The
ceremony was attended by District 9400
Rotaract Representative Jessica Jones.

Members of the Rotary Club of Durban (D9370) attended the presidential induction of the Interact Club of
Clifton College. At the induction are Rahul Mistri, Rydal Spavins, Lauraine Lafferty, AG John Johnston-
Webber, President Mpumelelo Zulu, Uwais Mahomed and Rakeen Mohammed.
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The Rotary Club of Marondera (D9210,
Zimbabwe) and Denise Creisson of
the Rotary Club of Milton Keynes
(D1260, England) enjoyed a site visit
to Marondera rural district. The visit
also marked the beginning of a project
where the two clubs will provide a
solar-powered borehole and storage
tanks to Chirenje Primary School and
a nearby clinic. Left: President Freddie
Gwata welcomes Denise Creisson to
Zimbabwe.
The Rotary Club of Johannesburg North Central (D9400) held a dinner to celebrate the success of the
25th annual Jazz in the Garden. To thank them for their assistance during the event, the club invited the
members of the Rotaract Clubs of Wits University and Johannesburg North Central, chefs, their families
and friends to join the celebration. Vivian Tsisika, a member of the Rotary Club of Nairobi-Langata (D9212,
Kenya), who was visiting Johannesburg at the time, also attended the dinner.

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The Rotary Club of Polokwane (D9400) donated a garden bench with commemorative plaques to the
Theunis Fichardt Hospitium in Polokwane. The bench commemorated the lives of Chaz Rawlings, PP Dirk
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Urishka Singh, who is a surgeon and cancer survivor.

Fifteen children shared the joy of attending the Spring Spectacular performance of the South African
Lippizaner Horse Show. The tickets were sponsored by Fifty Shades of Spay’s, Yvette Wilde, and the Rotary
Clubs of Boksburg Lake, Benoni Van Ryn and the Rotary Anns Club of Boksburg Lake (D9400) provided
transport and supervision. Meeting one of the horses for a carrot and a chat is Diego Rosenberg.
For the past four years, the Rotary Club of
Johannesburg South 101 (D9400) has distributed
several bales of blankets to needy people in
Lesotho. This year, emphasis was placed on
identifying and providing blankets to disabled
community members.
The presidents of the Rotary Clubs of Benoni
Aurora and Boksburg Lake, Heidi Tucker and Nicky
Savvides, met former Miss South Africa (1984),
Lorna Potgieter-Rossetti, at a breakfast hosted by
Benoni Aurora. Lorna runs a project which collects
evening dresses which are given to girls who can’t
afford expensive gowns for their matric farewell
dances. Benoni Aurora donated 30 dresses to the
project.

President Nicky Savvides of
the Rotary Club of Boksburg
Lake (D9400) and Rotarian
John Smith organised the
Foundation Fun Rally the club
held as part of its Foundation
centennial celebrations.
District Governor Grant Daly (left)
visited the Rotary Club of Boksburg
Lake (D9400).
He visited Urban Ruins, a project which
is supported by the Anns. This project
cares for children of all ages during
the day. The children participate in
a number of activities which include
arts and crafts, educational and
developmental play, reading books,
caring for ducks, gardening and
skateboarding through the ruins. The
benefit of these activities has been
noted in the reduction of aggressive
interaction between some of the
children and an improvement in their
performance at school.
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For the members of the Rotary Club of Knysna (D9350) the annual cricket challenge between Epilepsy
SA and the club is a favourite event. The Epilepsy SA team is a strong force and spends time during the
year practising bowling and batting. This year the Rotarians had to fight fiercely to win the coveted cup,
however it was the female Rotary team members whose formidable batting won the match for the club.
Afterwards spectators and players were rewarded with boerewors rolls, cold drinks and ice cream. Some
of the Knysna Rotarians have been involved with this outing for more than 15 years and have seen the
challenges the residents of Epilepsy SA have to face each day.

The children from Laerskool Kameeldrift received
TOMS shoes from the Rotary Club of Pretoria
Capital (D9400). The school is situated in a rural
area near Pretoria and educates about 500 children,
many of whom live in nearby informal settlements.
The school aims to give each of these children the
best academic, sport and culture opportunities.

President Sibongile Booi (centre) of the Rotary
Club of Beacon Bay (D9370) pledged to Youth
Potential South Africa managers Alexis Vincent
and Ray Schone that the club would assist with
training and workshops for five rural schools
and the high schools in the Chalumna area. The
courses include productive self-sufficiency, team
work, leadership training, healthy living, anger
management, literacy and numeracy.
The Rotary Club of Paarl (D9350) was thrilled to be
visited by the enterprising Durban resident, Sue Barnes
(right), of Project Dignity. Through its Girls Talk project
the club distributes Subzpads (a long-lasting washable
product supplied by Project Dignity) to school girls.
The Girls Talk project, which is supported by a Global
Grant, sends a female doctor to schools to counsel
girls on female health, their sexual rights, as well as
pregnancy and HIV prevention. With Sue are Rotarian
Elsabé Koch, Liza Adlem (the Western Cape distributor
for Subzpads) and President Marita van der Sluys.
To mark World Habitat Day, celebrated internationally
on Monday 3 October 2016, members of the Rotary
Club of Claremont (D9350) mixed cement and laid
bricks at a building site in Mfuleni. Rotaractors and
learners from the Interact Club of Rustenburg Girls
High School joined Rotarians to build a house with
Habitat for Humanity South Africa.

The Rotary Club of Polokwane hosted nine members of the Rotary Club of Francistown (D9400) for a
weekend. After a pleasant outing to Haenertsburg on Saturday, which included a lunch and a craft beer
tasting, a social evening with a braai was held. The weekend’s activities concluded with a visit to the Rotary
Club of Pietersburg 100’s Family Fun Day.
The Rotary Club of Flamingo-Welkom (D9370) partnered
with the Rotary Club of Mooloolaba (D9600, Australia) to
distribute reading glasses to needy people in Welkom.
The Mooloolaba club shipped more than 2000 recycled
reading glasses to Welkom that had been donated by
Lions International clubs in Australia. The distribution
venues were at the weekly Flamingo Rotary soup kitchen
at the Anglican Church and at Morning Star Children’s
Centre. A third distribution was done at a school, where
the club helped a number of children with eyesight
problems. Above: Christo van Eeden, Audra Visser and
Jill Lombard at one of the distribution points. Left: Alison
Buchanan busy testing a child’s eyes.

Leo Borman, a veteran Rotarian of the Rotary
Club of East London (D9370) celebrated his 50th
anniversary as a member of the club.
An icon in the Eastern Cape business world, genial
Leo Borman is as sharp as many of the younger
businessmen in the area.
When asked whether he thought Rotary had
changed much in the 50 years, Leo felt that at the core
Rotary has remained unchanged. “Rotary is still doing
what it has always done; looking after and helping those
who are poor, sick and less fortunate than we are.”
He acknowledged that the acceptance of women
as Rotarians was a big change and said that as a
departure from the previous men’s only institution, the
change was “a great success.”
Leo is a graduate of Rhodes University where he
acquired a BSc in Chemistry. During the Second World
War, he worked with the British on a secret project,
the object of which was to neutralise any poison gas
warfare which Nazi Germany might have tried to wage
against the Allies.
After the war, Leo worked for companies where he
could use his knowledge of chemistry and then he was
selected by a British consulting company to undergo
a business management course. He moved to East
London in 1964 where he succeeded Walter Essex-
Clark as MD of CDA (Pty) Ltd, a motor vehicle assembly
plant of various makes of vehicles including Mercedes
Benz cars and commercial vehicles.
From 1967 to 1985, after Mercedes purchased
the majority shares in CDA, he was a member of the
Mercedes Benz Management Board and an alternate
director of Atlantis Diesel Engines. During this
period, CDA changed from an Assembly Plant to a
Manufacturing Plant for Mercedes vehicles only.
Leo was always prominent in business affairs as
President of Border Chamber of Industries, President
of SA Federated Industries and President of NAAMSA,
the National Association of Automotive Manufacturers
of South Africa
With a strong belief in Education and Training he
served on the governing bodies of Rhodes University,
Fort Hare, EL Technical College and Border Technikon.
He started a training centre at Mercedes Benz in East
London which has grown into the present Technical
Academy.
Leo is a regular at the club’s weekly lunch meetings
and he and his charming wife, Peggy, grace all its social
occasions.
Veteran Rotarian Leo Borman and his wife Peggy at the club’s induction dinner in June this year.
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Lawrence Omulu, Carol-Ann Irvine, Marlene Gracie and Crystal Meyers are new members of the Rotary Club of
Johannesburg South 101 (D9400). With them is President Glenn Botha.
WELCOMED AND HONOUREDNEW MEMBERS, RECOGNITIONS AND AWARDS
During his visit to the Rotary Club of Benoni Aurora (D9400), DG Grant Daly inducted three new Rotarians. The
new members, Robyn Begemann, Angelique Kotze and Nikita Colaco, are Rotaractors who opted to utilise the new
dual membership option that was approved at the last Council on Legislation. This membership model allows for
Rotaractors to also be members of a Rotary club. With DG Grant Daly are Robyn Begemann, Sylvia Knoop (sponsor),
Angelique Kotze, President Heidi Tucker, Nikita Colaco and Grace van Zyl (sponsor).

WELCOMED AND HONOURED
NEW MEMBERS, RECOGNITIONS AND AWARDS
recognised
Frances Nsunguma, Hannington Kasirye, Sunette Pienaar, Michael Ngake, Tatenda Makuti and Jan Visagie are new
members of the Rotary Club of Pretoria East (D9400).
Waldo Thöle received a
Paul Harris Fellowship
Sapphire Pin from the
Rotary Club of Dundee
(D9370).
Sharol Naidoo is a new
member of the Rotary Club
of Benoni (D9400).
Marielize Brotherton was
recognised as a Paul
Harris Fellow by the
Rotary Club of Polokwane
(D9400).
Desere Heck is a new
of Port Elizabeth (D9370).
Deon Roberts is a new
of Benoni (D9400).
The Rotary Club of Edenvale (D9400) recognised Carol and Leigh Evans and Shirley
Kelly as Paul Harris Fellows. With them is President Garth Trumble.

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