Induction

Induction

This coming Friday (24 July 2015) will be the induction of the first President to serve a second term. PP Jankees Sligcher is an old hand in the club and also the DGD for D9400. Welcome back to the hot seat Jankees and may it be a fruitful year!!

New Project

Our project with Sun Parks and the University of Johannesburg is getting underway on the 1st of August. The main objective is to educate the grade 10 - 12 students about nature conservation and tourism. The program will be rolled out to all communities around the Park from the South to the North. Students from UJ will collect much needed books from the Humanitarian Center in Bedfordview and transport it to the communities. As the project grows we will involve other Rotary Clubs in the surrounding areas.

Blanket Drive

The blanket drive was very successful and letters of appreciation was received from The Woodside Sanctuary and The Christ Church Christian Care Center. Well done to all who made this possible!!

Polio News Nigeria

Rotary District 9400 NIGERIA HAS HAD NO POLIO CASES REPORTED IN A YEAR! On 24 July, Nigeria will have passed one year with no new cases of wild poliovirus. This is the longest the country has ever gone without a case of polio and a critical step on the path toward a polio-free Africa. Rotary International has come a long way since the bleak years when the virus reached its peak. It was only a decade ago that polio struck 12,631 people in Africa- three quarters of all cases in the world. 11 August will mark an even greater milestone: one year since the last case of polio in Africa. For Africa to be certified polio-free, all countries in the region, including Nigeria, must go two more years without a case of polio. To do this, all children in Nigeria must continue to receive the polio vaccine, including those in hard-to-reach and underserved areas. Rotarians donated $688.5 million to fight polio throughout Africa, including more than $200 million to Nigeria. Rotary International President Ravi Ravindran said ‘I congratulate these Rotarians from Africa and around the world who have also devoted countless hours to immunize the children who now have the opportunity for healthier, happier lives.’ If the stringent World Health Organization testing criteria are met, then Nigeria could well be removed from the list of polio-endemic countries in September of this year. Thirty years ago we told the world what Rotary believes: that we can achieve the eradication of only the second human disease in history. Our belief is close to becoming reality. For every child, let’s make sure that reality is a bright one. Rotary International has since 1985 embarked on a campaign to eradicate polio worldwide and todate, US$ 1.5 billion has been raised. The only countries still affected are Afghanistan and Pakistan and in 2014, only 23 polio cases were reported worldwide.