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WAVEIssue no. 10 | April 2019

THE INSPIRATIONAL JOE NUWAMANYA

IN THIS ISSUE: PROJECT DISTRICT SHOWCASE ROUND UP North Siriba project Cheers and pride at D9211 transforms community in Rotary Foundation Dinner $64,000 RAISED Kiryandongo 2019 FOR BLOOD BANK WASH Global Grant to honor The greatest celebration IN JAZZ CONCERT1 Sam Owori launched in of women in Rotary in Tororo and EDITOR’S NOTE April is for SAVING CHILDREN AND MOTHERS

CATHERINE NJUGUNA

April is here and here is another edition of, we hope, one of your favorite Rotary magazines!

April is here and so is the 94th District Conference & Assembly (DCA). We continue to feature the key speakers lined up. In this edition we look at Dean Rohrs from Rotary Club of Langley Central, District 5050, and served as Rotary International Director 2016-2018 and Rotary International Vice- President 2017-2018. She will be delivering the Rotary International President’s message. The Award-winning Fatima Alimohamed, CEO of African Brand Warrior, will share tips on how we can promote the Rotary brand. Now you see why you should not miss this event?

This March, the long-awaited Kirk Whalum Live Jazz Concert took place in Kampala, Uganda. $64,000 was raised towards the Rotary Blood Bank at . Also, the “One Drop of Blood Initiative’ was launched to mobilize the community to give blood to ensure blood reserves in the country have enough. Congratulations to the organizers of these two-great life-saving initiatives.

March 8 was the International Women’s Day. Rotarians in both Tanzania and Uganda were not left behind in marking this important day to celebrate the efforts in the push for and reiterate commitment to achieve a more gender-balanced world.

The Rotary Club of hosted the fourth edition of Women in Rotary- Uganda chapter event at the Serena hotel, Kampala, which was graced by her Royal Highness Nnabagereka Sylvia Nagginda (Queen of Baganda Kingdom). In , three clubs organized a women's only fundraiser for a scholarship and mentorship program for the girl child. The event was graced the District Governor Sharmila Bhatt. Women may only have joined Rotary recently but clearly they are making a big difference.

And congratulations to the top three entrees of the D9211 photo contest , Ibra Bagalana, Magume Blair, and Gava Ibrahim. Thank you to everyone who sent us photos and to our judges who helped in determining the winners. The winner shall be revealed at the 94th DCA, so do keep tuned in.

As always, we wish you a happy reading.

The Wave Team Catherine, Flavia and Eric

THE WAVE TEAM: CONTRIBUTORS: CONTACT: Assistant Editor, Uganda: Hellen Kaweesa - RC Kampala Ssese [email protected] Islands Flavia Serugo - RC Kampala Naalya www.rotaryd9211.org Jackee Batanda - RC Kisugu Victoria View Designer: Eric Emmanuel - RC Dar es facebook.com/rotaryd9211 Salaam/Rotaract Young Professionals Henry Amooti Busingye- Rotaract twitter - @rdistrict9211

1 RI PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE TRANSFORMATIONAL SERVICE IN SAVING WOMEN & CHILDREN BARRY RASSIN

Every two minutes, somewhere in the world, a woman dies from preventable causes related to pregnancy and childbirth. And babies whose mothers die within the first six weeks of their lives are far more likely to die themselves than babies whose mothers survive. As I've traveled around the world as president of Rotary, I've met families for whom these aren't simply tragic statistics. But I've also met people who are devoting themselves to helping mothers and children — and because of them, I'm hopeful. And because many of those people are Rotarians, I'm also proud. April is Maternal and Child Health Month in Rotary, so it's a perfect time to tell you about some things Rotarians are doing that will make you proud too. Last fall, I paid a visit to a hospital in the town of And in Mongolia, a vocational training team from Jekabpils, in Latvia. It's a modern hospital, and the New Zealand organized instruction in emergency doctors and nurses there are caring, dedicated, response techniques for doctors and midwives, and skilled. But despite all their hard work, the set up a program that taught midwives modern maternal mortality rate at the hospital had best practices, and researched and wrote a remained stubbornly high, due to a factor that culturally relevant childbirth education manual. was beyond their control: a lack of vital diagnostic Between 2013, when the team first went to equipment and even basic items like incubators. Mongolia, and 2017, the neonatal mortality rate in the country fell from 11.2 to 9.1 per 1,000 births, And that's where Rotary came in. Twenty-one and the maternal mortality rate has decreased as clubs from around the world joined forces for well. a global grant that provided what the hospital required. And in September, when I walked into That's what I mean when I talk about the maternity ward there, I saw state-of-the-art transformational service, and it's what Rotarians equipment, and I met patients who were getting do best. Because of our networks, which span the the care that they needed — and that every globe; our community presence, which allows us mother and child in the world deserves to have. to see what's most needed; and our expertise, which encompasses countless skills and In Brazil, club members worked with fellow professions, we're able to serve in a manner that Rotarians in Japan on a global grant project has no equal. And we're able to Be the Inspiration that dramatically increased the capacity of an as we help those who need us most. overstretched neonatal intensive care unit. New incubators, monitors, and other equipment have enabled the local hospital to save many more babies' lives each year.

2 DG’S MESSAGE Taking action SAVING CHILDREN AND MOTHERS SHARMILA BHATT

Many years back during a visit to an orphanage to hand over some milk powder and nappies to the babies, we met the supervisor who was in charge. She was a stern looking woman and I expected her to be so happy with our donations. To my utter surprise, I found her so rude as she quickly told us that if we really wanted to assist then we should have bought rice and other items she listed, and she dismissed us with some indifference.

I couldn’t believe the anger In Kitgum a district in Northern In the last week of April, the rising in me with thoughts of Uganda, Women in the world will celebrate World how someone can be so rude mountains have no means of Immunization Week which to us when we were there to transport or rescue services aims to promote the use of help her. Discussions within the to bring them down to nearby vaccines to protect people group started that we should hospitals during labour. of all ages against disease. take the food and donations Rotarians have built a 20-bed Thanks to Rotarians global elsewhere. But at the same maternity waiting home and effort to Eradicate polio by time, we saw so many babies in motor bike ambulances are immunisation, millions of lives the orphanage in dire need of used to bring pregnant women are saved every year and is our assistance and at this point from the mountains to the widely recognized as one of a realisation hit me – was our waiting home and midwives are the world’s most successful ego more important at being trained on how to use modern and cost-effective health hurt by a stern supervisor and equipment like ultrasound to interventions. were we making our giving handle safe delivery of babies. conditional? We could not deny The theme this year is the babies of our service and In Dar es Salaam, Rotarians Protected Together: Vaccines also needed to appreciate that support a hospital called Work!, and we know from the the supervisor knew a lot more CCBRT where stigmatised 350,000 cases in 1998 we are about the needs than we did. women suffering from Fistula down to about 22 cases and So, we went back and bought a preventable childbirth injury, almost at a point of eradication the items she requested for. mostly due to complicated so let us celebrate the Vaccine Many of us are too busy making deliveries and lack of facilities Heroes from around the assumptions about what is , are received from all over the world – the Rotarians, parents good for others but in reality, country and a repair operation and community members to we need to make far more is carried out giving these health workers and innovators effort to better understand women a new lease of life. – who help ensure we are all protected through the power those we want to help and These are just some examples of vaccines. learn to subdue our egos for of the excellent work our the greater good. District does in the area of Your DG is eagerly awaiting to Maternal & Child Health. welcome you all to the 94th DCA . 3 BE THE INSPIRATION Inspirational Rotarian: JOE NUWAMANYA

By Jackee Batanda RC Kisugu Victoria View

WHO IS JOE We reached out to Rotary Clubs we got from the Rotary and asked them nominate and clubs and worked with a NUWAMANYA? sponsor suitable candidates. budget of UGX48m and held I serve as the District Youth We also used Rotaractors to transformational trainings in Service Vice-chair working under nominate young people in their different regions in Uganda. the able leadership of Emma communities and radio adverts This has taught me that we can Mbaga in Tanzania. I am also and Facebook live to reach hold inexpensive and highly the Charter and Past President out to potential participants. impactful RYLAs and have of Kampala Metropolitan. I We held regional trainings in facilitators travel to the regions am both a former Interactor Mbale, Kiira in Wakiso, Jinja instead of bringing youth from and Rotaractor at the Rotaract and Mbarara and trained over around the country to a single Club of Kampala City. I am an 400 youth including 200 non- location. architectural designer. I am also Rotaract youth who we hope will join Rotaract clubs and a family man and my motto is The regional RYLA’s this year later Rotary. God, Family, Design, and Rotary. focused on value addition, Outside Rotary, I am a car managing service projects, enthusiast. I love jazz, travel, I WHY DO YOU LOVE and soft skills- communication love gadgets and experimenting WORKING WITH YOUNG skills, public speaking, etiquette with buildings. PEOPLE? and personal branding. We also shared business tips on HOW DID YOU ORGANIZE They remind me of my youth registration, source financing, THIS YEAR’S RYLA? and they keep me young. I like value addition to products, the energy they bring and I like digital marketing and record The District Governor wanted to mentor the youth. I have keeping. We inspired the to change the experience of made a couple of mistakes attendees to be bold fearless the RYLA to something more growing up and I want to youth who can do anything transformational. We had a reach out to them to share my they set their minds on. small budget and companies are experiences and help them to We encouraged accountability fatigued. So we decided to cut try and avoid making similar to the sponsoring Rotary clubs our cloth according to our size. mistakes. and asked the youth to report This called for doing business back to their sponsoring clubs differently with the little WHAT IS THE SUCCESS OF on their lessons from the resources we had. We focused trainings and how it is changing on youth who had excelled in THIS YEAR’S RYLA? their lives. We also encouraged their communities and targeted The past RYLAs have been clubs to let Rotaractors take three categories: social organized with budgets of over over their clubs as a way to entrepreneurs, youth leaders UGX200m. As I mentioned practice their leadership skills. and business entrepreneurs. earlier, we used the resources

4 DCA KEYNOTE SPEAKERS DEAN ROHRS Rotary Club of Langley Central

Dean, her husband Rhino and their 3 children emigrated to Canada from 29 years ago. Dean grew up in Zambia and after marrying Rhino lived in Malawi, Namibia and South Africa. Dean was born into a Rotary family and when Rhino joined Rotary in 1986, she became an active Rotary Ann until she joined Rotary in 1989. On arriving in Vancouver, both Dean and Rhino joined the Rotary Club of West Vancouver and at present are members of the Rotary Club of Langley Central in District 5050.

Dean has had a varied career from the early days of being an Operating Room Nurse on Professor Christiaan Barnard’s first heart transplant team to running a Nursery School in Malawi. Together Dean at the celebrations of 100 years of Rotary with Rhino they now own and manage a company Club of Charlottetown - Oct. 2017. that is involved in soil stabilization during road construction.

Dean has served on District and Zone committees; which include: Regional Rotary Coordinator and Regional Rotary Foundation Coordinator, Pacific Northwest PETS Chair, District Governor in 2007/2008, Rotary International Director 2016- 2018 and Rotary International Vice-President 2017-2018. However, her best experience is leading teams of Rotarians, Rotaractors and Interactors to Africa and seeing how this volunteer experience changes their lives.

The Julius Nyerere International Conference Centre, the venue of the 94th District Conference and Assembley

5 DCA KEYNOTE SPEAKERS FATIMA ALIMOHAMED

Fatima Alimohamed, the CEO She has represented the Global Award, a citation for of African Brand Warrior is marketing fraternity as a Leadership Excellence by the an African and Kenyan. She Governor on the Private African Women Leaders CMO is an advocator for Africa and Sector Alliance (KEPSA), been Asia, finalist at the Diva of African brands with a solid the Chair of the Marketing Colours Award in London and track record across African Society of Kenya, Founder is receiving an award in April markets that lead her to change Marketing Society of Tanzania 2019 at the Women Economic from boots to heels where and Uganda, the Vice Forum (WFEF) in Delhi as ‘iconic needed. Fatima is a thought President, Chartered Institute woman making a better change leader in C- Suite level Strategy, of Marketing- Kenya, Chair for all’ award. brand development, consumer of the Advertising Standards relationships, NPD, marketing Committee, Vice President Fatima is an avid writer on and communication. Prior to Junior Chamber International marketing in various media founding and becoming the (JCI) plus a member of various publications and an astute CEO of African Brand Warrior, marketing and advertising speaker at International she was the GM for Wilmar boards. Conferences on her new Africa in both the Palm and passion Agriculture, Women Shea Industry in West Africa Empowerment and of course and has been representing the Brands and Marketing. She industries in various positions supports the Strands of Pearls and boards. project on mentoring young African girls on a project titled Fatima is known for creating ‘path of hope’ and is known to from scratch to re-creating be involved in many charity and rebranding various projects without talking about brands across Africa in various it publicly as she believes when categories in rice, edible oil, the right hand gives, the left soaps & detergents, milk, tyres, hand should never know. cement. cosmetic, beverages, telecom amongst others. In In a nutshell, Fatima is the Ghana, she is known for taking essence of a true daughter the Frytol brand that was of the African Soil. Her story bought over from Unilever by Fatima is an international is of an African woman who Wilmar to become Ghana’s multi award winner; She was has stood against all odds in Number 1 brand. honoured with the top 50 a male dominated space and Chief Marketing Oiffer’s (CMO) continued to defy all odds and Global award and the top challenges thrown at her with 100 Most Talented Marketers her crown firmly in place.

6 DISTRICT ROUNDUP $64,000 RAISED FOR BLOOD BANK IN JAZZ CONCERT By Helen Kawesa RC Kampala Ssese Islands

Rotary Uganda last month raised a whopping UGX246 million (US$64,000) towards equipping the Rotary Blood Bank at Mengo Hospital, during the Kirk Whalum Live Jazz Concert. The funds will be used to purchase equipment to enable the facility to process and pack safe blood. It will also purchase a fully equipped mobile blood bank to transport blood safely.

Alongside the concert, the “Rotary has proved itself as a The Mengo Blood Bank was “One Drop of Blood Initiative dependable credible partner officially opened in 2017 by was launched, a community- to the government and we the then Rotary International based mobilization effort to treasure the fruitful relationship President John F. Germ and urge people from all walks we share. Seeing successful the Right Prime Minister of of life, in their individual and projects like the Rotary Blood Uganda Hon. Dr. Ruhakana or institutional capacities, to Bank makes a huge statement Rugunda. The idea was voluntarily and regularly donate about why we exist. I’m proud to originated in 2013/2014 when a or blood or financial support be a Rotarian, and to be part of number of Rotary Clubs under to ensure safe, adequate and making history by launching the the leadership of the then accessible blood reserves for ‘One-drop of blood initiative’. District Governor Emmanuel the country and citizens. Something needed to be done Katongole, set out to build a and we’re taking the lead and modern facility to complement The Minister for Health, saving lives in the process. the existing national Blood Hon. Sarah Opendi, who is That’s what we’re about,” Hon Bank in . The total also a Rotarian, launched Opendi said. cost of this project was US$ the drive during a premier 1,103,000. transformation leadership Sponsors of the jazz concert Forum at the Kampala Serena and the second phase of the Hotel on Thursday 7th March Blood Bank included Stanbic 2019. She commended Bank and MTN Uganda, which Rotary for taking the lead each contributed Ushs 75 in serving communities and million. Others were the Vision partnering with government in Group, Next Media Group, transforming the health sector DFCU, Multichoice Uganda, among others. Uganda Breweries Limited, Record TV, Opportunity Bank, Cipla, Joint Medical Stores and the Institute of Corporate Click to read more Governance Uganda.

7 PROJECT SHOWCASE Kampala North Siriba project TRANSFORMS COMMUNITY IN KIRYANDONGO By PAG Eric Byenkya RC Kampala North

The Siriba Adopt a Community project was initiated by the Rotary Club of Kampala North in 2017 to alleviate the suffering of a community comprised of widows and children who survived the 20-year war in Northern Uganda. The heads of their families had been killed or abducted by the rebels leading to displacement from their homes. They eventually settled in Siriba, 222 north of Kampala. The widows organized themselves into a group called “Opit-Kic” which loosely translates into “Let us feed the orphans”. Their core objective of the 130 member group was to support each other, save money and invest it to be able to rent land for cultivation, feed their families and afford basic welfare and education for their children.

The Rotary club of Kampala has been set up and is provided SIRIBA ADOPT A North and partners made with drugs. A Micro Credit interventions through a scheme has been set up. The COMMUNITY FACT FILE: USD 106,000 Global Grant community was trained in • Project cost: - USD 106,000 to support the widows to financial management, group acquire land and improve their dynamics, record keeping, • Agriculture component: - standard of living by boosting management of borrowed USD 10,170 household incomes. The funds and management local primary school is being of meetings. A community • Education: - USD 18,090 supported through provision member was trained to manage • Health: - USD 15,770 of scholastic material and the Micro Credit Scheme which sports equipment, a computer is currently disbursing the • Micro Credit: - USD 14,800 laboratory and equipping the second lending cycle. school library. Oxen and ox • Water and sanitation: - USD ploughs have been provided The Opit-Kic experience 13,430 to support agriculture and the is another of Rotary’s • Youth: - USD 10,650 community has been skilled in many fulfilling miracles in communities around the modern farming techniques. A • Administration: - USD 8,600 maize mill is being provided to world. A community that once help boost the group’s income looked distraught is now full and an Events Management of happiness and hope for Business was started to the future. In recognition of support the youth. Five water their cooperation and resolve points have been set up in to transform from life as a the community and modern destitute internally displaced sanitation facilities are under group into a progressive construction. A health center community of self-sustaining women, the Opit-Kic widows were Runners up in last year’s 8 Women in Rotary event. DISTRICT ROUNDUP WASH GLOBAL GRANT TO HONOR SAM OWORI launched in Tororo

By PP James Serugo International Service Projects Coordinator Rotary club of Kampala

The Sam F. Owori Memorial George Karnes who physically WASH project G1866760 attended the project launch on coordinated by RC Kampala the 30th March. The colorful attracted the largest recorded function was officiated by Mama number of contributing clubs Nora Owori. She appealed and districts ever at the Rotary to the residents to maintain, foundation. 48 Rotary districts sustain and expand the project across the world and 22 Rotary donated by Rotarians across clubs Including RC Kampala, RC the world to honor RIPE Sam Portbell and RC Tororo from Owori who inspired them so D9211 contributed a total of much, USD 228,169 to construct a solar pumped piped water supply Rotarian Walter Hughes also system to the community from D7570 introduced to the in Merekit, . same area the micro flush toilet Over 3000 homesteads live by building two sample micro in a very water stressed semi flush toilets and training 48 agricultural setting. The project toilet makers. will also provide 5 schools with two drainable toilets each (One for boys and other for girls) and two others will be constructed for the public.

The project also attracted an American Not-for Profit Organization, Clean World, that will do the Menstrual Hygiene training in schools. The area Caption Grade III health center unit will Left: winners Smile- DG George also get water supply for the Karnes first time and renovations in the maternity ward. Top: Mama Nora Owori(Middle) with the trained participants The funding was coordinated by District Governor D7570

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Sight-saving: 46 RECEIVE FREE EYE SURGERY

By PE Bonnie Nsambu PR Committee Rotary club of

It all started at the Medical With the assistance of Dr. Ssali received the free sight-saving Camp, which was organized Grace Nsibirwa, the President surgery. Unfortunately, 32 by the Rotary Club of Kololo- of the Ophthalmology Society patients failed to turn up, Kampala in partnership with of Uganda, we were connected probably because they could the Rotary Clubs of Lukaya to the North Indian Cultural not afford transport to . and Masaka, on 15-16th Association of Uganda, which Nevertheless, the effort made February 2019 at Kisaabwa agreed to partner with the by the Rotary Club of Kololo Primary School, Butenga Sub- Rotary Club of Kololo to to follow up on these patients county, District. provide free eye surgery to the who were not treated at the Bukomansimbi district, with Bukomansimbi patients. CBS medical camp is commendable. a population of more than FM, a popular local radio station, 150,000 people, has no hospital offered free announcements to The Rotary Club of Kololo and the district has only one mobilize the patients for the hopes to partner with the North doctor who serves as the surgery. The only contribution Indian Cultural Association of District Health Officer. required from the patients Uganda on similar projects in was to transport themselves to the future. At the medical camp, the eye the hospital, as all other costs clinic attended to 324 patients, were fully covered! The North 60% female and 40% male. Indian Cultural Association met Seventy-eight (78) of these the costs of all medicines and patients were found to have consumables. The Rotary Club cataracts and other conditions of Kololo provided transport that required surgery. and per diem allowances for Blindness due to cataract the nurses while the Rotary is treatable and surgery is Club of Masaka provided the only safe solution. The accommodation for the This 7-year-old was one of surgeries could not be carried medical team. This partnership out at the medical camp. The enabled the project move very the youngest eye surgery Rotary Club of Kololo promised smoothly. beneficiaries to assist these patients to receive the eye surgery at a The eye surgeries were later date. Many did not believe conducted at Masaka Regional this promise, so they left the Referral Hospital on 4th- medical camp distraught. 6th March 2019. Forty six (46) patients turned up and

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Rotary Women in Dar es Salaam ORGANIZE DINNER IN AID OF THE GIRL CHILD By Catherine Njuguna Rotary Club of Dar es Salaam Mikocheni

Women Rotarians and their women family members and friends, decked out in their best outfits, came together for a fun evening and dinner at the Akemi restaurant, Dar es Salaam, on 12 March, to raise funds to support the girl child.

The women-only event was organized as part of "Women are underrepresented in many events to mark this year’s International Women’s important decision making positions. I looked up Day by the Rotary clubs of Dar es Salaam, Dar es at the percentage of women in CEO’s in Fortune Salaam – Mikocheni and Dar es Salaam – Sunset. 500 companies and found they were less than 5%. It was attended by female Rotarians from all eight Only 23% of the World’s politicians are women Rotary Clubs in Dar es Salaam. and around 6% of the presidents are women,” she said. The event was graced by the District Governor Sharmilla Bhatt who commended the three clubs The evening events included inspirational for their initiative to support the girl child noting speakers and a fashion show by women women still have a long way to go to achieve Rotarians. The funds raised from the event will go gender balance. towards running a sponsorship and mentorship program for the girl child. Needy girls will receive She said this included in Rotary where women sponsorship and mentoring all the way from high were not allowed to join Rotary until 1987 -82 school and college. Each of the three organizing years after it was formed and this was by a court clubs will select the girls to sponsor and mentor. order! And up to now, Rotary International has not had a woman president.

11 DISTRICT ROUNDUP THE GREATEST CELEBRATION OF WOMEN IN ROTARY - UGANDA By PP Flavia Serugo Chair Organizing Committee Women in Rotary 2019 RC Kampala Naalya

The Fourth edition of for their contribution to as the first female district Women in Rotary – socio economic development governor for District 9211 in Uganda. She further Uganda Chapter hosted noted that addressing social Despite the fact that the March by the Rotary Club challenges requires selfless calendar and in particular of Kampala Naalya leaders who are guided by that week Rotary in Uganda principles of service above self. had back to back events, the was not only a success turn up was coincidentally but highlighted more Other notable speakers overwhelming but thanks to the relevance and the included Carolyn Musyoka, Serena and the organizing team role women play in District Governor D9211 for handling the emergencies Sharmila Bhatt and a panel aptly. In attendance were over community service. of seasoned women led by 450 participants: - 44 rotary The overall objective Uganda Women’s Network clubs, 1 inner wheel club, 3 of Women in Rotary Executive director- Rita Rotaract clubs and 157 guests. event is to promote Aciro; Charter President RC Rotary leaders present included Kampala Impala- Hon Victoria past District Governors- the participation of Sekitoleko and Past Assistant Emmanuel Katongole and women in Rotary in Governor Phyllis Kwesiga. Stephen Mwanje, DGE Xavier addition to recognizing Sentamu, DGN Rosette Guests were also treated excellence in leadership. Nabbumba, District Secretary to entertainment by Ivuga Ronald Kawaddwa, our very The event that started from band and the highlight of the own Country Chair Anne humble beginnings and with an ceremony were the awards that Nkutu, Assistant Governors, audience of less than 150 has recognized inspirational women Inspirational presidents now tripled in size and going who through their vocations and guests from the Rotary by this year’s attendance, it are transforming communities. Foundation. The Katikiro of promises to get bigger and The awards were open to both , Charles Peter Mayiga better in the coming years. Rotarians and Non-Rotarians also graced the occasion. This year’s event held on 9th and the winners in the three March at Kampala Serena categories were: -PAG Ruth Hotel was graced by Her Royal Kavuma- Leadership Award, Click to read more Highness Nnabagereka Sylvia Ms. Gerry Opoka- Innovation Nagginda (Queen of Buganda Award and Ms. Vivian Kityo- Kingdom) who hailed Rotarians for Community service award. Our District Governor Sharmila was also recognized 12 DISTRICT ROUNDUP

Musical fundraiser TO SUPPORT A SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF

By Rtn. Mubaraka Zulfikar, Rotary Club of Central Tanga

When our club got agreed on our priority project all the way from Dar es Salaam chartered last year, for 2019 - to organize an Indian to support us to celebrate our Musical evening fund raising event and equally helped us in in November, we had to raise funds for renovating selling the raffle tickets in Dar some goals we wanted the classrooms and to build Es Salaam. to pursue during the six toilets. The quote came One of our member Veronica year 2019. Our Club to approximately 13 million Tanzanian Shillings ($6,000). Singh donated a sewing Treasurer, Indra machine to Pamoja Leo Nandha, proposed We started planning during the organization. It was donated a project to work month of January 2019 with lot for sewing sanitation pads for of excitement, fun, laughter and the girls and to teach the girls with Chuda School hard work. The club decided the art of sewing. – specifically on its to make the evening more wing for deaf children. exciting and decided to hire a The music played by the DJ was DJ all the way from Mombasa. super fabulous and the floor A few members of the club The members went out to the was taken away by the crazy visited the school. The deaf community, cooperates, friends dancers who danced away wing consisted of 98 children, and family to collect raffle with the wind! Along with this both girls and boys from the age prizes. Raffle prizes included a there was raffle draws and the of six to eighteen, divided into ticket to Dubai from Fly Dubai; winners were super excited by eight classrooms. The members accommodation at the Hotel the prizes they won! saw that out of the eight Verde and Madinat Al Bahr classrooms, four were in a very The proudest moment of the ; and evening was the announcement poor state and required major Auric Air donated tickets from repairs of the roof, change of that our club managed to raise Tanga to Zanzibar and back; 17,111,000/- ($7,500) and this ceiling boards, change of door Supermarket voucher; dinner locks, varnishing of the doors, will fulfil both phases of the for two and cash donations projects. The renovation of the treatment of termites and from Diamond Trust Bank and coloring. classrooms had already started individual businesses around before the fund-raising evening We realized that all the 98 Tanga. due to positive vibes given by children both boys and girls Our special guests, Assistant the wonderful donors. were using one toilet. This area Governor Moh Versi & his also needed urgent attention. beautiful wife Farida Versi came Click to read more After thorough discussion, we

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RC Bwebajja holds first ROTARY SECONDARY SCHOOLS CAREER FAIR

By Rtn. Protaze Tibyakinura (PHF) Event Coordinator Rotary Club of Bwebajja

The Rotary Club of Bwebajja He noted that children should life. He praised the club held the first Rotary Secondary be allowed to choose careers leadership for headlining Schools' Career Fair on Saturday suited for their ability and such a very thoughtful event 30th March 2019. Over 300 disposition in a manner that and promised to mobilize secondary schools, parents only guides but not influence platinum sponsorship for and teachers got up close them. He thanked the President the next edition. He also and personal with Rotarians of the Rotary Club of Bwebajja advised students, teachers and and professionals in different Moses Quinion Galabuzi and parents to take part in the fight fields at Taibah International the club for thinking about the against cancer in Uganda by School in Bwebajja. The fair dire need to address students' participating in the upcoming which attracted 20 booths careers at an early start with cancer run program slated of professions that today’s the promise of adding value to for 25th August in different students crave for addressed this event in the consecutive major towns in Uganda at only the need for students to start years. 25,0000 shiliings preparing early for their future careers and do whatever it The function had sessions that All the proceeds that were takes to build and excel in saw Inspirational Presidents collected will go to the clubs' those careers. Danny Ajju from the Rotary signature event dubbed The Club of enthuse Rotary Geriatric Centre themed The event which is planned to students about Law and how to Harnessing the Elderly. be annual was headlined by build a career; Grace Nanyonga the University of as the Mugisha (Mukono Central) platinum sponsors and also speaking about opportunities had Radio Simba, Hot 100, for skilling youth; James Taibah International School Onyoin (Kampala Day Break) and Pangea Aviation Academy emphasizing the need for going as gold sponsors. an extra mile in the choices that students make. Hon. Dr. Timothy Mutesasira the Charter President of the Past District Governor Stephen Rotary club of gave Mwanje who was the events a keynote address and said that Chief Guest emphasized many times parents influence the need for determination, students to choose careers for innovativeness and discipline reasons best known to them. for one to succeed in

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Cheers and Pride at D9211 ROTARY FOUNDATION DINNER 2019 By Rtn Jacqueline Mali PR Committee-TRF Fundraising Dinner

Rotary Uganda held its Polio plus. At the start of the Rotarians Dancing Fellowship, 8th edition of The Rotary mobilization in January the Pride College School Mwiri, Foundation Recognition (TRF) TRF giving was USD 190,465. Deo Kalikumutima and Co. and Fundraising Dinner on By close of the dinner, total Advocates, Rapha Chemists March 8th 2019 at Sheraton collection was at USD 296,225. and Events Warehouse. All Hotel, Kampala – Uganda. proceeds go to the Rotary The dinner is an annual event Recognitions were given to Foundation. held to recognize individuals clubs that excelled in giving to (Rotarians and Rotaractors) TRF in the following categories; and or private entities for their polio plus fund, clubs giving contributions to the Rotary to all programs of the Rotary Foundation in a given Rotary foundation, per capita giving Year. club to the TRF annual fund, members participating in giving Over 500 guests that were on Every Rotarian Every Year comprised of Officials from (EREY) and other programs Rotary International offices, of the foundation, highest Rotarians, Rotaractors, number of Paul Harris (PHF) Business community and members and multiple donors friends of Rotary attended the event. Key among the Rotary For individual recognitions dignitaries included: District we had 5 major donors, 2 Governor Sharmila Bhatt- the benefactors and 218 Paul host, Trustee Hoyen Per (Guest Harris Fellows and multiple of Honor), Espen Malmberg, RI donors. Europe Africa Office Manager, We appreciate our sponsors for DGN Rosetti Nabbumba, PDG your contribution to the success Emmanuel Katongole, PDG of the event. PDG Emmanuel Stephen Mwanje, PDG Bob Katongole, Our Lady of Africa Nsibirwa and PDG Ken Mugisha SSS, Namilyango, Parapet, and Assistant Governors. National Social Security Fund, The District set a target of MG Batteries Limited, Guvnor, USD 650,000 towards the Africa Travel, TeClab Engineers Rotary Foundation of which Limited, Quick Supermarket, USD 90,000 will go towards Eliza Global solutions, D9211

15 OPINION

Representing the RI President - My Reflections

PDG Tusu

No one will deny this: like a Presidential Mimic rather impressed by the excellent representing the Rotary than Representative. A few and well-balanced event International President and sleepless nights…. programme, the management, their spouse at any event is and the simplicity of it all. one of the most humbling Dorcas and I were privileged No pomp and whistles – just and at the same time exciting to have this honour, as distilled Rotary. Hmmm, food opportunities. For three or has happened before, as for thought! Another highlight four days, wherever it is in the President Barry and Esther’s was that they had a project world, you get into that unique representatives at the District fair for half a day, a project fair space reserved for the top 5340 (Southern California) with a difference: District 5340 leader of Rotary International, District Conference early neighbours Mexico just across a space that, regardless of the March. It was a triple blessing the border, and they have a individual, is at the very centre for us, because, through lot of collaboration. Rotarians of the passion of Rotarians, collaboration they initiated from across the border came the dedication of Rotarians, with our District over 20 years to make presentations on their the selflessness of Rotarians. ago, we have many friends in ongoing collaborative projects, The position personifies and D5340. The District Governor or new projects to seek new actualises the timeless values and his spouse, Mel and Judy, project partners. More food of Rotary and everything are personal friends as are for thought – maybe we should Rotary stands for – and that Philippe and Duggan who were invest more into this approach means they hold it in very high assigned to us as aides. Aides as D9211, going to events of esteem: it is a symbol. indeed – we know they would potential supported rather have cared for us equally well than assuming that those who Friends, this is scary, because if we just visited in individual want to support us should the first question that must capacity. The third blessings? come looking for us, which is come to your mind, unless your Well, Dorcas and I do enjoy really rather strange when you arrogance exceeds all normal traveling and taking time off think about it. bounds, is, “Am I fit for this?”. together. This happens to It forces you to introspect and you when God blesses your No prizes for guessing that I was think about your totality as a marriage, something we always knocked over by the passion of person. It forces you to look thank the Almighty for. the Rotaractors. My energy for deep within so that in character nurturing Rotaractors has been and conduct – not just for the District 5340 is one of the spread thin by increasing Rotary occasion but going forward leading Rotary Districts in involvement elsewhere, so I did – you do everything you can terms of giving, international the next best thing after a very to deserve the honour. The involvement especially through exciting discussion with them: I challenge, or opportunity as I grants, and their fantastic have linked them to the District look at it, is having to really think youth programmes. We might Rotaract Representative-Elect in depth about the President’s be ahead in Rotaract, and their Jakob Ssendawula. What is the theme message so that you District Conference do not point of having children if they can understand it, internalise attract as many people as ours do not take over from you? it, and then pass it on in your – but they are far ahead of us in own words without sounding all other Rotary and Foundation Would Dorcas and I do it again? programmes. I was particularly Are you kidding? Of course!

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ROTARY CLUB OF DONATE PARTNERSHIPS SEVERAL BASIC ACCESSORIES TO INTIMATES

By Rtn Charles Muweesi Rotary Club of Nsangi

March 19: DG Sharmila and USAID Director Michelle sign an MoU for the RI-USAID $4 Million WASH Programme to be implemented in Uganda over a period of 3 years.

Rotary Club of Nsangi together with Nsangi Anglican Church and Archdeaconry Church paid a courtesy visit to Kitalya Prison and donate several basic accessories to the intimates. We thank Rotarian Kato David Ssamba & Rtn Mary Namusoke who coodinated the Program on behalf of the Club.

The signing was witnessed by the PS Ministry of Water - Rtn Alfred Okot Okidi

Rotary D9211 and Buganda kingdom will work together with special emphasis on three of our areas of focus - Economic and community development , Maternal and child health and Water and Sanitation. Celebrate World Immunization Week this last week of April

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ROTARY VIJANA POA PASSES OUT GRADUATES

AKWANG HILL INTERACTORS IN BLOOD DONATION DRIVE TO SAVE MOTHERS By Sam Okello Patron- Akwang Hill Interact Club

March 22, 2019 was the Graduation Ceremony at Uganda Christian University(UCU) - Mukono of the 1st intake of students who completed a certificate course under the Rotary UCU Vijana Poa Programme. Under this partnership, UCU will offer youth a 12-week practical course on Enterprise Development and Mindset Change. The next intake is due in May 2019.

When we visited Kalongo hospital in the third RYLA BOOTCAMP A SUCCESS! term of 2018, we were told one of the biggest By Michael , Rotaract Kampala East. problems the hospital faces is the shortage of blood. Kalongo Hospital being the only referral hospital serving Agago, Pader, Otuke and parts of Abim, Kitgum, Omoro, etc. districts, there is always high need for blood. We are losing many women during child birth, and many people whose lives could be saved if we are to have enough blood in the hospital.

Though we cannot solve this problem, we certainly can do something about it. The interactors agreed to donate their blood termly to the hospital Over 400 youth from the different parts of through Gulu regional blood bank since Kalongo the country as nominated by the different hospital don't have the requirements for blood sponsor Rotary clubs attended the Rotary Youth donation. We are also sensitizing and convincing Leadership Awards, spread out in the Eastern, other people to always donate blood to save lives Western and Central RYLA editions. as the need for blood never ends. The participants where trained by leaders in We thank our headteacher and the management different industries on topics like personal of Kalongo hospital for connecting us to Gulu branding, how to develop and build a business regional blood bank. This is second time the idea into a successful business, use of digital media for business and most importantly interactors turned up in good numbers to inspired to join Rotaract to serve their different generously donate their blood, Special thanks to communities. The trainings were all guided by the the interactors, our campaign for blood donation theme “Embrace the Entrepreneur in you.” to save lives has taken a good shape! Each participant walked away with a certificate (The Interact Club of Akwang Hill is proudly as an award for attending the two day intensive sponsored by the Rotary Club of Kampala Naalya). trainings, thanks to the District Youth Services Committee for executing on this year’s RYLA.

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Planting trees at the RC Mengo Interact conference RC Charter

RC Mutundwe RC Mutundwe interactors RC Bulindo Charter

RC Kampala 7 Hills Charter Rotaract DTTS

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20 THE BEST SHOTS ARE OUT! HERE ARE THE WINNERS OF THE WAVE'S PHOTO CONTEST!

1. The village Scene by Ibra Bagalana

2. The patient by Magume Blair.

3. The Cyclists by Gava Ibrahim

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