18| COUNTY OF (Nordsee-Zeitung) Thursday, February 11, 2021

United aid at a new level Rotarians establish country committee " - South Central Africa" - Hans-Günther Gellersen from Kührstedt as chairman

By Andreas Schoener

GEESTLAND. Clean water, better operating conditions thanks to a reliable energy supply, functioning sanitary facilities - what seems self-evident to us is pure luxury in many parts of Africa. This is where the Rotary Club of (RC) has been working on projects for years. In order to put the voluntary help on a broader platform, the country committee "Germany - South Central Africa" was founded.

The chairman is District Governor Hans-Günther Gellersen from Kührstedt, who has been nominated for 2022 and 2023. The committee includes Rotarians from all over Germany. The RC Bad Bederkesa is represented by First video conference of the new country committee "Germany - South Central Africa". Chairman is the district governor nominated for 2022 and 2023, Christa Baumann and Martin Hans-Günther Gellersen from Kührstedt (top row, second from left). Photo: private represented by von der Lieth. During an initial online meeting were built in the township of The participants of the online who has already been to Zambia peace-and mutual under- with 22 participants, they learned N'gombe in Lusaka. meeting agreed to organize a several times to see the standing," says Gellersen, about the partners now know seminar for young adults in the conditions on the ground. "There recalling that the first country In the following two years, a each other. "It was exciting and near future. Topics such as is not only a lack of vaccines committee in Germany recently hospital in the township of interesting to meet at eye level," mutual learning, teaching there, as there is here, but also of celebrated its 90th anniversary: Kalingalinga in Lusaka received a says Gellersen, speaking of "good leadership skills and combating mouth-and-nose protection and the "Germany-France Country secure water and electricity and trusting contacts." On the the ubiquitous plastic waste even soap. Committee. The African clubs and supply by installing a diesel African side, the new committee worldwide will be on the agenda. districts in particular wanted to generator and drilling a well on "This is where the country includes the countries of "give a new form to the the premises. Through contacts "As soon as the global pandemic committee wants to encourage Botswana, Eswatini, Malawi, perspective cooperation by made in 2017, RC Overledigen/ allows, youth exchanges in clubs to help with donations in Mozambique Zambia and having their own country Rhauderfehn supported a particular will be promoted," says kind. "The friends in Africa will Zimbabwe. "There are good links committee. children's hospital in Livingstone. Gellersen. After all, the younger take care of the smooth import with Zambia and Malawi in generation should sooner or later and customs formalities." particular, thanks to several "We want to continue and help provide impetus for modern Gellersen welcomes the projects," says Kührstedter. people to help themselves," says developments in their respective establishment of the country Gellersen, outlining the basic idea home countries. committee "Germany - South ------of Rotarian action, and is pleased District 1850, to which Bad Bederkesa Three times in Lusaka Covid-19 is currently dominating Central Africa" as a consequential about the founding of the country belongs, has about 3330 members in A delegation from Bad Bederkesa life - over here and over there. step of international Rotarian committee, "because help can be work. 70 Rotary Clubs. The contact person is has been to Lusaka in Zambia coordinated even better in a The pandemic is also a problem in Hans-Günther Gellersen, Kührstedt, three times in recent years. In direct way." Africa, he said. A very big "Country committees serve phone 04708/152364, e-mail: addition, stable sanitary facilities problem, emphasizes Gellersen, international understanding, [email protected]