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South Asia Office Resource A Monthly Newsletter from Rotary International South Asia Office November 2019 Volume XIII, Number 5 Message from Highlights Head-South Asia Membership figures as of 01 November 2019 Dear District Governor, Country Clubs# Rotarians# Variance from 01 July 2019 ** November, The Rotary Foundation month, is a great Clubs Rotarians Bangladesh 379 11,190 14 823 time to celebrate your accomplishments by sharing success stories and promote giving. It is equally Bhutan 1 27 0 2 important to adhere to the policies of Rotary Foundation India 3,891 153,087 48 7,331 with respect to recognition as well as Global Grant Maldives 1 41 0 3 guidelines. For more details, please refer to page 4 & Nepal 121 4,816 2 185 5. Pakistan 238 3,386 15 391 Sri Lanka 72 2,048 1 132 During the month of October, SAO staff were part of major Total 4,703 174,595 80 8,867 World Polio Day events held in New Delhi. On Polio Day i.e. 24 October when INPPC Chairman Deepak Kapur Worldwide 36,057 1,219,094 167 29,628 flagged off “Mission Indradhanush Message Car” a project ** Variance from 01 July 2019 official starting figures. # These are system generated figures. Official month-end by RC of Regency Next from RISAO premises to membership statistics would be available by around 10th of propagate importance of routine immunization against next month. diseases like Polio, Measles and Rubella. November 2019 RI Exchange Rate for US $1 Local Rate of Another major event was organized by the Ministry of Country Health and Family Welfare, Government of India to Currency Exchange celebrate the silver anniversary (25 years) of the Pulse Bangladesh BDT 85 Polio Program on 31 October 2019. PRIP Raja Saboo, India INR 71 PRIP Kalyan Banerjee, INPPC Chair Deepak Kapur and Nepal NPR 113 other Rotarians attended the event. More information on Pakistan PKR 156 World Polio Day events on page 6 & 7. Sri Lanka LKR 181 Changes from last month are shown in blue. Current & previous RI Exchange Rates can be accessed through Another event was a seminar for Fiscal Agents of www.rotary.org Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Thailand held at Bangkok. Unfortunately, FA of Sri Lanka could not IMPORTANT INFORMATION attend this meeting due to other pressing engagements. 31 Dec 19 – Deadline for appointment of DRFC 2020-23 31 Dec 19 – Low Cost Shelter Pilot ends With warm regards, 31 Dec 19 – Simple School Pilot ends Rajeev Ranjan Head-South Asia 1 Club & District Support (CDS) Celebrate World Interact Week Celebrate World Interact Week this 4-10 November with nearly half a million Interact club members around the world! How will you share the power of Interact and celebrate this special occasion? Interested in celebrating but not sure where to start? Check out these daily activities you can use to join the party and share your celebrations with #WorldInteractWeek! Details available here. Share your outstanding project The Rotaract Outstanding Project Awards recognize exceptional humanitarian projects around the world. Nominate your club or district's project to receive recognition for your hard work and high-impact, sustainable projects. We'll share your story with the world and inspire others to take action. Here's how to get started: 1. Identify one project. Choose your best club, district, or multidistrict project. 2. Collect photos, social media posts, media coverage, and videos of your members in action. 3. Submit your nomination by 1 February 2020. LEARN MORE Enter the 2020 Rotarian photo contest The Rotarian Photo Contest is now open. Submit up to three photos here. Winning photos will appear in the June 2020 issue of The Rotarian. For over 100 years, photography has been one of the ways members of the Rotary family tell their stories to the world. Enter the 2020 Rotarian photo contest for a chance to be featured in The Rotarian! Submit up to three of your best photos by 15 December. More details here. 2 The State of Rotary Membership No two clubs in the Rotary world are the same, and yet many of them share similar membership challenges. The newly revised State of Membership Presentation presents a picture of where we are as of 1 July 2019. The 15-slide PowerPoint can be easily customized as per requirement. Rotary’s members are our greatest assets. When our membership is strong, our clubs are more vibrant, Rotary has greater visibility, and our members have more resources to help communities flourish. Foundation (TRF) FUND DEVELOPMENT Regional AKS induction ceremony A Regional AKS induction ceremony will be held during TRF dinner at the Rotary Institute at Indore on 05 December 2019. The program will be attended by RSLs, Zone leaders and Major Donors. The AKS members to be inducted during the program are: District Donor Recognition Level 3141 Kishorilal Jhunjhunwala Arch Klumph - Trustees Circle 3201 N. Sundaravadivelu and S. V. Murugambal Arch Klumph - Trustees Circle 3201 Navas Meeran and Shereen Navas Arch Klumph - Trustees Circle 2019-20 Zone-wise TRF Contribution Update (interim October): 2019-20 Total 2018-19 Total AF Annual Polio Other Endowment Contribution Contribution % Zone Per Fund Plus Giving Fund as on 31-Oct- as on 31-Oct- Variance Capita 19 (INTERIM) 18 (FINAL) Zone- $2.82 $37,684 $433 $32,320 $3,000 $73,437 $171,355 -57% 1* Zone-4 $12.17 $475,945 $20,770 $317,593 $43,420 $857,728 $1,809,057 -53% Zone-5 $3.70 $156,622 $47,065 $301,376 $8,819 $513,882 $502,069 2% Zone-6 $6.98 $243,460 $17,127 $289,523 $0 $550,110 $476,937 15% Zone-7 $7.65 $275,766 $27,433 $112,504 $157,960 $573,663 $2,334,320 -75% India $6.85 $998,341 $97,003 $828,911 $210,199 $2,134,454 $4,950,311 -57% South- $7.18 $1,189,477 $112,829 $1,053,315 $213,199 $2,568,820 $5,293,739 -51% Asia *Zone-1 figures include only Pakistan & Bangladesh 3 Rotary Foundation Month November is Rotary Foundation month. Here are few things that clubs and districts can do to ensure November events are a success: 1. Educate members about The Rotary Foundation and show them our impact by using an Area of Focus video during meetings. 2. Promote the Every Rotarian, Every Year (EREY) Presentation to encourage giving by each Rotarian. 3. Share stories about Foundation-funded projects and assure donors that their money is spent wisely. 4. Recognize and thank new Major Donors, Bequest Society members, Paul Harris Society and Paul Harris Fellow members. 5. Thank Rotarians who gave to the Foundation for the first time ever. 6. Encourage the Non-Giving clubs to “Give” to our Foundation. 7. Promote Online Giving and encourage Rotarians to contribute online through Credit/Debit card or via Net Banking. Major Donor Recognition Guidelines In view of several instances of non-compliance of guidelines for Major Donor and Major Gifts Recognition in the region, the policy is being reiterated here: 1) Because contributions accumulate, donors may be recognized as they reach each successive level. 2) Only outright personal contributions including Annual Fund, Endowment Fund, and other restricted gifts to The Rotary Foundation qualify for Major Donor recognition. 3) Major Donor recognition is reserved for individuals, couples, non-Rotary affiliated Foundations, and corporations. Contributions from donor spouses are typically combined for Major Donor recognition purposes, it they request in writing. A club or district is not eligible for this recognition. All of us need to ensure that Major Donor contributions, including AKS contributions are the personal gifts of the donors and that District Funds or contributions from any fundraising activities, beneficiaries/cooperating organizations are not being utilized to match their contributions for major donor recognitions. GRANTS Grants approved during the month of September 2019 for South Asia Region. Rotary Grants Number of grants Amount (USD) in million Global Grants 20 2.19 Total 20 2.19 Area of Focus No. of Global Grants Basic Education and Literacy 4 Disease Prevention and Treatment 8 Community Economic Development 3 Water Sanitation and Hygiene 5 Total 20 Global grant beneficiaries It has come to the notice of the Foundation that the clubs and districts are accepting contributions from beneficiaries, beneficiary organizations and cooperating organizations in lieu of providing/implementing global grant projects. This is contrary to the Foundation policy. 4 We would also like to share following additional information on beneficiary eligibility, activities, level of competence etc., that a club or district should be fully aware of, while applying for a global grant: * TRF will accept contributions for global grants submitted by Rotary clubs and districts that are contributed by Rotarians, clubs and districts, and non-Rotarians and non-Rotary entities as long as there is no conflict of interest as defined in Rotary Foundation Code of Policies section 10.030., that project funds do not come from a beneficiary or cooperating organization involved in the project, and provided that this funding is used for projects that are designed and implemented by Rotary clubs and districts, subject to Foundation stewardship and reporting requirements. * Non-member cash contributions — donations to the project account or to The Rotary Foundation from other organizations or parties (not including cooperating organizations or beneficiaries of the project) are eligible to be matched 50 percent by the World Fund for projects that are designed and implemented by Rotary clubs and districts, subject to Foundation stewardship and reporting requirements. * Follow Rotary’s Privacy Statement for Personal Data outlined in section 26.080. of the Rotary Code of Policies.