Rotary members are committed to reaching Sustainable Development Goal #3 Ensure healthy lives and promote wellbeing for all – at all ages - Progress of goal 3 in 2018 Many more people today are living healthier lives than in the past decade. Nevertheless, people are still suffering needlessly from preventable diseases, and too many are dying prematurely. Overcoming disease and ill health will require concerted and sustained efforts, focusing on population groups and regions that have been neglected.
An estimated 5.9 million children under the age of five die each year because of malnutrition, inadequate health care, and poor sanitation — all of which can be prevented. Rotary members expand access to quality care, so mothers and children everywhere can have the same opportunities for a healthy future. Members provide education, immunizations, birth kits, and mobile health clinics. Women are taught how to prevent mother-to-infant HIV transmission, how to breast feed, and how to protect themselves and their children from disease.
'Mana Tangata: People of Action' is the working title of a coffee table publication being crafted by professional historian Dr Stephen Clarke. The achievements of your Club and Rotarians cannot be considered by Dr Clarke if he is not aware of them. Many Clubs have already sent information to Dr Clarke. Research and writing is already under way. The manuscript is due in July 2020 for publication in 2021, so Clubs need to get their information to the historian as soon as possible.
More details and an outline of what the publication will cover are set out later in this article.
Our RFE chair Anneke has been busy. This story and the next have two new exchanges.
The first one is in September - so if you are interested, get reading and get your skates on!
1. Outbound to D9700, Central New South Wales - September 2019
2. Inbound and Outbound from D7850, Northern New England (USA) and Canada. See the Story below for details
Rotary Global Awards is our member benefits program for Rotary and Rotaract club members, along with program alumni, that offers discounts on products and services. You can take advantage of these special offers, add your own, or choose offers that give back to Rotary.
WORLD PEACE - ONE STUDENT AT A TIME!We were delighted that four Rotarians from 9940 were able to take part in the annual national RLI (Rotary Leadership Institute) Facilitator training in Auckland in March. This is an excellent two day training opportunity focused primarily on providing participants with the skills and knowledge required to facilitate RLI training courses in their own District. Helen Algar (Wellington), Claire Matthews (pictured, ADG Manawatu 2), Roger Buchanan (ADG Manawatu 1) and Colin Jackson (past ADG Taranaki 1) were the recent attendees.
4 Australian Students arrived at Wellington Airport on Saturday 6 April to begin our “Match” Programme for 2019, which is for 12 weeks in New Zealand and then returning to Australia with their New Zealand Match for 12 weeks – they were all very excited and looking forward to their time in NZ.
They were welcomed by Chairman Marion Patchett, and warmly greeted by their “Match”, families, and Mentors.
Isn’t it great when we have publicity that shows what our Club stands for in our community? The Brand Center at MyRotary allows you to easily create your own Club brochure, print ads, Facebook posts, banners and posters.
You will need to sign in at https://brandcenter.rotary.org/en-GB The posters on the walls of our training room at South Pacific Presidents-Elect training in Auckland in early March were made using the Brand Center resources.
To celebrate 100 years of Rotary in New Zealand and the Pacific Islands in 2021, Dr Stephen Clarke, a professional historian, has been commissioned to research and write a landmark publication on Rotary in New Zealand and the Pacific Islands, 1921–2021. Dr Clarke started work on the book in last year. The book will be part of a suite of activities under what is called the Mana Tangata Programme to celebrate the Centennial. The programme will be formally launched later in the year. Hamish Dick, who is a student at Victoria University, is working with Dr Clarke over the university holidays as a research assistant. Hamish would like to make contact with each of the Rotary Clubs in our Rotary District and, at this stage, is looking initially for the following information:
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