Edition 3 –20 June 2000
Please Note: This document is not a Web Site. It is the collection of information and
resources that is the framework for the WCSRN Web Site (www.RotaryWCSRN.net) approximately
9/1/2000. Until then we trust that
you can use the information to help you with Rotary humanitarian aid
projects. On 9/1, the Web Site will
be more user friendly.
Introduction: This document is an interim measure to provide access to the resources cataloged by the WCSRN over the past three years. It is made available through the generous efforts of the District 7150 Webmaster, Marlene Brown, and their web hosting company. Their Web Site contains a very valuable section called “World Wide Rotary Links (WWRL)”. Anyone who is interested in the advancement of Rotary electronic communication should visit this District site at http://www.rotarydistrict7150.org . Within that site, click to WWRL, then click World Community Service and you will be able to click access to this document. For future reference, set this address in your favorite places (bookmarks).
Questions,
comments, suggestions for additional references are encouraged and should
be directed to:
James H. Johannsen, PDG 1992-93, D5240, 5126-A Calle Real
History: The concept of an Information Center of this nature dates
back to an article written by Dr. Vannevar Bush, the World War II Director of
the Office of Scientific Research and Development of the United States
Government. The article was titled “As
We May Think” and appeared in the July, 1945 issue of the Atlantic Monthly, pp.
101-108. Extensions of the concept were
the subject of an article by Hans Peter Luhn, a development engineer with
IBM. This article was titled “A
Business Intelligence System” and first appeared in the October, 1958 issue of
the IBM Journal of Research and Development, pp 314-319. For those interested in the history of
computer-based information systems, these articles are the basis for many of
the concepts we take for granted today.
Establishment of the World Community Service Resource
Network (WCSRN): In June,
1997, the RI Board approved a 3 year plan for establishing, promoting and
supporting a WCSRN to provide comprehensive information and advice to clubs and
districts on successful approaches to carrying our international service
projects, funding opportunities available through the Rotary Foundation and
other sources, and international shipping procedures for donated goods
projects. Twelve Rotarians were
appointed to serve as “specialists” to develop the Network and the first
meeting was held in Evanston in June, 1998.
Further description of the RN and names and addresses of the members are
shown in the WCSRN Section of the RI Web Page, www.rotary.org/programs/wcs/wcsrn/index.htm.
Subsequent meetings and extensive communication among the members by
e-mail have resulted in identifying hundreds of sources of information related
to the ultimate goals of the RN, that is to assist clubs in initiating and
developing international service projects, assist where projects in process
encounter difficulties, and developing a bank of expertise that can be easily
accessed by Rotary Clubs worldwide.
This Reference Guide, or Information Center is a
consolidation of much of the information we have identified to date. We do not purport that it is
all-inclusive and suggestions for additions are encouraged. It will be revised periodically as new
information is located and new Web Sites become operational and/or new e-mail
contacts are identified. This document
is only intended to be an interim solution to an evolving network of
information that will be provided by integration of many Web Sites now in
existence or planned. Please
recognize that the name of WCSRN is a name only and the information contained
herein is applicable to all Humanitarian and Disaster Relief Aid projects
regardless of whether they are WCS Projects, Rotary Foundation 3H or Matching
Grant Projects or responses to Disaster situations.
Structure of this Information Center: Sections that follow this
introductory page will provide access to the following:
| A. Access to District WCS Chairs, etc. B. Project Definition C. Projects Seeking Assistance Offers to Support Projects Projects In Process Projects Completed |
D. Knowledge of Rotarians E. Country Requirements H. Transportation I. Funding J. How to connect to the WCSRN |
A. Access to District WCS, Matching Grant and
Rotary Foundation Chairs:
This section is under construction. It will ultimately include a directory to search for the e-mail addresses of the three key District Chairs above. If the appropriate individual does not have an e-mail listed, the inquiry will be referred to the Rotary International Directory with a recommendation to contact the District Governor as to how to reach the Rotarian needed.
B. Project Definition:
1. WCS: A Path to Success - RI Web
Site – www.rotary.org/programs/wcs/wcsrn/success.htm
The RI Web Site provides a guide for clubs to structure a
project and seek assistance through a step by step process entitled WCS: A Path to Success. There is also a guide for clubs who are
interested in supporting a project that needs assistance.
2. A Guide to
Developing and Managing International Service Projects – RI
Publication 126-EN
3. World
Community Service Handbook: A Guide to
Action – RI Publication 742-EN
4. A Guide to
Matching Grants for International Humanitarian Projects – RI
Publication 125-EN
5. World
Community Service Projects Exchange – RI Publication 754-EN
The introductory section of this publication is excellent as
to defining projects, etc. The actual
projects listed are quite dated by the time the publication is distributed and
the WCS Projects Exchange available on the RI Web Site is more timely. That Site is available at www.rotary.org/programs/wcs/projexch/database.htm
6. RI
Projects Database – RI Web Site – www.rotary.org/club/project/index.htm
This database contains several hundred projects that have
been completed but it is a good reference source in how to structure a
project and also provides access to Project Contacts and sponsors of similar
planned projects can contact them for advice.
Many of these are Community Service Projects but may also provide ideas
for WCS projects.
7. Steps in Developing
Projects – Interact D5340 www.alwayssummer.com/interact/handbook/develop.html
This site is helpful for some of the basics in project
development. There is also a link to
International Projects.
8. 10 Reasons
Matching Grant Applications are Held Up - ROTI - http://mars.ark.com/~rotary/int001.htm
C. Projects:
It is planned that this
section will evolve into a single Projects Database that can be searched
by area or country, size of project, type of project, etc. The Database will include “status”
description so an inquiry will retrieve all projects seeking assistance, offers
of support, projects in process and projects completed that match the
inquiry. In other words, a project will
be listed as an “open project” when a Club or a District seeks assistance, when
it is “adopted”, it will become “in process”, and when it has been completed,
it will be categorized as “completed” and held in the file for three years for
reference. Thus the person inquiring
will have a complete picture of what has been done, planned, or in
process. In the meantime, the inquiring
Rotarian should search the multiple Databases that are available and are listed
as follows:
1. WCS
Projects Exchange – RI Web Site – www.rotary.org/programs/wcs/projexch/database.htm
This database contains several hundred projects that need
assistance. There is a Project Data
Form that can be downloaded so new projects can be entered off line. For clubs seeking to support projects,
you can search for the kind of project your club would like to support by
country or region, project type, i.e.: Community Development, Education, Food,
Health, and Water/Sanitation. In
addition you can specify a Project Size.
You then contact the listed club to offer assistance. This Database is updated at least
monthly. The equivalent printed RI Publication
is 754-EN but there is an obvious time lag.
2. RI
Projects Database – RI Web Site – www.rotary.org/club/project/index.htm
This database contains several hundred projects that have
been completed but it is a good reference source in how to structure a
project and it also provides access to Project Contacts and sponsors of similar
planned projects can contact them for advice.
Many of the projects listed are Community Service Projects.
3. Projects
Corner, Suggested Club Projects – RI Web Site – www.rotary.org/club/project/50proj.htm
This site defines examples of 50 club projects suggested to the Dreams for the Future Committee. The list may stimulate ideas for WCS projects and/or Community Service Projects.
4. WCS
Resource Projects Registry - Pres. Devlyn’s Web Site – www.frankdevlyn.org/wcs/register-project.htm
This Site permits registration online similar to that of
Project Central below. This Site was
just activated so there are only a few projects listed. The Registry can be sorted and presented in
several sequences.
5. Project
Central – ROTI Project – www.projectcentral.org -
This is a comprehensive site of several hundred projects
that need assistance. It is sponsored
by Rotarians on the Internet (ROTI, one of the 70 + Rotary Recreation and
Vocational Fellowships, RRVFs). Clubs
can post their availability or needs online and it is searchable by
Category and Country. It also provides
linkage to nine ROTI members who serve as advisors to clubs seeking help. There is also extensive linkage to other Web
Sites related to WCS. Help available
can also be listed. This is probably
the concept that the future listings of Projects will take as the WCSRN evolves.
6. World
Service Database – www.rotaract.de/service
This Database lists about 200 projects and is maintained as
a part of the German Rotaract Web Site.
Postings are entered on line and are not edited for clarity, etc. They
are planning to integrate it into the planned European Service Database
(Service 2000) and to operate more like a Listserv or Message Board.
7. European
Service Database (Service 2000) – Contact by e-mail: mehmeton@fornet.net.tr (No Web
Site yet)
See World Service Database above.
8. Rotarians
Online Conference Center – www.conference.icufr.org
This site is an overall “Rotary Interests” site that was built and is maintained by the RRVF “International Computer Users Fellowship of Rotarians (ICUFR)”. It has a topic “International Contacts and Project Discussions” and under that are several sub-topics that relate to World Community Service and Matching Grant Programs. This entire Site is in “forum” or “message board” format. Postings are entered “online” and not edited. Clubs who find partners are asked to inform the sysop (Gord Hankin) to remove the message. Gordon is at sysop@hankin.ns.ca.
9. Action Without
Borders, Web Site – www.idealist.org,
Contact: Ami Dar - info@idealist.org
The mission of this organization is similar to the
WCSRN. They attempt to be a resource
for anyone who is looking for a project, needs humanitarian aid, wants to
volunteer, etc. They are primarily an
information resource and they have a Database of 20,000 organizations in 140
countries and the Database can be searched.
My search on “Rotary International” yielded 50 references. I did not try to search on “humanitarian
aid”, etc. but it would appear that this is a valuable source of information,
possibly to seek out Rotary Partners, etc.
Action
Without Borders is a global coalition of individuals and organizations working
to build a world where all people can live free, dignified, and productive
lives. It is independent of any
government, political ideology, or religious creed. Its work is guided by the common desire of its members and
supporters to find practical solutions to social and environmental problems, in
a spirit of generosity and mutual respect.
D. Knowledge of Rotarians:
This section helps to locate
Rotarians who can advise clubs seeking assistance and clubs offering
support. Seeking advice from Rotarians
who have past knowledge of similar projects can greatly improve the quality and
timeliness of the new project as well as reduce the costs involved. These Rotarians are not expected to go
“on site”, although they may have been onsite in the past, they offer advice
and counsel. See also Project
Volunteers section for onsite volunteers.
1. WCRS Task Force: RI President for 2000-01 Frank J.
Devlyn has created a WCSR Task Force (WCSRTF) that has representatives in the
34 Rotary Zones. They are responsible
for promoting WCS, 3H, Matching Grant and Disaster Relief Projects and to act
as Advisors to the clubs in their Zones.
There are 51 Area, Zone, and At-Large members and their e-mail addresses
are available at www.frankdevlyn.org.
2. WCSRN
Specialists: Most of the
former “specialists” are now At-Large members of the WCSR Task Force and are
available as shown in item 1. An
Advisory Council is being formed to guide the future development and promotion of
the WCSRN concept as an “ongoing self sustaining group of Rotarians”.
3. WCS Resource
Network Database – RI Web Site – www.rotary.org/programs/wcs/wcsrn/dataform.htm
This Database has 200 + Rotarians listed that have knowledge
of various facets of WCS, 3H, Matching Grant and Disaster Relief projects. The web address cited has a Data Sheet for
Rotarians to enter their experience and skills. The RI Staff presently use this Database to refer questions from
Project Contacts to Rotarians who can advise them on specific facets of
projects. It is anticipated that this
Database will be online by 31 December 2000 and it can then be searched to locate
advisors without the expense of phone or FAX to RI. We encourage Rotarians who have experience with Humanitarian
and/or Disaster Relief projects to complete the Data Sheet online or request a
printed form from RI or a member of the WCSRN.
4. Special
Interest Groups (SIG): At some point in the future, the WCSRN Database (# 3.
above) will undoubtedly be subdivided into groups of Rotarians who have
knowledge and interest in specific areas.
They can then network accordingly.
This might be like a new type of world fellowship activity, for example,
water wells, cleft palette surgery, eye surgery, shipping medical equipment,
etc. interest areas instead of recreation or vocational common interests.
5. Project Central
(ROTI) Zone Representatives:
These are available as follows:
Zones 1-4 Jo Wong jo195712@ms11.hinet.net
Zones 5-6 Ashok Thussu area5n6@hotmail.com
Zones Part of 7 plus Zone 8 Hugh Reid killycowan@xtra.co.nz
Zones Part of 7 plus Zone 9 Gloria Anacleto gloria98@mozcom.com
Zones 10-12 Bert Clews bertclews@pixie.co.za
Zones 13-14 Jan Vanackere Jan.Vanackere@electrabel.be
Zone 15 TBA
Zone 16 Adolf Seiler aseiler@telusplanet.net
Zone 17-18 Jan Vanackere Jan.Vanackere@electrabel.be
Zone 19-21 Serfgio Pimenta svp@alanet.com.br
Zone 22 Adolf Seiler aseiler@telusplanet.net
Zone 23-26 Dirk Ebener DE1996@aol.com
Zone 27-30 Dirk Ebener DE1996@aol.com
Zone 31-34 Dirk Ebener DE1996@aol.com
6. Subject
Specialists: The
individuals below are very knowledgeable in the areas listed:
A. Transportation:
Larry Biron - msni@mail.webtek.com - Located
in Tulsa, OK and due to HART has extensive knowledge.
Juan Forster – forsters@guate.net - Located in
Guatemala and knowledgeable about Central America
Denys G. Kinsella – dgkinsella@aol.com - Located in
England and knowledgeable about Africa
Jack Maxwell - Jackmaxw@swbell.net - Located in
Tulsa, OK and due to HART has extensive knowledge.
Jessica Settle - msnihart@flash.net - Located in
Tulsa, OK and due to HART has extensive knowledge.
Bill Waterfield – billannw@logicworld.com.au
- Located in Australia and is very knowledgeable about South East Asia
B. Medical Supplies, Equipment and Materials:
Jack Maxwell - Jackmaxw@swbell.net - Located in
Tulsa, OK and is Founder of WHARF
Luz Maria Ortiz-Smith – lmos45@aol.com - Located in Santa
Barbara, CA and is D5240 Coordinator with Direct Relief International
Bill Waterfield – billannw@logicworld.com.au
- Located in Australia and is very knowledgeable about So. East Asia
C. Project Fairs:
Juan Forster – forsters@guate.net - Located in
Guatemala, Juan founded the Project Fairs in Central America. They have held seven so far. He is also the author of the Project Fair
Model that appears on the RI Web Site at http://www.rotary.org/programs/wcs/wcsrn/projfair.htm
Zenith R. Moisey – tanks-a-lot@ccinet.ab.ca - Located
in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada and helped in organizing the Project Fair that was
held 5-7 May, 2000 in Kielce, Poland.
Helina Stepein, RD2230, Poland was the local chair and can be reached at
zkazmierczak@gis.com.pl.
7. Project Contacts: The
Project Contacts listed on the various Project Databases are a valuable source
of knowledge about current and completed projects. After a review of projects similar to the one being planned, the
new project planner is encouraged to discuss the plans with those Project
Contacts. It is planned that these
Project Contacts will be added to reference # 3 WCS Resource Network
Database as soon as their project enters the “in process” phase.
8. Disaster
Managers/Responders Vocational Fellowship of Rotarians: This is one of the Rotary Recreational and
Vocational Fellowships (RRVFs). The
members are all vocationally involved with Disaster Management. The Chair is Campbell King of Winnipeg,
Canada, e-mail – stirling@mb.sympatico.ca.
9. Rapid Disaster
Response Task Force: RI President for 2000-01 Frank J. Devlyn has created a Rapid
Disaster Response Task Force (RDRTF) that has representatives in the 34 Rotary
Zones. They will be responsible for
responding to Disaster Notices and to act as Advisors to the clubs in their
Zone. These Rotarians can be located at
Web Site – www.frankdevlyn.org
10. Matched Clubs
Task Force: RI President for 2000-01 Frank J.
Devlyn has created a Matched Club Task Force (MCTF) that has representatives in
the 34 Rotary Zones. They will be
responsible for promoting various matched club projects including WCS, 3H,
Matching Grant and Disaster Relief Projects and to act as Advisors to the clubs
in their Zone. These Rotarians can be
located at Web Site – www.frankdevlyn.org
11.
District WCS Chairs, Grant Chairs, and Foundation Chairs: This section is under construction. It will ultimately include a directory to
search for the e-mail addresses of the three key District Chairs above. If the appropriate individual does not have
an e-mail listed, the inquiry will be referred to the Rotary International
Directory with a recommendation to contact the District Governor as to how to
reach the Rotarian needed.
E. Country Requirements:
One of
the largest problems that we face in doing 3H, WCS and Matching Grant Projects
involving equipment or supplies and materials are the restrictions or
requirements that many countries put on imports, or just plain delivery
delays. 1998-1999 RI President Jim Lacy
discussed this with UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan during Rotary/UN Day on 29
October 1998. Mr. Annan pledged UN
assistance for cutting the red tape for future shipments and ongoing support
for local cooperation. Jim Johannsen,
member of the WCSRN discussed this problem with Rotary UN Representative Donald
W. Treimann, PDG at the 2/3-10, 2000 International Assembly in Anaheim and Don
asked for any specific examples of problems getting humanitarian aid shipments
into other countries. We will be giving
Don some past examples but if you have any problems on your future
shipments, please e-mail Don with the details at 112213.3535@compuserve.com.
We will be developing a node
on the WCSRN that will address this topic, but as you can imagine, with 190
countries to cover, this will be very difficult to do. In the meantime, the best thing you can do,
when you are planning a shipment, is to contact a Project Chair for a recent
project to see if they are aware of any problems. Another source of information on these limitations is
District 6110 Rotarian Jessica Settle, of the RF funded Humanitarian Aid
Resources and Transportation (HART) project in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA (See
Section H. Transportation). Jennifer’s
e-mail is msnihart@flash.net.
F. Materials, Equipment and
Supplies:
This section provides linkage to sources of materials,
equipment and supplies, etc. Only
ongoing sources of Materials, Equipment and Supplies are listed, single project
oriented or location specific efforts may be found in the Projects Database
section.
RI Publication 725-EN Donations-in-kind Information Network Resource Guide contains a wealth of useful information regarding projects involving donations of equipment, supplies and materials. The list of Resource Organizations (Page 30-47) and accompanying index is comprehensive. The Guide was last published in 12/95 but a new edition is planned for 6/2000. With the increased use of the Internet, the value of continuing this Guide in its print form is questionable and the WCSRN has recommended its integration with the RI Web Site. The companion quarterly publication Donations-in-kind Information Network Bulletin that listed “Donations Requested” and “Donation Offers” has been discontinued. The WHARF alliance (see below) will be setting up a mechanism for listing needs and available inventory.
For those organizations that plan to accumulate and store materials prior to shipment, MSNI (See 10. below) has prepared a manual Warehousing Manual for International Humanitarian Aid. It is available from MSNI at their e-mail address of msni@webtek.com.
Rotarian Jack Maxwell, of the RC of Tulsa, OK (see MSNI # W1 below) has organized a group called WHARF (Worldwide Humanitarian Alliance with Rotarians and Friends), formerly MESNAR (Medical Equipment and Supplies Network Alliance of Rotarians) that includes many organizations that collect, recondition, store, an/or ship such equipment, supplies and materials to project locations around the world. The first group of organizations below are members of WHARF and are listed alphabetically. The Code before the name is the WHARF member number. Additional information on WHARF members may be found under that number at www.ri6110.org/wharf/index.html and information about affiliating with WHARF may be obtained from Jack Maxwell at jackmaxw@swbell.net. Organizations furnishing materials, supplies, and/or equipment that are not members of WHARF are listed later.
Members of WHARF are
Listed Alphabetically below with WHARF Member Number:
W33. Blessings International, Web Site – www.blessing.org,
Contact: Harold C. Harder – blessingsint@compuserve.com
Blessings
International was founded in 1981 to serve as a source of pharmaceuticals and
medical supplies for treating indigent patients through Christian clinics and
hospitals located in developing nations and by short-term medical teams serving
needy patients in such countries.
Blessings International has ongoing relief and development projects in
Sierra Leone, Liberia, Myanmar, North Korea, Mozambique and India.
Over 1000 other ministries have used our services since our inception.
W7. Breedlove Dehydrated Foods, Web
Site – www.breedlove.org,
Contact: Robert Taylor: - roberttaylor@breedlove.org
Breedlove Dehydrated Food Plant in Lubbock,
TX is a wonderful example of a project that was started with the help of many
Rotarians in West Texas. It receives
donated fresh produce and vegetables by the boxcar load, dehydrates it, and
them mixes it in custom blends of soup mix.
One pound of dehydrated soup yields 25 or more servings at a cost of
less than 3 1/2 cents per serving. This
soup mix has a shelf life of over two years and is ideal for disaster relief,
food for the starving in Africa, and emergency Red Cross relief efforts. This plant has the capacity to produce
500,000 pounds of dehydrated food per week, or over 10 million servings. It is ideal for Rotary projects domestically
as well as WCS matching grant hunger projects worldwide.
W29. Brother’s Brother Foundation, Web
Site – www.brothersbrother.com
, Luke Hingson – bbfound@aol.com
In its 42
year existence, Brother's Brother Foundation has shipped over 63,000 tons of
supplies overseas to those in need.
Five hundred 40-foot containers of books, medical supplies, food and
seed have been shipped for Rotary distribution in over 30 countries.
W24. Direct Relief International, Web
Site – www.directrelief.org
, Susan Fowler – sfowler@directrelief.org
Direct
Relief International (DRI), founded in 1945, supports the immediate and
on-going work of community health initiatives and disaster relief teams through
donations of appropriate and specifically requested medical commodities. These goods are contributed to DRI from over
150 manufacturers and distributors as well as clinics, hospitals, and
physicians and dentists. Donated
equipment is tested and refurbished and documentation assembled before
shipment. DRI then partners with other
organizations and foundations, including Rotary Clubs and Districts to finance
the processing and shipping expenses associated with delivering this tangible
support to locations in need around the globe.
DRI also has extensive contact with Rotarians around the world who help
screen the legitimacy of requests and help assure that the goods are delivered
to the proper clinics, hospitals, or relief efforts. See also Rotary District 5240's Hands Across the Sea Program,
item W25 of this section.
W11. FAMSCO (Fire and Medical Supply Company), RD6000, Web Site – None,
Contact:
Gordon Esbeck, gjesbeck@netins.net
FAMSCO is an Iowa Corp. formed in 1990 to procure
and ship emergency vehicles loaded with medical/surgical supplies,
fire-fighting equipment and children’s clothing to underdeveloped countries,
mostly in Central America. The project
began in the Iowa City Noon Rotary Club, and is now a significant District 6000
WCS Project. Our focus is on Ambulances
and fire trucks, and related equipment, but also included school buses in the
past. From 1990 through 1999, we have
shipped 69 vehicles, loaded with over 150 tons of medical equipment and 2000
bags of children’s clothing to Central America. We are a 501-c-3 entity.
We currently rent hanger space at our local airport for storage. We collaborate with Rotary clubs in Central
America, mostly through Rotarian Juan Forster (member of RI WCSRN committee) in
Guatemala. FAMSCO has been active in
the annual Uniendos Americas Project Fair in Central America founded by Juan
Forster.
W27. Food for the Hungry, Inc., Web
Site – http://www.fh.org , Contact: Stanley G. Schirm – stans@fh.org
Meeting physical and spiritual needs
worldwide, Food for the Hungry (FHI) is an organization of Christian
motivation, committed to working with the poorest of the poor to overcome
hunger and poverty through integrated self-development and relief. True and complete development is only
possible by reconciliation with God through Jesus Christ. FHI works in the poorest countries of
Africa, Asia Latin America, and Eastern Europe to feed and help hungry people. Its work is organized into four areas: disaster relief, child sponsorship,
education through long-term sustainable development and deployment of
volunteers. Operations: FHI's 1,166 workers link 48,235 donors who
provide food, clothing, pharmaceuticals, medical supplies, micro-enterprise
opportunities, and training to poor people in 26 countries.
W25. Hands Across the Sea, Rotary Club of Santa Barbara North, Web Site – None,
Contact: John H. Paine – johnhpaine@aol.com
The Hands
Across the Sea Program, founded by the Rotary Club of Santa Barbara North,
D5240 in 1966, partners with Direct Relief International (DRI) of Santa
Barbara, CA to help improve health services and foster self-sufficiency for
health projects in the less developed areas of the world. In the past 10 years alone, Rotary has
helped to ship over $8 Million (US) at wholesale value in over 100 shipments to
25 countries. This is an ongoing
program and District 5240 also assists DRI with locating equipment, locating
technicians to check our donated equipment, and locating Rotarians in other
countries to help with the receipt and distribution of the equipment,
materials, and pharmaceutical products.
See also Direct Relief International, item W24 in this section.
W17. HART (Humanitarian Aid Resources and Transportation, Inc.), Web Site – None,
Contact: Jessica Settle – msnihart@flash.net
Founded by Rotarians Jack Maxwell and Larry
Biron, and established by a Special Initiatives Grant from the RI Foundation,
HART is dedicated to assisting and strengthening humanitarian efforts through
the identification and development of cost-effective (yet safe and secure)
transportation sources. HART's energies
are devoted to networking with Rotarians and other organizations involved in
humanitarian efforts to share experiences and resources. Focusing on transportation and logistical
issues, HART identifies and develops governmental, donated, or reduced-rate
transportation sources along with reliable in-country contacts and agencies to
help assure safe portal-to-portal delivery of any type of humanitarian aid
cargo. HART is operated in conjunction
with MSNI – See item W1.
W6. HUNGER PLUS, Web Site – www.hungerplus.org, Contact: J. B. Roberts – hungersupport@texasonline.net
HUNGER PLUS
is a project started in 1998 by Rotarian J. B. Roberts and the 8 District
Governors of Texas. HUNGER PLUS works
with Breedlove Dehydrated Foods to feed the desperate starving people all over
the world. The nutritional dehydrated
soup mix is packaged in 32-oz bags (equal to 50 servings) and shipped for 3.5
cents per serving. The role of HUNGER
PLUS is to provide the food component with an overall effort designed to break
the hunger/poverty cycle, by partnering with other Rotary programs in helping
underdeveloped countries to become self-sufficient.
W9. International Aid, Web Site
– www.internationalaid.org,
Billy Teninty – tenintyb@internationalaid.org
International
Aid was founded in 1980 in Spring Lake, MI as a 501-c-3 nonprofit organization. Our motto is Changing Lives through the
power of compassion. From our
100,000 sq. ft. facility and regional offices in Ghana, Honduras, Kosovo and
the Philippines, we accomplish our mission through international programs, a
mission resource center, a distribution center, volunteer relief teams and
church volunteers mentoring at-risk children.
Three international programs are in cooperation with Rotary clubs and
Rotary International. They are:
1. The medical
equipment repair training program in Bangalore, India is sponsored by Tumkur
Rotary, Flint Michigan Rotary and RI through a matching grant.
2. Our partnership
in Jamaica with Trilawny Outreach Project is sponsored by Spring Lake (MI)
Rotary.
3. We
are submitting a 3-H proposal through Mike Keckler and the Modesto (CA) Rotary
with co-sponsors Rotary Club of Manila, and San Fernando City, La Union,
Rotary. We will conduct a medical
equipment repair training program in the Philippines.
W35. International Book Bank, Web Site – None, Contact: Bradley K. Vogt – bvogt@cloudnet.com
Founded in 1987, the International Book Bank (IBB) is a nonprofit, charitable organization. IBB supports literacy development projects and education by developing projects and education in the developing countries of the world. IBB’s mission is to procure, process, and ship books and other educational materials to appropriate recipients in these areas. IBB works with a network of book donors, recipients and funding partners, advocates of literacy development to accomplish this important task. IBB shipped 57 containers of books/materials to 20 countries during 1999-2000.
W22. Keckler Medical Co. Inc., Web Site – None, Contact: J. Michael Keckler – keckler@thevision.net
Keckler
Medical is a distributor of hospital critical care capital equipment for
hospital and clinic use. We take used
hospital equipment as trade in for new equipment and we buy hospitals, clinics,
are warehouses of medical equipment which we biomedically repair and ship
around the world. We ship a 40'
container approximately every 90 days.
We have been granted 3-H Grants for Rotary projects in biomed and
currently have an application in for a $475,000 grant for a biomedical training
school for the Philippines. We
warehouse equipment in Oakdale, CA approx. 12,000 sq ft. We are currently renting 40,000 sq. ft. for
a hospital disposable supplies sale we are conducting to raise money for
medical missions around the world. We
have worked with NGOs like World Vision, Intern. Aid and Medical Relief.
W32. KURE Foundation, Web Site – www.dlmfkure.org, Contact: H. Dwain Griffin – dgriffin@dlmfkure.org
The David
Livingston Kure Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation. Since 1970 we have been building total care
orphanages, performing disaster relief efforts in more than 30 countries,
providing feeding programs for malnourished children, and free medical health
clinics in poverty-stricken third world countries. We have networked with civic organizations such as Rotary Clubs
and Lions Clubs. We have also partnered
with other NGOs and churches worldwide.
We have established educational programs in Ukraine using American
teachers to teach ESL programs. We have also run youth summer camp programs in
the Ukraine since 1998. We own and
operate orphanages in Mexico, the Ukraine, and the Philippines. We support 11 more in Korea and work with
others in India, Argentina, Kenya, Suriname, and Thailand.
W23. MAP International, Web Site – www.map.org, Contact: Mark Walker – mwalkert@map.org
MAP
International is a non-profit Christian relief and development organization
that promotes the total health of people living in the world's poorest
communities. MAP, founded in 1954 as
Medical Assistance Programs, has as its mission to promote the Total Health of
people living in the world's poorest communities by partnering in the:
1. Provision of
Essential Medicines
2. Prevention and
Eradication of Disease and
3. Promotion of
Community Health Development
MAP is a primary provider of donated
medicines and medical supplies in the world and is a leader in the development
of standards for the use of donated medicines.
In times of natural or man-made disaster, MAP quickly responds with
appropriate medicines requested from the field. MAP works to prevent disease through a comprehensive network of
education and immunization programs.
MAP's primary focus for development programs is to provide adequate
training on health related issues to empower people to care for those within
their own communities
W20. Medical Equipment and Supplies,
Web Site – None, Contact: - John H. Petty, DC – pettyje@juno.com
The Longview Rotary Club Medical Equipment
and Supplies Project has collected various inventory and shipped to countries
of Central and South America. This
project is the result of John Petty leading a GSE team to Venezuela in
1996. After returning home he collected
supplies to stock a small hospital in Eastern Venezuela and 45 Dialysis units
for shipment and distribution to other cities throughout Venezuela. They have expanded their focus to other
countries after a successful first project.
W5. Medical Mission Program, Web Site – None, Contact: Jean Wells – bwell1@rochester.rr.com
The Medical
Mission Program began in January 1999 as a domestic and international community
service project. We have worked in collaboration with Operation Condor in
shipments and staff to Peru. Also, with
Intervol at the Rosebud Indian Reservation in S.D. Intervol has a 20,000 Sq.
Ft. warehouse of recycled medical equipment and have been our main supplier
thus far.
W1. MSNI (Medical Supplies Network, Inc.), Web Site – http://www.webtek.com/msni
Contact: Larry Biron – msni@mail.webtek.com
MSNI is a
project started in 1992 by Rotarian Jack Maxwell after a trip to the
Philippines. It consists of two 6000
sq. ft. warehouses that are owned by this 501-c-3 non-profit corporation. We rent one for income and use the other for
our operations. Since 1996 MSNI has
shipped 37 forty foot containers of medical equipment and supplies to 13
different countries. Most of our
shipments are WCS projects with other Rotary clubs overseas. However, MSNI has partnered with NGOs and a
few church groups involved with medical missions. In addition, we have helped 8 or 10 local and regional charities by making donations of medical
inventory to their needs.
W19. Project CURE, Web Site –
None, Contact: W. Douglas Jackson
– projectcure@juno.com
Project
CURE was founded in 1987 by James W. Jackson, a successful entrepreneur and
international economic consultant. He
had observed ill and needy walking for miles and waiting for hours to obtain
primitive medical attention. CURE is a
501-c-3 non-profit corporation operating warehouses in Denver, Nashville, Los
Angeles, and Phoenix. Ocean containers
of medical equipment (90 TEU's in 1999) have been shipped to needy clinics and
hospitals in 81 countries. CURE
partners with other NGOs and many Rotary Clubs all over the USA.
W30. Rotaplast International, Inc, Web Site – None, Contact: Sharron Newton – snewton@pacbell.net
A World Community Service Project in
partnership with Rotary Clubs to provide free reconstructive surgery for
children. In it's 8th year, Rotaplast
has now performed over 2000 surgeries in South America. After the Rotary International Convention in
Singapore, Rotaplast has invitations to expand it's services to India, the
Philippines, Ecuador, Guatemala, and Benin.
W15. Rotary Blood Bank Technology Exchange, Web Site – None,
Contact: Charles Kurtzman – c.kurtzman@worldnet.att.net
The Blood
Bank Technology Exchange was created to redeploy about $1.5 million worth of
blood bank lab equipment donated by our regional blood center, Carter
BloodCare. The project foresees
personnel training and intercountry exchanges facilitated by Rotary Clubs. We are evaluating expansion of this project.
W21. Rotary World Help Network, Web
Site – None, Contact: Rosemary Teliatnik – rosetel@rimart.com
Formally
established in 1997, RWHN, a registered non-profit society in the province of
British Columbia, and registered as a charity with Revenue Canada. The RWHN is
sanctioned by Rotary International as a District Organization. The project originally began as a WCS project
of the Vancouver Club in 1993 with a shipment of medical supplies to Kiev. The
Rotarians who started the project were Bill Richwa, Ralph Towsley and Ted
Segodnia from the Rotary Club of Vancouver.
The Rotary Club of Vancouver continued to send shipments and demand grew
beyond what one club could handle. Six clubs founded the RWHN in September 1997
and membership has grown to over 20 clubs in Districts 5040 and 5050. Each club pays a $10 per member per year membership
fee and can sponsor a shipment to a Rotary Club in another country for $3000.
Non-member clubs can sponsor shipments for $6000 provided a member club is not
on the waiting list.
We are
currently using temporary donated warehouse space of approximate 3,000 square
feet. We have assisted with the Polio Plus Project in the Ukraine by supplying
lab furniture and equipment for testing facilities and with the 3H Hearing
Health Care Program Zimbabwe. We have also worked with consulates to arrange
special shipments to Ecuador, Guatemala, and Venezuela and a city-twinning
arrangement between Port Moody and Harare.
We liaise with other NGOs for assistance. Since incorporation in 1997, the RWHN has sent 28 shipments. Before incorporation, the Rotary Club of
Vancouver sent 10 shipments.
W10. Saving Lives Worldwide, Web Site – None, Contact: Dennis J. Dolan – scg2000@compuserve.com
The Saving Lives
Worldwide Program began in January 1996 as part of the Rotary Club of
Louisville's International Service Committee.
Initially, SLW worked closely with the local county medical society's
Supplies Over Seas program -- providing and managing all transportation and
foreign distribution logistics in partnership with the medical society. Later the SLW Program became independent,
and partnered with other organizations like the Rotary Club of Cincinnati. During its first four years of operation,
SLW has made (8) substantial shipments of medical equipment and supplies to Riga
Latvia, Bucharest, Romania, Panama City Panama, Nicaragua, Accra & Tamale
Ghana. In 1999, through a partnership
with Cincinnati and Panamanian Rotarians, two new dental clinics were
established in the "outback" regions of Panama to serve the poorest of
the poor children regionally. The SLW
program operates with ad hoc Rotarian support, short-term warehouse space, and
modest financial contributions for unavoidable expenses. The program's copyrighted motto is Saving
Lives, Bringing Hope, Building Peace Worldwide. The SLW program also boasts a striking logo, which is captured on
Certificates of Recognition given to program donors. 2000 Plans include "moving" the Club's SLW program to
the District 6710 Level, similar to the Tulsa MSNI District 6110 Program.
W18. Sunstove Solar Cookers, Web
Site – www.sungravity.com, Richard
C. Wareham – info@sungravity.com
The
SUNSTOVE is a low-cost, user-friendly, portable, quality solar cooker designed
by Rotarian Richard C. Wareham in 1992.
Rotary Clubs in Calcutta, India and the SUNSTOVE Organization in
Johannesburg, South Africa build the unit (for US$20.00) with a housing molded
from reground plastic. It is also
fabricated by hand (for US $10.00) with local materials by the Mission Mazahua
in Mexico. The key to the design is a
large solar window, no external reflectors to blow away and local scrap
aluminum printing plates for internal and exterior walls. Most important - It can be built by hand
with materials available in every country.
W34. Warehouse Project of District 5370,
Web Site – None, Contact – Zen Moisey, tanks-a-lot@ccinet.ab.ca
This Warehouse Project of District 5370 is
the collection, storage, shipping of Humanitarian Aid and Emergency Items. We will concentrate on emergency aid and
disaster relief.
W3. WCS – RC of Cincinnati, OH Project
– Web Site – www.mediasign.com,
Contact:
Laura Tilrico, e-mail – ltilrico@cinci.rr.com
Since 1991,
the World Community Service Committee has sought to expand the international
role of the Rotary Club of Cincinnati by sending school and medical supplies to
children in other countries through partnerships with Rotary Clubs throughout
the world and with the assistance of our own membership and local businesses
and non-profit organizations. Since 1992
we have sent 31,459 lbs of books and school supplies, 76,800 lbs of medical
supplies.
Now working on a District wide school supplies collection and a Medical aid project for Katmandu, Nepal.
W13. WCS Project, D6940, Web – None, Contact: Randall Spencer, e-mail – spencergroup@ispchannel.com
Costa Rica
Mobile Medical Dental Units: Established for the purpose of providing medical
or dental facilities to any worthwhile missionary group. Two units 8 X 24 are equipped for medical
exams and medical dispensing. They are
equipped with A/C and generators and may be transported to a specific
site. Clinica Biblica is the host group
in Costa Rica and has usually identified the very needy locations. Two other units 8 X 24 are equipped for
dental use. Each
has three
stations equipped with RotoDents.
Dentists provide their own instruments.
Three Cavitrons are also available.
Please note: Costa Rica is
strict on bringing in out of date meds.
1 to 2 days are required for customs.
W26. World Vision, Web – www.worldvision.org, Contact: Jim Schmick, e-mail – jschmick@worldvision.org
World
Vision Gift In Kind (GIK) department sends new donated product to various
countries throughout the world. The
products shipped are in direct response to needs identified in the field from
our various offices. Our GIK products
are integrated into ongoing community development and child sponsorship
projects in countries in Latin America, the Middle East, Eastern Europe, Asia,
and Africa. We have national offices in
all of the countries we serve.
Other Organizations
supplying Materials, Equipment and Supplies
that are not Members
of WHARF at this time:
1. A-DEC, Web Site – None, Contact: Leigh Ann Englen – leighenglen@a-dec.com
Description to be provided at a later date.
2. American Medical Resources Foundation, Web Site – ?, Contact: David Harrington, Phone 508-580-3301.
AMRF refurbishes medical equipment and ships to hospitals in developing nations. The Foundation also provides training for those responsible for the maintenance, repair and calibration of the donated equipment.
3. Aquabox, Great Britain, Web
Site – http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/tony_eley/aquabox.htm
Contact:
Frank Lund – johnevhall@aol.com
This
project provides rapid response to man made or natural disasters with safe
drinking water and welfare aid items
4. Brother to Brother International, Web Site – www.bbi.org,
Contact: Michael Veitenhans – mveitenh@worldvision.org
BBI provides US businesses a fast, efficient, and accountable way of donating excess or slow-moving inventory to charities worldwide. Established in 1982, BBI has provided quality product donations from 3600 companies representing a variety of industries including seed, pharmaceutical, medical supply, school and office products, apparel, personal care products, and building materials. More than 1600 charities have received these products, free of charge. BBI is associated with World Vision, the largest privately funded Christian relief and development organization in the world.
5. Carelift International, Web Site – www.carelift.org, Contact: Jeffrey Gloss – news@carelift.org
Carelift
harvests surplus medical supplies, equipment and pharmaceuticals from U. S.
medical institutions and corporations and distributes these to needy hospitals
overseas. In addition, Carelift has
created a Medical Education program to support hospital development.
6. Classroom in a Box, Great Britain, Web Site – www.cad.org.uk, Fiona Pamplin – child.aid@virgin.net,
This
project provides individual student packs for schools that need aid. The project has served Albania, Kosovo,
Liberia, Azerbaijan and North Korea.
7. Emergency Boxes, Great Britain, Contact: Barbara Roberts – r.b.roberts@btinternet.com
This
project provides a shipment of basic items for use in emergencies in any part
of the world.
8. Equipment for Charity Hospitals Overseas (ECHO), Great Britain, Web Site - ?
Contact: Dr. John Townsend, Phone 181-660-2220
ECHO offers a comprehensive medical supply service for the relief of illness abroad. The non-profit organization makes its medical supplies, equipment, pharmaceuticals, veterinary drugs and equipment available at low cost, (sometimes partially subsidized) to mission, charity, and government hospitals and rural health care clinics in developing countries, as well as to disaster relief programs.
9. Free Computers for Education, Great Britain – Grahame Leon-Smith – info@free-computers.org
This
project has 1800 Rotary Clubs helping to collect surplus computers and
re-distributing them to schools. For
RIBI this is considered a Vocational Service Project.
10. Global Links, Web Site – www.globallinks.org, Contact: Kathleen Hower – global@telerama.lm.com
Global Links recycles surplus medical equipment, supplies, and hospital furnishings by donating appropriate items to health care institutions serving the poor in developing countries, primarily in Latin America. To better serve recipient needs, Global Links seeks long term relationships through their ongoing programs in recipient countries. One of the innovative programs enlists US hospitals to collect surplus packs of sutures for donation to member institutions in more than 20 countries.
11. Global Medical Network, Inc. – Web
Site – www.gmniauction.com,
Frank Tuft sales@medical2u.com
This
organization offers an auction on all types of medical equipment.
12. Global Operations and Development, Web Site – Unknown, Contact: Unknown
Description
to be provided at a later date.
13. Hope Haven, Web Site – www.hopehaven.org, Contact: Unknown
Description to be provided at a later date.
I4. InterVol, Web Site – www.intervol.org, Contact: Doug Castner, doug.castner@viahealth.org
InterVol is dedicated to the collection and re-distribution of medical supplies, the world-wide delivery of medical care, protecting the environment and community education.
15. Pan American Development Foundation, Web Site - ?, Contact: Pilar Heraud, Phone 202-458-6316
The Foundation works to foster development activities throughout Latin America and the Caribbean. The organization, which is affiliated with the Organization of American States (OAS), supports non-profit health care facilities and vocational training institutions by providing donated equipment and supplies. A bi-monthly list of donated medical equipment allows recipients to choose from the items available.
16. Project Hope, Web Site – www.projhope.org, Contact: Carter Hall – 540-837-2100
Project Hope’s guiding philosophy is that good health is essential for social and economic development and ultimately for the dignity of every human being. For this reason, Project Hope aims to improve health standards throughout the world by providing the tools and education necessary for people to help themselves. The organization’s activities range from developing a system to train and utilize rural health programs, distribution of equipment, supplies, medicines, textbooks, vitamins, vaccines, office equipment, and vehicles, and establishment of medical education programs.
17. Ron Lamb Dental Missions – Ron Lamb, Broken Arrow, OK – (No e-mail or Web Site address available)
Collects
excess dental equipment, stores, and ships all over the world. They work closely with Rotary.
18. Rotary Send-A-Book Project 2000, Web Site – www.rotary5810.org/sendabook
Contact:
Sid Barnard – sendabook@aol.com
This
project collects books, selects appropriate titles, and ships them to the
Philippines. Many Rotary Clubs help to
fund the project and Philippine Rotary Clubs distribute them to schools. In the Philippines, the project is called
“Books Across the Sea” (BATS).
19. Tools for Self Reliance, Web Site - http://users.charity.vfree.com/t/tfsr,
Contact: Sam Platt – tools@gn.apc.org
Based
in United Kingdom, Tools collects, refurbishes and ships tools and sewing
machines to countries in Africa.
20. UNICEF, Edukit – Meg Gardinier, US Fund for UNICEF, NY – mgardinier@unicefusa.org
This
project is similar to the RIBI project # 6 above.
21, Wheels for Humanity, Web Site - www.wheelsforhumanity.org,
Contact: David Richard – davidr@wheelsforhumanity.org
Wheels for Humanity collects, restores and with the help of other relief and development agencies, distributes them to developing countries. Each recipient is matched up with the wheelchair that best fits their needs.
22. World Medical Relief, Web Site – www.worldmedicalrelief.org, Contact: Carolyn George – 313-866-5333
World Medical Relief facilitates the delivery of medical supplies, equipment, textbooks, and medicines to local and international health care facilities serving the poor.
Non-Suppliers, but
Organizations Related to Humanitarian Aid Organizations
1. Council on Foundations, Web Site – www.cof.org. This Web Site provides access to hundreds of Foundations that are involved with Humanitarian and Disaster Relief Aid.
2. Project
Concern International, Web Site - http://www.serve.com. Project Concern’s mission is “dedicated to
saving the lives of children and mothers worldwide with basic medical care,
nutritious food, clean water and health education. They are 35 years old and they offer volunteer opportunities. The list of funding foundations is
impressive and the list also provides Web links to those agencies as well as to
related Relief and Emergency Aid Databases.
3. InterAction, Web Site -
http://www.interaction.org. InterAction is American Council for
Voluntary International Action and is a coalition of over 150
non-profit organizations working worldwide.
It purports to be “the US’s leading advocate for humanitarian assistance
to the world’s poor”. The list of
membership organizations is very impressive but Rotary is not shown, nor are
Lions, Kiwanis, etc.
4. Canadian Council
for International Co-operation,
Web Site - www.web.net/ccic-ccci. This sounds like the Canadian equivalent to
InterAction. This coalition is composed
of over 100 Canadian non-profit organizations.
5. AERDO, Web Site - http://aerdo.org. AERDO is Association of Evangelical
Relief and Development Organizations. This is a forum for non-profit Christian
agencies and individuals engaged in relief and development work. There are 45 members shown and it appears
many provide volunteer effort as well as medical supplies, equipment, etc.
G. Project Volunteers:
1. The Rotary
Volunteers Program – RI Web Site – www.rotary.org/programs/voluntee/index.htm
This site has complete information about the program
including forms necessary to register a need or to volunteer, however, it does
not have an online list of Volunteers that are available (See Sections # 3 and
# 4 below).
2. Rotary Volunteers
Handbook – RI Publication 263-EN – This
handbook includes guidelines for volunteering overseas as well as providing
district chairperson guidelines. It
includes forms for registering as a volunteer.
3. Rotary Volunteer International Site List – RI Publication 279 EN – This Database contains 95 project sites that are in need of Rotary Volunteers. It is anticipated that this Database will be online by 31 December 2000 and it can then be searched by Rotarians who want to volunteer.
4. Rotary Volunteers International Volunteer List – RI Publication 280-EN – This Database contains 800 + volunteers that are available for assignment. It is planned that this Database will also be online in the future. To register as a volunteer, complete the form found in the Rotary Volunteers Handbook or at the RI Web Site.
5. Rotary Volunteers Resource List – RI Publication 288-EN – This Database lists 90 + organizations that can often provide non-Rotarian volunteers for Rotary projects. It also includes the listings for the contacts for the several Rotary Doctor Banks that exist throughout the world.
6. Rotary
Doctor Bank, Web
Site: www.rotarydoctorbank.org, Contact:
Bo Leuf, doctorbank@leuf.net
This volunteer resource was formed in 1988 in Sweden and over 150 Swedish doctors and dentists participate annually. There are similar banks in other parts of the world and it is estimated over 500 Rotarians participate annually through this program. Of course, there are many other NGO programs that utilize Rotarian doctors, but this one is sponsored by Rotary.
7. Doctors Without Borders, aka, Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF), Web – www.doctorswithoutborders.org
Contact: Joelle Tanguy - doctors@newyork.msf.org
Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) is an independent international medical relief agency aiding victims of armed conflict, epidemics, and natural and man-made disasters, and others who lack health care due to geographic remoteness or ethnic marginalization. Annually, more than 2,000 volunteers representing 45 nationalities work in over 80 countries in front-line hospitals, refugee camps, disaster sites, towns, and villages. Doctors Without Borders teams provide primary health care, perform surgery, vaccinate children, rehabilitate hospitals, operate emergency nutrition and sanitation programs, and train local medical staff.
8. Physicians for Peace, Web Site – None, Contact: Sam Hill – samhill@qwick.net
Description to be provided at a later date.
9. SEE
International, Web Site – www.seeintl.org,
e-mail – info@seeintl.org.
SEE International (Surgical Eye Expeditions
International, Inc.) coordinates and deploys volunteer ophthalmologists,
nurses, and technicians to perform free, sight-restoring surgery throughout the
developing world. During 1998 alone,
more than 300,000 needy patients were examined and over 35,000 major eye
surgeries performed in 41 countries.
Rotary Clubs have had major involvements in many of
these expeditions.
10.
International Fellowship of Flying Rotarians – Web - www.iffr.org - Sam Bishop - sambishop@totlcom.com
This RRVF has a long history of providing private
airplane flights for humanitarian and disaster relief efforts.
11. Grants for Rotary Volunteers – The application for a Rotary Foundation Grant is on page 23 of item 1, described in this section. Rotary Volunteers do not have to be Rotarians.
12. Discovery Grants – A Discovery Grant provides “seed money” in the form of travel and related expenses, up to $3000, for development of international Rotary service projects. Applications are available on the RI Web Site.
13. Overseas
Express, Inc., Web Site – www.ovex.com, Contact: Rita Tingle – rita@ovex.com
This is a travel agency that books
transportation for humanitarian aid projects.
They can provide “First Class Privileges”. That provides for no ticket change charge if the project start
and stop dates are changed. Departure
and return airports cannot be changed but dates and flights can. It does not include first class
seating.
H. Transportation:
One of
the common problems in doing efficient Projects is the cost and delays involved
in transporting goods to the recipient Rotary Club. The WCSRN has recommended to the RF Board of Trustees that
Districts be given a SHARE Option of designating funds to a Transportation
Fund. This Fund would be administered
by HART (see # 1 below) and would permit more cost effective and timely
shipment of equipment, supplies and materials.
1. Humanitarian Aid
Resources & Transp. (HART) – Web Site –
None, Jessica Settle – msnihart@flash.net
HART was established by a grant from the Rotary Foundation and is sponsored by Rotary District 6110 Medical Supplies Network, Inc. HART's energies are devoted to networking with Rotarians and other organizations involved in humanitarian efforts to share experiences and resources. Focusing on transportation and logistical issues, HART identifies and develops governmental, donated, or reduced-rate transportation sources along with reliable in-country contacts and agencies to help assure safe portal to portal cargo deliveries. In this way, not only are precious monetary resources preserved but more importantly aid is delivered expeditiously and safely to its destination with a minimum of handling difficulties.
2. Denton
Program/Joint Relief International, Web Site
– None
Contact: Jim
Ward, Director, e-mail – jim.ward@charleston.af.mil,
Phone – 843-963-6425, FAX – 843-963-6426
The Denton Amendment, 10 U.S.C. Section 402, states "the Secretary of Defense may transport to any country, without charge, supplies which have been furnished by a non-governmental source and which are intended for humanitarian assistance. Such supplies may be transported only on a space available basis”. The Denton Program is jointly administered by the State Department, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), and the Department of Defense (DOD). Cargo is moved on a space-available basis and may move by air, surface, sea, or a combination thereof. Historically, the type of cargo moved under Denton has been medical and dental supplies, school supplies, furniture, vehicles, agricultural supplies, and machinery to support ongoing relief and development projects. It is not a program designed to respond to an emergency or disaster situation.
Applications for transportation assistance through the
Denton program may be obtained by contacting any below or through HART. The Operations Team, called Joint Relief
International, is located at Charleston Air Force Base, SC,
3.
International Fellowship of Flying Rotarians – Web www.iffr.org - Sam Bishop, sambishop@totlcom.com
This RRVF has a long history of providing private
airplane flights for humanitarian and disaster relief efforts.
4. Vocational
Fellowship of Transportation Specialists – Web Site –
None
Contact
Jean (John) De Keyser jdk@westord.com
This is a Rotary Vocational Fellowship in the process of being formed. It will consist of Rotarians who have experience in all facets of the Transportation industry. Besides networking on industry interests it is expected that the members may be called upon for assistance in humanitarian aid shipping advise. If you are a member of Rotary, experienced in the Transportation Industry, please contact Jean (John) De Keyser to express your interest in becoming a charter member.
5. Missionary
Expeditors, Inc., Web Site – None, Contact: Jack
Fong – Phone 800-299-6363, FAX 504-891-6365
Jack Fong assists shippers of humanitarian aid to obtain discounted transportation and helps expedite delivery.
6. Overseas Express,
Inc., Web Site – www.ovex.com,
Contact: Rita Tingle – rita@ovex.com
This is a travel agency that books transportation for
humanitarian aid projects. They can
provide “First Class Privileges”, that is there is no ticket change charge if
the project start and stop dates are changed.
Departure and return airports cannot be changed but dates and flights
can. It does not include first class
seating.
7. See also Subject
Specialists of the WCSRN, Section D.
I. Funding Sources:
Since
the Rotary Foundation is the funding source for the majority of the 3H and
Matching Grant, Rotary Volunteers, and Discovery Grant Programs, we will not
list those programs here. Complete
explanations are available on the RI Web Site www.rotaryintl.org
This section will refer you
to other Funding Sources as follows:
1. Rotary Clubs – The
obvious first choice for funding since this is where the Project need is
identified and quantified. In many
cases, the club (usually through a Club Foundation) funds a WCS or Disaster
Relief Project on their own. When a
Matching Grant or 3H Project is involved, the club must come up with the base
of funds upon which the grant is made.
2. Rotary District – Frequently
the District has funds committed to Matching Grant Projects through the SHARE
System. Clubs can apply for these funds
that a previous District Governor has set aside for this purpose. In addition, some Districts have a District
Foundation that may have funds to support club efforts of this type.
3. Council on
Foundations - http://www.cof.org When looking for Grants, link to The
Foundation Center at http://fdncenter.org. There are literally thousands of
Foundations that make Grants.
4. Bill and Melinda
Gates Foundation - http://www.gatesfoundation.org/about/default.htm,
E-mail at info@gatesfoundation.org
The Gates Foundation has two major areas of interest related to Rotary projects, Learning and Global Health. The Learning section relates to the Digital Divide and Public Access to Information. The Global Health segment relate to many things that Rotary is involved with in Humanitarian Aid projects. The Foundation has committed $ 50 million (US) over five years to the UN Foundation to assist with the eradication of Polio.
5. AOL Foundation – Web
Site – www.corp.aol/foundation.html,
E-mail – aolgrants@aol.com. The AOL Foundation has five Focus
Areas: Digital Divide, Civic
Engagement, Kids/Family/Education, Healthcare, and Philanthropy.
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J. How Connect to the WCSRN: This section is under construction, however here are a couple of
suggestions to get you started:
1. Go to the World Community Service Section of the RI Web Site and generally review what is there. WCS Web Site Section is at http://www.rotary.org/programs/wcs/index.htm.
2. Go to the WCSR Task Force Section of the Pres. Devlyn Web Site
and generally review what is there.
WCSR Task Force Web Site Section is at http://www.frankdevlyn.org/wcs/.
3. Sign up to be on
the e-mail list at Pres. Devlyn’s Web Site - http://www.frankdevlyn.org/wcs/sign-up.htm
4. Go to World Wide Rotary Links Section on WCS and review what is
available there. WWRL Web Site WCS
Section is at http://pro1.borg.com/rotary/links_results.cfm?CAT_ID=47.
5. Review the June, 2000 Edition of the WCSRN Newsletter at the WWRL
WCS Section. That specific document is
at http://www.rotarydistrict7150.org/pdf/6-2000WCSnwsltr.pdf.
6. Go to the WCSR Task Force Web Site for their Newsletter at http://ns1smart.worldtelphil.com/~wcsrtfnews/.
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