International Service Team


 

 

Join a group of Rotarians that are passionate about Global Service

Our service team meets the 2nd Thursday of each month.

Join us via zoom:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82915189216?pwd=d2pTUnNIZC9VWVRUMERGOUozMzdRQT09

 

Our International Team supports the 7 areas of service identified by Rotary International:

Peace and Conflict Resolution

Disease Prevention and Treatment

Water and Sanitation

Maternal and Child Health

Basic Education and Literacy

Economic Development

Environment

Our Team supported the following projects as of February 2022 during this Rotary Year

 

District Grant Project to provide Water and Sanitation for Nasaruni School for Maasai Girls, Narok, Kenya 

8 clubs from District 5960 and a club from Tampa, Florida provided support.

           The project completed facilities for new teachers housing on Nasaruni Campus to attract and retain quality teachers.
     
              
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Support for a water tank and rainwater catchment for a community center in Costa Rica

Moving the tank up a hill to the community center.


 

Tiny Lives Foundation received a grant to support health care and reduce child malnutrition in Lesotho.

A young child is reunited with his mother after rehabilitation at a clinic. Water, food and health services provided

by Tiny Lives foundation saved his life.

 

 

Rural Health Care Initiative

We provided funds to support maternal and child health in rural Sierra Leone.

 

 

 

Fast For Hope, a District 5960 Project is raising funds to provide a

deep well, water tank and distribution lines for 250 families

in rural Nicaragua.  We provided $3000 for their Global Grant.

 

Cultural Exchange Scholarship for Century College students

Students will travel to Japan to become more globally connected and create global friendships.

 

We provided support for "The Mango Farm" project in Haiti, provided support for the International

Institute of MN and their work with Afghan Refugees.

 

Most recently we have provided support for a Women's Shelter in collaboration with the Kingston Rotary club of Jamaica 

Photos to be added upon completion

 

 1000 Survival Gardens Global Grant project led by the Rotary Club of Winnipeg.

The "Hippo Roller" 

Providing an easier way to collect water for gardens

 

Past Projects and recurring Projects

 

Open World Collaboration with Russia

For many years, out WBL Rotary Club has hosted an Open World Delegation from Krasnoyarsk, Russia

We are hosts to a Delegation of up to 10 delegates who visit local businesses and areas of interest. 

We have hosted special education teachers, music therapy teachers, business leaders

and other delegations throughout the past years.

Due to Covid we have not been able to host a delegation in 2020, 2021 or 2022.

We hope next year we may once again host our visitors. We believe

getting to know one another helps build relationships that will lead

to understanding and peace.

Getting ready to attend a "MN TWINS" Baseball game

Russian guests visit during Halloween! 

They enjoyed the costume party

 

WASH for 30 Schools In the Delta Region of Nigeria

Our club led 2 Global Grants and participated in a 3rd Global Grant

to raise $600,000 to provide water, sanitation and hygiene education for schools.

(2018-2022)

 

North Korean Peace Camp at Camp St. Croix 2021

Summer of 2021, we hosted North Korean refugees who immigrated to the United States.

They had the opportunity to meet with others from North Korea to experience a taste

of the "family" that they left behind.