Our Projects
Providing financial education
In an effort to empower high school students to make informed financial decisions, the Rotaract Club of Kyengera conducted financial literacy trainings. The program focused on introducing youth to sound money management practices and instilling confidence in making good financial decisions. The trainings also fostered an interest in investment and entrepreneurship.
Lighting up homes
The Rotaract Kyengera Town Organization Light Up Homes project to provide light and electricity to indigenous families living in remote villages. The project aimed to meet a basic need by providing light and electricity while minimizing the use of kerosene and other expensive and dangerous fossil fuels. Through solar power lighting, families live more comfortably, efficiently undertake household chores, and children are able to study after sundown.
BUILDING PEACE
TIPS FOR SUCCESS
Use role-playing, sports, or other experience-based learning methods
to teach children and young adults socially appropriate ways of dealing with conflict.
Work with local organizations that community members trust and have a relationship with.
Train community leaders in strategies to prevent and mediate conflict, such as facilitating community dialogue and initiating alternative dispute-resolution practices.
Partner with Rotary Peace Fellows and other conflict-prevention experts and organizations.
HEALTH CARE SERVICES
TIPS FOR SUCCESS
Work with local, regional, district, and national
health systems to increase people’s access to equipment, facilities, and the latest health care programs.
Incorporate innovative technologies and tools to
extend the reach of health centers.
Work with local health centers to develop
programs that attract health workers with a variety of skills.
Work with local universities, nursing schools, and
other health care training facilities to provide
education in locations where employees live, in order to maximize retention rates.
DISEASE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT
TIPS FOR SUCCESS
Consult with Rotary members who have
medical or public health expertise to assist in
developing your project idea.
Communicate with local and regional
hospitals, clinics, universities, and ministries of health to avoid duplicating efforts and to take advantage of local resources.
Enlist community health care workers and other health and medical volunteers to support project development and
implementation.
Partner with successful community-based
organizations to strengthen their capacity and
expand existing services.
SANITATION AND HYGIENE
TIPS FOR SUCCESS
Avoid telling a community what sanitation
solutions it needs. Instead, work with
residents to determine what technology and
education is most appropriate, and explore
several options. Be sure to include women in
the discussion and decision-making process.
Use professionals to develop and implement
hygiene education programs that use participatory learning to promote behavior changes and healthy habits. Teaching that uses only methods such as lectures or informational
pamphlets is rarely successful.
Avoid fully subsidizing or donating toilet
facilities to households, especially if a local
market for sanitation is developing in the
region. This can undermine the growth of
local sanitation businesses and sanitation
marketing campaigns.
ANTENATAL CARE, CHILDBIRTH, AND POSTPARTUM CARE
TIPS FOR SUCCESS
Consult Rotary members who are trained in
maternal and newborn health care, such as
midwives, obstetricians, and gynecologists,
to assist in developing your project idea.
Work with local, regional, district, and national
health systems to increase access to equipment,
facilities, and the latest maternal and child health
care programs.
Work with community-based organizations that
have expertise in maternal and child health.
Empower community members to take over the
management of training programs for local health
care workers in order to ensure their sustainability.
COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
TIPS FOR SUCCESS
Consider which skills job seekers need for the
local market and avoid teaching skills that aren’t
in demand.
Design your training in partnership with local
networks (such as those that offer apprenticeships
and international opportunities) to ensure that
the training is relevant and that relationships
can develop between trainers, trainees, and
prospective employers. Remember that skill
development can occur in formal, informal, and
on-the-job settings.
Engage with existing networking systems or
create appropriate ones. Recruit high-potential
participants, especially women
SUPPORTING STUDENTS
TIPS FOR SUCCESS
Remove barriers to girls’ education caused by
cultural attitudes, safety concerns, and the need
for girls to contribute to the household economy.
Gender equality is a vital part of sustainable
community development.
Empower students, parents, teachers, and
administrators as decision-makers in your
activities.
Work with local organizations that can offer
advice and resources to help you organize a
training, tutoring, adult literacy, or mentoring
program.
Get In Touch
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