All twenty four Rotary Districts within Rotary Zones 29 and 30 contributed District Designated Funds to help fund several Rotary Foundation Matching Grants in Bangladesh during the 2007-2008 Rotary year. A brief description of each project is below. As we receive pictures and additional information from some of these projects, webpages dedicated to those projects will be constructed.
MG 64764 - Backpacks for Secondary Students
On June 13, 2007, a major Bangladesh newspaper reported a 47% dropout rate among students entering secondary school. 90% of these students are from poor, rural families, unable to purchase the necessary supplies for their children. This project purchased 4,000 backpacks filled with educational materials to be distributed to students of poor families from rural areas all over Bangladesh. These materials include the backpack, an English/Bengali dictionary, an umbrella, paper, exercise books, geometry tools, pencils, and pens.
- Project size: $46,800.
- Host partner: Rotary District 3280, Bangladesh.
- International partner: Rotary District 6110
- Funding from: Districts 3280, 6110, and The Rotary Foundation
- Application submitted: October 17, 2007
- Project approved: November 2, 2007
- Backpacks were distributed to students from Feb. through April 2008.
- Work Complete, with financial records submitted to Auditor - June 2008.
- Project Closed by The Rotary Foundation - CLOSED - July 2008
MG 65458 - Water Wells - Jessore
Much of the water wells in many areas of Bangladesh are contaminate with arsenic. There is great need for deeper wells and also frequent testing of the water to insure its safety. This project will fund 30 water wells with hand pumps in the Jessore District of Bangladesh.
- Project size: $24,270.
- Host Partner: Rotary Club of Jessore, D3280
- International Partner: Rotary Club of Pikeville, KY D6740
- Funding from: RC Jessore; RC Pikeville, KY; Districts 3280, 6040, 6060, 6080, 6740, and The Rotary Foundation
- Application submitted: December 27, 2007
- Project approved: March 6, 2008
- Implementation: has begun first phase of 12 wells.
- Work complete, with financial records submitted to Auditor - pending
- Project Closed by The Rotary Foundation - pending
MG 65858 - Water Wells - Barisal
This project was designed to supply 35 arsenic-free water wells with hand pumps in the Barisal and Patuakhali Districts of Bangladesh.
- Project size: $25,000.
- Host Partner: Rotary Club of Barisal, D3280
- International Partner: Rotary Club of Carmel, IN D6560
- Funding from: RC Barisal; Districts 3280, 6060, 6560, and The Rotary Foundation
- Application Submitted: December 24, 2007
- Project approved: April 24, 2008
- Implementation: currently doing site selection for first 17 wells
- Work complete, with financial records submitted to auditor - pending
- Project closed by The Rotary Foundation - pending
MG 66020 - Water Wells - Rangpur
This project was designed to supply 110 arsenic-free water wells with hand pumps in the greater Rangpur District of Bangladesh.
- Project size: $18,848.
- Host Partner: Rotary Club of Rangpur, D3280
- International Partner: Rotary Club of Emporia, KS D5710
- Funding from: RC Rangpur; Districts 3280, 5710, 6670, 6690, 6710, 6760, and The Rotary Foundation
- Application Submitted: February 14, 2008
- Project approved: April 24, 2008
- Implementation: funds have just arrived (mid-August 2008) - work to begin shortly
- Work complete, with financial records submitted to auditor - pending
- Project closed by The Rotary Foundation - pending
MG 66577 - Water Wells - Dhaka Central
This project was designed to supply 60 arsenic-free water wells with hand pumps in the Narayangonj District of Bangladesh.
- Project size: $20,000.
- Host Partner: Rotary Club of Dhaka Central, D3280
- International Partner: Rotary Club of Peoria North, IL D6460
- Funding from: RC Dhaka Central; Districts 3280, 6060, 6460, 6490, 6510, 6580, and The Rotary Foundation
- Application Submitted: March 31, 2008
- Project approved: May 1, 2008
- Implementation: pending - funds have arrived - first batch of wells underway
- Work complete, with financial records submitted to auditor - pending
- Project closed by The Rotary Foundation - pending
MG 66831 - Women's Empowerment - Sonoargon Dhaka
This project will fund an educational and training program for 1,000 poor women and adolescent girls in the Mirpur slum area of Dhaka and Sreenagar Upazila in Munshiganj district. It will provide them some basic functional literacy education, and then skills development training in one of several different income generation areas, along with some training in basic awareness about health issues and other human right and empowerment issues.
- Project size: $15,800.
- Host Partner: Rotary Club of Sonargaon Dhaka, D3280
- International Partner: Rotary Club of Chesterfield, MO D6060
- Funding from: RC Sonargaon Dhaka; Districts 3280, 5710, 6060, 6150, 6170, 6190, and The Rotary Foundation
- Application Submitted: March 22, 2008
- Project approved: May 1, 2008
- Implementation: has begun, first installment of funds have arrived
- Work complete, with financial records submitted to auditor - pending
- Project closed by The Rotary Foundation - pending
MG 67243 - Women's Empowerment - Rajshahi
This project was designed to purchase equipment, materials and arrange for training at least 60 poor women living in villages around University of Rajshahi in developing skills in fashion dress making and handicrafts. Training will include fabric cutting, machine sewing, machine embroidery, hand embroidery, Batik and dye, applique, handpainting of fabric, screen printing, block printing and other handicrafts. Training in the areas of raw materials procurement and marketing will be provided. Additionally Rotarians will work with the women, assisting them in getting jobs and developing markets for the sale of their products.
- Project size: $24,000.
- Host Partner: Rotary Club of Rajshahi, D3280
- International Partner: Rotary Club of Swansea, MO D6510
- Funding from: RC Rajshahi; Districts 3280, 6060, 6760, 6780, 6800, 6820, 6840, 6860, 6880, and The Rotary Foundation
- Application Submitted: March 31, 2008
- Project approved: May 8, 2008
- Implementation: pending -
- Work complete, with financial records submitted to auditor - pending
- Project closed by The Rotary Foundation - pending
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