District Simplified Grant - Cornwall Sunrise 2023-24

 

 

 

On 15^th September the district governor of district 9213 made a visit to Rotary Club of Kampala Kawempe. The DG who was escorted by the assistant governor and Rotary country chair and many others district officials. The DG had indicated earlier that he preferred to take a visit and participate in the community projects of Rotary Kampala Kawempe. Welcomed by all members led by the current President Beatrice Kagya, the DG arrived at 2pm was guided straight to the community to participate in Rotary community projects.

 

In the community, The DG was welcomed and guided by the club projects director Rotarian Nsamba Henry and on arrival in the community; the team received a warm welcome and shouts from the waiting community led by the local leaders.

The DG launched the Rotary Menstrual Hygiene poverty fight project, whose aim is to school attendance and promote menstrual hygiene amongst vulnerable young girls.  The objective is to provide durable reusable pads, teach the girls how to use and make the reusable pads themselves and also avail menstrual management and reproductive health education.

 

The project which is carried out in partnership with Rotary Club of Cornwall Sunrise targets to reach out to 2500 vulnerable girls in the slum areas of Kawempe in Kampala district and rural areas of Luweero district in four months.  The DG first visited a group of young mothers under the Rotary empowerment that are making the pads and with delight promised to give the Young mothers 1 million shillings for the job well-done    

 

In his welcoming remarks, the head teacher of wonder world primary school, said very many girls go through hard time staying at school during their menstrual periods and told the DG, that as you have seen state of living in our community, very many families may not afford to buy pads for their little girls, which forces very many girls to use unhealthy materials like pieces of old used clothes  hence affecting their reproductive health, very many choose not to come for school which also affects their class performance and at worst some sleep around with men for support hence getting pregnant at an early and dropping out of school. He added that it was great because the pads were durable and could be used for over 2 years.   

 

The Local chairman 1 of Katoogo Zone thanked Rotary for considering their community, saying that as leaders sometimes they feel helpless, but with this large number of girls that have been helped they feel a big impact in their community.

 

The DG said in his speech said that he was excited and joyful for the warm welcome and that he was so happy to visit the community because he has always received reports and seen photos of Rotary in this community, so he really wanted to come down to participate in service in this community.

The DG launched the project and went ahead to participate in the distribution of 500 kits to 500 school girls, 100 girls of which, were house helpers/home maids  while other Rotarians participated in teaching the girls, menstrual hygiene,  how to use and make the pads, each kit has 4 pads, 2 pants and soap.

The DG later met the boys under the Boy child uplifting Rotary project and women under the Hope for disadvantaged women in the Bwaise village, and then he met the board of Rotary Club of Kampala Kawempe. Finally, he attended the club meeting which had a turn up of by over 187 people including visiting Rotarians, guests and members of Rotaract Club of Kawempe, he applauded Rotary Kampala Kawempe and Rotary Club of Cornwall Sunrise for the effort to help the vulnerable young girls in the slum and rural communities and said the District is very proud and celebrates this project that has impacted so many and brought Rotary community visibility.

 

The day ended with DG inducting a corporate member plus 3 other members into Rotary.   

October 2023