Alexandria Rotary Literacy Projects

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Alexandria Rotary Literacy Projects
Alexandria Rotary International Projects

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July - Literacy Month Since 1997

• President Carl-Wilhelm Stenhammars Continued
  Directive to Reduce Illiteracy in Developing
  World
• Building schools
• Increasing salaries for teachers
• Purchasing books
• Build Libraries
• Computer Education
• Build awareness of Rotary Efforts

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ARC-International Project Goals

• Club becoming proactive
• Develop future projects
• Develop knowledgeable committee
• Monitor current projects
• Building bridges among Rotary Clubs

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International Projects
Raymond V. Petniunas
Director

• International Projects Span the Globe
• Americas
• El Salvador-Low Cost Housing
• Belize - HIV Aides
• Eastern Europe
• - Lithuania-Reduce Illiteracy through Computer
  Education
• Asia
• India-Reduce Illiteracy with No Child left Behind
• Nepal
• Africa
• - South Africa-Reduce Illiteracy

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El Salvador / Belize

• Belize

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Lithuania- Literacy Project

• Alexandria Rotary Project
• Working with Kaunas Tauro Rotary Club
• Purchase and Install Computers
• Enhance Computer Education
• Provide books
• Establish Camaraderie
• Applied for Discovery Grant to District RI

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Eastern Europe / Lithuania

• Lithuania
• About 50 of people in China, India and Africa
  are illiterate

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India-Literacy Project

• Partnership with Rosslyn - Fort Myer Rotary Club
• Rotary Club in Yelahanka, Bangalore, India
• Significant Child Labor in India
• Provide schooling on Sundays only
• Provide Needed Equipment and Supplies
• Allows children to learn math and reading skills
• Lead more productive and rewarding lives
• Ages 5-13

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India

• India

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Africa-Literacy Project

• Partnership with Herndon Rotary Club
• White River, Africa Rotary Club
• Community benefits
• Contributing to Childrens Education
• Interact with local businesses
• Painting Classrooms
• Enhance teachers communication computer skills
• Improve facilities for continued education
• Develop library computer center
• Purchasing books

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South Africa
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Nepal

• Project to be determined
• President Jack Pitzer suggested project

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Nepal
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Summary-Literacy

• ARC Proactive Goals
• Enhance Literacy in developing countries
• Ability to read
• Ability to write
• Do simple math
• We are doing that!!!