Our Charter Nite Celebrations were held on Tuesday, 13th December 2011. We paid a visit to the Old Age Home at Bogmalo, where we met the inmates, spent some time with them, cut a cake and distributed sweets.
This was followed by a family dinner by the beach.
The Rotary Club of Dabolim has taken up the initiative to collect a database of potential blood donors. The purpose behind collecting this data is to save precious time in case of an emergency. If there is an available database of people a per their blood group, it becomes easier to identify a donor when needed. Citizens (above 18 years) who wish to register themselves can register here.
You can also SMS your Name, Age, Blood Group, Contact Number and City to 9225877345.
The collected database will be maintained by select Rotarians and may eventually be shared with affiliated hospitals. Registered donors will be contacted whenever needed but it is not binding on any registered donor to donate blood at the given time.
Rotary Club of Dabolim organized “Blood donation camp” on 11th April 2011 at Corlim industrial estate in the premises of ESI Dispensary Corlim. A team from Blood Bank unit , Goa Medical College was called to collect the blood from donors. Employers, employees and administrative staff from from various companies came forward for donating blood. In total 40 units of blood was successfully collected thus making the camp a great success.
Over 150 children of classes 7th – 10th standard at Government High School Vasco da gama Goa were checked for General Health, Oral problems, Eye related problems, etc. Rtn. Dr. Shubhangi Lotlikar of RC Dabolim arranged for panel of doctors and supplementary medical care and capsules. Rtn Dr. Ramani of RC Vasco conducted the Eye check up, Dr. Priyarani Sawaikar, Dr. S. Sanzigiri were also present, as was Rtn. Dr. Kapil Talaulikar of RC Dabolim. The camp was organised by RC Vasco.
Matching Grant # 73960 submitted by Rotary Club of Napoli (Naples), Rotary International District 2100, Italy, and Rotary Club of Dabolim for funding to help provide teachers and educational materials to blind students at Savy Project in Naples, Italy has been approved by The Rotary Foundation (TRF) for USD 5100.
Rotary Club of Napoli (Naples) has been conducting projects to conduct training courses for computer literacy for the blind. The organization of the courses was launched in 1999. In 2007-2008, for the first time are between the teachers two blind students who had attended previous courses and that prior to 2000 had no knowledge of computers. In recent years, the course also makes the most deserving for the European Computer Driving Licence ECDL.
Gwenn Ramage and Eugene Wons of Westhampton Beach Rotary, USA (District 7260) visited Yuwak Sangh School, Sada, Goa and Anjuman H. I. High School, Baina, Goa where they had a chance to see the schools, interact with the students and teachers, and inspect the toilets built under the Matching Grants Programme.
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Toilets were provided under Matching Grants Programme (MG # 71359) of The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International with Rotary Club of Vasco da gama, District 3170, India (our sponsoring club) and Rotary Club of West Hampton as the host and Primary International partners. Thanks also to Rotary Club of Southold and Easthampton Rotary Club, District 7260, USA, and numerous donors who have generously supported us.
Also see http://www.rcdabolim.org/2010/construction-of-new-toilet-blocks-at-schools/
Our Club distributed hand operated sewing machines to two poor and needy women in Sancoale Village, Goa. One of the women was physically challenged. We hope that the sewing machine project will help empower women to become financially independent, self sufficient, earn their livelihood and live with dignity.
The sewing machines came in from the 3 District 3170 MG Projects for 847 Foot operated sewing machines and 156 Hand operated sewing machines. MG # 72544 with Rotary Oceanside, MG # 72915 Rotary Baltic Riga, District 2410 and MG # 73036 with E club of District 7890. Special thanks to Rtn. Bharat Kamat, Rotary eClub of D-7890 who was the prime contact in getting 420 machines. Rtn. Prakash Saraswat was a project contact for all the 3 projects.
Also see Sewing Machines Distribution – Matching Grants Project
Murgao Education Societys College of Arts and Commerce at Zuarinagar Goa (India) is the only local college for the community. Currently, the college does not have adequate access to safe drinking water. The Rotary Club of Dabolim Goa proposes to provide safe and hygienic drinking water. The project will benefit a total of 2303 individuals – 2137 students and 166 staff.
The club has already inspected the college, requested quotes, and will oversee the project implementation, while the college will be involved in the installation and maintenance of the water filtration systems to provide clean drinking water. To complete this project, the club is seeking financial donations – US$2439 for six water filters, a storage tank, and the control mechanism for the filtration systems.
The project has been posted on Rotary International’s ProjectLINK and assigned the number W05918.
We sponsored tickets of the play Junglenama for under priviledged children from Hamara School (School for street kids) and Matruchaya Orphanage. The play was brought to Goa by two friends Renu Rao and Roshan Bandekar.
The play is about a struggle for existence for animals by the animals. Babbar Khan (The Lion) and his small army comprising of Cheetah, Monkey, Deer, Horse and an Elephant along with the other animals rage a war against the Human atrocities and save their Jungle land. The play responds to the need for an idea of coexistence of Animals and Humans.
The script has been based on a story by Gulzar. It has been adapted for the stage by Varun Narvekar and Sarang Sathaye.
The Rotary Club of Dabolim organised a talk on E-Waste management and its relevance to Goa. The talk was delivered by Mr. Ashley Delaney who has been involved involved in the Goa schools computers project where used computers from corporations abroad were shipped to India to be reused in schools in Goa. The ewaste initiative he has taken is the first of its kind in the state of goa.
As a part of our Educational projects, we distributed the DVD Learner’s Library created by Dr. Arvind Gupta and his team. This DVD was handed over to Mr Anil Kher on the CII Goa Education Panel for onward handing over to some schools and Science Clubs, and Mr Deepak Khaitan of ALL GOA GOVT. RECOGNISED UNAIDED SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION. We will be rolling out the next phase of this project to encourage use of the DVD shortly.
The DVD Learners Library created by Dr. Arvind Gupta is a treasure trove for a child to know how things work, and has hundreds of ways of making Science Fun to Learn. It also has e-learning content in the form of hundreds of short Videos, PDF Books, and photographs giving step by step instructions on how to make simple toys from trash.the concept of Magnetic Levitation / Maglev trains explained using small magnets, an old slipper and a pencil, or the basics of Astronomy explained using an old bucket handle, plastic balls, cycle spoke and thread, etc.
The Rotary Club of Dabolim Goa is focused on improving the employ-ability of students from lesser privileged sections of society. Our Education Projects are thus helping selected schools by improving infrastructure, training of teachers and providing teaching aids. In the last few months, we have donated an LCD projector, Laptop, books, bags to high performing girl child, helped build toilets at 2 schools – Yuwak Sangh and Anjuman, have planned a teachers training programme, and are working on helping the partner education institutions further.
ALL GOA GOVT. RECOGNISED UNAIDED SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION
Took part in NID Pulse Polio on 23rd
