Rotary says Give Every Child A Future.
The aim: Celebrate 100 years of Rotary in Australasia by Immunising 100,000 children across 9 Pacific Island countries from rotavirus, pneumococcal disease and cervical cancer. Ensure we reach every child. Work with UNICEF and Pacific Island Governments to ensure the programme is sustainable.
That required US $3.9 million (or about AUS $5.8 million).
So where are we up to:
- Rotarians, Rotary Clubs and Rotary Districts have raised over US $1.6 million
- The Rotary Foundation has contributed over US $930,000 and other foundations have contributed over US $265,00
- The Australian Government has contributed US $856,000
Total US $3.7 million (or AUS $5.5 million). That is 95% of the money required; we are almost there.
We now need ONLY US $188,000 (or AUS $278,000) to ensure we reach every child. Rotary International President, Jennifer Jones will visit the project in the Pacific in March 2023. We are not sure we can have the project 100% financed by then but with your help we are going to try.
Rotarians in Victoria and New Zealand are on this mission too, as are some Rotaractors, and we hope there is more Rotary District and Foundation funding to come but as Rotarians in Sydney and across NSW we need to do our bit and raise about another $70,000. Please help.
$4,500 will immunise 100 children. A (tax deductable) donation in someone's name can be is a gift to that person, to a child in the Pacific, their family and the Pacific community. $450 will immunise 10 children. $45 will immunise one child. Please give what you can afford and help us finish this job.