Afghanistan School Opened Sept 24
Posted by Craig Clarke
Our Rotary Centennial School in Afghanistan was dedicated on Sunday September 26th, five months ahead of schedule and under budget. It will accommodate 4000 boys and girls. Our club contributed $250 to the project earlier this year.
The project committee has now launched a Canada-wide competition open to students in Grades 9 through 12.
Click here to go to the web site for more details on the student competition.
Rotary Canada has chosen to celebrate its 100th anniversary [the first Rotary meeting in Canada was held in Winnipeg in November 3, 1910]with this project.
The Canadian International Development Agency approached Rotary in 2008 with a request to participate in their Afghanistan Challenge Program. Canadian Rotarians are coordinating the Rotary Centennial Afghanistan School Project and as such, there are many roles and many clubs and individuals working together to ensure its success.
The project committee has now launched a Canada-wide competition open to students in Grades 9 through 12.
Click here to go to the web site for more details on the student competition.
Rotary Canada has chosen to celebrate its 100th anniversary [the first Rotary meeting in Canada was held in Winnipeg in November 3, 1910]with this project.
The Canadian International Development Agency approached Rotary in 2008 with a request to participate in their Afghanistan Challenge Program. Canadian Rotarians are coordinating the Rotary Centennial Afghanistan School Project and as such, there are many roles and many clubs and individuals working together to ensure its success.
Stephen Brown and Fary Moini are members of San Diego's La Jolla Golden Triangle Rotary Club and have worked in Afghanistan since 2001 in a multifaceted effort to upgrade the educational and medical facilities. Born and educated as a registered nurse in Iran, Moini has been a member of the Rotary Club of La Jolla Golden Triangle in San Diego since 1999. Stephen Brown was appointed a trustee of the Rotary Foundation this year. Brown & Moini brought knowledge and expertise into Rotary's efforts and communicated with the Afghan Ministry of Education in order to find out what the greatest needs were.
• The Rotary Club of Heritage Park Calgary is the lead club of this project. Their role is to report to CRCID on the use of funds.
• The Canadian Rotary Centennial Project Committee (CRCPC) was created to provide all oversight and direction to the project. They assist in project management, finalizing reports and approving the release of funds. They communicate with the Afghanistan Ministry of Education, the Rotary Club of Winnipeg and the Rotary Club of Heritage Park Calgary.
• The Rotary Club of Winnipeg is responsible for collecting donations, and distributing all funds to the Rotary Club of Heritage Park Calgary.
• The Canadian Rotary Collaboration for International Development (CRCID) is a not-for-profit Rotarian organization that supplies Canadian Rotary clubs with funding for international development programs. CRCID receives funding from the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) and transfers it to the Rotary Club of Heritage Park Calgary.
• The Rotary Club of Jalalabad monitored the progress of the project.
• The Rotary Club of Heritage Park Calgary is the lead club of this project. Their role is to report to CRCID on the use of funds.
• The Canadian Rotary Centennial Project Committee (CRCPC) was created to provide all oversight and direction to the project. They assist in project management, finalizing reports and approving the release of funds. They communicate with the Afghanistan Ministry of Education, the Rotary Club of Winnipeg and the Rotary Club of Heritage Park Calgary.
• The Rotary Club of Winnipeg is responsible for collecting donations, and distributing all funds to the Rotary Club of Heritage Park Calgary.
• The Canadian Rotary Collaboration for International Development (CRCID) is a not-for-profit Rotarian organization that supplies Canadian Rotary clubs with funding for international development programs. CRCID receives funding from the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) and transfers it to the Rotary Club of Heritage Park Calgary.
• The Rotary Club of Jalalabad monitored the progress of the project.
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