2013 Rotary Mission to Sunyani Ghana

Posted by Craig Clarke 
on Nov 8, 2012
 

Counsellor George Anderson spoke at the Oceanside Rotary meeting on November 7, giving a report on his visit to Sunyani last summer.   George visited Ghana for a couple of days during his vacation in order to report on the progress of a collaborative project between the RDN and Sunyani for municipal waste disposal.

After the program, Ken Hammer of the Nanaimo Daybreak Rotary Club gave a brief description of the upcoming visit to Sunyani in April 2013.  

 

There will be an information meeting at Bev Hilton's house on Saturday November 17 10am-12noon : 5024 Visa View Cresent, Nanaimo for those who have an interest in joining the mission.

For details, contact Ken Hammer ken.hammer@viu.ca or Bev Hilton bev.j.hilton@gmail.com

 

  

 
                                                                                 
2013   ROTARY  MISSION TO  SUNYANI


        Travel dates;   April 14 – April 30(tentative)
   

   Mission Goals


         •  Build capacity within District 5020 and the Sunyani Central Rotary Club
         •  Build relationships among Rotarians to be better able to serve their communities and the world


  Mission Objectives
 •  Visit the Sunyani Central Rotary Club to experience their meeting and thank them for their support
    on  the various Sunyani projects
•   Learn about Ghanaian culture through home-stay with Rotarians, meeting Rotarians and other   community members, and visiting tourism sites
•   To learn from each other and take at least 5 ideas back to our Rotary Clubs
•   To participate in malaria net distribution and education and the Abesim library opening ceremonies
•   Visit past project sites and determine future projects in conjunction with the Sunyani Central Rotary      Club

All participants are required to have a valid passport and Ghana visa.
Although we will help to coordinate this it is your responsibility to apply and pay for the following items:
·         Passport: Must be valid at least six months after your scheduled return to Canada.
·         Ghana Visa for all Canadian citizens: An application and information on applying for the visa will be discussed with your trip confirmation. Allow four weeks to process the visa application.  (We do have  a contact in Vancouver to facilitate this)
·         Required Inoculations: Check out requirements with local health centre.  Usually a yellow fever inoculation is required. They recommend that Canadian citizens take precautions against malaria and other diseases. Please consult your physician to determine precautions appropriate for you.
            Everyone needs to book an appointment at the Travel Clinic.
In Nanaimo:   Travel Clinic Vancouver Island Health Authority
                       8-1599 Dufferin Crescent (250) 740-6948
                       Appointment fee $35 
           During the  Health specialist consultation, you will obtain: details about
           traveling to Ghana ,what vaccines you need; you will get the vaccines at that
           time. Vaccines fee range from $50 to $130 each                                 
           Immunization should be received a minimum of 6 weeks before      
          departure date.                                                                                                  
                                                  Optimum group size 8 members   
                                        Approximate cost per member $4000. – 5000.
        
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