Trustees approve changes to Japan Disaster Recovery Fund
Posted by Craig Clarke
on Aug 2, 2011
By Ryan Hyland and Dan
Nixon Rotary International News -- 29 July 2011
Due to Rotarians' enormous support of the Rotary Japan 2011
Disaster Recovery Fund, The Rotary Foundation Board of Trustees has approved
changes to the fund to make distributing money for relief efforts easier.
More than US$3.6 million has been donated to the fund to
help in long-term recovery projects following the devastating earthquake and
tsunami on 11 March. More than 30 Matching Grants worth $1.1 million has
already been approved.
The Rotary Higashi Nihon Shinsai Fukkokikin (Rotary East
Japan Earthquake Recovery Fund) Committee has been formed to oversee the fund.
The committee, composed of six Japanese Rotarians, will identify the needs of
the affected communities, manage the distribution of funds, oversee project
implementation, report on the projects, and ensure that all stewardship
practices are followed.
As part of the changes, projects approved by the committee
will not have to meet the regular requirements of Matching Grants and Rotary
Foundation Global Grants. For example, funds could be used for construction.
Additionally, money from the Japan fund will no longer be made available
through Matching Grants and global grants.
This approach is similar to how the Foundation successfully
managed the Solidarity in South Asia Fund following the tsunami in 2004.
Members of the Rotary Club of Fukushima South deliver supplies to a hard hit area.
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