The Harbourside International Service team is pleased to learn that our Global Grant project in Tegucigalpa, Honduras has been featured in RI's Rotary Service Connections Blog. The article is below.
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Rotary is a global network of 1.2 million neighbours, friends, leaders, and problem-solvers who come together to make positive, lasting change in communities at home and abroad. For more than 110 years, Rotary members have used their passion, energy, and intelligence to take action on sustainable projects. From literacy and peace to water and health, we are always working to better our world, and we stay committed to the end. Discover more about Rotary.
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Why not come to one of our meetings to meet like minded individuals and learn how to make a positive change in the world. The Rotary Club of Victoria Harbourside was established in 1980 and has a proud tradition of making a difference to our local community and community worldwide. Club activities, social events, and volunteer projects offer networking opportunities that build personal and professional connections. And Rotarians can extend those networks by visiting other clubs around the globe. Find out more about our club.
If you're wondering where your contributions to the Rotary Foundation go, here's a report on our project in Antigua, Guatemala, which we just completed. We had a District Community Grant, and worked with two other clubs - Bainbridge Island and the Passport Club of Pierce County.
This $9000 project provided business training to 22 women entrepreneurs in Antigua, Guatemala. Each woman received about 10 hours of training, met monthly with a Business Advisor to develop her business, and received a microcredit loan.
Dean of Law Dr. Jeremy Webber explained the formation of the Juris Indigenous Doctorate Program at the University of Victoria Faculty of Law.
Glenn Raynor was sponsored by the Victoria-Harbourside Rotary Club of District 5020 as a Rotary Peace Fellow (2009 - 2011), and was hosted by the Tokyo-Musashino Rotary Club of District 2580. He is currently the Executive Director of the Jane Goodall Institute in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a dangerous and volatile country that has over 30 armed criminal groups, where violence is common and where his staff have been kidnapped and held for ransom. He was recently a speaker at Rotary's Presidential Peace Conference on Environmental Sustainability. He compliments Rotary for recognizing that peace needs to be the foundation for all its endeavors. Read more about his incredible journey and the impact he is making on the world.
Victoria Harbourcats 6th Season is upon us, and Managing Partner Him Swanson gave us a rundown on what we can expect in the upcoming season.
