{"id":1738,"date":"2022-08-30T04:19:43","date_gmt":"2022-08-30T04:19:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dg-newsletter2223.rid3450.org\/?p=1738"},"modified":"2022-09-02T02:32:49","modified_gmt":"2022-09-02T02:32:49","slug":"district-foundation-committee-2022-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dg-newsletter2223.rid3450.org\/?p=1738","title":{"rendered":"District Foundation Committee 2022-2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center eplus-wrapper wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>By PDG Belinda Yeung, JP, Rotary Club of Hong Kong Harbour<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"eplus-wrapper wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center eplus-wrapper is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex eplus-styles-uid-6c96ba\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center eplus-wrapper is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:80%\"><h2 class=\"has-azure-color has-text-color eplus-wrapper wp-block-heading eplus-styles-uid-11a5be\">September Is Basic Education and Literacy Month<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"eplus-wrapper wp-block-paragraph\">Basic education and literacy is one of The Rotary Foundation\u2019s seven areas of focus.\u00a0It is essential for <strong><em>reducing poverty, improving health, encouraging community and economic development, and promoting peace.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center eplus-wrapper is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full eplus-wrapper\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"97\" height=\"186\" src=\"http:\/\/dg-newsletter2223.rid3450.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/01-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1739\"><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full coblocks-animate eplus-wrapper\" data-coblocks-animation=\"fadeIn\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"664\" height=\"513\" src=\"http:\/\/dg-newsletter2223.rid3450.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/02-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1740\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dg-newsletter2223.rid3450.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/02-1.png 664w, https:\/\/dg-newsletter2223.rid3450.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/02-1-500x386.png 500w, https:\/\/dg-newsletter2223.rid3450.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/02-1-382x295.png 382w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 664px) 100vw, 664px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"eplus-wrapper wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium is-resized eplus-wrapper\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/dg-newsletter2223.rid3450.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/\u622a\u5716-2022-08-30-\u4e0b\u534812.03.58-1200x287.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1741\" width=\"900\" height=\"215\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dg-newsletter2223.rid3450.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/\u622a\u5716-2022-08-30-\u4e0b\u534812.03.58-1200x287.png 1200w, https:\/\/dg-newsletter2223.rid3450.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/\u622a\u5716-2022-08-30-\u4e0b\u534812.03.58-500x119.png 500w, https:\/\/dg-newsletter2223.rid3450.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/\u622a\u5716-2022-08-30-\u4e0b\u534812.03.58-768x183.png 768w, https:\/\/dg-newsletter2223.rid3450.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/\u622a\u5716-2022-08-30-\u4e0b\u534812.03.58-382x91.png 382w, https:\/\/dg-newsletter2223.rid3450.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/\u622a\u5716-2022-08-30-\u4e0b\u534812.03.58.png 1390w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"eplus-wrapper wp-block-heading\">According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/unesdoc.unesco.org\/ark:\/48223\/pf0000379875\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">UNESCO Global Education Monitoring Report 2021\/2022<\/a>:<\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"eplus-wrapper wp-block-list eplus-styles-uid-203474\"><li>If all women completed primary education, there would be 66% fewer maternal deaths.<\/li><li>A child born to a mother who can read is 50% more likely to survive past the age of five.<\/li><li>If all students in low-income countries left school with basic reading skills, 171 million people could be lifted out of poverty, which would be equivalent to a 12% cut in world poverty.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<p class=\"eplus-wrapper wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-royal-blue-color has-text-color eplus-wrapper wp-block-heading\">The Rotary Foundation considers activities targeting the following to be within the scope of the basic education and literacy area of focus:<\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"eplus-wrapper wp-block-list eplus-styles-uid-466163\"><li>Access to quality basic primary and secondary education;<\/li><li>Educating adults in literacy;<\/li><li>Providing training in teaching literacy, curriculum development, and school administration;<\/li><li>Strengthening educational experience through improved materials and facilities;<\/li><li>Community management of education systems;<\/li><li>Vocational training teams supporting the above activities;<\/li><li>School desk purchases, when accompanied by a detailed and verifiable plan to improve basic education and literacy;<\/li><li>Scholarships for graduate-level study in programs related to basic education and literacy.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<p class=\"eplus-wrapper wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-azure-color has-text-color eplus-wrapper wp-block-heading\">Rotary Showcase: Basic Education &amp; Literacy<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns coblocks-animate eplus-wrapper is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex eplus-styles-uid-ef9cf5\" data-coblocks-animation=\"slideInLeft\"><div class=\"wp-block-column eplus-wrapper is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow eplus-styles-uid-2c41fb\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full eplus-wrapper\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"834\" height=\"624\" src=\"http:\/\/dg-newsletter2223.rid3450.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/06.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1745\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dg-newsletter2223.rid3450.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/06.jpg 834w, https:\/\/dg-newsletter2223.rid3450.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/06-500x374.jpg 500w, https:\/\/dg-newsletter2223.rid3450.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/06-768x575.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dg-newsletter2223.rid3450.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/06-382x286.jpg 382w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 834px) 100vw, 834px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center eplus-wrapper is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<p class=\"eplus-wrapper wp-block-paragraph\">Nigeria, July 26th 2022<br><a href=\"https:\/\/map.rotary.org\/en\/project\/pages\/project_detail.aspx?guid=D53C4F25-FE28-4AEA-9D35-EF6A052CB2DF\">The Rotaract club of FUTO <\/a>undertook a project on the importance of education prior to the believe on the pidgin slangs which says <em>school na scam.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"eplus-wrapper wp-block-paragraph\">This project emphasised to children that school is not a scam but the real deal. The service project included a workshop focusing on the importance of literacy and students were given stationery and educational books.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns coblocks-animate eplus-wrapper is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex eplus-styles-uid-e92c03\" data-coblocks-animation=\"slideInRight\"><div class=\"wp-block-column eplus-wrapper is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow eplus-styles-uid-2c41fb\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full eplus-wrapper\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"834\" height=\"624\" src=\"http:\/\/dg-newsletter2223.rid3450.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/07.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1746\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dg-newsletter2223.rid3450.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/07.jpg 834w, https:\/\/dg-newsletter2223.rid3450.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/07-500x374.jpg 500w, https:\/\/dg-newsletter2223.rid3450.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/07-768x575.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dg-newsletter2223.rid3450.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/07-382x286.jpg 382w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 834px) 100vw, 834px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column eplus-wrapper is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full eplus-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/dg-newsletter2223.rid3450.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/08%E6%8B%B7%E8%B2%9D.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1747\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"eplus-wrapper wp-block-paragraph\">Clubs in D3450 are encouraged to participate in Basic Education and Literacy projects. For more details, please contact TRF Program Team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"eplus-wrapper wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-azure-color has-text-color eplus-wrapper wp-block-heading\">CONTRIBUTIONS BY ROTARIANS OF D3450 (AS OF August 2022)<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full coblocks-animate eplus-wrapper\" data-coblocks-animation=\"fadeIn\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1439\" src=\"http:\/\/dg-newsletter2223.rid3450.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/12-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1806\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dg-newsletter2223.rid3450.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/12-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/dg-newsletter2223.rid3450.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/12-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/dg-newsletter2223.rid3450.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/12-2000x1124.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/dg-newsletter2223.rid3450.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/12-500x281.jpg 500w, https:\/\/dg-newsletter2223.rid3450.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/12-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dg-newsletter2223.rid3450.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/12-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/dg-newsletter2223.rid3450.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/12-2048x1151.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/dg-newsletter2223.rid3450.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/12-382x215.jpg 382w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"eplus-wrapper wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center has-royal-blue-color has-gold-background-color has-text-color has-background has-larger-font-size eplus-wrapper wp-block-heading\"><strong>END POLIO<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"eplus-wrapper wp-block-paragraph\">UNICEF Report: May 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"eplus-wrapper wp-block-paragraph\">Extraordinary advances have been made in the effort to eradicate wild polio in just a generation. The number of children paralyzed by the virus has decreased by 99 per cent since 1988.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"eplus-wrapper wp-block-paragraph\">There is no cure for polio. It can only be prevented. That prevention comes from a vaccine, which can protect a child for life. And still to this day, many children do not have that protection. From conflict and displacement to the healthcare disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as vaccine hesitancy, there are many reasons why that gap in immunization exists.&nbsp; And now, recent cases of polio are emerging globally that threaten the advances that have been made over the past three decades. This is where things stand today.<br>Below please find the most updated statistics from the World Health Organisation as of August 23rd 2022:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full coblocks-animate eplus-wrapper\" data-coblocks-animation=\"fadeIn\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"942\" height=\"520\" src=\"http:\/\/dg-newsletter2223.rid3450.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/11.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dg-newsletter2223.rid3450.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/11.png 942w, https:\/\/dg-newsletter2223.rid3450.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/11-500x276.png 500w, https:\/\/dg-newsletter2223.rid3450.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/11-768x424.png 768w, https:\/\/dg-newsletter2223.rid3450.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/11-382x211.png 382w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 942px) 100vw, 942px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns coblocks-animate eplus-wrapper is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex eplus-styles-uid-6e9984\" data-coblocks-animation=\"fadeIn\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column eplus-wrapper is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large eplus-wrapper\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1333\" height=\"2000\" src=\"http:\/\/dg-newsletter2223.rid3450.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20220721-Endpolio-poster_01-1333x2000.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1751\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dg-newsletter2223.rid3450.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20220721-Endpolio-poster_01-1333x2000.jpg 1333w, https:\/\/dg-newsletter2223.rid3450.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20220721-Endpolio-poster_01-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/dg-newsletter2223.rid3450.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20220721-Endpolio-poster_01-333x500.jpg 333w, https:\/\/dg-newsletter2223.rid3450.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20220721-Endpolio-poster_01-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dg-newsletter2223.rid3450.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20220721-Endpolio-poster_01-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dg-newsletter2223.rid3450.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20220721-Endpolio-poster_01-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/dg-newsletter2223.rid3450.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20220721-Endpolio-poster_01-213x320.jpg 213w, https:\/\/dg-newsletter2223.rid3450.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20220721-Endpolio-poster_01-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1333px) 100vw, 1333px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center eplus-wrapper is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<h2 class=\"eplus-wrapper wp-block-heading\">Dear Fellow Rotarians,<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"eplus-wrapper wp-block-paragraph\">More than ever, now is the time for us to galvanise behind the End Polio initiative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"eplus-wrapper wp-block-paragraph\">As of August 23rd 2022, the number of polio cases in the past 12 months is 20. With: Pakistan (14), Mozambique (5), Afghanistan (4), Malawi (1).<br>For the most updated figures please visit: <a href=\"https:\/\/polioeradication.org\/polio-today\/polio-now\/\">https:\/\/polioeradication.org\/polio-today\/polio-now\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"eplus-wrapper wp-block-paragraph\">Let\u2019s do our part!<br>Support End Polio Now by joining the End Polio Walk on October 22nd 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"eplus-wrapper wp-block-paragraph\"><br>Together we will<br>END POLIO.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"eplus-wrapper wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-azure-color has-text-color eplus-wrapper wp-block-heading\">Mark Your Diary<\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"eplus-wrapper wp-block-list eplus-styles-uid-ae9edb\"><li>22 October 2022 \u2013 End Polio Walk <\/li><li>26 November 2022 \u2013 District Rotary Foundation Seminar<\/li><\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By PDG Belinda Yeung, JP, Rotary Club of Hong Kong Harbour S &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1740,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","editor_plus_copied_stylings":"{}","footnotes":""},"categories":[23,20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1738","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-newsletter-2022-august","category-trf"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dg-newsletter2223.rid3450.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1738","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dg-newsletter2223.rid3450.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dg-newsletter2223.rid3450.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dg-newsletter2223.rid3450.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dg-newsletter2223.rid3450.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1738"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/dg-newsletter2223.rid3450.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1738\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1809,"href":"https:\/\/dg-newsletter2223.rid3450.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1738\/revisions\/1809"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dg-newsletter2223.rid3450.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1740"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dg-newsletter2223.rid3450.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1738"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dg-newsletter2223.rid3450.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1738"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dg-newsletter2223.rid3450.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1738"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}