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Give every child a future

The Rotary Foundation District 9510 is delighted to share with all clubs and individual Rotarians that in July
2021 rotavirus, pneumococcal conjugate and human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccinations began in Samoa,
Tonga and Tuvalu. Unfortunately, at the time Samoa was facing a rotavirus outbreak so it was particularly
crucial to reach children there with vaccines as quickly as possible.
This is one of the major programs established to celebrate the centenary of Rotary in Australia, New
Zealand and the South Pacific.

Our District has supported and contributed US$15,000
to this project through Designated District Funds for the
past 2 years. Due to COVID-19, the roll-out was later
than initially planned, it is very rewarding that to reach
this milestone is a cause for celebration. Thank you so
much to everyone who has supported the Rotary Give
Every Child a Future project to enable us to make real
progress in protecting children in Pacific Island
countries from killer diseases.

In addition, it is anticipated that vaccines roll-out will begin in the Cook Islands, Nauru, Niue and Vanuatu
in September 2021.

As well as rolling out vaccines in the remaining countries in September, UNICEF and government partners
will continue to address vaccine hesitancy to ensure as many children as possible benefit from the Rotary
Give Every Child a Future project.

So, thank you to all the Rotary clubs, individual Rotarians and others who have supported the project.
Everyone who has been involved can feel justly proud of what has been achieved to date. What a great
way to celebrate the Centenary of Rotary in this part of the world!

Public health programs such as this are sustainable and one of the most effective and economical forms
of international development aid that countries can provide. This program will save many lives amongst
our near neighbours. It deserves our on-going support.

Our District has supported this project with DDF for the past 2 years (US$15,000)
For more information and to donate please go to everychildafuture.com

Rotary Foundation Australia has just launched a new website: RotaryFoundationAustralia.org.au
It provides material that is highly informative – both to the public and to Rotary members. Please “click”
the above and visit the site, you’ll find it very useful.

Rotarians, a key resource in the site is the My Foundation page. Think of it as the go to page you’ve always
wanted, with links to a whole range of resources, such as how-tos, brochures and forms, as well as
frequently used pages in rotary.org

The site also displays stories about grant-funded projects that clubs have pursued to deliver significant and
sustainable impact. Clubs have so many great stories to tell about their amazing grant-funded projects and
I would encourage you to for inclusion in the site. Link is on My Foundation page.

We encourage Clubs to include links to the site in your club and district websites, social media pages, etc.
Check it out now will be of great value.

M-l Lees
Chair 9510 Foundation Committee

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