D-2452 DG's Newsletter February 2015

District 2452 Service Above Self Governor’s Newsletter February 2015 Mr. Gary C K Huang Light Up Rotary Mr. Khalil Alsharif RI President District Governor FEBRUARY - WORLD UNDERSTANDING MONTH The month of February is special in the Rotary calendar since it is designated the World Understanding Month. The month also includes the anniversary of the first meeting of Rotary held on 23rd February 1905, now designated World Understanding and Peace Day. Advancing world understanding and peace, which is expressed in the fourth part of Object of Rotary, is an important focus of Rotarian service. The internationality of its membership puts Rotary in a unique situation to promote peace and goodwill. Through club-to-club contacts, international service projects, peace programs, and cultural and educational exchanges, Rotary clubs worldwide make a meaningful contribution to world peace. Good Luck and continue to Light Up Rotary. Khalil Alsharif District Governor 2nd District 2452 Conference “The way to war is a well-paved highway, and the way to peace is still a wilderness.” Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain From 19th to 22nd March 2015 - Paul Harris To register please visit http://www.rotaryd2452.org/ or contact us at: Tel.: +973 17180688, Fax: +973 17740346, E-mail: [email protected] 1

District 2452 Governor’s Newsletter February 2015 PRESIDENTIAL MESSAGE GARY C.K. HUANG PRESIDENT 2014-15 FEBRUARY 2015 As president of Rotary, it's my job to encourage and inspire Rotarians wherever I meet them. It's also my job to listen to what they have to say. Whether it's a success- ful project or a challenge to overcome, a great Rotary Day or a new idea, I want to hear what Rotarians are thinking, doing, and planning. So whenever I travel, I ask my hosts to talk to me about their clubs. What's going well, where do they see a need to improve, and what can we at RI headquarters do to help? The answers are always interesting and often surprising. Sometimes I have a suggestion or an idea to contribute; sometimes I am able to make a connection that will move a project forward. Often, I go back to Evanston with ideas and insights that help guide us in our decisions. But what I value most about these conversations are the stories I hear – the stories that, taken together, tell the story of Rotary. In Atlanta, I attended a Rotary event honoring teachers and heard story after story about the gift of literacy and how it transforms lives. In Istanbul, I attended a wheelchair race and learned how Turkish Rotarians are working to improve the lives of people with disabilities. In Lima, Peru, I talked to a former Rotaractor who waited nearly 20 years to be invited to join a Rotary club, and heard about how returning to Rotary has transformed her life. I've heard stories that have made me laugh, and stories that have moved me to tears. I've heard stories of how our service changes the lives of others, and how it changes us as Rotarians. When I hear these stories, I can't help but wonder: How many other lives could we change for the better by bringing more people into Rotary? And how many more people could we bring into Rotary simply by sharing our Light Up Rotary own Rotary stories? Celebrate 110 Years of Rotary On 23rd February 2015 In this Rotary year, I ask all of you to do just that: Share your Rotary stories. Tell them to your friends, on social media, and through Rotary.org. Our Rotary stories are what inspire us, and what encourage others to join us; they help light up our service, as we work to Light Up Rotary. 2

District 2452 Governor’s Newsletter February 2015 TRUSTEE CHAIR’S MESSAGE JOHN KENNY TRUSTEE CHAIR 2014-15 FEBRUARY 2015 Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. Birmingham, England. Bangkok, Thailand. São Paulo, Brazil! Every three years, The Rotary Foundation sponsors a peace symposium as a preconven- tion activity. The next peace symposium will be held in São Paulo, 4-5 June. The triennial peace symposium is the vehicle to showcase our Rotary Peace Fellows, who earn master's degrees and certificates through our Rotary Peace Centers; to educate Rotarians about this peace-related education and scholar- ship program; to introduce our donors and potential donors to the program; and to explore ways that Rotarians and peace fellows can collaborate in peace-building. Highlights of each symposium have included international speakers in the peace field, such as Nobel Peace Prize laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu; breakout sessions fea- turing peace fellows working on the front lines to build peace; and Rotarians active in the peace field. This year, the first plenary session will feature 1987 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Oscar Arias Sánchez of Costa Rica. He is a two-time president of Costa Rica, 1986-90 and 2006-10. During his first presidential term, he engaged the nations of Central America in peace discussions that led to the signing of the Esquipulas II Accords, and ultimately to the end of the various armed conflicts in the region. The plans of the São Paulo peace symposium committee are creative and exciting, with elements not offered at past symposia. They will involve the 80 Rotary Peace Centers alumni in attendance. If you have never attended a peace symposium, this is a special opportunity that will inform and educate you on Rotary's service to promote peace. If you have attended any of the symposia in Salt Lake City, Birmingham, or Bangkok, you will especially appreciate this innovative program. I look forward to seeing you there! 3

District 2452 Governor’s Newsletter February 2015 Rotary Club of Amman Ammon launches community project to provide Iraqi refugees with urgent sanitary facilities. (Amman, Jordan – January 2015) and Leon Minas with JD 4,000, Mrs. Maisoun Sarraf with JD 500, in addition to JD 2000 and JD 200 from two Jordanian do- The Rotary Club of Amman Am- nors. In-kind donors included Mr. Maher Asfour who donated the prefab structure which was equivalent to JD 2500, Izzat mon completed a community pro- Marji Group donated four showers and mixers in addition to four wash basins and mixers equivalent to JD 1,000, Mr. Ramzi ject that provides additional sani- Al-Muna donated four European W.C. and related accessories equivalent to JD 1000, and JEME (Jordanian Electrical & Me- tary facilities to cater for the urgent chanical Engineering) represented by Mr. Ramzi Sawalha donat- ed the installation of all the fittings, piping, and fixtures which needs of Iraqi refugees currently was equivalent to JD 2000. taking shelter in Saint Elias Greek It is worth to note that Rotary clubs in Jordan include hundreds of men and women working in professional fields and various Catholic Church in Marj Al specialties, who volunteer to help serve their community and supporting its needs via setting up service projects. Projects are Hamam. The inaugural ceremony aimed to help and support underprivileged individuals in the community to change their lives to the better and grow hope in was attended by the Club’s Presi- their hearts. dent and Rotary District 2452 As- Rotary is an organization of business and professional leaders who provide humanitarian service and help to build goodwill N sistant Governor along with fellow and peace in the world. There are 1.2 million Rotary members in club members. 33,000 Rotary clubs in more than 200 countries and geograph- ical areas. Rotary clubs have been serving communities world- E The project expanded the church’s current sanitary facilities to wide for more than a century. W cater for the urgent needs of around 100 Iraqi refugees residing in the church's hall after fleeing their hometowns in Mosul to S escape the control of the Islamic State terrorist group. The pro- ject includes four additional toilets, indoor showers, sinks, and changing rooms in addition to setting up a solar system. F The project which had an estimated total cost of more than JD R 18,000 was fundraised from the Rotary Club of Amman Ammon O who’s contribution exceeded JD 2,000 in addition to a number M of individual and corporate donors including; Lebanese Ameri- can University Jordan Chapter with JD 3,000, Messrs. Vartan J ‫ﻧﺎدي روﺗﺎري ﻋﻤﺎن ﻋﻣون‬ O R ‫ﯾدﺷن ﻣﺷروع اﻟﻣراﻓق اﻟﺻﺣﯾﺔ ﻟﺧدﻣﺔ اﻟﻼﺟﺋﯾن اﻟﻌراﻗﯾﯾن ﻣن اﻟﻣوﺻل ﻓﻲ اﻷردن‬ (2014 ‫ اﻷردن– ﻛﺎﻧون اﻻول‬،‫)ﻋﻣﺎن‬ D ‫ و ﻛﻞ ﻣﻦ رﺋﯿﺲ و أﻋﻀﺎء اﻟﻨﺎدي‬2452 ‫دﺷﻦ ﻧﺎدي روﺗﺎري ﻋﻤﺎن ﻋﻤﻮن ﺑﺤﻀﻮر ﻣﺴﺎﻋﺪ اﻟﻤﺤﺎﻓﻆ ﻟﻠﻤﻨﻄﻘﺔ اﻟﺮوﺗﺎرﯾﺔ‬ A ‫ﻣﺸﺮوﻋﮫ اﻟﺴﻨﻮي ﻟﮭﺬا اﻟﻌﺎم و ھﻮ ﻋﺒﺎرة ﻋﻦ ﺗﻮﺳﻌﺔ وإﺿﺎﻓﺔ ﻣﺮاﻓﻖ ﺻﺤﯿﺔ ﻓﻲ ﻛﻨﯿﺴﺔ ﻣﺎر إﻟﯿﺎس ﻟﻠﺮوم اﻟﻜﺎﺛﻮﻟﯿﻚ ﻓﻲ ﻣﺮج اﻟﺤﻤﺎم ﺑﮭﺪف‬ N ‫ ﻻﺟﻰء ﻋﺮاﻗﻲ ﻣﻦ اﻟﻤﻮﺻﻞ وﻣﺴﺎﻋﺪﺗﮭﻢ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺗﺠﺎوز ﻣﺤﻨﺘﮭﻢ ﺑﻤﺎ ﯾﻀﻤﻦ ﻟﮭﻢ ﻛﺮاﻣﺘﮭﻢ‬100 ‫ﺗﻮﻓﯿﺮ أدﻧﻰ ﻣﺘﻄﻠﺒﺎت اﻟﺤﯿﺎة ﻟﻤﺎ ﯾﺰﯾﺪ ﻋﻦ‬ ‫ و ﻗﺪ ﺟﺎء ﺗﻨﻔﯿﺬ ھﺬا اﻟﻤﺸﺮوع ﻟﺴﺪ اﻟﺤﺎﺟﺔ اﻟﻤﺎﺳﺔ ﻟﮭﺆﻻء اﻟﻼﺟﺌﯿﻦ اﻟﺬﯾﻦ ﻟﺠﺄوا اﻟﻰ اﻻردن ھﺮﺑﺎ ﻣﻦ اﺣﺪاث اﻟﻌﻨﻒ اﻟﺘﻲ ﺗﺸﮭﺪھﺎ‬.‫اﻻﻧﺴﺎﻧﯿﺔ‬ .‫ﺑﻼدھﻢ ﻣﺆﺧﺮا‬ ‫ﺣﯿﺚ ﺗﻢ إﻧﺸﺎء ﻣﺮاﻓﻖ ﺻﺤﯿﺔ ﻣﺘﺨﺼﺼﺔ‬ ‫ﻣﺠﮭﺰة ﺑﺎﻟﻜﺎﻣﻞ ﻟﺘﻮﻓﺮ ﻣﺘﻄﻠﺒﺎت اﻟﻌﻨﺎﯾﺔ اﻟﺸﺨﺼﯿﺔ‬ ‫واﻟﺼﺤﯿﺔ و اﻟﻤﯿﺎه ﻟﻜﻞ ﻣﻦ اﻟﺮﺟﺎل و ﻣﺜﻠﮭﺎ ﻟﻠﻨﺴﺎء‬ ‫ أﻟﻒ دﯾﻨﺎر ﺗﻢ اﻟﺘﺒﺮع‬18 ‫ﺑﺘﻜﻠﻔﺔ اﺟﻤﺎﻟﯿﺔ ﺑﻠﻐﺖ ﺣﻮاﻟﻲ‬ ‫ﺑﮭﺎ ﻣﻦ ﻗﺒﻞ ﻧﺎدي روﺗﺎري ﻋﻤﺎن ﻋﻤﻮن وﻣﺠﻤﻮﻋﺔ‬ .‫ﻣﻦ اﻟﻤﺘﺒﺮﻋﯿﻦ اﻷﻓﺮاد واﻟﺸﺮﻛﺎت‬ “If we are to teach real peace in this world, and if we are to carry on a real war against war, we shall have to begin with the children.” - Mahatma Gandhi 4

District 2452 Governor’s Newsletter February 2015 Disaster Relief Committee Tripoli, Lebanon One more time, we were able to LIGHT UP ROTARY through a Disaster Relief Committee has been doing a lot of efforts the last years especially due to the dramatic situation that our beloved country was passing through. A subcommittee emerged out of this group to take care of the city of Tripoli. Four clubs of Tripoli : RC Tripoli / RC Tripoli-Mina / RC Tripoli-Maarad & RC Tripoli-Cosmopolis joined their efforts to support and help through a donation to the Red Cross and spe- cifically to the Disaster Management & Relief group .The giving N consisted of FIBER OPTIC SYSTEM FOR DISASTER plus two Driving Ambulance Recording and other technical materials. E On behalf of DG Khalil Al Sharif, I congratulate Chairper- W son Ramy Finge Congratulations to RC Tripoli / RC Tripoli-Mina / RC Tripoli- S Maarad & RC Tripoli-Cosmopolis !!!!! DDG May Monla Chmaytelly F R O M L E B A N O N A Joint Project of RC Tripoli / RC Tripoli-Mina / RC Tripoli-Maarad & RC Tripoli-Cosmopolis 5

District 2452 Governor’s Newsletter February 2015 LIGHT UP ROTARY .. this time in the community south of Lebanon: Under the patronage of the Mayor of Saida Mr. Mohammad Saoudi, RC of Saida inaugurated the 12 Emergency numbers boards in main squares in Saida. This project could be executed all over the country with the help of other Rotary clubs. On be- half of DG Khalil Al Sharif, I want to congratulate President Hisham Assad and all members of RC Saida for this great achievement. - DDG May Monla Chmaytelly N E W S F For further details about the project please visit: R O M -leb.gov.lb/ar/show-news/138712/ load=gallery&do=show&pid=12552 -634 L E _NewsPaper.php?NewsPaperID=176029 B A N O N 6

District 2452 Governor’s Newsletter February 2015 N Child Day Care Center in Armenia’s Echmiadzin has a State of the Art Kitchen. A Project of E the Rotary Club of Yerevan, Armenia. - By DDG Margarit Piliposyan W Day Care Center N16 in Echimiadzin is the one located in the poorest parts of the town and accommodates 153 children S aged 3- ago. Equipment, furniture, all systems were devastated. To- noon while their parents are striving to make the daily day – it is a state of the art facility with modernly furnished and equipped. We are comfortable that 153 Armenian kids F enjoy safe and healthy meals. The project has been made R has always been within the RC Yerevan’s focus. possible through a matching grant with a French Issy-les- O Moulineaux RC. M In late December 2014, the club celebrated the successful A R M E N I A … countdown to a Craorenofpeproertnuncitey,of1e9xcthel-le2nt2RnOdTMARYaFrEcLhLOW20SH1IP4: District 2452 PLEASE REGISTER NOW Tel.: +973 17180688, Fax: +973 17740346, E-mail: [email protected] 7

‫‪District 2452‬‬ ‫‪Governor’s Newsletter‬‬ ‫‪February 2015‬‬ ‫‪R‬‬ ‫ﺑﺎﻟﺼﻮر‪\" ..‬اﻟﺮوﺗﺎري\" ﯾﺘﺒﺮع ﺑﻨﺼﻒ ﻣﻠﯿﻮن دوﻻر ﻟﺴﻮرﯾﺎ ﻟﻠﻘﻀﺎء ﻋﻠﻰ ﺷﻠﻞ اﻷطﻔﺎل‬ ‫‪O‬‬ ‫أﻧﺑﺎء طﯾﺑﺔ ھذه اﻟﻣرة ﻋﻠﻰ ﺟﺑﮭﺔ ﺷﻠل اﻷطﻔﺎل ﻓﻲ اﻟﻌﺎﻟم ﻋﻣوﻣﺎ واﻟدول اﻟﻌرﺑﯾﺔ ﺧﺻوﺻﺎ‪ ،‬إذ ﻟم ﯾﻌﻠن ﻋن ﺣﺎﻟﺔ‬ ‫‪T‬‬ ‫إﺻﺎﺑﺔ ﺟدﯾدة ﺑﺷﻠل اﻷطﻔﺎل ﻓﻲ اﻟﻌﺎﻟم ﺧﻼل ھذا اﻟﺷﮭر وﻟﻣدة ﺳﺗﺔ أﺷﮭر ﻣﺗواﻟﯾﺔ ﻓﻲ اﻟدول اﻟﺗﻲ ﯾﺗوطن ﻓﯾﮭﺎ ھذا‬ ‫‪A‬‬ ‫‪R‬‬ ‫اﻟﻣرض اﻟﻠﻌﯾن اﻟذي ﻻ ﺷﻔﺎء ﻣﻧﮫ‪.‬‬ ‫وﻛﺎﻧت آﺧر ﺣﺎﻟﺔ اﻛﺗﺷﻔت ﻓﻲ اﻟﻛﺎﻣﯾرون ﻓﻲ ‪ 9‬ﯾوﻟﯾو اﻟﻣﺎﺿﻲ‪ ،‬ﻣﻣﺎ ﯾﻌﻧﻲ إﺣراز ﺗﻘدم ﻓﻲ ﻣﺣﺎﺻرﺗﮫ ﻓﻲ دول ‪Y‬‬ ‫اﻟﺗوطن واﻟدول اﻟﺗﻲ اﻧﺗﺷر ﻓﯾﮭﺎ ﺧﻼل اﻟﺳﻧوات اﻷﺧﯾرة‪.‬‬ ‫وﻣﻊ ذﻟك ‪ -‬ﻛﻣﺎ ﯾﻘول اﻟوزﯾر اﻟﻣﻔوض أﯾوب ﻣﺣﻣود‪ ،‬ﻣﻣﺛل اﻟروﺗﺎري اﻟدوﻟﻲ ‪ -‬ﻓﺈن اﻟﻛﺷف اﻟﻣﺑﻛر وأﻋﻣﺎل اﻟﺗطﻌﯾم ﯾﺟب أن ﺗﺳﺗﻣر ﺑﻼ ھوادة ﻣﻊ ‪I‬‬ ‫ﻣﺣﺎﺻرة \"اﻟﺟﯾوب\" اﻟﺗﻲ ﯾﺗواﺟد ﻓﯾﮭﺎ ‪ -‬ﻛﻣﺎ ﺣدث ﻓﻲ ﻣﺻر‪ -‬ﻟﻣﻧﻌﮫ ﻣن ﻋودة اﻻﻧﺗﺷﺎر ﺑﺎﻋﺗﺑﺎره ﻣرض ﻋﺎﺑر ﻟﻠﺣدود‪ ،‬وﻗد ﻣر ﻋﺎم ﻋﻠﻰ اﻛﺗﺷﺎف ﺣﺎﻟﺔ ‪N‬‬ ‫ﻓﻲ إﺛﯾوﺑﯾﺎ وأﻛﺛر ﻣن ﺳﺗﺔ أﺷﮭر ﻋﻠﻰ ﺣﺎﻟﺔ ﻓﻲ اﻟﺻوﻣﺎل‪T .‬‬ ‫‪E‬‬ ‫‪R‬‬ ‫أﻣﺎ ﺑﺎﻟﻧﺳﺑﺔ ﻷﻓﻐﺎﻧﺳﺗﺎن‪ ،‬ﻓﻛﺎﻧت آﺧر ﺣﺎﻟﺔ ﻓﻲ ‪ 4‬دﯾﺳﻣﺑر اﻟﻣﺎﺿﻲ‪ ،‬ﻟﯾﺻل ﻋدد اﻟﺣﺎﻻت ﻓﯾﮭﺎ إﻟﻰ ‪ 28‬ﺣﺎﻟﺔ إﺻﺎﺑﺔ ﻣﻘﺎﺑل ‪ 14‬ﻋﺎم ‪ ،2013‬وﻣﻌظﻣﮭﺎ ﻓﻲ‬ ‫‪N‬‬ ‫اﻟﻣﻧﺎطق اﻟﺣدودﯾﺔ اﻟﻣﺟﺎورة ﻟﺑﺎﻛﺳﺗﺎن وﺳﺗﺟرى ﻓﻲ اﻷوﻟﻰ ﺣﻣﻼت ﻗوﻣﯾﺔ ﻟﻠﺗطﻌﯾم ‪ 27 - 25‬ﯾﻧﺎﯾر اﻟﺣﺎﻟﻲ‪.‬‬ ‫وﻓﻲ ﻧﯾﺟﯾرﯾﺎ ﺑﻠﻐت اﻟﺣﺎﻟﻰ ‪ 29‬ﻓﻘط ﻋﺎم ‪ 2014‬ﻣﻌظﻣﮭﺎ ﻓﻲ وﻻﯾﺔ ﻛﺎﻧو‪ ،‬ﻣﻘﺎﺑل‪ 53‬ﺣﺎﻟﺔ ﻋﺎم‪ ،2013‬أﻣﺎ ﺑﺎﻛﺳﺗﺎن ﻓﺑﻠﻎ ﻋدد اﻟﺣﺎﻻت ﺑﮭﺎ ‪ 297‬ﺣﺎﻟﺔ ﻋﺎم ‪A‬‬ ‫‪ 2014‬ﻣﻘﺎﺑل ‪ 93‬ﺣﺎﻟﺔ ﻋﺎم ‪ 2013‬ﻣﻌظﻣﮭﺎ ﻓﻲ وﻻﯾﺔ ﺧﯾﺑر اﻟﺣدودﯾﺔ وﺳﺗﺟري ﺣﻣﻼت ﻗوﻣﯾﺔ ﻟﻠﺗطﻌﯾم ﻓﻲ اﻟﻛﺎﻣﯾرون اﻟﺷﮭر اﻟﺣﺎﻟﻲ وﻓﻲ ﺗﺷﺎد اﻟﺷﮭر ‪T‬‬ ‫اﻟﻣﻘﺑل‪I .‬‬ ‫‪O‬‬ ‫‪N‬‬ ‫أﻣﺎ ﻓﻲ اﻟﻘرن اﻷﻓرﯾﻘﻲ‪ ،‬ﺗوﺟد ﺣﺎﻻت إﺻﺎﺑﺔ وﻛﺎﻧت آﺧرھﺎ ﻓﻲ اﻓﺳﻛس ‪ 2014‬ﻓﻲ إﻗﻠﯾم ﻣودوج ﺑوﺳط اﻟﺻوﻣﺎل‪ ،‬وﺗﺑﻠﻎ اﻟﺣﺎﻻت ﻓﻲ اﻟﻘرن اﻷﻓرﯾﻘﻲ ‪6‬‬ ‫‪A‬‬ ‫ﺣﺎﻻت واﺣدة ﻣﻧﮭﺎ ﻓﻲ إﺛﯾوﺑﯾﺎ وﺧﻣس ﻓﻲ اﻟﺻوﻣﺎل‪.‬‬ ‫وﻓﻲ وﻻﯾﺔ اﻟوﺣدة ﺑﺟﻧوب اﻟﺳودان‪ ،‬ﻛﺎﻧت آﺧر ﺣﺎﻟﺔ ﻓﻲ ﺳﺑﺗﻣﺑر اﻟﻣﺎﺿﻲ‪ ،‬وﺗﺟري ﺣﺎﻟﯾﺎ ﺣﻣﻠﺔ ﺗطﻌﯾم ﻣن ‪ 18-15‬ﯾﻧﺎﯾر ﻋﻠﻰ اﻟﻣﺳﺗوى اﻟﻘوﻣﻲ‪L .‬‬ ‫وﯾﻘول ﻣﻣﺛل اﻟروﺗﺎري اﻟدوﻟﻲ إن أزﻣﺔ اﻹﯾﺑوﻻ ﻓﻲ ﻏرب أﻓرﯾﻘﯾﺎ اﺳﺗﻣرت ﻓﻲ اﻟﺗﺄﺛﯾر ﻋﻠﻰ ﺗﻧﻔﯾذ ﺣﻣﻼت اﺳﺗﺋﺻﺎل ﺷﻠل اﻷطﻔﺎل ﻓﻲ ﻟﯾﺑﯾرﯾﺎ وﻏﯾﻧﯾﺎ‬ ‫‪N‬‬ ‫وﺳﯾراﻟﯾون‪ ،‬ﺣﯾث ﺗﺄﺟﻠت ﺣﻣﻼت اﻟﺗطﻌﯾم إﻟﻰ أواﺧر ﻣﺎرس ﺑدﻻ ﻣن أواﺋل ﻓﺑراﯾر‪ ،‬أﻣﺎ ﻓﻲ اﻟﺑﻼد اﻟﺗﻲ ﻟم ﺗﺗﺄﺛر ﺑﺎﻹﯾﺑوﻻ ﻓﻲ ﻏرب أﻓرﯾﻘﯾﺎ‪ ،‬ﻓﻘد ﺗﻛﺛﻔت‬ ‫ﺣﻣﻼت اﻟﺗطﻌﯾم ﺿد ﺷﻠل اﻷطﻔﺎل ﻹﻗﺎﻣﺔ ﻣﻧطﻘﺔ ﻋﺎزﻟﺔ ﺿد ﻣرض اﻹﯾﺑوﻻ‪.‬‬ ‫وﻓﻲ اﻟﺷرق اﻷوﺳط‪ ،‬ﻟم ﯾﻌﺛر ﻋﻠﻰ اﻟﻔﯾروس ﻓﻲ إﺳراﺋﯾل أو اﻟﺿﻔﺔ اﻟﻐرﺑﯾﺔ وﻏزة طوال اﻷﺷﮭر اﻟﺗﺳﻌﺔ اﻷﺧﯾرة‪ ،‬وﻛﺎﻧت آﺧر ﻣرة ﻋﺛر ﻋﻠﯾﮫ ﻓﯾﮭﺎ ﻓﻲ ‪E‬‬ ‫إﺳراﺋﯾل ﻓﻲ ‪ 30‬ﻣﺎرس ‪W .2014‬‬ ‫ﻛﻣﺎ أن آﺧر ﺣﺎﻻت ﺷﻠل أطﻔﺎل ﻋﺛر ﻋﻠﯾﮭﺎ ﻓﻲ اﻟدول اﻟﻌرﺑﯾﺔ ﻛﺎﻧت ﺣﺎﻟﺔ ﺳورﯾﺎ ﻓﻲ ﯾﻧﺎﯾر ‪ 2014‬وﺣﺎﻟﺗﺎن ﻓﻲ اﻟرﺻﺎﻓﺔ ﺑﺎﻟﻌراق ﻓﻲ أﺑرﯾل اﻟﻣﺎﺿﻲ‪S ،‬‬ ‫وﻓﻲ ‪ 21‬ﯾﻧﺎﯾر اﻟﻣﻘﺑل ﯾﻛون ﻗد ﻣر ﻋﺎم ﻟم ﺗﺣدث ﻓﯾﮫ ﺣﺎﻟﺔ إﺻﺎﺑﺔ ﻓﻲ ﺳورﯾﺎ‪.‬‬ ‫وﻋن ﺣﻣﻼت اﻟوﻗﺎﯾﺔ ﺑﺎﻟﺗطﻌﯾم‪ ،‬ﻗﺎل ﻣﺣﻣود إﻧﮫ ﺳﺗﺟري ﺣﻣﻼت ﺗطﻌﯾم ﻗوﻣﯾﺔ أو ﺟزﺋﯾﺔ ﻓﻲ ﻣﺻر واﻟﻌراق واﻷردن وﻟﺑﻧﺎن وﺗرﻛﯾﺎ ﻓﻲ اﻟﺷﮭرﯾن‬ ‫اﻟﻣﻘﺑﻠﯾن‪.‬‬ ‫وأﺿﺎف أن اﻟروﺗﺎري اﻟدوﻟﻲ ﻗدم ﻟﺳورﯾﺎ ﻧﺻف ﻣﻠﯾون دوﻻر ﻛﻣﻌوﻧﺔ ﻋﺎﺟﻠﺔ ﻟﻠﺗطﻌﯾم اﻟذي ﺗم ﻓﻲ ﻛل أﻧﺣﺎء اﻟﺑﻼد ﺑﻐض اﻟﻧظر ﻋن اﻟﺟﮭﺔ اﻟﺗﻲ ﺗﺳﯾطر‬ ‫ﻋﻠﯾﮭﺎ‪ ،‬وﻗد ﺳﺑق ﻟﮫ أن ﻗدم ﻟﻣﺻر ‪ 406.7‬أﻟف دوﻻر ﺗﻌﺎدل ‪ 2.8‬ﻣﻠﯾون ﺟﻧﯾﮫ ﻟﺷراء اﻷﻣﺻﺎل اﻟﻼزﻣﺔ ﻟﻠﺗﺣﺻﯾن ﺣﯾﻧﻣﺎ اﺣﺗﺎﺟﺗﮭﺎ وزارة اﻟﺻﺣﺔ‬ ‫اﻟﺻرﯾﺔ اﻟﺗﻲ ﺗﻘوم ﺑﺟﮭود اﻟﺗطﻌﯾم وﺳوف ﺗﺻل إﻟﻰ اﻟﻘﺎھرة ﻓﻲ أواﺋل ﻣﺎرس‪.‬‬ ‫ﻟﻠﻘﺿﺎء ﻋﻠﻰ ﺷﻠل اﻷطﻔﺎل ﻋن طرﯾق اﻟﻣﺳﺎھﻣﺔ اﻟﻌﻣﻠﯾﺔ ﻓﻲ اﻟﻘﺿﺎء ﻋﻠﻰ ﺷﻠل اﻷطﻔﺎل ﻧﮭﺎﺋﯾﺎ ﻟﻣدة ﺳﺗﺔ أﯾﺎم ﺗزور ‪WGM‬وﺗﻘوم ﻣﺻر ﺑﺎﻟﺗروﯾﺞ ﻟﺣﻣﻠﺔ‬ ‫ﻓﯾﮭﺎ اﻹﺳﻛﻧدرﯾﺔ واﻷﻗﺻر وﺗﻠﻘﻲ ﻣﺣﺎﺿرات ﻋن اﻟﻣﺑﺎدرة اﻟﻌﺎﻟﻣﯾﺔ ﻻﺳﺗﺋﺻﺎل ﺷﻠل اﻷطﻔﺎل‪.‬‬ ‫وﻗد ﺳﺑق ﻟﮭﺎ أن زارت ﻟﻧﻔس اﻟﻐرض ﻛﻼ ﻣن ﺑرﯾطﺎﻧﯾﺎ وأﻣرﯾﻛﺎ وﻛﻧدا وﻧﯾوزﯾﻠﻧدا واﻟﮭﻧد وﺑﻧﺟﻼدﯾش‪.‬‬ ‫وﺗﺷﻣل اﻟﺟوﻟﺔ اﻟروﺗﺎرﯾﺔ ﻛﻼ ﻣن ﻣﺻر واﻟﺑﺣرﯾن واﻹﻣﺎرات‪ ،‬وﯾﻧﺗظر أن ﺗﻣﺗد إﻟﻰ اﻷردن وﻟﺑﻧﺎن ﺛم اﻟﯾوﻧﺎن واﻟﻧروﯾﺞ‪.‬‬ ‫وﻣن اﻟﻣﻌروف أن ﻣؤﺳﺳﺔ ﺑﯾل وﻣﯾﻠﻧدا ﺟﯾﺗس ﺗﻘدم ﻟﻠروﺗﺎري اﻟدوﻟﻲ دوﻻرﯾن ﻣﻘﺎﺑل ﻛل دوﻻر ﯾﺗﺑرع ﺑﮫ اﻟروﺗﺎرﯾون ﻟﻠﻘﺿﺎء ﻋﻠﻰ ﺷﻠل اﻷطﻔﺎل ﻓﻲ‬ ‫اﻟﻌﺎﻟم‪ ،‬وﻗد ﺗم ﺟﻣﻊ ‪ 780‬أﻟف دوﻻر ﺗﺻل ﻗﯾﻣﺗﮭﺎ ﺑﺗﺑرع ﺑﯾل ﺟﯾﺗس إﻟﻰ ‪ 2.4‬ﻣﻠﯾون وﻻر ﺗﻛﻔﻲ ﻟﺗطﻌﯾم ‪ 3‬ﻣﻼﯾﯾن و‪ 896‬أﻟف طﻔل ﻓﻲ اﻟﻌﺎﻟم‪ ،‬ﻛﻣﺎ أﺷﺎر‬ ‫ﻣﻣﺛل اﻟروﺗﺎري اﻟدوﻟﻲ‬ ‫‪“Rotary has satisfactorily demonstrated the fact‬‬ ‫‪that friendship can easily hurdle national and‬‬ ‫‪religious boundary lines.” - Paul P. Harris‬‬ ‫‪8‬‬

District 2452 Governor’s Newsletter February 2015 PEACE FELLOWSHIPS resolution at Chulalongkorn University in Bang- kok, Thailand. This program incorporates 2–3 weeks of ROTARY PEACE CENTERS FOR field study. Rotary award up to 50 certificates each year. INTERNATIONAL STUDIES Each year, Rotary funds some of the world’s most dedicated and brightest professionals to study at our Rotary Peace Centers. These fellows are committed to the ad- vancement of peace, and often go on to serve as leaders in national governments, NGOs, the military, law enforcement, and international organ- izations such as the United Nations and World Bank. WHAT ARE ROTARY PEACE FELLOWSHIPS? Each year, Rotary selects individuals from around the For more information please visit: world to receive fully funded academic fellowships at www.rotary.org/rotarycenters one of our peace centers. These fellowships cover tui- tion and fees, room and board, round-trip transporta- Rotary Award for tion, and all internship/field study expenses. Two types World Understanding (RAWU) of peace fellowships are available. Rotary Award for World Understanding (RAWU) MASTER'S DEGREE was established in 1980. The course offer master’s degree fellowships at premier The Award honors a person or organization whose universities in fields related to peace and conflict reso- actions promote International Peace and Under- lution and prevention. Programs last 15­–24 months standing through selfless service to others. and require a practical internship of 2–3 months dur- ing the academic break. Each year Rotary award up to 50 master’s fellowships from these institutions:  Duke University and University of North Past RAWU recipients include: Carolina at Chapel Hill, US - Dr. Norman E. Borlaug  International Christian University, Japan - Mohammad Yunus  University of Bradford, UK - Nelson Mandela  University of Queensland, Australia - Sadako Ogata (former Ambas-  Uppsala University, Sweden sadorial Scholar) PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE - Jimmy Carter - Javier Pérez de Cuéllar For those with - Václav Havel more extensive ex- - The Salvation Army perience in peace- - The Red Cross related fields, this - Dr. Albert B. Sabin couse offer a 3- - The Scout Movement month program in - Pope John Paul II peace and conflict “There is no way to peace. Peace is the way.” - Mahatma Gandhi 9