ReachOut Vol 1 July 2017

RC EL TAHRIR NEWSA periodic newsletter brought to you by the Rotary Club of El Tahrir a member of D-2451VOL. 1, ISSUE 1 JULY 5, 2017Top stories in this newsletterUTW 2017-2018 Kick-off To kick-off the new Rotary Year, the Rotary Club of El Tahrir hosted the inauguration of University to Work (UTW) 2017-2018. The program aims at empowering 500 young students in the schools ofengineering from Egypt. UTW is a 300 hour programthat includes technical and professional skills, as wellas a sustainable community project in cooperation withthe Ministry of Housing that will take place inAlmawardy informal settlement. For more informationplease visit our Facebook page @ https://www.facebook.com/Rotary-Club-Of-ElTahrir-1433448703605906/

Page 2—Vol. 1 ISSUE 1—JULY 5, 2017New on My Rotary• Plan now to attend one of six Presidential Peace Conferences in 2018.• Coming in July: a new and improved Rotary Club Central with improved goal reporting functionality and faster navigation• President Ian H.S. Riseley chose Rotary: Making a Difference as his theme for 2017-18.• Learn more @ https://my.rotary.org/enNEW @ https://www.rotary.org/Promoting PeaceEducating on the front linesSneaking into Boko Haram’s back yard to rescue girlswasn’t what a university president had planned on, butshe, a Rotary Club and community leaders braved“dangerous territory” in Nigeria and started programs tofeed and education refugees – whose numbereventually swelled to 400,000.Fighting DiseasePakistan’s rise to zeroAt a busy toll plaza in Kohat, Pakistan, a three-membervaccination team is working fast. Outfitted in blueRotary vests and flanked by armed military personnel,Rotary vaccinators wade through a sea of traffic to findany child who hasn’t received the polio vaccine.Pakistan and Rotary have turned what was 'a badge ofshame' into a model for disease eradication.4Providing Clean WaterInternational CollaborationRotary and the U.S. Agency for InternationalDevelopment work together to support clean water andsanitation projects.