Rotary Reminder (Sep 14, 2020)

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Hello Fellow Rotarians,

Topic: Rotary Meeting

Time: Thursday, March 25, 2021 7:15AM

This meeting will be held on Zoom.

Jeff Shrigley is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: Jeff Shrigley's Zoom Meeting- Rotary
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Posted by Sylvie Gaskin on Mar 22, 2021

Angela Recollet, Chief Executive Officer of the Shkagamik-Kwe Health Centre, was our guest speaker at last week's Rotary Club meeting.

The Health centre focuses on family and community health. They offer the services of doctors, nurses and traditional healers to support the mental and spiritual wellness or urban indigenous populations.

Angela provided an overview of how the centre is partnering with the Sudbury and District Public Health Unit and other community partners to support indigenous populations during the Covid-19 pandemic. Historical and contemporary factors have contributed to the need for indigenous led services during this pandemic. Her priority is ensuring her community has the same resources to respond to this health crisis.

Angela Recollet

Chief Executive Officer of the Shkagamik-Kwe Health Centre

A CALL TO ACTION ON COMMUNITY PRIORITIES

“Indigenous knowledge is a core element in positive health outcomes for the Indigenous Youth Populations. With culture at the core we can continue to heal the communities from the assimilation and colonial practices from the historical traumas of government and crown policies. We believe that we are all responsible for reconciliation and can contribute to reconciliation through education and knowledge transfer.”

Program Updates

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Rotary News
	Water For Peace The Supurunda Water Supply Project in Papua New Guinea has been a successful example of how Rotary is advancing peace and providing clean water and sanitation In 2018, eight villages inhabited by five cultural groups agreed to put aside past conflicts so they could enjoy the benefits of a safe, clean water supply. The resulting water system is now a common and enduring thread that, no matter what else happens, will unite them and will be protected by them for everyone to enjoy into the future. The project area is 30 km (about 19 miles) northwest of Goroka, in Daulo District, in the Eastern Highlands Province. With a total cost of US$62,969, the project was supported by a Rotary Foundation global grant of $24,011, along with funds from a number of Rotary districts and clubs in Australia and Papua New Guinea. The system supplies clean water to 3,000 villagers in eight villages for the first time ever. The water comes from a spring and is delivered through a gravity-feed system that has few parts, which will makes maintaining it relatively easy and inexpensive. Construction materials were purchased locally, and the villagers completed construction within six weeks. Over 7 km (4.3 miles) of pipe were trenched as part of the project, tanks were installed to store the water, and 52 communal taps now provide free-flowing water to clusters of houses, schools, churches, and health clinics. Everyone — men, women, and children — was involved in the construction phase, which gave them all ownership of the project to ensure that the system will be protected and preserved. Wes Nichols of the Rotary Club of Toowong, Queensland, served as project director and mentored the project delivery team. "This has been a spectacularly successful project," Nichols says. "It is providing water to communities who never imagined they would ever see clean, running water in their villages in their lifetime."