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Join PWR as we team up with the American River Parkway Foundation for the Fall Great American River Cleanup! PWR will be managing the cleanup activities at the Watt Avenue American River Access Point, located 8690 La Riviera Drive in Sacramento from 9am to Noon. The...
Puttin’ for Polio is a fun, family way to fight polio at home and around the world. Held each October, Puttin’ for Polio brings people together to take a swing against polio. Held at Haggin Oaks Golf Complex, participants jovially compete against each other for the...
The California Eagles is a golf program for those with special needs. The purpose of the program is to give people with special needs the opportunity to learn and enjoy the great game of golf. The program began almost 40 years ago, and members of Point West Rotary...
The International Grants Committee (IGC) is the global giving arm of the Rotary Club of Point West – Sacramento.
We support projects that adhere to the seven areas of focus as identified in the Rotary
International Grant Guidelines: Promoting Peace; Fighting Disease; Providing Clean Water, Sanitation and
Hygiene; Saving Mothers and Children; Supporting Education and Growing Local Economies; and
Supporting the Environment.
The IGC participates in Rotary International Global Grants and direct grants to qualified and vetted nonprofit organizations. Through partnerships with other Rotary Clubs and NGO’s, we have supported multiple early education programs, anti-violence programs, water provision and purifications systems, sanitation and hygiene systems, and most recently, Covid-19 aid relief. We share fellowship across countries and cultures as we collectively work to improve our communities.
Contact Christine Cahill-Reams at ccahill@ccbell.com to inquire or use the form below.
Global Grant #2234735
Host Club: RC of Bwebajja
International Club: RC of Cupertino
Ngongolo is a county located about 40 km outside of Kampala, Uganda, with a population of approximately 100,000 that is in economic need. Available work consists of manual labor, some of which is physically dangerous. The majority of homes in the Ngongolo villages do not have toilets or access to clean water.
The Community Needs Assessment showed the need for a holistic approach, so this project touches on several areas of focus, particularly as they relate to women and youths: economic development, basic education and literacy, water, sanitation, and hygiene. Four villages serve as the focus for this project, with the goal of spreading this impact throughout the county over subsequent phases.
The project launched March 11, 2023 and project milestones have been reached ahead of schedule. The community well has been dug, with a solar pump and reservoir to come. Pigs have been delivered and will soon be divided out to the four groups who will raise them for sale. All educational materials have been purchased and were distributed at the launch (see video). VIP toilets are halfway completed.
Global Grant #2234735
Host Club: RC of Bwebajja
International Club: RC of Cupertino
Chalawa Zulu (interviewed in the video above) is a teacher at the Kapita School in the South Luangwa Valley of Zambia. The Africa Hope Fund has been instrumental in building a school in Mfuwe village and six libraries that support other remote villages in the valley. Point West is proud to be a strong partner in these endeavors.
Global Grant #2119137
Host Club: RC of Ciudad Sandino
International Club: RC of Point West – Sacramento
The community of Ciudad Sandino, located north of the capital city of Managua, is the poorest urban area in Nicaragua. It was established in 1998 by refugees in the aftermath of Hurricane Mitch, and many are still living in extreme poverty.
When Covid hit, Jubilee House, a non-profit, and their Nueva Vida clinic, faced clear challenges to providing continuing care to those patients with chronic conditions. We have partnered with the Rotary Club of Ciudad Sandino and Jubilee House, to provide for medicines, technology, and community training to bridge the gap in services.
The project was funded in February and the host club anticipates project completion in Spring of 2024.
Direct Grant to StudentReach
Camp Hope is a multi-phase compound planned in the San Quintin Valley agricultural area approximately 200 miles south of Tijuana. The indigenous Oaxacan population here live under the UN’s definition of extreme poverty. Over 60% of youth drop out before high school, and rates of drug use, gang activity, and unwed teen pregnancy are high.
The nonprofit StudentReach provides outreach to teens through year-round and summer camps, where the daily activities communicate the values of ethical treatment of women, and the importance of stable, two-parent families for raising children. They provide economic potential to reduce multi-generational poverty.
Our club’s funds will help build 10 camp cabins that will house 30-40 students during these camp programs. A volunteer trip in April 2023 allowed our club members to see first-hand the impact of our involvement with StudentReach.
