Rotarians told to fight illiteracy
ROTARIANS have been urged to address the high level of illiteracy in the country in order to fight poverty.
By Francis Emorut
ROTARIANS have been urged to address the high level of illiteracy in the country in order to fight poverty.
“The failure of Rotary Clubs has been not to address illiteracy in their communities. I urge you to include literacy programmes in your projects,†said Tadesse Alemu, the visiting Ethiopian district governor of Rotary International.
Alemu criticised Rotarians for not initiating projects that can benefit vulnerable people and for waiting for funding from abroad to start projects.
He was addressing members of the Rotary Club of Kololo at the Naguru Reception Centre last Thursday.
The centre looks after vulnerable children.
Alemu told the Rotarians to start projects in vocational training as a way of empowering school dropouts.
He also urged the club members to recruit more women, saying they know the needs of the community better.
Rotarian Paul Bogere disclosed that Rotary International had given the Kololo Rotary Club $100,000 (about sh193m) to buy medical equipment for Mulago Hospital.
He said some of the money would be used to start savings credit cooperative society organisation and purchase mosquito nets for vulnerable people in Kawempe, a Kampala suburb.
ROTARIANS have been urged to address the high level of illiteracy in the country in order to fight poverty.
“The failure of Rotary Clubs has been not to address illiteracy in their communities. I urge you to include literacy programmes in your projects,†said Tadesse Alemu, the visiting Ethiopian district governor of Rotary International.
Alemu criticised Rotarians for not initiating projects that can benefit vulnerable people and for waiting for funding from abroad to start projects.
He was addressing members of the Rotary Club of Kololo at the Naguru Reception Centre last Thursday.
The centre looks after vulnerable children.
Alemu told the Rotarians to start projects in vocational training as a way of empowering school dropouts.
He also urged the club members to recruit more women, saying they know the needs of the community better.
Rotarian Paul Bogere disclosed that Rotary International had given the Kololo Rotary Club $100,000 (about sh193m) to buy medical equipment for Mulago Hospital.
He said some of the money would be used to start savings credit cooperative society organisation and purchase mosquito nets for vulnerable people in Kawempe, a Kampala suburb.