The International Avenue of Service is one of many Committees of the Rotary Club of Canmore. This committee supports worthy charitable projects in counties other than Canada. Rotary Club of Canmore members ask that about 30-40% of our annual fundraising be directed towards International endeavours. Monthly meetings are held at which committee members research opportunities, prepare evaluations and project mix assessments, periodically request progress reports for on-going projects, and prepare and administer budgets and funding agreements
Areas of International Work
Process for Identifying Projects
- we are constantly looking for opportunities to do good work in countries other than Canada.
- To apply, please download the fillable PDF below, and save it to your computer. Once completed please submit by email to rotaryclubofcanmore@gmail.com
Subject Heading - Attention: International Committee
- we have set the following as Criteria we seek in opportunities:
- education for impoverished children with projects that have a large impact on individuals at low cost
- grass roots projects that fill critical gaps that otherwise would prevent children from accessing state education
- (“Critical Math Program” in Guatemala that is a part of a project to increase the quality of education to junior and senior high school students.)
- support for the disadvantaged in areas without programs of care for the needy
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(A program in Uganda to provide health services and wheelchairs to children with disabilities.)
- once an opportunity is screened against our Criteria, we have an application prepared, and two members prepare an Evaluation.
- In addition to the Evaluation, we prepare a Project Mix Assessment. This worksheet ranks the project against other projects we currently have to produce a portfolio of projects:
- does the project provide leverage to do a lot of good for little money?
- are we needed, or will the project proceed without us/
- is the project sustainable and will become more self-sufficient?
- is the project a duplicate of other we are doing?
- do we have a significant connection to the project?
- is our involvement substantial and engaging for our members?
- the Evaluation and Project Mix is presented to our Committee members and voted on to approve worthy projects
Rotary International AOS - Approved Grants 2023/2024
Mountain Grannies $1300
Support for their annual Chili Bowl Dinner in Canmore that supports the “Grandmothers to Grandmothers” campaign of the Stephen Lewis Foundation in Africa.
Hearts and Hands Foundation $5000
Donation to the “Critical Math Program” in Guatemala that is a part of a project to increase the quality of education to junior and senior high school students.
It is a two- year program that is attempting to increase the scores of the national math exam given to all students by the Ministry of Education at the end of each year. Before this program 90% of students failed the exam. The goal is to increase the number who pass.
Canadian Women 4 Women in Afghanistan $5000
Provides support to Afghan students that have fled from the Taliban to Turkey and Pakistan. Two Digital Literacy Centres will provide access to quality and relevant virtual current education from their location in either Pakistan or Turkey. The centres will have 20 computers and a library on site.
Embrace $5850
A program in Uganda to provide health services and wheelchairs to children with disabilities that live in extreme poverty.
Kindred Hearts $5000
A micro-credit program for women in Stungtreng, Cambodia. Five selected women were awarded funds to start a small business that will enable them to support their families and provide possible jobs in their community.
ShelterBox $5720
An international disaster relief charity that provides emergency shelter and supplies to people who need to recover from disaster and conflict around the world.
EPIC $4503
A program in Cambodia that supports a private school that gives further education to students wishing a secondary education or beyond as well as English.
Real Humanitarian $5847
Support to create, design and deliver culturally and socially relevant magazines and workshops that address gender equity, empowerment, and positive masculinity. Will support 100 girls and 100 boys in Ethiopia, aged 8-19 in both rural and urban areas.
Canadian Vision Care $5000
Provided to support the purchase of 200 Opthalmoscopes/Otoscopes for Optometry students in the Universities of Mzuzu and Lilongwe, Malawi. These instruments will allow the students to diagnose and manage eye and ear disease.
RC of Cochrane- $2800 USD
A District Grant in Belize with other Rotary Clubs. The goal is to assist the impoverished Mayan families in southern Belize through programs of training, micro businesses, and support community leaders. Will affect 250 participants in three villages.
Ukraine Project $2760
A joint project by several Rotary Clubs in District 5360, Sweden, Kiev, and Germany. The project will supply medical equipment for physical rehabilitation of civilians and wounded military personnel in the Ukrainian War.
There are many ways to donate - cheque, publicly traded securities, bequests from your will, life insurance and perhaps the easiest for simple donations is to use this button.
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