Conference 2003 Ghana GSE Inbound

Rotary International District 9100 : Rotary International District 9100 GROUP STUDY EXCHANGE - 2003 - GHANA, TOGO & BENIN - to District 5960


Ernest Fianko ODAME-ADAMS : Ernest Fianko ODAME-ADAMS Co-Owner/ Director of Sonic Control & Engineering Services Limited Engineer 61 years Old Married FIVE Children FOUR Grand Children Rotarian since 1981 PRESIDENT in 1988/89 Governor’s Representative CHAIRMAN, District Assembly and Conference Planning Committee Asst. GOVERNOR 2002/03 PAUL HARRIS FELLOW Ghana


Slide3 : Dr. Francine AMETONOU Benin Dr. Denke-DENKE Republic of TOGO Theresa SEKOH Ghana Ghana Seth Kwesi YEBOAH THE TEAM


Ernest Fianko ODAME-ADAMS : Ernest Fianko ODAME-ADAMS The Odame-Adams Family


MAP of AFRICA : MAP of AFRICA


MAP of AFRICA showing WEST AFRICA : MAP of AFRICA showing WEST AFRICA


Brief History of ROTARY IN AFRICA : Brief History of ROTARY IN AFRICA 1921 - First Club Chartered in Apartheid South Africa i.e. 16 years after PAUL P. HARRIS had founded Rotary European Settlers must have made this possible 1921 - 1939 Eight more African Countries received Rotary


Brief History of ROTARY IN AFRICA- the next EIGHT : Brief History of ROTARY IN AFRICA- the next EIGHT COUNTRY YEAR Egypt 1928 Morocco 1929 Algeria 1929 Zimbabwe 1929


Brief History of ROTARY IN AFRICA- the next EIGHT : Brief History of ROTARY IN AFRICA- the next EIGHT COUNTRY YEAR Kenya 1930 Tunisia 1935 Sudan 1937 Senegal 1939 Continued


History of ROTARY IN WEST AFRICA : History of ROTARY IN WEST AFRICA Cote D’ Ivoire - Chartered 1956 Cameroun - 1957 Ghana - 1958 (post Colonial era) Rotary Clubs in, There was a lull for 17 years, before


History of ROTARY IN WEST AFRICA : History of ROTARY IN WEST AFRICA Sponsored other Clubs outside Ghana:- Rotary Club of Kano Rotary Club of Lagos Rotary Club of Ibadan Rotary Club of Lome, Togo Rotary Club of Accra


History of ROTARY IN WEST AFRICA : History of ROTARY IN WEST AFRICA Was District Governor of this District at one time Growth & Dev. of Rotary in West Africa


Slide13 : District 9100


Slide14 : COUNTRY LANGUAGE YEAR CLUBS MEMBERSHIP Senegal French 1939 7 221 Cote D’Ivoire French 1956 18 372 Ghana English 1958 17 539 Mali French 1961 3 121 Sierra Leone English 1963 2 57 Liberia English 1964 1 36 Benin French 1965 6 197 Niger French 1967 2 57 Togo French 1968 8 222 The Gambia English 1978 2 55 Burkina Faso French 1984 7 181 Guinea Conakry French 1985 2 52 Cape Verde Portuguese 1992 3 79 Guinea Bissau Portuguese 1992 1 17 14 COUNTRIES FORM DISTRICT 9100 77 Clubs 2206 Members 700 Paul Harris Fellows


DISTRICT 9100 : DISTRICT 9100 Championed the POLIO ERADICATION programme MALARIA PREVENTION - 2002-03 Rotary year - So far 50,000 Impregnated Treated Nets (ITN) distributed in 10 of the 14 Countries HIV/AIDS Education Programmes have been discussed at District Conferences and most Clubs have adopted this for their programmes DISTRICT PROJECTS


ROTARY in GHANA : ROTARY in GHANA Donated Dental Equipment worth $1.0 million to the University of Ghana Medical School Donated Kidney Dialysis Machines and Computers to leading Hospitals A Rotarian, Professor Mastaldi, a renowned Plastic Surgeon, from the U.K., was in Ghana for several years to help set-up, train and start the unit. PROJECTS Rotary Continues to impact positively in Ghana


ROTARY in GHANA : ROTARY in GHANA Reconstructive Plastic Surgery and Burns Unit was built for the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra. Funded through R.I. Funds & contributions from some Clubs in the United Kingdom. PROJECTS Rotary Continues to impact positively in Ghana


ROTARY in GHANA : ROTARY in GHANA Hundreds of bore Holes to provide clean drinking water for rural communities - with Matching Grants from Clubs in the US & UK. Coordinated all N.I.D.s throughout the immunisation programme Distributed 480 wheelchairs donated by The Wheelchair Foundation to the needy - 280 more expected PROJECTS Rotary Continues to impact positively in Ghana


ROTARY CLUB OF TEMA. GHANA : ROTARY CLUB OF TEMA. GHANA Chartered: October 1964 CLUB HISTORY


ROTARY CLUB OF TEMA. GHANA : ROTARY CLUB OF TEMA. GHANA Medical Outreach programme for the Kpone fishing village for six days a week for two years - with Member Doctors Helped build a Clinic for the Kpone community Dental and other equipment later provided by a Canadian Club CLUB PROJECTS


ROTARY CLUB OF TEMA. GHANA : ROTARY CLUB OF TEMA. GHANA Books Distribution Project - since 1996: With the Brothers Brother Foundation of Pittsburgh, USA, distribute new books from various publishing firms in the US to Institutions - Basic Schools to Universities and Public Libraries - CLUB PROJECTS


ROTARY CLUB OF TEMA. GHANA : ROTARY CLUB OF TEMA. GHANA CLUB PROJECTS - Books Distribution Project -


ROTARY CLUB OF TEMA. GHANA : ROTARY CLUB OF TEMA. GHANA Has built the Tema Rotary Club Centre - Comprising a Community Library, a 400 seating capacity Hall and Five Classroom Block for the training of the Physically challenged - project about 70% complete CLUB PROJECTS


ROTARY CLUB OF TEMA. GHANA : ROTARY CLUB OF TEMA. GHANA Tema Rotary Club Centre - Frontage with Bust of Paul Harris CLUB PROJECTS


ROTARY CLUB OF TEMA. GHANA : ROTARY CLUB OF TEMA. GHANA Classroom Area - Wide View CLUB PROJECTS Five Classroom Block for the training of the Physically challenged -


ROTARY CLUB OF TEMA. GHANA : ROTARY CLUB OF TEMA. GHANA CLUB PROJECTS Tema Rotary Club Centre - Community Library Funded with RI Matching Grants and funds from Clubs in UK, Germany and Belgium


ROTARY CLUB OF TEMA. GHANA : ROTARY CLUB OF TEMA. GHANA CLUB PROJECTS Tema Rotary Club Centre - Community Library


ROTARY CLUB OF TEMA. GHANA : ROTARY CLUB OF TEMA. GHANA CLUB PROJECTS Medical Outreach programme - Oral Health & General Screening -


ROTARY CLUB OF TEMA. GHANA : ROTARY CLUB OF TEMA. GHANA CLUB PROJECTS Medical Outreach programme - Oral Health & General Screening -