In March, Lincoln Rotarians Alice Klamer, Margaret Andrewes & Sue Foster visited a Pilot Project in Paley Centro, a rural and remote community of approximately 1,000 people in Paquip Health District in Guatemala. Forty-two TBAs were trained with great success through our first Global Grant project. There, we observed early-years programming for the children of different age groups and their mothers or caregivers.
For the “Survive to Thrive” Global Grant proposal, the first step is to complete a Community Assessment. This must be completed and approved by Rotary International. Once approval is gained, Rotary International will assign a Global Grant Number and post the online application for completion and submission by the Rotary Club of Guatemala Sur as the host sponsor with support by the Rotary Club of Lincoln as the International Sponsor.
The cost for the Assessment is approximately $15,000 US. We expect to split this cost with RCL & Rotary Club of Guatemala Sur and International Needs.
On May 28 at our Club assembly a Motion was approved.
On May 28 at our Club assembly a Motion was approved.
MOTION: To afford up to $5,000 USD from the 2023-2024 RCL Budget as Lincoln Rotary’s share of the estimated cost of a community assessment in advance of applying for a Global Grant to fund the establishment of Nutrition & Early Child Development Programs in two or more communities in the Health District of Paquip, Department of Chimaltenango, Guatemala
We will now confirm with the Rotary Club of Guatemala Sur and International Needs of $5000 US each and complete the community assessment needed for the Global Grant application.