Guest Speaker Dr. Ron Lett

This week we had a presentation from our former member, Dr. Ron Lett. Ron is the International Director of the Canadian Network for International Surgery (CNIS) and in the past our club helped with a project in Uganda, Safety for Children. This was so successful it is now in all schools in Uganda and is being piloted in Ethiopia. You are four times more likely to die from an injury in Africa than in Canada. Ron explained that there would never be enough doctors to handle this, so they are working to prevent injuries. They are teaching conflict resolution in the elementary schools and Rotarian Susan Burak went to Ethiopia to help with this. She showed us sample textbooks and pictures of what the conditions are like there. Peacebuilding in Elementary Schools will definitely bring positive change to Africa.