This month, help kids in Kenya through the Web, watch a video about a radio soap opera created to help Nigerian women, and browse Canada's Rotary museum.
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Kilifi is one of the poorest regions in Kenya. The Kilifi Kids project was created by Rotarians and other volunteers to help residents develop their community. Contributions can be made through the project's Web site, which includes a page of information geared toward Rotary clubs and other organizations who'd like to help from overseas. Take a look.
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The Rotarian Action Group for Population and Development worked with the U.S.-based Population Media Center to create a new way to educate Nigerian women about maternal health. The team created a soap opera drama, which ran for 70 episodes on Nigerian radio. It chronicled a woman who developed an obstetric fistula after giving birth and included information on treatment options. Obstetric fistulas often cause the infant to die during labor and the mother to suffer chronic incontinence. The radio series Gugar Goge ("Tell Me Straight") had been broadcast in the Kano and Kaduna states in June 2006. By late August, the program was cited by 30 percent of new reproductive health clients and 47 percent of fistula patients as their primary reason for seeking medical services. Watch a video about this project.
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The Canadian Rotary Historical Hall, dubbed the "Canadian Rotary Museum" by local Rotarians, opened in June. It offers a permanent venue to display items that inform and educate visitors about Canada's rich Rotary history. Artifacts from the Rotary Club of Winnipeg, Manitoba, and from clubs chartered before World War II are on display. Learn how to contribute to the collection.