Rotary International President Holger Knaack Message

“We have come to the end of the first quarter of a Rotary year or as is said in some of the management circles the first 100 days.”

-Rtn. Patrick Obath District Governor (DG) Rotary International District 9212 (Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya and South Sudan)

Message from We have come to the end of the first quarter of a Rotary year or as is said in some of the management circles the first 100 days. Literacy and basic education month has now passed and we start a new theme the DG month. We must continue to remember that illiteracy lies at the root of poverty, ranking as one of the prime impediments to earning a living and having a productive life. Some 1.1 billion of the world population of 7.8 billion (with three-fifths of them women) do not have the literacy and numeracy skills needed to hold a job or get a better one.

Basic education is pertinent in helping people become self-sufficient as a way of fighting poverty.

However, the opportunity to grow literacy and basic education during the month was challenging as a result of the pandemic as various learning institutions remained closed. Learning only happened in those institutions that were privileged to have access to digital assets. Despite this challenge, some opportunities were still exploited by various Rotary clubs in our District.

I was able to visit clubs, both physically and digitally, with many examples of Rotarians making a difference in communities by investing resources to improve school infrastructure and learning processes. They also engaged in capacity building to accommodate learning when institutions eventually open in a Co-COVID environment. It was still an incredible month – Rotarians have innovative ways of reaching and serving communities.

Good progress on membership

The Rotary Club of Mwatate received its charter. Congratulations to the Charter Club President, the DGSR Ashok Anand, AG Eric Mwashighadi, and all those involved in making it happen.