Our Projects 2006-2007

Creativity Award

The award is named called the Heman Guness Creativity Award, in remembrance of Heman Guness, a charter member of the club who passed away at a very young age of 42 years.

The competition was open to students of Forms VI in Mauritius and Rodrigues. They were required to write an essay writing on "Ethics- based on the Four Way Test"

The winners were:
First Prize: Sandy Mariaye, Loreto College, Quatre Bornes,
Second Prize: Nejran ALLYBOKUS, Notre Dames College
Third Prize: Neville RAMCHURRUN, Universal College.

Reading project

The Club has a long association with the Edith Cowan University, Perth, Western Australia. Trainees from the ECU held a reading project for children in a three schools and donated books to the schools. Family Day

Day out for Rotary members and their family.

Rotary values the family and strives to get all the family members involved in its projects and activities.

Interview Skills

 

One of the regular projects of the Club, in association with the University of Mauritius. It aims at helping young university graduates to develop interview skills. This project got the support of the Pro-Vice Chancellor, Professor Ameena Fakim-Gurib and was at its 5th edition in 2007. The speakers were Mrs Su Lin Onsiong, DCDM, Mrs Ramlackhan, Rogers Group, Mr Raj Maudho, Senior Chief Executive, Prime Minister's Office. Reading project to Celebrate the World book Day.

Rotary Club of Vacoas associated with the trainees of the Mauritius Institute of Education to hold a whole day reading project to celebrate the World Book day at Score Jumbo, Phoenix. It was attended by about 300 children. Read full story on http://www.mieonline.org Adoption of Henrietta Government School- needy students

30 pupils of the Henrietta Goverment School, in a relatively deprived area, have been identified by the school. These children will need material and other support so as to successfully complete their education. The Club donated essential materials and -plans to follow up the progress of those children with the assistance of educational psychologists and educational social Workers of the Ministry of Education and Human Resources. Charity Walk

Charity Walk to support some of the forth coming projects. Children with muscular dystrophy, extension of Oncology Department (Waiting room of Cancer Outpatients) at the Candos Hospital and continued sponsorship of needy children of Henrietta Government School. Reading project


The Club provided the reading materials for a reading project started by the Mauritius Institute of Education at the Pandit Sahadeo Government school. This is a continuation of the project of the Edith Cowan University and the reading materials have been partly donated by the ECU, Western Australia.

    Donation of ICT facilities for William Huntley Pre-Primary School.

 

The Club sponsored the opening of the William Huntley Government School in 1994, named after the RI President William Huntley. Ever since the Club has been regularly sponsoring the school. This year it donated a computer, printer and proposes to provide a training of the personnel to use ICT facilities in the school. The donation was attended by the Chairman of the Pre-School Trust Fund, Mr Sahadew and the |District Governor, Randhir Ramloll.

Road Map of Vacoas

Vacoas-Phoenix were the only Urban area in Mauritius that did not have an official Road Map. This project took a long time to complete and the map was finally donated to the Municipality of Vacoas-Phoenix. Now it is displayed at the Municipality and some prominent places in Vacoas-Phoenix area.

Empowerment Programme

The Club is embarking in an empowerment programme designed to provide financial assistance to young adults who have left school with a minimum of education and who do not have the opportunity to join any formal training. The first person to be sponsored is a young lady who is learning to become a tailor. The Club undertakes to provide financial assistance for about thee years and follow up the progress of the trainee, with the ultimate aim to provide the necessary assistance for her to start her own workshop in the future.