Michelle TannerRotary Immunisation Specialist / Social Engagement and Marketing Chair

Jacqui BensemannRotary Project Chair

South Pacific President Elect Training

29 February 2020

ROTARY GIVE EVERY CHILD A FUTUREOur Centenary project

Prevent cervical cancer and reduce child mortality in the Pacific

This visionary project celebrates Rotary’s centenary in Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific.

Working with UNICEF, we are introducing three new vaccines across nine countries. Saving lives for generations.

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Cook Islands

Nauru

Niue

Tokelau

Vanuatu Samoa

Tonga

Tuvalu

Kiribati*

*Support in Kiribati for rotavirus vaccination only initially

Nine Countries

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Three vaccines

To protect against

• Rotavirus: a common viral, severe and sometimes life-threatening diarrhoea

• Pneumococcal disease: a major cause of meningitis, pneumonia and life-threatening septicemia

• Human papillomavirus (HPV) the cause of cervical and other cancers

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Cervical cancer: a scourge in the Pacific

• Incidence and mortality are far higher than in Australia and New Zealand

• Cervical screening is rare

• Treatment is often unavailable

In addition:

• Women place a vital role in households and communities

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Rotary’s areas of focus

Fighting diseaseSaving mothers and children

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Rotary involvement

This is a project for all Rotary districts, allRotary clubs and all Rotarians.• Fundraising (US$3.5 million) through:

• Corporates and philanthropy • Australian and NZ governments • Rotary District’s Designated Funds• Rotary Foundation Global Grants

• Rotarians and their clubs• Social media: Facebook: Rotary

Give Every Child A Future• Website: everychildafuture.com

• A platform to promote Rotary to your community

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WE NEED YOUR HELP

• RGECAF is OUR centennial project

We need your help

• NZ $100,000 by 30 June 2020 needed

• $15 per Rotarian across NZ will get this

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EXCHANGE IDEAS. TAKE ACTION!

• Donate today… for $45 you can save one life, for $4,500 you can save 100!

• Make RGECAF ‘your’ Presidential year project

• Make RGECAF your club’s ‘Centenary Project’

• Discuss with your Board support for RGECAF each year for the next three years

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EXCHANGE IDEAS. TAKE ACTION!

• Identify potential corporate project sponsors

• Visit and ‘Like’ our Facebook page: Rotary Give Every Child A Future

Special appeal to Pacific Island representatives: please speak to us here at

SPPETS to discuss engaging your local communities

Thank youPlease donate now everychildafuture.com

RGECAF IS YOUR CENTENARY PROJECT