Update on our Global Grant in Puerto Rico
#GG2094899
From: Armand Pique
Sent: Monday, July 25, 2022 4:34 PM
To: Dalyn Novak, Georganna Hildebrand
Subject: Re: FW: Global Grant GG2094899: Report reminder
Good Afternoon Dalyn,
Greetings.
My apologies for not informing you on time, about the developments of the Global Grant Project our Clubs did together.
The pandemic and the economic ups and downs made last year a very unstable year.
The project was completed in June 2021, and Dr. Wilfredo Colon, Project Coordinator, provided all the required documentation with respect to how the Global Funds were used in the second phase of the project.
The school teachers received related educational material and were fully trained in the necessary psychological skills to identify characteristics of at risk students, and how to intervene and correct their improper behavior and/or conduct.
In August 2021 the Government, first determined that education was going to be in-person again. Consequently public schools reopened .
Hence, the15 fully trained teachers started their duties and identified a number of high risk students at their school.
Together with the school Director, Psychologist Dr. Colon and his team, an early real time intervention action at school, was planned. This was the opportunity to collect data in real time to measure the effect of the training.
However, schools were barely started, when a new covid-19,I think the Delta variant, outbreak took place. The government shut down all public schools, education went back online, and consequently the action plan could not be carried out. Throughout the year we have been going through this process of opening up, shutting down and online education of schools .
The related Covid variants, as well as government policy responses to the pandemic, have been a headache, a setbacks that we experienced in the development of this project.
Nevertheless, Psychologist Colon informed me that he will continue to coach the teachers in 2022, if this school year educational program that starts in August 2022, is going to be in-person.
We are highly interested in obtaining real life empirical results of this Rotary funded project, even though funding is no longer available. This has been the reason why I postponed the Final Report.
However, I shall not hesitate to finish the report, have it signed and then sent it to you and your team if so required.
Kind Regards,
Armand Piqué
Update on our Global Grant with Smithville Rotary Club in Nepal
#GG2235567
From: Ruth Dickinson
Sent: Friday, July 22, 2022 4:25 PM
Subject: FW: Rotary Global Grant GG2235567: Application approved
Hooray! Our grant application, called Nepal Healthy Communities, has been approved by RI!
Here are the amounts that each of our participating clubs had pledged to this project:
$1,211 Smithville
$150 Gladstone
$150 North Kansas City
$300 Rudramati Kathmandu
$500 Weston
$2,200 Parkville
We are highly grateful for your club’s financial participation in this project. Our partner club in Kathmandu, Nepal, will keep us informed of their progress as this project unfolds.
Ruth Dickinson
From: Maria Emig
Date: July 22, 2022 at 1:45:36 PM CDT
Subject: Rotary Global Grant GG2235567: Application approved
Dear Rotary members:
Congratulations! Your global grant application for funding to to provide medical equipment and supplies to Salanghat Adharbhut Health Post in Benighat Rorang Rural Municipality, and to Man Mohan Memorial Community Hospital in Ward No. 6 Dakshinkali, that provide obstetric and gynecological services to socially and economically marginalized women in Nepal, submitted by the Rotary Club of Rudramati Kathmandu and the Rotary Club of Smithville, has been approved by The Rotary Foundation. The award is in the amount of US$ 31,165.00.
