Rotarians in Mbabane, Swaziland conducted a needs assessment and determined that there are 325 people in need of wheelchairs in the greater Mbabane area. The rugged terrain requires chairs that are long lasting, but even with the best quality chairs, repairs and upkeep will be necessary. The Rotary Club of Fort Worth and District 5790 have put together a Vocational Training Team to provide a sustainable program to repair wheelchairs and bicycles by training wheelchair users to do repairs and run their own business. The group will also be accompanied by Rotarian volunteers and citizen ambassadors to deliver wheelchairs to those in need, including special chairs for children. The VTT will begin remote training in April 2017 and the group will travel September 1-10, 2017 to build out the shop, do hands-on repair training, and distribute wheelchairs. Club members are raising funds to pay for wheelchairs and getting sponsors. The Global Grant will pay for the VTT to travel to Mbabane, purchase supplies and parts for the shop, and pay for the build out of the shop.
Dropped
This project has been "Dropped". Check the history log entries to see why it was dropped.
Project listed for the 2017-18 Rotary Year.
The TRF Grant application number is #1753728.
Proposed Financing
Existing Contributions Towards This Project
Date
Cash
DDF
Total
Fort Worth (5790)
12-Jan-17
$15,000
$7,500
$22,500
Fort Worth East (5790)
14-Mar-17
$3,000
$7,500
$10,500
Fort Worth (5790)
14-Mar-17
$7,500
$7,500
$15,000
Mbabane Mbuluzi (9400)
14-Mar-17
$3,000
$0
$3,000
Amount Requested from The Rotary Foundation
$14,250
$22,500
$36,750
Total
$87,750
DDF contributions in grey are pending approval of the corresponding district committee.
Note: as of July 1, 2015 there is a 5% additional support fee for cash contributions. This fee does not appear in the financials above because it does not apply if the funds are sent directly to the project account (without going through TRF, and therefore without Paul Harris credit). Clubs sending their cash contribution to TRF must be aware they will have to send an additional 5%.
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History Log Entries
12-Jan-17
by Deah Mitchell
System Entry: Creation of project page.
14-Mar-17
System Entry
System Entry: Pledge of $3,000 with $7,500 DDF by Paul Geisel of the Rotary Club of Fort Worth East, District 5790.
14-Mar-17
System Entry
System Entry: Pledge of $7,500 with $7,500 DDF by Alyson Pollak of the Rotary Club of Fort Worth, District 5790.
14-Mar-17
System Entry
System Entry: Pledge of $3,000 by Caroline Sullivan of the Rotary Club of Mbabane Mbuluzi, District 9400.
14-Mar-17
System Entry
System Entry: Project is now "Fully Pledged".
14-Mar-17
by Caroline Sullivan
System Entry: Application Sent to The Rotary Foundation through Member Access.
2-Aug-17
by Deah Mitchell
System Entry: Application approved by The Rotary Foundation.
29-Oct-18
by Deah Mitchell
This project was not funded through RI. The club funded it with help from the District funds. The project was completed.
2-Jan-19
by Philippe Lamoise
System Entry: Project dropped by Philippe Lamoise.
Reason for dropping: Per Alyson Pollak, this project was not implemented as a Global Grant.
