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D-1796
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Philippines - Clarkfield
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Blind People Can't Work
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$15,000
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The grant budget will be used to pay for the cataract surgeries of 150 productive-age (20 to 55 years old) patients. All these patients will come from two provinces in the Philippines, Tarlac and Pampanga.
Cataract remains to be the major cause of blindness in the Philippines. The surgery for cataract involves a procedure that lasts only a few minutes but the reward to the patient lasts a lifetime.
In the Philippines, it affects about 350,000 people, mostly people in the elderly age group. A significant portion of these patients are those in the productive-age group, where because of their cataracts are not able to be employed. These are skilled members of society who would otherwise be able to be productive citizens if not for their cataracts. |
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Primary Host Partner in the Project Country
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Primary International Partner Outside the Project Country
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 We are looking for a Club partner. Click here to pledge support for this project.
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Proposed Financing
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Primary Host Sponsor Rotary Club/District |
Rotary Club of Clarkfield | $100 |
District 3790 DDF | $1,000 |
Additional Rotary Clubs/Districts |
International Sponsor Club | $8,567 |
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Amount requested from the Rotary Foundation
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$5,333
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Total
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$15,000
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Status and Progress Information
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Pending Approval
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This project is pending approval. The paperwork has been signed and has been sent to the Rotary Foundation. Project listed for the 2010-11 Rotary Year.
<13-Apr-10> System Entry
Creation of project page.
<23-Sep-10> System Entry
Pledge of $1,000 with $5,675.25 DDF by kwon, hyo sung of the Rotary Club of siji, District 3700.
<23-Sep-10> System Entry
Grant paperwork sent to The Rotary Foundation.
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