Announcement Letter Grant Application
	D-700    South Africa - Pinetown Training for 10 Teachers $20,714 The Pinetown Rotary Club is deeply involved in uplifting the Creches and Pre-schools of Pinetown South (an area deeply improverished and ridden with AIDS). They are currently working with 23 such Pre-schools, but the need is far greater. The average school has about 75 children and "graduates" about 20 mentally and physically prepared children into the formal education system each year. A typical uplifted creche/pre-school will have one teacher with level 1 qualifications, another with level 4 qualifications(introductory to formal education), and appropriate playground equipment and eductional aids. This project will uplift 5 schools to this level so that they qualify for Welfare Services Grants (from the government) thus enabling them to become self-sustaining and continue the program of upliftment. Specifically, the project provides for training five teachers to level 1, training five teachers to level 4, providing 20 mini-courses (first aid, bookeeping, HIV/AIDS, etc), and providing 30 items of playground equipment and various teaching aids and educational toys. Primary Host Partner in the Project Country Club: Pinetown District: 9270 Primary Contact: Bill Draper Email: homebill@mweb.co.za Check all projects from: [District 9270] [Pinetown Rotary Club] [Bill Draper] Primary International Partner Outside the Project Country Club: Fallbrook District: 5340 Primary Contact: Frank Capin Email: fcapin@earthlink.net Check all projects from: [District 5340] [Fallbrook Rotary Club] [Frank Capin] Proposed Financing Primary Host Sponsor Rotary Club/District Rotary Club of Pinetown $100 District 9270 DDF $1,500 Primary International Sponsor Rotary Club/District Rotary Club of Fallbrook $6,376 District 5340 DDF $4,000 Amount requested from the Rotary Foundation $8,738 Total $20,714 Status and Progress Information Completed This project is completed. Project listed for the 2006-07 Rotary Year. The Matching Grant application number from TRF is #62123. The TRF Staff in charge of this grant is Frederic Lahaye (Frederic.Lahaye@rotary.org). <6-Dec-06> System Entry Creation of project page. <24-Jan-07> System Entry Grant paperwork sent to The Rotary Foundation. <11-Apr-07> by Brennan Pate Frederic Lahaye requested: 1.) International Partner Participation. State specific non-financial activities to describe the participation of the Rotary Club of Fallbrook during the implementation of the project. 2.) Project Description: Describe the training course the teachers will be taking and how the skills learned by the teachers will benefit the students at the pre-schools. <12-Apr-07> by Brennan Pate Frederic Lahaye wrote that the application is now complete and has been forwarded on. <4-May-07> System Entry Grant approved by The Rotary Foundation. <16-Nov-07> by Dave Breeding Monies have been received by the host club and the project is underway. <15-Aug-08> by Dave Breeding completion papers have been forwarded to RI <15-Oct-08> System Entry Grant status changed to "Completed". <15-Oct-08> by Susan Thorning Jennifer Berg indicated that all documents had been received and this project would be marked closed by TRF.