Joy’s Centre
Joy’s Centre is an entity that was incorporated as a charity in Canada in 2011. The Corporation is affiliated to the Rotary Club of Saskatoon in Canada, the Neighborhood Church, St. Mark’s Episcopal Church and Prince of Peace church and still open for partnerships with organizations and individuals that share a similar vision. Joy’s Centre overall goal is to achieve social wellbeing of orphans and other vulnerable children (OVCs) in Uganda and the world at large. The Rotary Club of Saskatoon Meewasin is an annual donor to this program. For more inforamtion on Joy’s Centre and to make a donation click here.
The Ripple Effect Program
The Ripple Effect Program is a Basic Education and Literacy program in Guatemala, which includes building or renewing school infrastructure, including washrooms and kitchens, and providing furniture, supplies, computers and playgrounds, focusing on the primary grades. The Ripple Effect Scholarship Fund, encourages Guatemalan students to attend middle school and high school. A Teachers’ Scholarship program was started in 2015, and four Guatemalan teachers graduated with a degree in 2017. Four scholarships were also awarded in 2018, enabling four young women to enter their first year of university. Together, the 5 Rotary Clubs of Saskatoon have been a major contributor to this program and provided leadership support.
Polio Plus – End Polio Now
Rotary has been working to eradicate polio for more than 30 years, and we’ve made incredible progress in the fight to rid the world of it forever. As a founding partner of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, we’ve helped to reduced polio cases by more than 99.9 percent. It’s crucial to eliminate polio from the last three countries where it remains endemic and to keep other countries polio-free. If all eradication efforts stopped today, within 10 years, polio could paralyze as many as 200,000 children each year. For more information on Polio Plus, to get involved, or to donate click here.
Shelter Box
ShelterBox is made up of people who believe in shelter as a human right – that shelter from the chaos of disaster and conflict is vital. No ifs. No buts. When people are plunged into crisis, normality is suspended. But good, quality shelter can cut through the chaos. This is why we provide the tools that enable people to rebuild homes and transform their lives. We do things differently. We were born different. We started life as a small organization in the UK and have grown into an international organization with offices in seventeen countries around the world, including Canada. We don’t follow the crowd – we’ve carved our own path that leads straight to the families we support. For more information on Shelter Box and to get involved click here.