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Volunteer Service Grants

Volunteer your professional skills in a third world country and get the Rotary Foundation to pay your airfare and a small per-diem. Program available only to Rotarians. Go to the relevant section on the Rotary International website to get more information on how to register for this program.

Examples of Past Recipients of these Grants

Rosa Dubost and Julia Stevenson went to Kenya as Rotary Volunteers in June/July 2003.

Philippe Lamoise went to India as a Rotary Volunteer in February 2003. Check these web pages for a detailed story of his experience.

Fary Moini went to Pakistan from January 21 to March 22, 2002. She was sponsored by the La Jolla Golden Triangle Club. More...

Vanessa Puniak, past Ambassadorial Scholar, was in Madagascar from November 15, 2001, to January 15, 2002. She was sponsored by the Torrey Pines Rotary Club.

Dory Beatrice, from the La Jolla Golden Triangle Rotary Club, recently traveled to India and collected some information on opportunities for Rotary Volunteers.

Full List of Past Recipients

Jul 07	Dory Beatrice Mary Griffin Cynthia Villis	D1460 Lithuania	To assess community needs and scout potential educational projects
Jan 07	Marge Cole Bill Stumbaugh	D9200 Kenya	To teach English to students in Mombasa, Kenya
Nov 05	Abdi Mohamoud Fosiya Hirsi	D9200 Ethiopia	To provide an education project to the Somalia/Ethiopia educational project in Ogaden, Ethiopia
Jul 05	Fary Moini	Westlands-Nairobi D9200 Kenya	To teach English and hygiene to students at Don Bosco School
Dec 04	Rosa Dubost Stacie Dindinger	Westlands-Nairobi D9200 Kenya	To teach English and do counseling with street children at Don Bosco School
Nov 04	Philippe Lamoise	Dharamsala D3070 India	To help provide computer training to the community of Dharamsala, India
Nov 04	Abdi Mohamoud Fosiya Hirsi	Addis Ababa-Bole D9200 Ethiopia	To help provide assessment of humanitarian needs through meetings with local government officials and tribal elders in Ogaden, Ethiopia
Oct 04	Cristina Tejeda	Dharamsala D3070 India	To help provide ESL and other classes at the DOGGA Adult Education Center in Dharamsala, India
Oct 04	Maria Bernabo	Yola D-9120 Nigeria	To provide installation and purchasing assistance for equipment and training on computer use for staff at Mai Taimako Medical Center in Biu, Nigeria
Aug? 04	John Chol Gak Duom Alier Deng David Dit Ayiik James Ngueny	Nairobi D9200 Kenya	To provide English lessons and distribute dictionaries at Kauma refugee camp in Lodwar, Kenya
Dec 03	Rosa Dubost	Westlands-Nairobi D9200 Kenya	To teach English and do counseling with street children at Don Bosco School
Jun 03	Rosa Dubost	Westlands-Nairobi D9200 Kenya	To teach English and do counseling with street children at Don Bosco School
Jun 03	Julia Stevenson	Nairobi D9200 Kenya	To teach English and prepare curriculum at Don Bosco School for street children
Feb 03	Philippe Lamoise	Dharamshala D3070 India	To train in use of computers to monks and members of the community
Oct 02	Bill McDade	Lilongwe D9210 Malawi	To teach orthopedic surgery and perform operations
Jun 02	Rosa Dubost	Westlands-Nairobi D9200 Kenya	Teach and counsel children at street children school
Jan 02	Fary Moini	Peshawar D3270 Pakistan	To provide medical care in the Afghan refugee camps
Nov 01	Vanessa Puniak	Fort Dauphin D9220 Madagascar	To help at the ecological center with their radio and energy project
Jun 01	Patrick Reilly	Bangkok South D3350 Thailand	To teach English as a second language in Thailand
Mar 01	Rosa Dubost	Westlands-Nairobi D9200 Kenya	To teach at boys center for street children
Jun 00	Rosa Dubost	Westlands-Nairobi D9200 Kenya	To provide education and counseling to street children in Nairobi, Kenya
Jun 00	Patrick Reilly	Westlands-Nairobi D9200 Kenya	To provide education and counseling to street children in Nairobi, Kenya
Oct 99	Bill McDade	Blantyre D9210 Malawi	To provide medical education/consultation and surgery in Malawi
Sep 99	Rosa Dubost	Westlands-Nairobi D9200 Kenya	To teach street children in Nairobi
Sep 99	Patrick Reilly	Westlands-Nairobi D9200 Kenya	To teach English at the Don Bosco School in Kenya
Apr 99	Alireza Tafazzoli	Cape Town D9350 South Africa	Provide health care to the urban and rural needy in South Africa
Jan 99	Alireza Tafazzoli	Eldoret D9200 Kenya	Provide health care for the needy in Kenya
Jun 98	Carlos Fonseca	Westlands-Nairobi D9200 Kenya	To provide education to street children in Nairobi
Jun 98	Maureen Fonseca	Westlands-Nairobi D9200 Kenya	To provide education to street children in Nairobi
Aug 97	Steve Brown	Kandi D3220 Sri Lanka	To provide site visits to 3-H project in Sri Lanka
Jul 96	Roy Potter	Vladivostok D5010 Eastern Russia	To provide expertise for waterfront land development