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  1. 1218: West African clubs set date for service project fair From: Sunil K Zachariah 
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  1. 1218: West African clubs set date for service project fair 
  Posted by: "Sunil K Zachariah" sunilkzach at yahoo.co.uk   sunilkzach 
  Thu Sep 7, 2006 5:16 pm (PST) 
  West African clubs set date for service project fair

  By Vukoni Lupa-Lasaga
  Rotary International News 

  Organizers of the West Africa Project Fair, first held in 2005 in 
  Accra, Ghana, have announced 1-5 November as the dates for this 
  year's fair.

  Aimed at bringing together Rotary clubs looking to partner on World 
  Community Service projects, the 2006 fair will take place at La Palm 
  Royal Beach Hotel, last year's venue.

  District 9100, the host of the event, comprises 87 Rotary clubs in 
  14 West African countries, most of which are impoverished. 
  Organizers cite the overwhelming need for nongovernmental support of 
  development programs as a key motive behind the fair.

  This year's event will focus on projects that address community 
  development, health and nutrition, literacy, water and sanitation, 
  and the disabled.

  The fair, the first Rotary club- and district-organized event of its 
  kind in Africa, was inspired by Uniendo América, a successful annual 
  project fair for Rotary clubs and districts in Central America. 

  In the beginning, it was unclear whether the West African version 
  would take root as an annual effort, as its initiators hoped. But 
  more than 200 projects, with an estimated implementation cost of 
  US$3 million, were on display at the 2005 event, and 12 
  international partners attended the fair.

  Encouraged by their success, the organizers immediately started 
  planning for a second event. With support from Rotarians in North 
  America and Europe, they've worked hard to diversify the base of 
  potential project partners, according to Past District Governor 
  Robert Atta, chair of the organizing committee.

  "As I speak, 75 partners, mainly from North America but also from 
  Germany, Holland, and the UK, have already registered," says 
  Atta. "Our target is to register 120 partners. We are more than 
  halfway there already, and very soon, we will close registration."

  Up to 70 clubs from the host district and the four districts in 
  Nigeria are expected to register to display their projects. Many 
  Rotary volunteers from abroad also have registered to attend the 
  fair.

  Atta says registration has filled up quickly this year because the 
  event has been planned around major National Immunization Days 
  (NIDs). 

  "The fair was deliberately scheduled to coincide with the NIDs so 
  that international partners would get more value for their money," 
  notes Atta. 

  A $130 registration fee allows individuals to attend the fair and 
  join a tour after the event. Clubs pay $300 to display their 
  projects.

  Learn more and register at www.westafricaprojectfair2006.com or 
  contact Robert F. Atta at robertatta at yahoo.com; fax 233-21-241553; 
  or telephone 233-21-222601 (office), 233-24-432-7811 (cell), or 233-
  21-775745 (home).

  Source: R I Website
  Courtesy: eFlash_Rotary
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