Gurjao, Pariaba, Brazil Water/Literacy/Medical Project
(RI Matching Grant Approved)

 

Gurjao Medical Project Update

University Sunrise Rotary and the Rotary Club of Joao Pessoa Norte, Brazil, recently provided essential diagnostic equipment to the medical clinic in the community of Gurjao, in Brazil. Gurjao is located in the interior of NE Brazil, a poor and semi-arid area in which our two clubs have cooperated to install water cisterns, create and equip a community computer school and public access facility, and to support the area's medical clinic. Our  most recent donation  help buy lacking diagnostic medical equipment to help in the prevention and treatment of diseases. Our donation also helped to repair of the outside of the clinic.

Computer/Literacy Project Update

On November 01, 2009, the Instituto Vandique held a ceremony for the delivery of the Certificates of Completion of the sixth course of the Introduction to Basic Computer Science and of the second group of the Advanced Course at the Center of Digital Inclusion Cônego João Marques, in the city of Gurjão, NE Brazil.

The Center of Digital Inclusion is being maintained by the Instituto Vandique - and receives support of the São Sebastião's Church and Rádio Gurjão FM.
The computers were donated by Rotary Club of North João Pessoa, District 4500–Brazil, University Sunrise Rotary Club of Seattle, District 5030–United States and Rotary International Foundation

Water/Literacy Project Update
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We just received a report from our partner club in Joao Pessoa, Brazil. All of the cisterns were completed in June, 2008. The computer center has been up and running for some time. Seventy students have completed a 100 day introductory course in computer science. (Graduation photo is above) Another 70 are currently studying. Two hundred more are registered and waiting.

Pictures of our computer facility in Gurjao in use. Although difficult to see, an enlargement of our club banner hangs on the wall.
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RI Approves Brazilian Water/Literacy Project

We just received notice from RI that our club's Matching Grant Request for a water project in Brazil has been approved. The project includes building 35 cisterns and providing computers to the village school. Click here for more project information, and here to see the RI award letter. In addition to University Sunrise, the USA side of the project is funded with donations from John Goddard (our John's father), Richard Rotter, the Mill Creek Rotary Club, and the Magnolia Rotary Club. Thanks to all.

 

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The municipality of Gurjão is located in the State of Paraíba, Northeastern Brazil. It is one of the poorest áreas of the country and is affected by serious drought periods, which cause enormous problems to the needy population of region. The aim of this project is to build 35 cisterns to collect rain water from the roofs of the houses selected in the area, and also provide the municipality's school with seven computers for the students to have access to the internet and help them in their studies. This action can alleviate the population's necessity of water, providing drinking and cooking water and give better opportunities for the students to learn. The project combines water and literacy Rotary International and district objectives.

 

 Donors:

Rotary District 4500
Rotary District 5030 (pending)
Rotary Club of Joao Pessoa
Rotary Club of University Sunrise, Seattle
Rotary Club of Mill Creek
Rotary Club of Magnolia
Richard Rotter
John Goddard
Rotary International (pending)

 

Water Project Notes

(photo of family that will get one of the cisterns)

 

* Our project was specifically mentioned in a world wide report to the RI president regarding water projects around the world.

* We were asked to make a presentation about our water project to the Western Regional International Health Conference held at the University of Washington. Lee made the presentation on the 18th of February.

 

 

 

Read Our Grant Application for Gurjao Water/Literacy Project

 

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