The Rotary Club to End Human Trafficking (RCEHT) Board has identified three strategic priorities for the next 2 years for the club. As with any organizational priorities, funding is usually required. With that in mind, we have estimated the financial needs to support these exciting initiatives. We know that we are a small club and do not expect that our members will be able to raise these funds on our own. BUT we ask that you reach out to your own networks and ask them to support our club initiatives as well. We will be including these ideas in our newsletter with links to the RCEHT Foundation PayPal link for easy donations. PLEASE help achieve our goals!!!!
 
1. Economic Development Initiative: We are looking to provide seed funding to support entrepreneurs starting businesses as options to trafficking. Major Assumptions for this initiative:
  •  Lack of economic opportunity is a key component to vulnerability to trafficking.
  •  If we serious about eradicating human trafficking, we need to address basic economic opportunity around the world.
  •  Despite massive investments over long periods of time, the trajectory of economic opportunity in much of the world has not changed.
  • A different approach is required.
  • That approach must by systemic and not transactional.
This Initiative:
  • Focuses on geographic areas where trafficking is known to be a problem.
  • Identifies candidates who are open to change and are ambitious despite the circumstances they are in.
  • Recruits mentors who are passionate about the mission, empathetic, supportive, understand business, and are good teachers.
  • Delivers core teaching (learning management system) in a manner easy for candidates to absorb.
  • Provides capital and on-going support and community to overcome inevitable challenges.
2. Support of our Club Branches and Branch members:
Rotary International is encouraging new and innovative ways to bring in new members including multiple meeting times, special interest groups (wine groups, gardening groups, Book Clubs, travel groups, other).The Rotary Club to End Human Trafficking has created “branches” which are clubs in countries where we have a significant number of members. We currently have 2 branches-one in Ghana and one in South Sudan/Kenya. The two branches have over 20 people and represent the largest membership recruiting opportunity for our club. Unfortunately these members cannot afford the costs of membership so we are looking for others to support these amazing people who have overcome so much and are improving lives in their own countries.
There are two ways you can help:
  1. Support an individual with their annual dues: 20 individuals at $250 USD/year/person
  2. Support a branch=2 branches at $2,500 USD/year
FUNDING NEEDED for 2024-2026: $5,000
 
3. Partner with other Rotary clubs for Rotary District and Global Grant matching grants
More clubs within our District are interested in projects that can impact other countries to end human trafficking. Our district has many clubs who are generous and great collaborators and know the power of leveraging dollars. Our club has already contributed only $500 to a grant that another Rotary club submitted to Rotary International and was ultimately awarded more than$20,000. We want to continue to support great work with other clubs to increase the power of collaboration.
 
FUNDING GOAL FOR 2024-2026: $2,000 USD
 
TOTAL FUNDRAISING GOAL FOR 2024-2025                                $9,000
 
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