{"id":482025,"date":"2011-10-10T14:50:34","date_gmt":"2011-10-10T14:50:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/10\/10\/statement-rotary-accra-labone-marks-10th-anniversary\/"},"modified":"2011-10-10T14:50:34","modified_gmt":"2011-10-10T14:50:34","slug":"statement-rotary-accra-labone-marks-10th-anniversary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/10\/10\/statement-rotary-accra-labone-marks-10th-anniversary\/","title":{"rendered":"STATEMENT: ROTARY Accra Labone Marks 10th Anniversary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/79f2aef94595_957819.jpg.jpg\" border=\"1\" class=\"c6\" \/><span>Rotary International is the world&#8217;s first service club organization, with more than 1.2 million members in 33,000 clubs worldwide.<\/p>\n<p>Rotary club members are business and professional volunteers who work locally, regionally, and internationally to combat hunger, improve health and sanitation, provide education and job training, promote peace, and eradicate polio under the motto Service Above Self.<\/p>\n<p>Rotary Club of Accra \u2013Labone is a group of professionals\/businessmen and women who form the Club and members are called Rotarians. Rotarians are grouped into clubs at the country level which then are grouped into Districts and Zones at the International level.<\/p>\n<p>Rotary Club of Accra-Labone is a Club in District 9100 and the club was chartered on the 29th of June, 2001.<\/p>\n<p>Rotary Club of Accra-Labone in the past has undertaken projects like;<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Construction of a well at Okineman, near Kwabenya-2007<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Donation of Audio Visual Equipment to Reach for Recovery Ghana in support of the Breast Awareness project-2007\/2008<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Donation of Television Set\/DVD to the Autism Awareness, Care and Training Centre \u2013 Kokomlemle-2009<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Refurbishment of the Centre for Abused Children (Tiling of Bathrooms, washrooms and associated plumbing works) -2009<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Donation of Medical &#038; Computer Equipment to \u201cHouse of Refuge\u201d, Street Girls Aid at Abofu-Achimota.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Donation of Books to La Yahoshua &#038; Rangoon JHS-2008 and Shared Foundation -2011<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Water Project-Provided a Borehole at Apauwawase Epicenter -2011<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Donation of Hearing Aid Equipments to the University of Education Winneba-2011<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Refurbishment of Children\u2019s Ward of Nsawam Government Hospital-2011<\/p>\n<p>The Rotary Club of Accra \u2013 Labone is celebrating its 10th Anniversary and the theme of the celebration is \u201cEmbracing Humanity a Decade of Service\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>As part of the celebrations the following service projects have been earmarked for the 10th anniversary;<\/p>\n<p>\uf0d8 Embarking on an Eye screening for Commercial Drivers<\/p>\n<p>\uf0d8 Organizing a Major Road Safety Education Campaign &#038; Eye screening in conjunction with the Road Safety Commission,MTTU and DVLA<\/p>\n<p>\uf0d8 Produce a Major Road Safety Education Campaign on Television, Radio and Print to educate Children and the General Public on Road Safety.<\/p>\n<p>\uf0d8 Providing an Incubator for Nsawam Government Hospital (Children\u2019s Ward)<\/p>\n<p>\uf0d8 Procuring a LCD TV\/DVD set for Public Health Education<\/p>\n<p>The Rotary club of Accra- Labone is calling on all Rotarians, Benevolent institutions, Corporate institutions , Charity organizations as well as NGO\u2019s to partner us to better the lives of the underprivileged in society while contributing in building a better community.<\/p>\n<p>Rotary \u201cService Above Self\u201d<\/p>\n<p><\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/73a8cc4a1785_128397.jpg.jpg\" border=\"1\" \/><span>PDG\u2019s, PAG\u2019s, PP, Fellow Rotarians, and members of the press<\/p>\n<p>On behalf of all members of the Rotary Club Of Accra Labone I would want to welcome you to this event.<\/p>\n<p>The major service project we would undertake amongst others during our tenth anniversary would be a road safety campaign for the motoring public.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRoad crashes are now the leading cause of death for children and young people aged 10-24 and cost the developing world billions of dollars every year, money that could be spent on schools and hospitals and economic development.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEach year, 1.2 million people are killed in road traffic crashes worldwide and most of these deaths happen in developing countries. Worst affected are vulnerable road users: children, pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists. Today, road traffic injuries are already the number one killer of 10-24 year olds. Yet much of this tragic loss of life is preventable<\/p>\n<p>Every year Ghana loses over $230 million to road accidents.<br \/>According to the National Road Safety Commission, there are 19 fatalities per 10,000 vehicles in Ghana, and though they are working to reduce the rate to a single digit by the year 2015, they would need the support of every Ghanaian.<\/p>\n<p>As Rotarians and members of the Rotary Club of Accra \u2013 Labone, it is our belief that we have a moral, civic and professional responsibility to work tirelessly towards reducing road traffic crashes &#038; casualties.<\/p>\n<p>The Make Roads Safe campaign we are embarking on as part of our 10th Anniversary is calling for:<\/p>\n<p>1) Road safety education campaign for drivers, pedestrians and general public as well as eye screening exercise for drivers of commercial vehicles.<\/p>\n<p>2) Road development projects should include a road safety element of at least 10%, to ensure that roads are designed safely and inclusively \u2013 routing fast roads to avoid settlements where possible and providing quality access for vulnerable road users; pavements, cycle paths, separation from fast traffic.<\/p>\n<p>3) Police enforcement \u2013 we believe this should start with education and the education campaign would be the first line. We are partnering the MTTU in this endeavor.<\/p>\n<p>I would take this opportunity to appeal the corporate world to support the \u2018Make Road Safe\u2019 campaign that the Rotary Club of Accra Labone is initiating today.<\/p>\n<p>It is my fervent hope that as Rotary Club Of Accra \u2013 Labone celebrates our 10th Anniversary we would be inspired to reach within to serve humanity better than we ever had and contribute towards making our road safer.<\/p>\n<p>Charles Boakye<\/p>\n<p>President, ROTARY Accra Labone<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> Rotary International is the world&#8217;s first service club organization, with more than 1.2 million members in 33,000 clubs worldwide. 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