Rotary Club “El Cerrejón” (CREC) – Communitary Service Projects

Rotary Club “El Rotary Club “El Cerrejón” (CREC) – Cerrejón” (CREC) –

Communitary Service Communitary Service ProjectsProjects

Communitary Service Communitary Service ProjectsProjects

OBJECTIVEOBJECTIVETo present the communitary service projects To present the communitary service projects

and activities developed bt the “CREC”:and activities developed bt the “CREC”:

• For the CREC Members to have knowledge For the CREC Members to have knowledge of what has been done, and what we are of what has been done, and what we are working in,working in,

• To awaken in our club members their To awaken in our club members their helping and community service spirit for helping and community service spirit for them to assume their leadership role.them to assume their leadership role.

ProjectsProjects1.1. Aces to the FutureAces to the Future

1.1. Sports Trainning SchoolsSports Trainning Schools2.2. Art SchoolsArt Schools

2.2. FireflyFirefly3.3. FlashlightsFlashlights4.4. Golden AgeGolden Age5.5. Communitary MothersCommunitary Mothers6.6. Youth in ActionYouth in Action7.7. LightsLights

ProjectsProjects8.8. RecyclingRecycling9.9. ManaMana10.10.Help for Preicfes StudentsHelp for Preicfes Students11.11.Scholarship StudentsScholarship Students12.12.Bio – Sand Water FiltersBio – Sand Water Filters13.13.Bycicles and Shoes for Wayúu CommunityBycicles and Shoes for Wayúu Community14.14.Cataract Surgeries for Wayúu CommunityCataract Surgeries for Wayúu Community15.15.Christmas Presents Annual HandoutChristmas Presents Annual Handout

Rotarian LeaderRotarian LeaderRESPONSABILITIES:RESPONSABILITIES: • The planning, coordination and fundraisin for The planning, coordination and fundraisin for

the various projects,the various projects,• The planning of schedules and follow-up The planning of schedules and follow-up

commitments,commitments,• The offering of logistic suppor for various The offering of logistic suppor for various

activities,activities,• The programation and development of periodic The programation and development of periodic

visits and meeting in the execution site,visits and meeting in the execution site,• To interact with the support teams To interact with the support teams

beneficiaries,beneficiaries,• To elaborate periodic reports to the “CREC” To elaborate periodic reports to the “CREC”

about the growth and progress of the projects.about the growth and progress of the projects.

1. Aces to the Future1. Aces to the Future• Project of support and Project of support and

strengthening of academic and strengthening of academic and behavioral level of students of behavioral level of students of albania through art, sports, culture, albania through art, sports, culture, recreation and psycological recreation and psycological guidanceguidance

1. Aces to the Future1. Aces to the FutureOBJECTIVESOBJECTIVES• To actively promote away from alcohol, To actively promote away from alcohol,

drug addiction and prostitution the drug addiction and prostitution the outstanding youth of Albania, outstanding youth of Albania,

• To build schools of sports training, art To build schools of sports training, art and culture,and culture,

• To provide guidance and training staff To provide guidance and training staff in order to improve the academic level in order to improve the academic level of students of Albania. of students of Albania.

1. Aces to the Future1. Aces to the FutureBENEFICIARIESBENEFICIARIES

Outstanding academic, athletic and Outstanding academic, athletic and artistic students. It currently covers artistic students. It currently covers 150 students that are working in art 150 students that are working in art and sports schools and receive and sports schools and receive comprehensive guidance and growth comprehensive guidance and growth service. service.

1.1 Sports Training 1.1 Sports Training SchoolsSchools

• Educational project oriented to Educational project oriented to boost sport trainning and promote boost sport trainning and promote healthy usage of free time of healthy usage of free time of children and youth of the community children and youth of the community of Albania.of Albania.

1.1 Sports Training 1.1 Sports Training SchoolsSchools

OBJECTIVEOBJECTIVE To take away from alcohol, To take away from alcohol, prostitution and drug addiction all of prostitution and drug addiction all of the youth and children in scholar the youth and children in scholar years by fomenting the practice of years by fomenting the practice of various sports. various sports.

1.1 Sports Training 1.1 Sports Training SchoolsSchools

SCOPESCOPE • Female and maleFemale and male• Children and Young AdultsChildren and Young Adults• Football, Microfútbol, Volleyball, Football, Microfútbol, Volleyball,

Basketball, Chess and Athletics. Basketball, Chess and Athletics.

1.1 Sports Training 1.1 Sports Training SchoolsSchools

BENEFICIARIESBENEFICIARIES The 15 kids and teenagers with the The 15 kids and teenagers with the

best academic or sports best academic or sports performance. Grades 5th to 11th. performance. Grades 5th to 11th.

1.2 Art Schools1.2 Art Schools• Educational project to boost and Educational project to boost and

develop the arts, culture and reading develop the arts, culture and reading habits and leisure time occupation of habits and leisure time occupation of children and youth of the community children and youth of the community of Albania.of Albania.

1.2 Art Schools1.2 Art SchoolsOBJECTIVEOBJECTIVE

To appropriately manage children To appropriately manage children and teenager’s free time in order to and teenager’s free time in order to draw them away from alcohol, draw them away from alcohol, prostitution and drug addiction.prostitution and drug addiction.

1.2 Art Schools1.2 Art SchoolsSCOPESCOPE • Male and Female Male and Female • Amateurs and advancedAmateurs and advanced• Reading and Literature, Music, Reading and Literature, Music,

Painting and Crafts. Painting and Crafts.

1.2 Art Schools1.2 Art SchoolsBENEFICIARIESBENEFICIARIESThe 15 kids and teenagers with the The 15 kids and teenagers with the

best academic performance or best academic performance or artistic talent. Grades 5th to 11th. artistic talent. Grades 5th to 11th.

2. Firefly2. Firefly• Alphabetization y post- Alphabetization y post-

alphabetization for youth and adults alphabetization for youth and adults of Albania and Cuestecitas. It will be of Albania and Cuestecitas. It will be developed during the night shifts developed during the night shifts from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PMfrom 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM

2. Firefly2. FireflyOBJECTIVESOBJECTIVES• Alphabetize adult illiterates of the Alphabetize adult illiterates of the

community and provide them of community and provide them of basic education, orientation and basic education, orientation and personal formation, personal formation,

• Improve the scholarity level of the Improve the scholarity level of the working population in Albania and working population in Albania and Cuestecitas.Cuestecitas.

2. Firefly2. FireflyBENEFICIARIESBENEFICIARIES • Approximately 80 illiterate adults Approximately 80 illiterate adults

with poor resources of Albania and with poor resources of Albania and CuestecitasCuestecitas

• Mothers and fathers (family leaders)Mothers and fathers (family leaders)• Employees with low school levelEmployees with low school level

3. Flashlights3. Flashlights• Night shift schools for the firefly Night shift schools for the firefly

students that wish to continue with students that wish to continue with their studies. Will be developed in their studies. Will be developed in Albania during the 6:30-8:30 PM Albania during the 6:30-8:30 PM shift.shift.

3. Flashlights3. FlashlightsOBJECTIVEOBJECTIVE • It is a new opportunity to provide It is a new opportunity to provide

basic education, personal orientation basic education, personal orientation and training for adult graduates of and training for adult graduates of Albania and Cuestecita fireflies.Albania and Cuestecita fireflies.

3. Flashlights3. FlashlightsBENEFICIARIESBENEFICIARIES• Approximately 25 Firefly adult Approximately 25 Firefly adult

graduates of Albania and Cuestecita graduates of Albania and Cuestecita with scarce resources, willing and with scarce resources, willing and wanting to succeed,wanting to succeed,

• Mothers and fathers who are family Mothers and fathers who are family leaders, leaders,

• Contractor employeesContractor employees. .

4. Golden Age4. Golden Age• Work with older adults to improve Work with older adults to improve

their life quality through health their life quality through health monitoring, and reading sessionsmonitoring, and reading sessions that motivate them and help them that motivate them and help them increase their self-esteemincrease their self-esteem

4. Golden Age4. Golden AgeOBJECTIVESOBJECTIVES• Group older adults from Albania in order to Group older adults from Albania in order to

share with them time and experiences, and share with them time and experiences, and offer them the opportunity to improve their offer them the opportunity to improve their health, their recreation, and their health, their recreation, and their relationship with others. relationship with others.

• To help them feel an in important part of To help them feel an in important part of their community. their community.

• To make them active beneficiaries of the To make them active beneficiaries of the health financial assistance of the regionhealth financial assistance of the region

4. Golden Age4. Golden AgeBENEFICIARIESBENEFICIARIESAround 80 older adults of the Around 80 older adults of the

community that are part of the community that are part of the program and actively participate in program and actively participate in all the activities.all the activities.

5. Communitary Mothers5. Communitary Mothers• Guiding and helping communitary Guiding and helping communitary

mothers in the educational and mothers in the educational and formation work they offer to the formation work they offer to the children that recieve the servicechildren that recieve the service

5. Communitary Mothers5. Communitary MothersOBJECTIVESOBJECTIVES• To support communitary mothers, in order to To support communitary mothers, in order to

develop tasks together: conferences, video-develop tasks together: conferences, video-conferences, workshops, seminaries...conferences, workshops, seminaries...

• To educate communitary mothers for them to To educate communitary mothers for them to actualize their knowledge and recieve formation actualize their knowledge and recieve formation in the modern educational techniques for pre-in the modern educational techniques for pre-school.school.

• To facilitate the aquisition of didactic materials for To facilitate the aquisition of didactic materials for communitary homes.communitary homes.

• To adecuate and improve the homes where these To adecuate and improve the homes where these communitary mothers educate the children.communitary mothers educate the children.

• To offer recreation to the children that recieve To offer recreation to the children that recieve assistance from the communitary mothers.assistance from the communitary mothers.

5. Communitary Mothers5. Communitary MothersBENEFICIARIESBENEFICIARIES• Around 20 communitary mothers Around 20 communitary mothers

chosen by the “ICBF”, a goverment chosen by the “ICBF”, a goverment agency in Albania and Cuestecitas,agency in Albania and Cuestecitas,

• Around 200 children.Around 200 children.

6. Youth in Action6. Youth in Action• Group for the organization and Group for the organization and

promotion of leadership and spirit of promotion of leadership and spirit of communitary service.communitary service.

6. Youth in Action6. Youth in ActionOBJECTIVESOBJECTIVES• To strenghten the friendship and To strenghten the friendship and

fraternity bonds between the members,fraternity bonds between the members,• To promote the leadership spirit in To promote the leadership spirit in

teenagers,teenagers,• To stimulate the spirit of knowing and To stimulate the spirit of knowing and

wanting to assume responsabilities in wanting to assume responsabilities in order to improve their community,order to improve their community,

• To support various communitary service To support various communitary service projects developed by the club.projects developed by the club.

6. Youth in Action6. Youth in ActionBENEFICIARIESBENEFICIARIES• Around 35 teenagers that recieve Around 35 teenagers that recieve

education and knowledge in education and knowledge in workshops, seminaries and workshops, seminaries and conferences about how to efficiently conferences about how to efficiently offer services to their community,offer services to their community,

• All the community by recieving all the All the community by recieving all the benefits of the various projects leaded benefits of the various projects leaded by this group.by this group.

7. Lights7. Lights• Radio show dedicated to letting Radio show dedicated to letting

know the Albania community and it’s know the Albania community and it’s sorrounding of all the projects and sorrounding of all the projects and activities being developed by the activities being developed by the “CREC” and their community service “CREC” and their community service group, Youth in action.group, Youth in action.

7. Lights7. LightsOBJECTIVESOBJECTIVES• To let know the Albania community of all To let know the Albania community of all

the plans and tasks being developed by the the plans and tasks being developed by the Rotary Club “El Cerrejón” and their Rotary Club “El Cerrejón” and their program Youth in Action. program Youth in Action.

• To talk about interesting topics for the To talk about interesting topics for the community, specially regarding health, community, specially regarding health, alcoholism, prostitution, drug addiction, alcoholism, prostitution, drug addiction, nutrition, behavior, environment, nutrition, behavior, environment, recreation, sports, culture,…recreation, sports, culture,…

7. Lights7. LightsBENEFICIARIESBENEFICIARIESAll the community of Albania and all All the community of Albania and all

the different areas where the radio the different areas where the radio show can be heard.show can be heard.

8. Recycling8. Recycling• Work section of the Youth in Action Work section of the Youth in Action

program dedicated to work for the program dedicated to work for the protection of the environment and protection of the environment and create conscience in the community.create conscience in the community.

8. Recycling8. RecyclingOBJECTIVEOBJECTIVETo protect the environment by To protect the environment by

propperly managing solid wastes: propperly managing solid wastes: paper, carton, newspaper, glass…paper, carton, newspaper, glass…

8. Recycling8. RecyclingBENEFICIARIESBENEFICIARIESAll the community and the entire All the community and the entire

environmentenvironment

9. Mana9. Mana• Social project made to offer Social project made to offer

nutritional aid to older adults, nutritional aid to older adults, students and mothers which are students and mothers which are family leaders.family leaders.

9. Mana9. ManaOBJECTIVESOBJECTIVES• To help the elder’s poor nutritional To help the elder’s poor nutritional

situation by donating groceries,situation by donating groceries,• To classify, transport and organize To classify, transport and organize

the groceries to be donated, that will the groceries to be donated, that will be made up of products from the be made up of products from the Carulla – Viveros grocery store: Carulla – Viveros grocery store: fruits, vegetables, bread, eggs…fruits, vegetables, bread, eggs…

9. Mana9. ManaBENEFICIARIESBENEFICIARIES• Around 80 older adults that are part of the Around 80 older adults that are part of the

CREC program,CREC program,• Mothers which are family leaders, that have Mothers which are family leaders, that have

been previously selected by the been previously selected by the coordinating group,coordinating group,

• Group of students with scholarship Group of students with scholarship programs that get together and share their programs that get together and share their place to live in the city where they are place to live in the city where they are studying.studying.

10. Help for Preicfes 10. Help for Preicfes StudentsStudents

• Education and support for students Education and support for students in their last year of high school in in their last year of high school in public schools of Albania and public schools of Albania and Hatonuevo, in order to get them Hatonuevo, in order to get them ready for the final test and for ther ready for the final test and for ther future carreers.future carreers.

10. Help for Preicfes 10. Help for Preicfes StudentsStudents

OBJECTIVESOBJECTIVES• To improve the knowledge and guide To improve the knowledge and guide

the high school students coursing their the high school students coursing their last year, for their national final exam,last year, for their national final exam,

• To offer additional courses regarding: To offer additional courses regarding: computers, proffesional guidance, computers, proffesional guidance, human relationships, leadership,human relationships, leadership,

• To guide students in obtaining spots in To guide students in obtaining spots in their chosen university, and loans with their chosen university, and loans with ICETEX.ICETEX.

10. Help for Preicfes 10. Help for Preicfes StudentsStudents

BENEFICIARIESBENEFICIARIESStudents with service and Students with service and

improvement spirit, in their last year improvement spirit, in their last year of high school in public schools of of high school in public schools of Albania (Nuestra Señora del Albania (Nuestra Señora del Carmen) and Hatonuevo Carmen) and Hatonuevo (Confamiliar)(Confamiliar)

11. Scholarship Students11. Scholarship Students• Financial assistance for the most Financial assistance for the most

outstanding high school students, outstanding high school students, that have been part of the that have been part of the “CREC’s” social programs and have “CREC’s” social programs and have economic difficulties in their economic difficulties in their homes.homes.

11. Scholarship Students11. Scholarship StudentsOBJECTIVEOBJECTIVETo give the best all-around high school To give the best all-around high school

students, with leadershp and social students, with leadershp and social abbilities, the opportunity to go to abbilities, the opportunity to go to college and start their professional college and start their professional studies.studies.

11. Scholarship Students11. Scholarship StudentsBENEFICIARIESBENEFICIARIES20 teenagers from Albania, with 20 teenagers from Albania, with

economic difficulties in their homes. economic difficulties in their homes. They are know studying various They are know studying various college courses in Rioacha, college courses in Rioacha, Valledupar, Santa Marta, Valledupar, Santa Marta, Bucaramanga and Barranquilla.Bucaramanga and Barranquilla.

12. Bio – Sand Water 12. Bio – Sand Water FiltersFilters

12. Bio – Sand Water 12. Bio – Sand Water FiltersFilters

• The purpose of this project is to The purpose of this project is to provide safe drinking water, provide safe drinking water, through the use of Bio - Sand water through the use of Bio - Sand water filter technology, as well as filter technology, as well as sanitation and hygiene education, sanitation and hygiene education, to rural families in the region of La to rural families in the region of La Guajira. Guajira.

12. Bio – Sand Water 12. Bio – Sand Water FiltersFilters

OBJECTIVESOBJECTIVES• To improve life quality To improve life quality 5,000 Wayúu 5,000 Wayúu

people, by providing them with safe people, by providing them with safe drinking water,drinking water,

• To decrease the levels of child To decrease the levels of child mortality caused by sanitary issues mortality caused by sanitary issues (d(diarrhea, parasites) in the region.iarrhea, parasites) in the region.

12. Bio – Sand Water 12. Bio – Sand Water FiltersFilters

BENEFICIARIESBENEFICIARIES• 5,000 Wayúu people.5,000 Wayúu people.

13. Bycicles and Shoes for 13. Bycicles and Shoes for Wayúu CommunityWayúu Community

13. Bycicles and Shoes for 13. Bycicles and Shoes for Wayúu CommunityWayúu Community

• Handout of bycicles and shoes to Handout of bycicles and shoes to Wayúu kids with schools about 2 Wayúu kids with schools about 2 hours away from the place where hours away from the place where they live. The idea was to make it they live. The idea was to make it easier for them to go to school, due easier for them to go to school, due to the fact that they had to travel to the fact that they had to travel those long distances by foot. those long distances by foot.

13. Bycicles and Shoes for 13. Bycicles and Shoes for Wayúu CommunityWayúu Community

OBJECTIVESOBJECTIVES• To improve life quality of 168 Wayúu To improve life quality of 168 Wayúu

kids, and eliminate the risk of droping kids, and eliminate the risk of droping out of school,out of school,

• To give those Wayúu kids a healthy To give those Wayúu kids a healthy alternative for spending their free time,alternative for spending their free time,

• To increase those Wayúu kids’s health, To increase those Wayúu kids’s health, by keeping their foot protected.by keeping their foot protected.

13. Bycicles and Shoes for 13. Bycicles and Shoes for Wayúu CommunityWayúu Community

BENEFICIARIESBENEFICIARIES• 168 Wayúu kids.168 Wayúu kids.

14. Cataract Surgeries for 14. Cataract Surgeries for Wayúu CommunityWayúu Community

• The total project consists in doing The total project consists in doing 250 cataracts surgeries to adult 250 cataracts surgeries to adult members of the Wayuu community members of the Wayuu community that lives in the Colombia-Venezuela that lives in the Colombia-Venezuela frontier. With this, we will be able to frontier. With this, we will be able to help 125 persons. help 125 persons.

14. Cataract Surgeries for 14. Cataract Surgeries for Wayúu CommunityWayúu Community

OBJECTIVEOBJECTIVE• To improve life quality of 125 Wayúu To improve life quality of 125 Wayúu

people, and eliminate their risk of people, and eliminate their risk of becoming blind.becoming blind.

14. Cataract Surgeries for 14. Cataract Surgeries for Wayúu CommunityWayúu Community

BENEFICIARIESBENEFICIARIES125 Wayúu people that suffer from 125 Wayúu people that suffer from

Cataracts, and their relatives.Cataracts, and their relatives.

15. Christmas Presents 15. Christmas Presents Annual HandoutAnnual Handout

• This project has become an annual This project has become an annual tradition in “CREC”. It consists in tradition in “CREC”. It consists in raising funds throughout the year raising funds throughout the year during various “CREC”’s activities in during various “CREC”’s activities in order be able to hand out Christmas order be able to hand out Christmas presents to Wayúu boys and girls presents to Wayúu boys and girls that live in the region. The the that live in the region. The the purpose is to give them something to purpose is to give them something to play with during the Holidays.play with during the Holidays.

15. Christmas Presents 15. Christmas Presents Annual HandoutAnnual Handout

OBJECTIVEOBJECTIVE• To share some joy and Christmas spirit To share some joy and Christmas spirit

with Wayúu boys and girls that live in the with Wayúu boys and girls that live in the region, for them to play and enjoy one of region, for them to play and enjoy one of childhood’s most important topics: the childhood’s most important topics: the Holidays,Holidays,

• To help these kids’s parents offer their To help these kids’s parents offer their children toys to play with, specially children toys to play with, specially knowing that their low income usually knowing that their low income usually cannot be spent in toys.cannot be spent in toys.

15. Christmas Presents 15. Christmas Presents Annual HandoutAnnual Handout

BENEFICIARIESBENEFICIARIESAround ___ Wayúu boys and girls, and Around ___ Wayúu boys and girls, and

their parentstheir parents