Rotary Club of Canberra Burley Griffin INTERNATIONAL

International Committee 2008-9

Our Committee will be focusing on the following projects this year-
  • West Timor - continuing development and participation in community capital projects around Kupang, which include water tanks and associated works, livestock, and school books and equipment. It is expected the Club will visit Kupang this year.
  • Interclub visits to Hall RC, Canberra Sunrise RC and Canberra RC to report on the outcomes of our projects which have been partly funded through their contributions
  • A PowerPoint Presentation to the Club on the entire West Timor project
  • International Dinner in September to raise funds for the Club
  • Support for the Twinning and Friendship agreements with Heijokyo RC of Nara, Japan, including a planned visit in 2010, the RC of Krakow, Poland where we also hope to visit in about 1009
  • Support for the Candle Festival in Nara Park September 2008.
  • The Rotary Club of Canberra Burley Griffin has embarked on its first Matching Grants Scheme with the energetic and meticulous International Director Keith Gray.


Matching Grants Project with Rotary Club of Kupang, West Timor
Since Keith Gray's visit to West Timor in May, the President of Nusatenggara Association Colin Barlow has had several meetings with President Guido Fulbertus and other Members of Kupang Rotary. We have sent $34,000 to our project bank a/c in Kupang, leaving a small balance of $900 in the Canberra project a/c. Two of the 23 concrete water tanks have been completed on Semau Island and plans are well in hand for completion of the balance of the activities by November when Keith plans to visit again, President Guido agrees to our two Clubs applying to TRF for a second Matching Grant for 2007 of about the same size as for 2006.

keith on bikekupang map