What's New
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Purpose of this Section: To alert the users of the HANDS Web Site to new, corrected or modified entries to the Site. In addition, we will report announcements that are timely to our function. This section is updated monthly, usually around the first of the month. All What’s New items will remain for three update cycles. |
What's New - May 2007
Announcements
Our all day Hands Across the Sea Symposium, is all set for Thursday 21 June, the day after the Rotary Convention in Salt Lake City. Past RI President Cliff Dochterman will open the meeting with the keynote speech. In 1997 Cliff was the creator of the WCSRN Concept when he was Chair of the The Rotary Foundation Trustees.
For those of you that have advised us you will attend, we will be sending you a Final Agenda and the List of the Pre-registered attendees in a couple of weeks. Please bring these items with you to facilitate networking. If you do not receive these items in a couple of weeks but plan to attend, please send us a message so we can add you to our attendee list.
After the Symposium, we will try to send a summary of the meeting to those of you who attend and those who told us they wanted to, but couldn't schedule it into their calendar.
I am stepping down as Chair of the HANDS Executive and Operations Committees immediately after the HANDS Symposium in Salt Lake City. HANDS, with its predecessor, the World Community Service Resource Network (WCSRN) exists since the WCSRN was created by the RI Board as a Pilot Project in 1997. The Web Site has been operating since October, 2000. I will be available to advise the new Leadership Team and help where needed but my health and age dictate that new blood is asked to lead Hands Across the Sea. Thank you all for your help over these many years.
Knowledge Network section
Welcome to a new Country Advisor
Peake, Cliff G. ,PDG, cliff@peakeequipment.co.za Zone 10A, South Africa Country Advisor.
Please note that some members have registered as both Geographical Advisors and Project Specialists. We encourage all HANDS members to register for as many functions and categories where they are qualified. Registration forms are available in the Web Site Download section.
District Web Site Index
(See link from Left Column of Home Page)
District web sites generally contain a wealth of information about the Humanitarian Aid projects of the district and usually an index to their members who are involved, as well as related links. Other interesting information can also be found on district web sites.
As you know, we have been building an Index to link these sites. We started building this resource because the RI Registry of web sites is incomplete and many shown do not connect. We now have identified 379 sites and are still building the index by consolidating the indexes available from ROTI, District 7150 (USA) the RI Registry of Web Sites and Mylinea Search (Belgium). When we have 450 or so links that connect, we will provide direct links from our HANDS web site. In the meantime, we have provided a link to request the partial Index from HANDS.
On-Going Projects Index
(See Projects Directory Section for Index)
There are no new ones this month, but we now have 130 On-Going Projects listed in our Index (OGPI). This Index supplements the RI WCS Projects Exchange listing as those projects are usually single projects whereas we only list projects in the OGPI that are "packaged" and/or recurring. If you have such a project that is not listed, see the criteria for listing in item 3) of the Projects Directory section of the web site.
Potential Partners Index (PPI)
(Index Linked from Home Page)
There are now 431 Potential Partners with Web Addresses linked from our web site.
Here are the new onesSelf Help for Hard of Hearing People (SHHH)
Unite for Sight
U. S. AID
Translation Services
(Linked from Left Column of Home Page)
We have added a link to the Alta Vista Babel Fish Translation Service near the bottom of the left column of links. This translation provides translation of English to 12 other languages and translations from many languages to English. It is quite comprehensive and the translations are quite understandable and accurate.
Success Stories
(Section Linked from Left Column of Home Page)
There are no new Success Stories this month.
Please submit a Success Story if you have one that is worthy of notice. See the Success Story section of web site for instructions.
Meetings Scheduled
1st Annual Hands Across the Sea Symposium, Thursday, 21 June 2007, the day after Salt Lake City Convention. See first paragraph in this What's New Edition for more information.
Water Symposium, Monday, 25 June 2007, Cannes, France - For more information, contact PDG Ron Denham at Ron.Denham@atkearney.com
4th Annual Ecuador Projects Fair, D4400 - Quito, Ecuador on 19-20 October 2007 - More information available from Manuel Nieto at mnietoj@uio.satnet.net
What's New - April 2007
Announcements
Our all day Hands Across the Sea Symposium, all set for Thursday 21 June, the day after the Rotary Convention in Salt Lake City. Past RI President and Past TRF Trustees Chair Cliff Dochterman will open the meeting with the keynote speech. In 1997, Cliff was the creator of the WCSRN Concept that evolved into the Hands Across the Sea in 2004. After the Symposium we will send attendees and other parties who indicate an interest a copy of the proceedings.
We will attach to your copy of the What's New announcement letter a copy of the tentative agenda and the current list of those who have told us that the will attend.
If you are not on this current list and plan to attend, please send us a message so we can add you to our attendee list.
Knowledge Network section
Welcome to two new Country Advisors
Nelson, Claes, c.nelson@telia.com , Zone 16, D2390, Sweden, Guatemala Country Consultant.
Salenko, Konstantin, Konstantin.Salenko@otpbank.com.ua , Z0ne 16, D2230, Ukraine, Ukraine Country Advisor
Please note that some members have registered as both Geographical Advisors and Project Specialists. We encourage all HANDS members to register for as many functions and categories where they are eligible. Registration forms are available in the Web Site Download section.
New Humanitarian Aid Rotarian Action Group Formed
PDG Ron Denham, the current and next year's chair of the RI Water Resource Group has announced the formation of Water and Sanitation Rotarian Action Group. For additional information see www.wasrag.org
HANDS has between 40 to 60 members registered as Project Specialists for one or more of our Water and Sanitation sub-categories. These and any others involved with projects of this type are encouraged to join.
Another new RAG that we have not reported is the Microcredit Rotarian Action Group. This is a RAG that virtually all can use. Hands Across the Sea also has about 30 members registered as Project Specialists for this sub-category of Community Development. The web site is at www.rotarianmicrocredit.org
There are now 27 Rotarian Action Groups or Fellowships addressing various aspects of Humanitarian Aid programs. They are all linked from the left column of our HANDS web site or to review them, go to the RI Web Site, Programs, then "Global Networking Groups", then left column use the link by the same name, then "Current Global Networking Groups".
On-Going Projects Index
(See Projects Directory Section for Index)
There are no new ones this month, but we now have 130 On-Going Projects listed in our Index (OGPI). This Index supplements the RI WCS Projects Exchange listing as those projects are usually single projects whereas we only list projects in the OGPI that are "packaged" and/or recurring. If you have such a project that is not listed, see the criteria for listing in item 3) of the Projects Directory section of the web site.
Potential Partners Index (PPI)
(Index Linked from Home Page)
There are now 428 Potential Partners with Web Addresses linked from our web site.
Here are the new ones
Adopt-a-Village International
Drug Prevention Network of the Americas
Free 4 the Weekend
Grameen
Foundation
HATS - Haiti
Foundation for Women
Opportunity
International Canada
Red Ribbon Week
Starkey Hearing Foundation
Translation Services
You may not be aware of the automatic translation services that can help you with messages you receive in other than the English Language, or messages that are composed in English and you would rather see the message in your own language. They are not perfect but will probable let you get the major subject of the message. I have only used the Alta Vista service and have found this to be satisfactory for our HANDS efforts. There are undoubtedly others and we invite you to give us their web addresses. The three I know of are -
Alta Vista Babel Fish Translation Service - http://babelfish.altavista.com/tr
Babylon - Free trial http://www.babylon.com/display.php?id=10&tree=6&level=2&int_code=1
Free Translation & Professional Translation services - http://www.freetranslation.com
Success Stories
(Section Linked from Left Column of Home Page)
D2980 Students Computer Learning Centre - Submitted by PDG Puru Purushothaman, D2980, India. For more information, contact Puru at aras1@touchtelindia.net
D3160, Vocational Training Center - Submitted by PP Suresh Sunko, D3160, India. For more information, contact Suresh at suresh_sunku@yahoo.com
Please submit a Success Story if you have one that is worthy of notice. See the Success Story section of web site for instructions.
Meetings Scheduled
Drug Prevention Network of the Americas, World Conference, 14-18 May 2007, Macau, SAR, China. - For more information, contact PDG Dato Haji Mustapha Ma, D3200, Malaysia at mustaphama@hotmail.com
1st Annual Hands Across the Sea Symposium, Thursday, 21 June 2007, the day after Salt Lake City Convention. See first paragraph in this What's New Edition for more information.
4th Annual Ecuador Projects Fair, D4400 - Quito, Ecuador on 19-20 October 2007 - More information available from Manuel Nieto at mnietoj@uio.satnet.net
What's New - March 2007
Announcements
Our all day Hands Across the Sea Symposium, is set for Thursday 21 June, the day after the Rotary Convention in Salt Lake City. After the Symposium we will send attendees and other parties who indicate an interest a copy of the proceedings.
If you did not get our message a few days ago confirming your attendance, please notify us if you are at least "tentatively" planning to attend, and we will e-mail you a copy of the agenda, time and place, etc. Please respond to Jim@handsacrossthesea.org
Knowledge Network section
Welcome to a new Country Advisor
Please note that some members have registered as both Geographical Advisors and Project Specialists. We encourage all HANDS members to register for as many functions and categories where they are eligible. Registration forms are available in the Web Site Download section.
Kayser, Dr. Henk J. S., kayserhhs@computronics.co.za , Zone 10B, South Africa, Country Advisor for South Africa
On-Going Projects Index
(See Projects Directory Section for Index)
There are no new ones this month, but we now have 130 On-Going Projects listed in our Index (OGPI). This Index supplements the RI WCS Projects Exchange listing as those projects are usually single projects whereas we only list projects in the OGPI that are "packaged" and/or recurring. If you have such a project that is not listed, see the criteria for listing in item 3) of the Projects Directory section of the web site.
Potential Partners Index (PPI)
(Index Linked from Home Page)
There are now 423 Potential Partners with Web Addresses linked from our web site.
Here are the new ones -
Buckner International
International Aid Trust (UK)
The Lazarus Foundation
Shoes for
Orphan Souls
Success Stories
There are no new Success Stories this month -Please submit a Success Story if you have one that is worthy. See the Success Story section of web site for instructions.
Meetings Scheduled
1st Annual Hands Across the Sea Symposium, Thursday, 21 June 2007, the day after Salt Lake City Convention. See first paragraph in this What's New Edition for more information.
4th Annual Ecuador Projects Fair, D4400 - Quito, Ecuador on 19-20 October 2007 - More information available from Manuel Nieto at mnietoj@uio.satnet.net