Kiwanis International is searching for its next Worldwide Service
Project, and its International Board of Trustees heard proposals this week from
issue experts and advocates on four potential projects: malaria, maternal and
neonatal tetanus, tropical diseases, and education and literacy.
Advocates for each cause delivered 30-minute presentations to the
International Board of Trustees, Kiwanis International Past-Presidents, the
Kiwanis International Foundation Board and Kiwanis staff members. Advocates
included Malaria No More, UNICEF and the Global Network
for Neglected Tropical Diseases.
Kiwanis International is scheduled to announce the official
finalists later this month. The next Worldwide Service Project will be
announced in June at the Kiwanis International Convention in Las Vegas, NV.
What is a Worldwide Service Project?
Children and communities worldwide have diverse needs-access to healthcare,
clean water, safe shelter, safety from slavery, access to education and so many
others. A Worldwide Service Project is a directed program that engages all
600,000 youth and adult Kiwanis family members to make a positive difference in
the world by helping children in need.
Kiwanis successfully completed its first Worldwide Service
Project, virtually eliminating iodine deficiency disorders (IDD).
Kiwanis raised more than $100 million, which today is at work in more than 89
nations. The number of households estimated to be consuming iodized salt has
jumped from 20 percent in 1990 to more than 70 percent, and the effort has been
heralded as one of the most successful health initiatives in the world.
Posted
Jan 19 2010, 11:00 AM
by
Chris Hayworth