Entrepreneurs and youth a key focus for Rotary

Rotary International’s District 9350, which comprises of the Western Cape, Namibia and Angola, has a new District Governor (DG). Rotarian Ian Pursch takes over from current DG, Geraldine Nicol, whose year term comes to an end at the end of June 2016.

 

“The theme for Rotary this year is Rotary Serving Humanity. Three key areas of focus for my term tying into this theme will be on entrepreneurial development, Early Childhood Development (ECD) and youth empowerment.

 

“I want to keep the momentum going from the very successful Economic Development Conference that was hosted earlier this year in Cape Town; entrepreneurs are incredibly important for our country’s economy, and we as Rotarians need to empower them with as much knowledge and support as we can to help them to become successful, independent and profitable businesses.

 

“We will continue with our focus on Early Childhood Development (ECD) projects. The Rotary Club of Claremont are showing remarkable results with their Injongo ECD initiative and working towards empowering 47 Educare Centres in the Philippi area; this is definitely another benchmark project which other Clubs can use to create their own centres of excellence in their respective areas where the need for funds and resources for ECD projects is very much needed.

 

“It’s important that we arm our youth with leadership skills from a young age. At Rotary we have a number of youth development programs such as Interact (students between 12 and 18) and Rotaract (adults between 18 and 30) designed to empower them with different skills; these youngsters will be our future Rotarians and leaders in industry.

 

“I look forward to a busy and very productive year,’ concludes Pursch.

 

If you would like to get involved in any Rotary initiatives, why not visit your local Club. To find out more, visit www.rotary9350.co.za

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