Providing Connections between Donors and Recipients of Humanitarian Services
Mission
The aim of the Humanitarian Service Rotarian Action Group, (HSRF), is to develop an international network of Rotarians who are involved in organizing humanitarian service projects. Through their association in this fellowship they are encouraged to share their expertise and experience with other Rotarians engaged in the same type of humanitarian efforts thus promoting a fellowship of service throughout the world. HSRF promotes humanitarian service with no financial, commercial, religious or political goals, expressed or implied.
Goals
and Objectives
The objectives of Humanitarian Service
Rotarian Action Group are:
• To provide information and experiences to
clubs and districts on successful approaches
to carrying out international service
projects, funding opportunities available
through the Rotary Foundation and other
sources.
• To develop and disseminate methods for
successfully conducting world community
service ‘donated goods’ projects.
• To develop and collect information on
specialists in world community service who
volunteer to assist service projects,
disseminate information on the expertise of
these specialists,
and help Rotary clubs and districts organize
project fairs and other means to promote
world community service.
• To identify locales, organizations, and
individuals that are capable of warehousing,
shipping, and distributing ‘donated goods’
projects including the country specific
requirements of customs, acceptance, and
support required for the donated goods.
• To establish and maintain an independent
database of Rotarians and cooperating
organizations whom have expertise in
carrying out Rotary projects.
Membership
Membership in HSRF is open to any Rotarian
in good standing, Rotarian spouse or
partner. Members should must freely share
their expertise with one another. There are
two classes of membership; annual members
and life members. New members may
apply on this website.
Join NOW and invite other service oriented
Rotarians to join you in our fellowship. If
you can’t apply on-line then write or email
Charlie Clemmons for an application at
c.clemmons@att.net or 4601
Hamblen Ct., Seabrook, Texas 77586 USA.
Operations
All Rotarian projects and project
specialists who are HSRF members are welcome
to actively participate with each other via
the HSRF website. Recent Rotary focus has
been in four areas - Family of Rotary,
Health, Literacy, and Water. At HSRF, we are
expanding the categories to include
-Literacy, Poverty, Hunger, Health, Clean
Water, and Donations-in-kind because these
are the areas which are served most by our
members.
Literacy
The picture shows Interactors busy sorting
donated textbooks. The textbooks are sent to
Africa and Central America depending on
whether they are in English or Spanish.
Poverty
The picture shows the level of extreme
poverty which exists around the world. HSRF
members have been involved in providing the
families of these children with the
opportunity to become self-sufficient.
Hunger
Young Africans carry donated food sacks to
their school so that the school can have a
feeding program. Without this HSRF members
sponsored program, these young people may
not eat on any given day.
Health
HSRF members are involved in many different
health initiatives. Pictured is a polio
immunization in India. Health clinics and
avoidable blindness clinics are also popular
activities of HSRF members.
Clean Water
A well from which clean water can be drawn
is a prize for many rural villages around
the world. Pictured is a well powered by a
one horse pump. The horse is out of the
picture.
Donations-in-kind
Many donated material shipments are made
each year by Rotary clubs. HSRF members are
experienced in problem solving with donated
material shipments. Great monetary leverage
can be achieved with donated material but
special handling is required.
Website
The HSRF Website is provided by Bill Benter of the Rotary Club of Kowloon North, Hong Kong, District 3450. It was developed by Andrew Stinson at Bill Benter's direction at no expense to the fellowship. HSRF thanks Bill and Andrew for this generous contribution to those Rotarians committed to making the world a better place. They are truly generous men of vision and honor.\
Also see the Literacy Fellowship the USA Dictionary Project