{"id":46544,"date":"2022-09-03T14:12:07","date_gmt":"2022-09-03T14:12:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/rotary-clubs-in-high-gear-to-increase-members\/"},"modified":"2022-09-05T08:31:18","modified_gmt":"2022-09-05T08:31:18","slug":"rotary-clubs-in-high-gear-to-increase-members","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/rotary-clubs-in-high-gear-to-increase-members\/","title":{"rendered":"Rotary Clubs in high gear to increase members"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The development was announced during a two-day retreat that brought together members of Rotary Club Virunga in Bugesera District over the last weekend. It was chaired by Prof Geoffrey Rugege, the new club\u2019s President installed recently in July 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Prof. Rugege who is in retirement life, previously served as the Vice Chancellor of the African Leadership University (ALU). He has been a member of Rotary Club for 50 years since 1972. <\/p>\n<p>Established 118 years ago, Rotary International is an organization purposed to bring together businesses and professionals to provide humanitarian services and providing support in addressing problems facing the world by combating illiteracy and poverty, contributing to the provision of safe water, handling disputes, environmental and prevention fighting diseases and do lots of projects geared towards community development.<\/p>\n<p>Participants of the retreat discussed issues including a blueprint of strategies for the year 2022\/2023 with a focus on the recruitment of new members and expansion of development projects in Rwanda.  <\/p>\n<p>Dr. Jean D\u2019Amour Manirere, the Assistant Governor of Rotary Club District 9150 in Rwanda who is also a member of Rotary Club Musanze-Murera and the CEO of Rwanda Development Board (RDB), Clare Akamanzi were among other participants who delivered talks.     <\/p>\n<p>Akamanzi said that she learnt a lot about the values of Rotary during the retreat and pledged to share them with her colleagues at work.  She underscored that the Rotary values should be part of every civil servant&#8217;s values. <\/p>\n<p>Akamanzi also assured support and collaboration with Rotary Club on strategies aimed at fostering development of the community.<\/p>\n<p>Masterjerb Paul Birungi, the former Assistant Governor of Rotary Club District 9150 in Rwanda in 2017\/2018 and member of Rotary Club Kigali-Virunga said that they have recruited quite a good number of members this year and expressed optimism that other individuals will join gradually to extend the club\u2019s impact.    <\/p>\n<p>\u201cEarly this year, we recruited 15 new members in our club. It is a great milestone to get the members who currently hold various government and private sector high positions. This gives us hope that many more members will join this club,\u201d he said.    <\/p>\n<p>Masterjerb Paul Birungi disclosed that Rotary Club in Rwanda seeks to open as many as possible clubs so that Rwanda can become among Districts of Rotary International.<\/p>\n<p>Members of Rotary Club Kigali-Virunga who have so far increased from 35 to 50, are very focused towards achieving envisioned objectives.<\/p>\n<p>As per regulations governing the organization, a country with 40 clubs can be promoted to a district level with a requirement to reach the threshold of 80 clubs within a span of two years. <\/p>\n<p>Today, Rwanda has 10 Rotary Clubs with plans to open news ones in all the 30 districts before the end of this year. If everything goes well, this year might leave Rwanda hitting the number of 40 clubs.  <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe want to change Rwanda\u2019s status to a district level, which will help us roll out more development activities to our citizens because Rotary International has a handsome amount of money allocated for community development,\u201d noted PADG Paul Birungi. <\/p>\n<p>In the mid of this week, new Rotarians who were not able to attend the Retreat held in Bugesera were inducted. These include; Arthur Asiimwe- the CEO of RBA; Andre Kulayigye &#8211; the CEO of Britam insurance; Judge Kadigwa Laurien -High Court Judge; Daniel Okechukwu &#8211; Rwanda-Country Representative of GGGI and John Gatebera- CEO of DSPA ( a security company for for Fire prevention, Alert&#038;Fighting). <\/p>\n<p>Rwanda has ten clubs including Rotary Club Kigali Mont Jali, Musanze-Murera, Rotary Club Kalisimbi, Rotary Club Kigali Virunga, Rotary Club Kigali Doyen, Rotary Club Gasabo, Rotary Club Seniors, Rotary club Kivu Lake, Rotary club Butare.<\/p>\n<p>Rotary Club District 9150 is comprised of ten countries including Rwanda, Burundi, Cameroun, Congo, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Central African Republic, Tchad and Sao Tom\u00e9-et-Principe.<\/p>\n<p>Rotary Clubs in Rwanda will focus on different areas of community development namely; Basic Education and Literacy, Environment protection, Peace and Conflict resolution, Child and Maternal Health, Disease Prevention, Water and Sanitation as well as Community Economic Development.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We therefore, all look forward to join our efforts, men and women of good will and big hearts to impact on our Rwandan community through Rotary international aspirations,&#8221; PADG  Birungi underscored.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-43960 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/1-148.jpg\" alt=\"Members of Rotary Club attending a two-day retreat in Nyamata, Bugesera District. \" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-43961 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/2-151.jpg\" alt=\"Alex Ndibwami, the husband of Clare Akamanzi on his admission into Rotary Club Kigali Virunga. \" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-43962 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/3-131.jpg\" alt=\"Recently recruited members were delighted with their new status. \" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-43963 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/4-122.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-43964 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/5-96.jpg\" alt=\"Alex Ndibwami is among new Rotary Club members welcomed recently.  \" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-43965 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/6-84.jpg\" alt=\"The CEO of RDB, Clare Akamanzi commended the values of Rotary Club. \" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-43966 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/7-69.jpg\" alt=\"One of new members of Rotary Club Kigali Virunga inducted recently.  \" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-43967 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/8-60.jpg\" alt=\"Prof Geoffrey Rugege is the President of Rotary Club Kigali Virunga. \" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-43968 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/bafashe_ifoto_y_urwibutso-30-a5514.jpg\" alt=\"Some participants of the retreat in a group photo. \" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-43987 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/19-18.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-43988 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/20-14.jpg\" alt=\"Past Assistant District Governor (PADG) Paul Masterjerb Birungi reminding new Rotarians that one of the best choice made in their life is &#039;TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY&#039;. \" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-43986 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/18-20.jpg\" alt=\"Supported by his wife, Rtn Daniel Okechukwu, the Country Representative of GGGI in Rwanda joined Rotary. He said that it was long overdue because his uncle is a great Rotarian.  Okechukwu also stressed that so much has been done in Nigeria by Rotary that he was inspired to continue the legacy.\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-43985 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/17-18.jpg\" alt=\"Rtn Kadigwa, Judge in the High Court is among the new members of Rotary Club Kigali Virunga. He promised to mobilize his colleagues to join the Community-development Organization-Rotary International. \" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-43984 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/16-22.jpg\" alt=\"PADG Paul Masterjerb BIRUNGI expresses happiness with friends he brought to Rotary to serve the community - on his right is Rtn QS Charles Lugira and Rtn John Gatebera in firefighting security business (DPSA) on his left.\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-43983 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/14-35.jpg\" alt=\"Rtn Arthur Asiimwe, the Director General of RBA closely supported by his wife , gets an official pin of Rotary from President of RCKV Prof Geofrey Rugege. \" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-43982 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/13-35.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-43981 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/12-39.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-43980 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/11-66.jpg\" alt=\"Rtn Andre Kulayigye, the CEO of Britam Insurance also supported by his wife, says that there is nothing you can\u2019t accomplish once your wife stands by you. His Auntie Rtn PP Jolly was very happy finally to receive her son in Rotary Family and pledged utmost support. \" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-43979 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/10-48.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-43978 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/15-26.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-43984 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/16-22.jpg\" alt=\"PADG Paul Masterjerb BIRUNGI expresses happiness with friends he brought to Rotary to serve the community - on his right is Rtn QS Charles Lugira and Rtn John Gatebera in firefighting security business (DPSA) on his left.\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-43989 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/9-48.jpg\" alt=\"The day was very colorful with the slicing of a cake as a sign of welcoming the new members to Rotary family. \" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>{The management of Rotary Club Rwanda has revealed that the organization has embarked on a journey to extend its impact through the recruitment of new members to promote the local club to district level.}<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":62,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[72,75],"byline":[170],"hashtag":[],"class_list":["post-46544","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-featured-news-home","tag-homenews","byline-igihe"],"bylines":[{"id":170,"name":"IGIHE","slug":"igihe","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":8}],"contributors":[{"id":170,"name":"IGIHE","slug":"igihe","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":8}],"featured_image":null,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46544","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/62"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=46544"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46544\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46544"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=46544"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=46544"},{"taxonomy":"byline","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/byline?post=46544"},{"taxonomy":"hashtag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hashtag?post=46544"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}