The 82nd district conference and assembly rotary international district 9200 16th-19th may 2007 Kampala Uganda

• The annual 82nd district conference held in Uganda, Kampala from may 16th-19th 2007. the very purpose of this meeting has made the environment and the future the focal issue, at a place called munyonyo in speke resort hotel.

• At the first opening session of the meeting some brief introductions were given about our environment. Specifically the environmental hazards has mentioned for instance, the increase in temperature of seas has resulted in immense hurricanes the one which we have recently witnessed in Louisiana and other parts of the world. Further, the disappearance of lakes, like lake Chad and losses of species and genesis in relation with vectors emerging infectious diseases and the rise of the ocean level could be the major signs of the global heating.

• The other issue which comes in relation with environment is population growth and among the points which helps to stabilize the people is:
 By women education
 Women empowerment
 Easy access to contraceptive
Hence, as its being said making a difference is not an option rather an obligation and this is one of the major concern of rotary international.

• On the second day of the conference, the Rotarians and rotaractors issues were separately dealt in different meeting halls.
• Consequently, the district rotaract representative Allan jingo, the district secretary, Sarah and the financial report has presented for the district rotaractors.

• DRR Allan jingo addresses the rotaract distict assembly in such way;

1) The need of new administrative structure at district and country level. in way to create additional positions like;
 Project coordinator
 to create partnerships among clubs so that the clubs avoid working in isolation.


• The ADRR’ s its respective clubs are required to have
- training
- Rotaract extension programs
- Publicity
- Visibility
2)Establishing a club directory and project database.
3) To create a mailing list on (yahoo group) and website i.e. www.rotaract9200.org to facilitate the communication.
4) To arrange training seminars
5) to have a direct contact through official visit of the DRR.
6) To use a reporting templates to report


• The challenges so far:
 Visibility at club level.
 Capacity enhancement problems.
 Documenting the club activities.
 Balance of membership
 Financial transparency
. Paying the annual dues of the rotaract clubs was one of the most burning and controversial issues raised at the conference.
As we have perceived most clubs didn’t pay their dues. for this reason PDG Hatim have dedicated $2000 to reduce the club termination.

• In the contrary, the Ethiopian rotaract clubs have all paid their annual dues and DRR Allan jingo is thankful for that.
The rotaract district assembly in nutshell,
. Rotaractors enjoyed the 19th district assembly before moving t buziga country resort for the DRR’s societal party.
. The DRR mentioned some of the successful projects carried out by rotaractors in Kenya that is the donation of books of interact quiz and debate of rotaract club of kisumu. The VCT project and formation of central football league and dancing competition by rotaract club of Nairobi.


• The rotaract club of Malindi partnered with the city council of Malindi in planting flowers.
• In Tanzania the carrying out of blood donation and visiting juvenile remand prisons.
• In Ethiopia also blood donation and lending a hand to the hospital of mentally retarded
• In Uganda rotaract club of lukuli hosted the R.I president bill boyd, the rotaract clubs of kyambogo and rubaga partnered in ‘mwekume’ rotaract club.
• Jinja held the first founders ball in the district. Finally the DRR Allan jingo concluded by calling the clubs to share
New vision.
. As it can be portrayed from the mentioned projects Ethiopia could have presented number of successful projects achieved by different clubs so far, however as a result of miscommunication and lack of documentation our projects didn’t get recognition. Hence their needs to be a established network of communication. so that, we can best be able to share and learn from other projects done by other clubs.