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Borehole Water Sustains Life
In partnership with the Rotary Club of Meru, Kenya, Bayswater is managing the sinking of a borehole in Kithima/Maili Saba, Meru County, Kenya. Water is desperately needed for stock and crops in this severely drought affected part of Africa. See the brochure for information on the people to contact to make a donation.
For more information and to make a donation, see this brochure.
Improving the Environment
Today, the Club participated in World Environment Day, by assisting in planting 3000 trees and plants along Dandenong Creek, Wantirna.
Rotary Improves the Environment
This year, the Club is working with First Friends of Dandenong Creek and many other community volunteers at several tree planting days:
- 4 June along Dandenong Creek, Bayswater
- 31 July at Taralla Wetlands, Croydon
- 11 September along Ferny Creek Trail, Knoxfield
In all, the aim is to plant well over 10000 plants.
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52nd Knox Art Show
The 2026 Knox Art Show will be both a physical and an online virtual Art Show, at the Churchill Waverley Golf and Bowls Club.
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$4800 in Loans to Needy
Loans have been given to over 190 needy people, such as:
- Lilian from Kenya to buy cereals to improve her farm and secure the future of her school-going children.
- Giang from Vietnam to purchase school supplies and pay tuition fees for her children.
- Sharifakhon from Tajikistan to pay for her son's tuition at the lyceum.
- Sanjuana from Mexico to pay for her son's eye operation.
The loans are organised through KIVA, a not-for-profit organisation involved in arranging microfinancing. KIVA works with microfinancing institutions on five continents to provide small loans to needy people.
The loans are made to people who usually cannot borrow through normal banking sources.
In 2011-2012, the Rotary Club of Bayswater contributed $250.00 towards a microfinancing program. A number of Club members donated further amounts towards the program funds.
As loans are repaid, the funds are recycled into further loans. Recycling is the key to the whole program.
To date, this has enabled the Bayswater team to loan $4800.00 through 190 microloans.