District 5080’s newest Rotary Club working for Refugees
Social Cohesion Program- Patrick Shagluke, President, Rotary Club Global Action for Refugees and Forced Migrants.
This Rotary Club works to provide education & business advice to local refugees and supports people in refugee camps due to forced migration.
Social cohesion program, which has a project that has three major phases, including:
a) DONATION: We've been collecting clothes, shoes, utilities, electronics, coughs, dishes, and any kind of thing that can help community members with basic needs. The idea started with just helping refugees resettle, but after receiving requests from seven hosting community members, we expanded it to include all community members regardless of their origin. Other old community members started bringing donations and helping as volunteers to sort them and help beneficiaries with the ride. People started to learn about Rotary, and it was from there that we enrolled 11 members in a month.
b) SOCIAL INTEGRATION: Here we envision bringing hosting and stranger communities in the movement and activities that support their mental health and express the value of different cultures by discussion on the key facts of learning and support the hosting programs and resources as the process of getting out of an isolated environment.
c) GLOBAL ROTARIAN REFUGEE CONVENTION: Understanding that displacement has caused a global influx of displacement and forced migration. Many young, passionate leaders were forced to flee from their respective lands due to war atrocities, and the main purpose of this convention is to mobilise refugee leaders globally. It is also going to fund refugee and forced migrant projects and activities by influencing refugee integration policies.