International
"MAKE DREAMS REAL" be a Leader in HOPE.
There are many opportunities available for each and every Rotarian in District 7510 to actively participate in Rotary international service projects. International Committee has been making a big difference in poor people's lives around the world. If you are interested in learning more about international projects or would like to help with existing district projects or would like learn about how to create your own project, please contact the International committee for new ideas and suggestions. Please contact any project chairs, their phone and email are listed in our district directory..
Tulsi R. Maharjan, Director International Service
International Digital Divide Project
“Turning the digital divide into digital dividends”
The world today is divided between the ‘haves’ and ‘have-nots’ not only by
wealth but by a growing number of separations, including the access to
knowledge and information which is provided through information technology
–known as the digital divide. (While basics such as knowledge of the English
language and the technical know-how of using computers are partly the
cause of this separation, the heart of the “divide” lies in the financial expense
of obtaining computers. Despite the world today becoming a global village,
people in the south are deprived of the benefits in the development of
information technology.) For most in developing countries, a computer is still
a luxury. For children in public schools, the computer is in many cases just a
word, which exists in books or in pictures. This project is designed to help
and challenge Rotarians to reduce the “Digital Divide”.
First Digital Divide Matching Grant project was approved in 2002-2003 from
Rotary Club of Branchburg and Rotary Club of Patan to provide 40 computers
for public schools in Patan, Nepal.
It is intended that these computers will provide the missing opportunity for
students (and perhaps teachers) to broaden their horizons to many areas,
countries and people. The added facilities of using the email and Internet
should expand the cultural exchange between these students in developing
countries and other students around the globe.
If you like to learn more about this project, please contact Dr. Tulsi R. Maharjan, tmaharjan@comcast.net or call 908-458-7712.