1. MY VISION FOR ROTARY
IN AFRICA by 2020
DISTRICT 9212
Teshome Kebede
DGN

2. Rotary is recognized in Africa as the top
humanitarian organization with the largest
number of volunteer members providing
most trusted and extensive services to
communities across the continent
VISION

3. DRAMATIC INCREASE IN MEMBERSHIP
My vision implies:
Maintaining existing members +
providing worthy services to
communities
=
Stronger and effective clubs

4. 1.2 Million Rotarians have done what
Rotary is all about now.
Every increase in this number is more
strength to Rotary and more service
to humanity.
Africa lags behind the rest of the
world in everything in this respect.
Rationale

5. Increasing membership must take contextual
dimensions:
The regular percentage increase = Evolutionary
Stepped up increase = Revolutionary steps
Country Population Clubs Dimension
Kenya 40,300,000 50 Evolutionary = 10% +
Eritrea 5,300,000 1 (?) ?
Ethiopia 90,000,000 12 (9) Revolutionary
South Sudan 8,260,000 1 Revolutionary
CONSIDERATIONS

6. Revolutionary Goals
 A Rotary Club in every major town every year:
 A project in every major town every year
 A Rotaract club formed by every Rotary club every
year:
 Demonstrate how Rotaractors support Rotary Clubs
 An Interact club formed by every Rotaract club
every year:
 Promote the youth fellowship provided
 An active RCC formed in every community with a
Rotary service project:
 More service projects for communities = recognition
and respect for RCC members

7. STRATEGY
Publicize Rotary
rigorously
&
regularly
We all decided to become Rotarians the day we
convinced ourselves this is a good
organization to be part of.

8. i. A Rotary sign post in
all major cities’ public
function areas:
Action Initiatives
Your Ministry of Public
Health and Rotary build
healthy and peaceful
communities
END
POLIO
NOW

9. ii. A message
about Rotary
regularly
placed in the
mass media:
Action Initiatives
Rotarian owned businesses
reflect on Rotary along
with their promotions:

10. iii. Clubs ensure placing
visible sign posts of
where they meet and
on all their projects
Action Initiatives

11. iv. Invite public figure
Rotarians and friends of
Rotary to speak to mass
media why they have
become Rotarians or
friends of Rotary:
Action Initiatives
HE H. Rajaonarimampianina
Present president of the
Republic of Madagascar
Mr. Bill Gates
Chairman of Bill & Melinda
Gates Foundation -
HE Dr. Kenneth Kaunda
Former president of the
Republic of Zambia,

12. D9212
GOALS FOR 2015/16
Country 2014 2015 2016
Ethiopia 278 306 506
Increase 10% 65%
Eritrea ?
Increase
Kenya 1,227 1,350 1,485
Increase 10% 10%
South Sudan 33 50 100
Increase 50% 100%
Totals 1,538 1,706 2,091
Increase 12% +23%
Towns Clubs Rtns
133 266 6,650
77 148 3,700
14 28 700
442 10,050
My Dream of 2020

13. THANK YOU