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Introduction of Facilitator – Grace Chiboagui Okaro
Member, Rotary Club of Umuahia, D9142, Nigeria
District Chair , Youth Exchange 2016 - 2019
A Rotarian since 2003
A Past Assistant Governor
A Rotary Alumna, Charter & Global Award Winning
President, Rotary Alumni Association, D9141/9142
Past District Chair for
Club Service
Women in Rotary
New Club Development
Rotary Friendship Exchange
Membership Attraction & Engagement
Alumni
Multiple Paul Harris Fellow
A Public Relations Manager
A Widely Travelled Community Mobilser
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Certification Status of African Districts
Full Certification
D9110, Nigeria
D9141, Nigeria
D9142, Nigeria
D9210 * Zimbabwe
D9220 * Reunion & Mayotte
D9350, South Africa
D9370, South Africa
D9400, South Africa
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D9010 * Mauritania
D9101 *Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Cote d’Ivoire,
Gambia, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Liberia, Mali,
Senegal & Sierra Leone;
D9102 *Benin, Ghana, Niger & Togo
D9150 *Burundi, Cameroun, Gabon, Central Africa
Republic, Chad, D. R of Congo, Equatorial Guinea,
Republic of Congo, Rwanda & São Tomé & Principe.
No Certification
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• Partial Certification by RI
• Security/Safety Conditions of Partnering Districts
• Lack of Confidence in a Partner
District/Discrimination
• Ignorance of Youth Exchange Officers
• Lack of interested Youth Exchange Participants
• Uninformed Club Officers, Sponsors & Hosts
• Unavailability of Hosts
• Language Barriers
• Immigration Problems
• Lack of funding/subsidy
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HEADRECOMMENDATIONS
• Work towards full Certification of Districts by RI
• Limit hosting to secure & safe environments
• Proper Engagement of Youth Exchange Participants
• Regular participation of Youth Exchange Officers in Preconvention &
Regional Conferences
• Proactive & widely informed Youth Exchange Officers
• Proper orientation of club officers, sponsors & hosts
• Good orientation for potential participants
• Placing Youth Exchange in the priority list and making adequate provision
for it in the districts’ budgets
• RI should find a way of popularising Youth Exchange globally to reduce
Immigration problems.
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RECOMMENDATIONS CONTD.
• Employ the use of RI Directory for Youth Exchange Officers
to establish contacts
• Provide relevant information about your country and
district
• Create access to information about Youth Exchange in your
area
• Provide souvenirs that showcase your country and culture
• Participate in Youth Exchange Exhibition Displays
• Be identified with your countries colours or culture
• Speak about your country to colleagues
• Showcase your successful exchange programmes
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"From my experience, I found challenges of
Youth Exchange fairly universal. Amidst these, I
believe one of the most important thing is
connecting the students’ exchange year with
Rotary’s mission of providing service.“
Rotary Youth Exchange is a positive force in the
lives of those who experience it, organize it, and
witness it in communities around the world.
Conclusion