International Projects

The Rotary Club of Bendigo South supports overseas projects to help improve the lives of people in developing or disadvantaged countries.

Projects which our Club currently supports include:

• Providing eight scholarships to students in Maubisse, Timor Leste, so they can attend secondary school from Year 10 through to Year 12
• With the support of 3 other Rotary Clubs in Bendigo, collecting knitted jumpers and ponchos from enthusiastic knitters to send to Timor Leste to keep small children warm in mountainous regions
• Financially supporting Developing Schools Organisation school in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, by providing  training to teachers plus paying part of their annual salaries
• Supporting Phoenix Kids – Phnom Penh RAWCS project in Cambodia through the Rotary Club of Phnom Penh to provide medical treatment for burns victims
• Support for Operations Toilets Australia (OTA) in Ethiopia (provides school toilets to encourage the retention of girls at schools)
• Engaging primary school students to raise funds for Wheelchairs for Kids, which provides wheelchairs for needy students in developing countries