簡訊

In Brief

在埃及各扶輪社籌備之下，最近有一個一星期的醫療隊到蘇丹的喀土木(Khartoum)，隨隊醫生們對貧窮的蘇丹人作了300個醫療手術，從白內障手術到兒童心臟病治療。隊上的十個醫療專家也為當地醫生舉辦教育研討會，講解他們領域裡面最新的外科技術。由喀土木扶輪社所承辦的這項世界社區服務計畫，是由2450地區(巴林、塞浦路斯、埃及、約旦、黎巴嫩、蘇丹、及阿拉伯聯合大公國)各扶輪社所籌備及支持。先前該地區還派遣了一個眼科醫療隊到蘇丹。

Organized by Rotary clubs in Egypt, members of a recent weeklong medical convoy to Khartoum, Sudan, performed nearly 300 procedures on underprivileged Sudanese, ranging from cataract surgeries to pediatric treatments for heart disease. Ten medical specialists on the team also held educational seminars for local doctors on the latest surgical techniques in their fields. The World Community Service project, hosted by the Rotary Club of Khartoum, was organized and supported by clubs throughout District 2450 (Bahrain, Cyprus, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Sudan, and United Arab Emirates). It followed an earlier district ophthalmology mission to Sudan.

肯亞奈洛比的穆塞卡(Muthaiga)扶輪社及肯亞政府聯合在奈洛比設立了一個職業中心。這個中心叫「工作牽線生涯及就業中心」，目的在幫助2,500個大學畢業生在2003年找到工作，以降低該國居高不下的失業率。扶輪社員們將以就業資訊、工作預告機會、輔導、以及對抗愛滋病、毒品、和酗酒的宣導計畫。這項行動是建立在穆塞卡扶輪社1997年開始的一項試辦計畫之上，該計畫對15,000個畢業生提供就業諮詢，並幫助2,000人找到工作。

The Rotary Club of Muthaiga, in Nairobi, Kenya, and the Kenyan government have jointly opened an employment center in Nairobi. The JobConnect Career and Placement Centre aims to help 2,500 university graduates find jobs in 2003 and reduce the nation's high unemployment rate. Rotarians will complement the center's activities with career information, job shadowing opportunities, mentoring, and awareness programs in AIDS, drugs, and alcohol. The initiative builds on a pilot project begun by the Muthaiga club in 1997, which counseled 15,000 graduates and helped 2,000 of them find employment.

秘魯的聖法蘭西斯柯波亞(San Francisco de Borja)扶輪社正輔導一個由殘障者所組成的扶輪社區服務團(RCC)。這個服務團稱為洛杉磯華肯服務團(Los Angeles de Huaycan) 是經過7個月的輔導及訓練才成立，有250個團員，位於利馬的貧窮地區。該社正在協助在一個2,000平方公尺(21,528平方英尺)的大樓設置一個中心，以及其他設施，以使團員們可以學習及練習一些技能，使他們將來能進入主流職場。團員們也參加華肯的年度遊行，提高他們在社區的知名度。

The Rotary Club of San Francisco de Borja, Peru, is sponsoring a Rotary Community Corps (RCC) comprised of people with disabilities. Formed after a seven-month orientation and training period, the 250-member RCC, known as Los Angeles de Huaycán, is located in the impoverished Huaycán area of Lima. The San Francisco de Borja club is helping to equip a 2,000-square-meter (21,528-square-foot) building with a bakery, shoemaking and pastry-making operations, and other installations where the RCC members can learn and practice skills that will help them integrate into the mainstream workplace. Members of the group took part in Huaycán's anniversary parade, raising their profile in the community.