Our International Service Committee (ISC) met on Dec 7. The following are some of the highlights from that meeting:
>The budget will be $16,000 from the foundations plus escrow and reserve amount.
>The Ultrasound Global Grant in Uganda of a few years ago was able to save $20k and so will expand to serve another community with obstetric ultrasound services during prenatal visits.
>We provided $1,825 scholarships to Aktenamit in Guatemala for five young girls to attend school.
>The Rotary program of Scale application is due January 8. We have 40 clubs signed support letters and $75,000 in pledges from clubs. The total grant is currently around $4.3 million. We pledged $3,000 from the ISC budget. We have submitted to the Gates foundation for their review.