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Rotary Club: Chula Vista Project Title: Bless These Hands 1. Describe the project. What was done, when and where did project activities take place? The project consisted of purchasing two industrial sewing machines for Afghan refugees who are living in El Cajon in order to help them start their tailoring businesses. 2. How many people benefited from this project? 22 3. Who were the beneficiaries, how were they impacted by this project, and what humanitarian need was met? Two Afghan refugees families were the beneficiaries from this project. One family has seven children and another family has four children. One of the families hired another Afghan refugee to be his assistant. That refugee now employed is able to provide for his family of five. The benefit extended beyond the families. Afghan refugees in the community have benefited from the project. There was a lack of modest women clothing. Importing clothing articles is expensive and beyond their means. Now, Afghan refugee women are ordering their dresses from these families. Afghan refugee men are also ordering traditional men clothing with beautiful embroidery. 4. How many Rotarians participated in the project? 5. What did they do? Please give at least two examples, not including financial support provided to the project. Rotarians actively participated. One of the Rotarians helped refugees create business plans. A Rotarian collected bales of fabric to help them get started and another used his truck to move the sewing machines. Perhaps the most helpful assistance refugees received was when one Rotarian ordered products from them which were sold at couple of events to help advocate for refugees and spread the word about their businesses. 6. If a cooperating organization was involved, what was its role? Amna Sanctuary was involved as partner. The organization received the check from Chula Vista Rotary and assisted refugees in finding the appropriate sewing machines. Amna Sanctuary connected members of Chula Vista Rotary with refugees and suggested the volunteer opportunities to Rotarians. Amna Sanctuary was able to collect donations to cover the additional $340. 7. Income
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District must retain receipts of all expenditures for at least five years. Please scan and upload to the project's "Documents" tab all invoices (be sure they are marked "paid"), receipts and/or copies of checks for the full amount of the project budget. By signing this report, I confirm that to the best of my knowledge these District Grant funds were spent only for eligible items in accordance with Trustee-approved guidelines, and that all of the information contained herein is true and accurate. I also understand that all photographs submitted in connection with this report will become the property of RI and will not be returned. I warrant that I own all rights in the photographs, including copyright, and herby grant RI and TRF a royalty free irrevocable license to use the photographs now or at any time in the future, throughout the world in any manner it so chooses and in any medium now known or later developed. This includes the right to modify the photograph(s) as necessary in RI's sole discretion. This also includes, without limitation, use on or in the web site, magazines, brochures, pamphlets, exhibitions and any other promotional materials of RI and TRF.
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