Main List Search Submit Project Pledge Support Eligibility Grant Paperwork How Does it Work? Newsletters FAQs Quicktips About this Site Testimonies Print Online Application Form Announcement Letter
	D-652    Mexico - Mexicali Cataract Operations $16,600 Eye Cataract operations will be performed on people with no social security, insurance or very low income. Amount of operations (eyes):25 1.-Calafia de Mexicali RC will contact radio and newspapers for local announcement of our project to the comunity. 2.-A social-economic evaluation will be conducted to all posible candidates who apply for the project. 3.-Basic laboratory evaluations will be done to all who are approved to receive this operation. 4.-After having the lab results, the doctor in charge Marco Barrera, will schedule the operation for the approved patient. 5.-Operation is performed. 6.-After the operation, a new appointment will be given to the patient for follow up evaluation. 7.-All organization will be supervised by Dr. Marco Barrera, who is in charge of the project. In what form will the member of the RC participate in this project? There will be a club member assigned to be coordinator of the project. All club members will participate in the socio-economic survey of each person soliciting this operation. All participating Rotarians will help with moral support during the day of the operation and during recovery. Primary Host Partner in the Project Country Club: Calafia de Mexicali District: 4100 Primary Contact: Arturo Dueñas Email: [invalid email on file] Check all projects from: [District 4100] [Calafia de Mexicali Rotary Club] [Arturo Dueñas] Primary International Partner Outside the Project Country Club: Simi Sunrise District: 5240 Primary Contact: Cynthia Wells Email: cgwells@sbcglobal.net Check all projects from: [District 5240] [Simi Sunrise Rotary Club] [Cynthia Wells] Proposed Financing Primary Host Sponsor Rotary Club/District Rotary Club of Calafia de Mexicali $2,468 District 4100 DDF $499 Primary International Sponsor Rotary Club/District Rotary Club of Simi Sunrise $2,600 District 5240 DDF $2,500 Additional Rotary Clubs/Districts Blindness Prevention Donor Advised Fund (DAF) $2,000 Amount requested from the Rotary Foundation $6,533 Total $16,600 Status and Progress Information Completed This project is completed. Project listed for the 2006-07 Rotary Year. The Matching Grant application number from TRF is #61364. We are going to request $2,000.00 to Organization Avoidable Blindness Donor Advised Fund (DAF). <10-Oct-06> System Entry Creation of project page. <11-Oct-06> System Entry This project qualifies for a $2,000 contribution from the Avoidable Blindness Donor Advised Fund (DAF). <3-Feb-07> System Entry Grant paperwork sent to The Rotary Foundation. <3-Feb-07> by Negro The project was already sent to The Rotary Foundation for approval. We receive a not official document inform us that project was already accepted; next days we are going to receive official authorization. <17-Apr-07> System Entry Grant approved by The Rotary Foundation. <17-Dec-07> System Entry Grant status changed to "Completed". Web site design by Philippe Lamoise, D2G Pages, pictures and video on this site © Philippe Lamoise 2001, 2005 This website is a private initiative by Rotarian Philippe Lamoise, Torrey Pines Rotary Club, District 5340, to help the clubs and districts worldwide to do matching grants with The Rotary Foundation.