Rotary continuing literacy drive The Rotary Club of Barbados West is still pursuing its target of improving literacy in the country. President Gale Reeves shared that goal yesterday as the club unpacked hundreds of boxes that were filled with thousands of books. The books will be distributed to schools as part of the club’s ongoing […]
Environment Project In addition to several beach clean ups, Club members discussed various national service projects that would benefit our beautiful island and its environment. After careful consideration, we unanimously agreed that planting trees would be a wonderful initiative. The importance of trees in maintaining a healthy ecosystem cannot be overstated. They provide shade, improve
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Christmas and Easter Hamper; Feed the Needy; Meals on Wheels Projects Club members annually distribute between 96 – 108 hampers at Christmas and Easter to select recipients. Additionally, we co-sponsor a monthly Feed the Needy meal distribution program to homeless men and women in Independence Square and, on a weekly basis, we partner with the
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Project launched to screen students for early hearing loss Infants B students at schools across the island will be screened for early hearing loss and be given any needed treatment through the Rotary Club of Barbados West’s Ellen Steinbok Hearing Screening Project. The project, which is running in partnership with the Ministry of Education, Scotiabank,
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Baffin Island at 63.45N and 68.31W lies the town of Iqaluit in Nunawit Canada. A cold, white landscape, the home of the Inuit, in the frozen tundra of the Arctic where the old adage rings true: “Watch out where the Huskies go, but please don’t eat the yellow snow!” Inuits are allowed by the Canadian
The Rotary Club of Barbados West, in partnership with Diamonds International and other community partners (who support the annual Golf Classic), afford matriculated university students the opportunity to apply for financial assistance. Past President Joseph Steinbok served as the chairman of the Scholarship Committee for a number of years. The objective of the Scholarship Fund
Undoubtedly, the most significant contribution has been made in the healthcare sector, particularly at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH), the island’s premier healthcare facility. Major projects undertaken at the QEH that have given RCOBW national recognition include the following:
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The Nature Fun Ranch is a facility located in Bruce Vale in the rural parish of St. Andrew. NFR provides multiple opportunities for young males and females from vulnerable communities, to avoid a life of delinquency and become productive, contributing citizens. NFR’s focus on personal responsibility, empowerment and capacity building is helping to change youth
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RCOBW is focused on the continuation of the Eastern Caribbean Neo-Natal Project – working alongside the Vice President and the Chief Program Officer of the World Pediatric Project based in Richmond Virginia. We were the inaugural local support team for the initial project that was operated in St Lucia and Grenada in 2017. The purpose
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Due to the Covid-19 impact, the delivery of education in Barbados has had to be changed. RCOBW responded positively to the appeal from the Ministry of Education for computer devices and supplied eighty (80) tablets to children at two primary schools. Five laptops were also donated to staff and students. RCOBW has committed to the
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