Physio / Administrator volunteer wanted... should be interested in Cambodia and diasbility rehab.

This is not a job advertisement. However FIRST-Rose in Cambodia is upgrading its physio-therapy facilities. Joanna Thomson (Perth) is there now but needs some assistance. Realistically there will be as much administration as teaching. There is a distinct leaning curve associated with getting functional in Cambodia - in some ways not dissimilar to some other developing countries, but in others, very different. Realistically we need someone who is personally very interested in that country or the area, knows it,  and simply wants to do it to enrich their and the lives of others.   Pay.. none.  Expenses... almost none. Airflight.. probably an airmiles ticket. Accom...yes but in a fairly basic guesthouse.  Will  you end up out of pocket at all.... undoubtably yes... !  Will you be an official Rose Charities worker.. no.. we don't have such.  Hot, tiring and energy draining.. yes.  You need to be able to see a glass half empty, and always see it as half full. You need to be able to get on with people. You need to know how to communicate.  You need to want to retain a relationship with the project into the future; maintain a sense of some ownership and help us develop further plans. You need to be able to track expenses (ie exceedingly basic accounting) and know one end of a computer from another.  Of all the above, patience, energy, affability and communication skills and dedication are the most important. Quite a tall order !  Not expecting many (?any) answers !

Get well soon Lawrence !

We are delighted that Lawrence Cheah's (Chair Rose Charities International) went well and our Chairman is fine !  Get well soon Lawrence !  Everyone in Rose Charities sends thoughts and good wishes for your speedy post-op recovery.   

Unique humanitarian Emergencies Course with Child and Family focus: June 2010

This unique Case Western Reserve University short course has been largely designed by Dr Karen Olness of Health Frontiers (a close Rose Charities partner in Haiti relief work). It is unique in that very few courses of in the area focus specifically on the child.  We recommend it very highly.  I is also endorsed by the International Pediatrics Association.   Register online at   http://casemed.case.edu/cme 

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Rose Charities 2010 Conference (25-28 June 2010) Travel & Accommodation Notes

For Cambodian travel arrangment / hotel bookings:    Mr Hem Nara  hem_nara2007@yahoo.com      Mr Nara has worked with Rose Charities for many years dealing with bookings for both previous conferences (Penang and Ho Chi Minh City).  We very much recommend him for all travel arrangements including Siem Reap / Angkor Wat travel.

Officially recommended hotels for delegates. (its more enjoyable when everyone stays in the same place(s) - though Phnom Penh has many other hotels too of course)

1) Imperial Garden Hotel   www.imperialgarden-hotel.com   Approx USD 60 per night. Nice pool and gym. The hotel where the conference rooms are.  Book through Mr Nara for best rate (ie not over internet)

2) Frangipani Hotel (there is a Frangipanni Hotel '60' and a Frangipanni Hotel '90' - we recommend the '60').  www.frangipanihotel.com  Mention the Rose Charities 2010 Meeting for a discount.  About USD 36 per night

3) Goldie Boutique Guesthouse    www.goldieguesthouse.com    Around $28 per night.  Well recommended

.. If all else full...

4) Blue Lime Hotel    www.bluelime.asia/rooms.html    About USD 40 per night .. but worth it..


Contact. Hon Head of Meeting Secretariat. Ms Linda Roberts (Rose Charities Canada)
Email.    RoseCharities2010@live.com      Fax  +1-810-592-0595

Be Tho - building a dream

Sister Vinh celebrates the opening of the second Be Tho orphanage in Song Be, Vietnam.  The plaque reads: FROM THE GENEROUS CONTRIBUTIONS FROM OLIVER BONAS AND ROSE CHARITIES VIETNAM SUPPORTERS WE BUILD A CHILD'S DREAM ONE BRICK AT A TIME UNTIL WE HAVE A HUMAN WONDER.

Will Grut has 60 reasons to pick your pocket.

Will Grut, executive secretary of Rose Charities, is going to be 60 on February 22nd. While many of us keep this milestone a secret, Will is turning his big day into a charitable fund raising event for a cause that is close to his heart: health education. “It is amazing how just a little information can prevent so much terrible disease for so many. Much human suffering is generated not only from disease but also from reaction to disease caused by ignorance, for example appalling violence against women (and children) is inflicted through ignorance and bizarre beliefs about HIV transmission. Simple knowledge about clean water could prevent hundreds of thousands of child deaths every year. The use of a $4 mosquito net could cut down or even eliminate the 2 million annual malaria deaths (1 million of them children, four times the number of deaths in the Haiti earthquake per year, every year). Rose Charities works in a number of areas addressing education. Female eye health volunteers are trained in Nepali villages to identify early disease which will cause blindness. In Africa, through the Hillman Fund and partners, the Laura Case Trust trains young professionals in medicine and surgery. In Sri Lanka, Rose runs many education programmes specifically targeting females, and in Pakistan assistance is provided to train birthing attendants. There are many gaps in health knowledge which, if addressed, could prevent the suffering and deaths of millions, lessen the abuse of women and children and ensure a kinder life for the elderly and vulnerable.”
Please donate to Will for his 60th birthday; donations to Rose Charities are tax deductible. You can donate at Justgiving (UK), Firstgiving (USA) or Canada Helps (Canada)   (other locations please use one of the three)

Human suffering through ignorance... help put a stop to it. Please sponsor..

Much human suffering which is generated  both through th disease as well as what the ignorance can make people do to others.  Terrible violence against women (and children) is for example inflicted through ignorance and bizarre beliefs about HIV tranmission; simple knowledge about clean water could prevent hundreds of thousands of child deaths every year; the use of a $4 mosquito could cut down or even elimate the 2 million  annual malaria deaths ( 1 million of them children) .  This is 4 x Haiti disaster deaths.. per year. .every year...or  6.8 Boeing 747 'jumbo jets' packed with children crashing into a mountain ...every day...

Rose Charities works in areas concerning this. Village female eye health volunteers are trained in Nepal to pick up early diseasewhich will cause blindness In Africa, through the Hillman Fund and partners the Laura Case Trust young professionals are trained in medicine and surgery. In Sri Lanka Rose runs many education programs with females being specifically targeted. Assistance is given in Pakistan to train birthing attendants.

There are so many holes in health knowedge worldwide which, if addressed  could prevent suffering and death by millions.  It could cut down the abuse of women and children and bring kinder lives to the elderly and vulnerable

I have chosen these issues as a (significant) birthday cause for myself as Exec Sec. of Rose Charities.  To sponsor  USA   UK    Canada  (others please use USA or UK sites)