The Rotary Foundation requires a minimum pledge of $30,000 to approve a global grant. The Rotary Club Juarez Oriente acquired $40,000 and received the global grant approval for prothestics needed in the state of Chijuahua in Mexico. This Rotary Club is committed every year to continuing this project and it was our first time to participate thanks to our member Salvador Gonzalez who lives in El Paso, Texas. The Rotary e-Club of Houston contributed $2,000 toward this project. Additionally, eight clubs in District 5520 and one club from San Diego made contributions as well as two Rotary Districts who committed DDF (District Designated Funds) from D5520 and D5340. The cost for the upper prosthesis is $3,250 US and the cost for the lower prosthesis is $2,474 US. There are also expenses with rehabilitation training. The candidates are selected by three members including a doctor. The candidates for prosthetics are young men and women who can work once they get their prosthesis. During the Rotary year 24-25, 44 prosthesis have been provided.
The Rotary Club of Juarez Oriente (D4110) began this project in 2014. To date, 191 prothesis have been provided. Rotary clubs have donated a total of $115, 005 US since the first project. Another major partner in this project is FECHAC, a non-profit, non-partisan, independent and autonomous grant-making foundation in Chihuahua. They have contributed a total of $236,558 US since 2014.
Shout out to Salvador Gonzalez - thanks for monitoring this project and assuring that the global grant is successful!