At the Board Meeting on May 15th, the Rotary Club of Glenferrie approved a proposal by Foundation Director Joanne Shentu to contribute US$1,000 towards a Rotary Foundation Global Grant project in Israel. The project, known as the "Jerusalem Women Driving Health Together" initiative, will train thirty women in East Jerusalem – all Israeli, fifteen Jewish and fifteen Palestinian - to be medics, phlebotomists, and ambulance drivers, and to teach the Jewish women to speak Arabic and the Arabic women to speak Hebrew. The project, which is led by the Rotary Club of Redondo Beach in California and Rotary Avivtek in Israel, in partnership with Rozanna International, promotes peace, health and community development. The District 9800 Rotary Foundation Committee has also contributed District Designated Funds amounting to US$10,000 to the project.
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