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Rotary Scholarship Program
Rotary’s Strategic Partnership with UNESCO-IHE
Institute for Water Education
Delft, The Netherlands (D1600)
Rotary Scholarship Program
Outline of Presentation
• UNESCO-IHE
• Partnership with The Rotary Foundation (TRF)• Aligned with “Water & Sanitation” Focus Area
• Packaged Grants• Scholarships for Water and Sanitation Professionals
• Role of District D1600
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About UNESCO-IHE
• Based in Delft, the Netherlands
• Largest post-graduate water education institution
• Global student body
• 98% of graduates return to home country; 87% still active in water sector
• http://www.unesco-ihe.org/
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Why is TRF Partnering with UNESCO-IHE?
• Impact global water and sanitation challenges
• Long-term investment in water and sanitation by increasing access to graduate education
• Support goals of the Water & Sanitation area of focus
• http://www.rotary.nl/nieuws/unesco.doc/
Rotary Scholarship Program
Packaged Global Grant:Scholarships for Water and Sanitation Professionals • Rotarians will recommend 8
students per year
• Available to students admitted to 3 select MSc programs
• For first year, 2012-13, students must be from pilot areas
• In 2013-14, scholarships will be available globally
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Packaged Global Grant:Scholarships for Water and Sanitation Professionals cont.
• Focus on building long-term connections in the student’s home country
• Entire cost of scholarships funded by UNESCO-IHE and TRF
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What happens in D1600 ? (1)
• Local Clubs provide support for students• Each Student receives personal host-counselor
• Monthly activity organized for Rotary UNESCO-IHE Students
• Students participate and present at key Rotary-events
• Districts Conference, TRF seminar etc
• Integration with Ambassadorial Scholar social programme
• 2012-2013• 1 Ambassadorial Scholar + 8 Packaged Grant UNESCO-IHE students
selected, coming from Nigeria (2), Ghana (2), Uganda,
Ethiopia, Kenya, Argentina, Italy, arriving mid-October
• D1600 Clubs involved RC Delft-Vrijhof, RC Delft-Vermeer,
RC ‘s Gravenhage-Zuid and RC Voorburg-Vliet
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What happens in D1600 ? (2)
• 2013-2014• Second Batch of 8 students will arrive in October 2013
• New Host Counselors sought from other clubs in D1600
• Expression of interest through coordinator below
• Selection through DRFC, DGE, DG in Q2 2013
• More info?• UNESCO-IHE Coordinator Henk Jaap Kloosterman (RC Voorburg-Vliet)
