Project Description Region: Africa Country: Botswana Location: Gaborone Total Budget: $49,000 Areas of Focus: Disease prevention and treatment, Maternal and child health View Online Proposal Form The objective of this project is to train a general surgeon, as Botswana has only four public sector surgeons while there is need for some 50 to adequately cover the need. Our club has identified a student who is currently studying at Wits University Medical School. This grant will allow Weludo Ngwisanyi to continue her medical studies for a post-graduate degree in General Surgery. Currently, Weludo is self-funding but now needs assistance. She is halfway through the five-year course. Upon completion of her degree, Weludo will return to Botswana to continue her career as a surgeon which there is a shortage of citizen medical practitioners. Weludo was selected by the Government of Botswana to undertake her primary medical degree at the University of West Indies, where she obtained a Bachelor in Medicine, Bachelor in Surgery (MBBS). Following her graduation in 2014, Weludo returned to Botswana and worked as a Medical Doctor at Nyangabgwe Referral Hospital. She then joined Boitekanelo Emergency Medical Services as a clinical director and Gaborone Private Hospital Emergency department as a sessional doctor. She has volunteered her medical expertise at village wellness days, orphanages, and HIV testing campaigns. Primary Host Partner District: 9400 Rotary Club of: Gaborone Primary Contact: William McLellan Email: rtn.bill@gmail.com Primary International Partner We are looking for a Club partner. Click here to pledge support for this project. Recording a pledge will make you the Primary International Partner for this project. Project Status Dropped This project has been "Dropped". Check the history log entries to see why it was dropped. Project listed for the 2020-21 Rotary Year. The TRF Grant application number is #19914.

Proposed Financing Existing Contributions Towards This Project Date Cash DDF Total Gaborone (9400) 10-Jul-19 $1,000 $0 $1,000 Remaining Amount to Raise Additional Club Contribution (Needed) - Add a contribution $48,000 - $48,000 Amount Requested from The Rotary Foundation - $0 $0 Total $49,000 Note: as of July 1, 2015 there is a 5% additional support fee for cash contributions. This fee does not appear in the financials above because it does not apply if the funds are sent directly to the project account (without going through TRF, and therefore without Paul Harris credit). Clubs sending their cash contribution to TRF must be aware they will have to send an additional 5%.

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History Log Entries 10-Jul-19 System Entry System Entry: Creation of project page. 2-Sep-21 System Entry System Entry: Project dropped per lack of response to the carry-over notification emails.