THE

9210 TIMES
Nyanga
GREEN, PRISTINE & SERENE
July - December 2013
DISTRICT
9210
NEWSLETTER
ROTARACT
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Contents
9
15
3 PUBLISHERS NOTE Listen to
the English Jingle!
4-5 ABOUT THE DRR Jayne Terera
6-7 INCREDIBLE INDIA
Martin Mavesera takes a journey
to the land of colour and spice
8 CLUBS AND MEMBERSHIP
& TRAINING REPORTS
9 THE JINGLE in pictures
10-12 THULI EXCURSION
13-18 CLUB REPORTS
20-21 5 REASONS
TO GO TO
NYANGA
2014 District
Conference
22 2014
CALENDAR
District-wide
dates to note!
On the cover
The beautiful mountains of Nyanga
where next years District
Conference will be held.
15
11
20
Publication designed by Kay Terera
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Unjani
Mulishani
Moni
Ndeipi
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PUBLISHERS NOTE
Y
ou know that feeling
you get when you are
part of something big?
The sheer excitement of playing your part in a wedding
procession, for example. Or the sense of fulfillment in
being part of a winning sports team (whether through
playing the sport or simply supporting on the sidelines).
For me, throughout the greater part of my adult life,
nothing has quite captured the giddiness of participating
in a larger than life goal than being part of Rotaract.
There is a great joy in the idea of young people from
varying backgrounds and professions coming together
to achieve a common goal for the greater good. The
most recent public relations / community service project
that District 9210 has collectively undertaken is a spec-
imen example of the unmistakable high that comes
from being part of something truly great.
Grand ideas come about in one of many different
ways. In many cases the foundation for such ideas is
the need to solve a specific problem. In the case of our
Jingle Project, however, the solution came before the
problem.
With the recent release of President Ndaffy Kays
(Rotaract Harare Central) album as well as the induction
of musician Tinashe Makura into the Rotaract Club of
Harare West, it became abundantly clear that there
was a wealth of musical talent in Rotaract just waiting
to be harnessed, in one way or another, towards some
grand project! A concert maybe? Well, sure, we could
do that. But lets face it, a concert is not all that far-
reaching, and we are, after all, all about BIG ideas.
What is it that we could do to cover all the countries
in the District?, we thought. And more importantly,
what need in the community can we address through
music?
Finally, that elusive light-bulb moment struck! The
inherent universality of music was uniquely suited to
tackle the universal problem of littering in all countries
within the District. Just like that, we began this journey
to transform how our communities treat our environment
through the use of one of the greatest culture-changers
of all: music. It is my hope that as all our communities
repeatedly listen (and sing along) to the No more
littering radio jingles, we can begin to see a shift in our
urban environments akin to the unblemished and pristine
nature of the green hills of Nyanga where the 2014
District Conference will be held.
CLICK BELOW
PP KAY TERERA
DISTRICT PUBLIC
RELATIONS
OFFICER
2013 - 2014
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Our District Rotaract
Representative
ABOUT THE DRR
1
Can you tell us about yourself? Who is Jayne Terera and what
makes you tick? Jayne Terera is a 20 something year old lady,
business manager and a proud Rotaractor. What makes me
tick is God, my family and my friends. My biggest driving force is not
wanting to be mediocre. I want to live up to my full potential and
make a difference in the world.
2
What does it mean to be a DRR, what
are your roles and responsibilities?
The role of the DRR is basically that of
overseeing the activities of the Rotaract
Clubs in the District. I play an advisory
and supportive role to club Presidents
and Rotaractors. Specifically the man-
date of the DRR is 5 fold, namely to
facilitate training of Rotaractors
in the District, help clubs retain
and increase quality mem-
bership, increase aware-
ness of the District,
encourage joint proj-
ects between
clubs in the Dis-
trict as well as or-
ganise the annual
District Conference.
3
How does one be-
come DRR? Do I have to
be a Havard graduate or
something? (Laughs) Not at all. For
one to be a DRR, you have to served
either as a President of a Rotaract
club in the District in which you wish
to be DRR or have previously been a
member of the District Rotaract
Committee for a year. I was the
District Public Relations Officer in
2011-2012 and have been subse-
quently elected to be DRR for 2013-
2014.
ADRR NYASHA MURONZI throws 10 questions at DRR JAYNE TERERA with
the aim of getting to know her and her role in Rotaract a little better.
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4
How has this role affected you? The role of
DRR is an exciting one because you get to
meet and interact with Rotaractors from dif-
ferent countries and languages. Its exciting to get to
experience different cultures and mesh them into
one, being the Rotaract culture: Fellowship through
Service. Another great way this role has affected
me has been the ability to hone my leadership, team-
work as well as communication skills.
5
What are your goals for the District and what
changes are you going to make? What is mak-
ing your reign different from your predecessors?
Firstly I would like to thank my predecessors who
have steered the District into the right direction thus
far. My main goal for the District this year has been
to unify the District by encouraging collaboration be-
tween the clubs. Currently, we are producing a Envi-
ronmental Campaign jingle translated into 5 or 6
languages that will air on radio in all 4 countries in
the District. The Rotaract Clubs of Bulawayo have
successfully hosted a District Retreat dubbed the
Thuli Excursion. We have already experienced growth
in the District as evidenced by the addition of the
newly chartered Rotaract Club of NUST in Bulawayo.
Another big objective this year will be to establish
a Rotaract Club in Malawi as well as Mozambique
both of which have not had active Rotaract clubs for
the past 3 years. In this year I also hope to resuscitate
the Potential Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (PRLS)
seminar, which has been dormant for the past year.
PRLS is tentatively scheduled to start in February
2014. As you can see, these are big goals, which
will need a lot of cooperation from fellow Rotaractors
in order for them to come into fruition.
6
Are you in contact with other DRRs? Yes, I
am in contact with other DRRs from Africa,
namely: Sarah (Kenya) - DRR 9212 - Kenya,
South Sudan, Ethiopia, Eritrea. Amir Marouane
(Tunisia) - DRR 9010 - Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco,
Mauritania. Winfred Karungi (Uganda) - DRR 9211
- Uganda, Tanzania. Dominique Yon (South Africa) -
DRR 9350 - South Africa, Angola, and Namibia.
Michel Ndjock (Cameroon) - DRR 9150 - Cameroon,
Burundi, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Gabon,
Rwanda, Sao Tome, Chad
7
Are there any plans of joining or forming a
MDIO (Multi-District Information Organisation)?
So far, I have been in talks with DRR Sarah
from D9212 about possibly forming a MDIO. An
MDIO functions as a regional office of information
and resources and comprises of Rotaract clubs in 2
or more districts. It is formed for the purpose of fa-
cilitating communication and disseminating information.
The Formation of an MDIO is quite a process though
with the DRRs having to get at least 2/3 approval
from the clubs in their districts, having to get approval
from the District Governors and then the final approval
from the Rotary International. However like I said, we
have begun the process and will inform you of the progress
in due course.
8
Can you tell us about the District Committee and
why you chose each person for each specific role?
The members of the District Committee are as fol-
lows: Nyasha Muronzi - ADRR (Clubs and Membership);
Patson Musiiwa - ADRR (Training); Victoria Mungwena -
ADRR (DISCON); Farirai Nyamukapa - District Secretary;
Kudzai Murongazvombo - District Treasurer; Kay Terera
- District PRO; Amos Mwanza - Country Representative
(Zambia). This team was chosen on the basis of each indi-
viduals strength. Each member of the team is an inducted
Rotaractor, which has served either as a President, Vice
President, or Committee Director in the past and so has
the necessary experience needed to lead the District. Fur-
thermore, Amos Mwanza was elected into office at the
Ndola District Conferrence in May this year.
9
How well are you working with the DG & DRC?
I am working very well with the District Governor
Stella Dongo and the District Rotaract Chair Masimba
Mukurazita. Rotarians are very passionate about new
generations and are therefore excited about Rotaract and
the role we play in Rotary International.
10
Any parting words you would love to give the
Rotaractors? I look forward to a very fun
filled and fruitful year as we Engage Rotary
and Change Lives.

BEST ADVICE:
Change the
world; dont
let the world
change you.
BEST
QUALIFICATION:
Graduated with
an MBA in Oct
this year!
BEST BOOK
IVE READ
RECENTLY:
Who moved
my cheese?
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Incredible India
INTERNATIONAL REPORT
A Zimbabwean
Perspective
BY PP MARTIN MAVESERA
E
ven now as I begin to write about my journey,
I can still feel it. The hot, humid Asian air
with little oxygen hitting my face as I stick
my head out of the luxury Volvo bus we had hired.
The Australian economist Ricky with his never
ending questions entertaining us with his wicked
humour, but thats a story for another time I
guess. I must go back to that day, the day I was
running late for my flight and things were just
starting to turn bad.
I had parked along First Street between
Samora and Kwame, had to get a friend who was
helping me get ready, just as I got back I could
see a yellow item on the front wheel. Alas the car
had been clamped. First time in history and it had
to happen today, yes on the day I was destined to
depart. After a good hour of searching for the
person responsible I was told to pay $57, being
held at a compromise I obliged. Had to get it out
of my visa card, as I had no cash. So I run up to
the ATM and guess what, yeah you got it, my de-
posit hadnt gone through. A splitting headache
and a few painkillers later, I was in Dubai.
As I arrived in India I had the strangest
feeling something bad was about to happen, I got
through customs but found no name card with
my name on it. This is just great I thought; now
Im stuck in the Indian airport with no Indian sim
card. I got to the pay-phone to call the organiser
and heard words no one would ever want to hear
in a foreign country, the number you have dialed
is not in existence, please check and dial again.
THE
DELEGATION:
Rotaractors from
as far and wide
as Brazil and
Zimbabwe were
represented
Thats
me!
Wondering how it was that I, a college
student, had gotten an all-expenses paid
ticket halfway across the world to attend
a summit.
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Wiseman, you were wrong, this is a fluke and my
return flight is not for another 14 days, but wait,
there is that other organiser why dont I try calling
her. So I called Sugandha up and she said she
was sending a driver. Literally less than a minute
later this guy comes to me with a name card
written Mr Martin Mavesera. Lesson number
one, if you go to a foreign country and are being
hosted, at least have the decency to step outside
the airport lobby. The guy had been there an hour
before my flight arrived.
So we get to the hotel, freshen up and meet
up with the other participants. Himanshu, Max,
Lisa, Jan, Ricky, Lorenzo, Frank, Alessandra and
the other Martin, and so it began, the journey
across Incredible India. The opening ceremony
was full of surprises, got to meet faces I had only
seen on the book, ended up giving my well-priced
Swazi necklace (Mike and Lisani would know about
this one) to a well deserving Australian gentleman
who admired it so much that I just had to give it
away.
The next 10 days were indescribable; they
gave way to a lot of new things. I had my first mo-
torbike, lesson. First scooter ride thanks to the
lovely lady DRR Jasmeet. Met a pretty girl called
Preeti. Formed a company, which was responsible
for the entertainment during the excruciatingly
long bus rides. Martin Brothers, it was called,
and I must say we did justice.
It was interesting how we had such a mix of
cultures, races and nationalities thrown into one
bus and got a perfect blend out. Imagine mixing
lemon, watermelon, orange, grapefruit, banana
and grape.
I think one of the highlights though has to be
the Taj Mahal, I mean it is such a perfect building
even if it had been built with the current technology
it would still be marvelous. Funny enough the best
thing was the tourism.
Being black at the Taj Mahal
is amazing, everyone wants to take
photos with you like they think you
are a celebrity.
My German friends actually lied to a couple
of people that they were my managers and I was
Usain Bolt, the height kind of stuck out so people
thoughtwhy not?
As in all things that have a beginning, an end
must come, the last few hours were two extremes
exciting and sad. Excited to get back and tell the
story, sad that the past few days will be all but a
distant memory.
As I look back it feels like another lifetime yet
it was just a few days ago that I spent time with
some of the greatest people on this planet. I met,
a lawyer who taught me German, an economist
who taught me to give (weird I know), an Italian
who taught me not to add salt to my meal, a
Brazilian who listened to the same music I did
(Good times with Alessandra), a few Indians who
taught me Hindi, but last but not least the words
I will not forgetI met a writer, she taught me,
Its not about the place or the time; its the com-
pany that matters. So as I prepare to sleep I say
to youits not about the place or the timeits
the company that matters. Go out and plant a
tree, better yet, do it with someone who matters.
PS: Me Jaljeera nahi piyunga.

Dedicated to
Himanshu sa,
Sugandha,
Sheena, Chaka,
Gaurav, Shrey,
Ricky, Ritika,
Lorenzo,
Jasmeet,
Elisabeth, Jan,
Frank, Pinaak,
Charu, Max,
Alessandra,
my brothers
Martin and Harsh,
Karishma.

Group hug!

It was all fun and

games, meeting incredible
people: a heart surgeon
who gives surgery for free,
and a Guinness world
record holder.
Incredible India
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T
he first half of the 2013/14 Rotary/Rotaract
year has been busy on the training end. One
of the biggest training projects weve done so
far is the Thuli Excursion (see page 10). However,
the first event on the training calendar was the Of-
ficers Elects Training Seminar (OETS) which was
held in Bulawayo and Harare facilitated by the
District Trainer, Lee-Ann Shearing in July. Partici-
pating clubs included Matopos & Belmont (from
Bulawayo) and University of Zimbabwe, Highlands,
Msasa, Harare Central, Borrowdale Brooke &
Harare West (from Harare).
The purpose of the training was to equip the
newly elected club leadership with the necessary
skills to enable them to better manage their clubs.
Areas covered on the day included Reporting &
Stewardship (minutes, committee meetings, project
reports, membership & financial reports). It was
highlighted that reporting is particularly important
for the purposes of accountability, publicity, planning
and engagement. Professional and Leadership de-
velopment was also high on the agenda and partici-
pants were taken through how they could maximize sponsoring Rotary clubs for mentoring sessions and Embassies,
strategic planning, power seminars and project planning and management. Communication was also highlighted
as one of the cornerstones to running effective clubs. This can be attained through the use of the Longitude and
Latitude method and use of social media. There were brainstorming sessions for fundraising activities and the
following proved very popular amongst Rotaractors; dinners, potluck, sponsored walks, and gate takings at major
events. Clubs were however encouraged to not limit themselves to this scope but think broad and engage other
innovative, fun and exciting methods.
Clubs are encouraged to as much as possible align their service projects to the Rotary key areas of focus
which are: Peace & conflict prevention/resolution; Disease prevention & treatment; Water & sanitation; maternal
& child health; Basic education & literacy and Economic & community development. To close off the sessions,
delegates were motivated to join hands and combine efforts through joint projects as this will enable for more
meaningful impact and result in more sustainable projects which will not only be beneficial to beneficiaries but will
indeed leave a lasting Rotary/Rotaract legacy.
District
Training
Report
I
am proud to say that there has been a
great increase in the Rotaract programme.
The first half of the Rotary year has seen
the increase of the number of
clubs in the district from 13
clubs (9 chartered & 4
provisional) to 17 clubs
(15 chartered & 2 pro-
visional): an overall
growth of 23.5%. New
clubs include NUST and
ZCU. It is my dream that
by the time we go to Nyan-
ga for Discon in May all 17 clubs
will be chartered. It is bit sad that the Rotaract
programme is only present in Zimbabwe and
Zambia only at present but plans are under-
way to form clubs in Malawi and Mozambique
through the facilitation of District Govenor
Stella Dongo and her team.
HARD AT WORKPARTICIPANTS GOING
THROUGH ONE OF THE SESSIONS
BY ADRR PATSON MUSIIWA
BY ADRR NYASHA MURONZI
23.5
%
growth
CLUBS AND
MEMBERSHIP
Look out for the Potential
Rotary Leadership Seminars (PRLS)
in February / March 2014.
All Rotaractors are encouraged to make
use of the training available to them to be
better leaders. The district team thanks all who
have participated in the organized events thus
far and we most certainly hope to see more
participants in the future.
Report
ADRRS REPORTS
Jiggle
to the
Jingle!
Creative minds con-
verged to belt-out the catchy
No more littering jingle in
four languages so far.
THE PRODUCER, TINASHE,
PLAYS WITH HIS TOYS
FARI PULLS A FACE AS WE PREPARE
TO RECORD YET ANOTHER TAKE!
PUBLISHERS NOTE:
Many thanks go out to the Jingle Steering Committee:
TINASHE MAKURA, NDAFADZWA KAGANDE, KIMBERLY
KUJINGA, FARIRAI NYAMUKAPA & JAYNE TERERA and
to all those who have lent their voices, time and ideas
to make this production possible.
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I
n November all roads led to the Royal city, Bulawayo
for the District Retreat rightfully dubbed Thuli Ex-
cursion. Realizing that the district has grown in
membership, we felt the need to hold a training retreat
to raise awareness on the broader goal of Rotary and
Rotaract to the new scribes as well as allow for fusion
with the much more experienced lot. Participants were
exposed to the new Rotary model and how clubs can
create an online presence by registering with RI for
recognition, visibility and networking. Other areas that
were covered included engaging of stakeholders within
its broad context (including Interact, coporates, NGOs,
government bodies) and maximizing available opportunities
like the global grants and youth exchange as well as ex-
ploring various avenues to raise funds.
The retreat was not limited to the business as
usual model, but delegates
also got to be tested on
the other end through a
host of physical activities.
This was a challenging and
fun side of the proceedings
in true Rotaract style.
Of note was the in-
clusive participation: there
was a colourful attendance
at Thuli with delegates
from all parts of the district
namely colleagues from
Ndola, Zambia; emerging
clubs like Gweru Polytech-
nic College; National Uni-
versity of Science & Tech-
nology (NUST) and old
guards Belmont (Hosts),
Matopos, Harare West,
Harare Central, and MSU.
Thuli
Excursion
BY ADRR PATSON MUSIIWA
DISTRICT RETREAT
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THE THULI OBSTACLE COURSE
IS NOTHING TO BE SNEEZED AT
HMMPH, I THOUGHT
WE WERE HERE FOR SIT-
DOWN TRAINING
SEMINARS AND STUFF...
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DISTRICT RETREAT
As we travel the road to the biggest event in D9210
which is the Inyanga DISCON (21-25 May 2014), our
gears were practised at training camp at Thuli lodge.
The camp, which was hosted by the Rotaract Club
of Belmont was fun-filled. Its aim was to create a
spirit of fellowship and teamwork among the Rotaractors
from the different clubs in the district as well as educate
them on the history, polices, traditions, aims and expec-
tations of Rotary & Rotaract. We started off Friday
evening with a meet and greet just to familiarise everyone
with each other. Training took place on Saturday morning
till afternoon,the facilitators were ADRR Nash, Rtr Mbulelo,
Rtr Inno, President Ndaffy, ADRR Victoria and DRR Jayne
Terera who gaves us her vision and plans for the dis-
trict.
After lunch it was time for the physical activities,
at first we had the Survivor challenge, it was a thrilling
experience I personally found it life changing and gained
a lot from it. Then the activities were concluded with
some ball games mainly football. When the sun went
down as tradition goes it was party time, lots of dancing,
braai, karaoke and no sleep. Sunday was depature
people said their goodbye and to conclude the camp
we showed our support in the fight against polio and
took a group photo with the this close sign.
I believe the camp was a very helpful & exciting ex-
perience especially for the new rotaract clubs, it brought
together rotaractors from different parts of the districts,
we to learnt a lot from each and enjoy fellowship on a
new level..Now the pace has been set Thuli Excursion
was out of this world, next stop: DISCON 2014. See
you all there!

...what we got up to at Thuli

BY ADRR NYASHA MURONZI
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I
ts amazing how the first half of the Rotaract year has, like the morning dew, vanished and has
become just but history. The Rotaract Club of Belmont year started on a high note as we
inducted President Siphiwo Malcolm Sibanda and got our club officially charted as well. The
event was well-attended drawing audience from Rotaractors, Rotarians, Businesspersons and
other leaders from Bulawayo and beyond. It was an opportunity to appraise stakeholders on our
activities and share our plans for the new year.
After a fun-filled induction it was time to get down to business and start preparing for our
Annual Charity Golf Day. Having
held a successful inaugural edi-
tion last year we decided to
make the event an annual fea-
ture on our calendar. I had
the priviledge to be on radio
and speak to Zimbabwe about
the golf day and our service
project thanx to SFM.
On 12 October we suc-
cessfully hosted the Charity
Golf Day, thanks to the gen-
erosity of our sponsors and
partners we managed to raise
$780 in cash while we mobi-
lized over $600 worth of do-
nations towards our Heal Bu-
lawayo Campaign. Our first
port of call in the Heal Bul-
awayo Campaign was John
Smale Home where we donat-
ed calculators and other exam
stationery for the O and A-
Level candidates. In the words
of DG Stella, while we cannot
solve all the problems of the
world, we refuse to be by-
standers. We are doing our
part to serve our community.
Our meetings have also
been kept lively by the various
guest speakers that included Alpha Media Holdings CEO,
Raphael Khumalo and our own DG Stella. A variety of speakers
and events create a great platform for professional and person
development of Rotaractors. We were also very active in the
community attending the World Rhino Day March and the
Music Academy World Peace Day Concert. We also joined the
rest of Bulawayo in celebrating the success of Noviolet Bul-
awayos rising star as she launched her internationally acclaimed
book We need new names. Thank you to each of you who
made this year special.
Having become legendary for fun and fellowship our club was this year bestowed the honour of hosting the
Annual Rotaract District 9210 Retreat. This is perhaps the most attended district event in recent times attended
by 60 Rotaractors, from 8 Clubs across the district. We are truly grateful to all those who made it happen. If
you have not been to a Rotaract retreat then start packing your bags because its an experience of a lifetime.
BY INNOCENT
MUKUTE
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Our second speaker was Mr Edwin
Tawenga who spoke on Identifying and
Analyzing opportunities.
Our last speaker was Mr Alexio
Mubaiwa from Investor Saint, a business
entrepreneur and motivational speaker,
who spoke on STRATEGYTHE
LEADERSHIP ROADMAP. He
said strategy is an action plan; it is a
continuous process of re invention. He
gave us seven distinct levels of strategic
contributions which can be identified as:
Level 1: Task execution
Level 2: Supervisory control
and feedback
Level 3: Operational effective-
ness of units within the business
Level 4: Business unit viability
and sustainability
Level 5: Local viability and sus-
tainability of multiple organizational
entities
Level 6: National and regional
organizational viability and sus-
tainability
Level 7: Global organizational
viability and sustainability
ROTARACT CLUB OF HARARE CENTRAL
WE ARE THIS CLOSE ...DELEGATES POSE FOR THE CAMERA IN
SUPPORT OF ROTARYS SIGNATURE PROJECT OF POLIO ERADICATION
Power
Seminar
2013
Nurturing tomorrows
leaders today
A
great event that happened on Saturday the 7th of
September 2013 at the Rotary Center. The speak-
ers were punctual and the guests arrived at rea-
sonable times too, proving that we really did have leaders
in the house.
Despite having one guest speaker who was unable
to make it last minute, the event was virtually hitch-free.
Mr Rabison Shumba from The Greatness Factory who
spoke on Elements of Leadership opened the event well,
he spoke on how to manage oneself with one of the high-
lights of his talk being, If you cant manage yourself, stop
leading others; you are a danger to others. Know your
strengths and deploy them accordingly.
BY GABRIELLAH RUTENDO
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Kariba retreat
O
n the 4th to the 6th of October 2013, Harare
Rotaract clubs had a club retreat in Kariba. The
event was attended by members from the Rotaract
Club of Harare Central which was the hosting club, Ro-
taract club of University of Zimbabwe (UZee), Rotaract
club of Msasa, Rotaract club of College Health Science
(CHS), Rotaract club of Highlands and Borrowdale Brooke
Rotaract Club.
As we toiled in the caribbean sun, the rotaractors
were ambitious enough to walk to Zambia via the bridge.
In the spirit for thy neighbor's we had pictures taken
with some of our neighbors that took a keen interest in
us right on the border bridge.
Rotaract Club of Harare Central has suffered in
terms of numbers in our club which has slightly dented
our morale. But we soldier on with our brothers and
sisters from District 9210 supporting each other for
any event. we have networked and set projects that are
supported by all Rotaractors.
Sponsored Walk
O
ur club wear for this quarter were wrist bands
for the charity walk which is being spearheaded
by finance committee. We have retained the t-
shirts as part of our club wear uniformity.
Club meetings are held fortnightly at The Rotary
Centre, Cnr Fife Ave and Coloqhoun at 17:30hrs
STEVE IS ALL DRESSED UP TO TACKLE
THE PHYSICAL LABOUR IN THE MELFORT
OLD PEOPLES HOME VEGGIE GARDEN
President Hellen
Hellen Tsitsi Masango is a bright young lady who
is doing her final year at NUST studying BSc Honours
in Environmental Science and Health. She is one of the
founding members of the Rotaract Club of
Matopos. As the president her vision for Matopos
is to make individuals smile (shes dong a good job be-
cause I am always smiling) and to make club members
appreciate that its the small things that matter and
mean a lot and for the club to grow in terms of personal
development and community service and have quality
members in the club.
She finds being the President of Matopos amazing
and such a humbling honour as the club has individuals
of the highest level of talent. For her its quite a huge
responsibility but each and every individual in the club is
amazing and the thought of motivating them and being
a driving force is not easy but worth every moment.
What she loves about Matopos is the people, it
has the most beautiful people ever and seems
to continually draw beautiful characters.
Her wise words are: never settle for sec-
ond best. There has never been and
never will be a substitute for quality.
Hence strive to be the best you
can so that you can provide quality
service.
Induction
Dinner
On the 3rd of August
2013 we had the James Bond
themed Presidential induction dinner for President Hellen.
This was a once in a lifetime never-before-never-again
event, and it was a major success. One could say we
out-Bond James Bond. The dinner took place by the Bul-
awayo Club, which one of the most prestigious, glamorous
and classical place in the city of kings. The dinner had all
the glitz and glamour you would find in a James Bond
movie and the menu was just drop dead delicious. The
event had a strict dress to kill policy and no one disap-
pointed. This dinner was also a fundraiser to help us
raise money to support our different charities. It was at
this dinner that we were presented with our charter
certificate from RI by our sponsoring club, Rotary
Matopos. There was loads of entertainment including a
performance from The Cousins and a poem by our
very own Ernest Mackina just to mention a few and of
course the DJ was on fire! This was a great way to kick
start the Rotary year. Everyone had fun and we lived up
to the Rotaract motto of fellowship
through service.
Club meetings are held weekly at
the Bulawayo Club at 17:30hrs GMT
The Rotaract Club of Matopos is one of the young clubs in
RID9210 having been chartered on the 27th of June 2012.
Michelle Maphosa is a second year student at NUST studying for a degree in Engineering.
Her love for the Rotary family began in her high school years as she was an Interactor
and naturally after high school she felt it should not be the end of the road. With the
help of her friends she began a campaign to start a Rotaract Club at Na-
tional University of Science and Technology (NUST).
Michelle has expressed great joy with the progress the club is making, so far it has a ded-
icated membership of 15 people who according to her are "Rotaract to the bone". Her
great vision for NUST Rotaract is to develop great leaders and awesome party people at
the same time to remove the notion that community service is boring.
Although the sounds like supergirl, Michelle does have her own kryptonite, she is afraid of
failure as well as the dark. Her words of wisdom are "you can only give light when you
have it within you, let it begin with you and everything else will follow."
ROTARACT CLUBS OF NUST, MATOPOS, NDOLA AND HARARE WEST
BY ADRR NYASHA MURONZI
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L
iteracy gives LIFE
Waterfor the COMMUNITY
Rotaract Club of Ndola
The Rotaract
Club of Harare
West has been help-
ing to support a family in
Domboshawa for a cou-
ple of years now and this
year they decided to take
up a larger threshold by
drilling a borehole for an
entire community in
Domboshawa.
Club meetings are held fortnightly
at The Rotary Centre, Cnr Fife Ave
and Coloqhoun at 17:30hrs GMT
A
llow me just to give you a brief of background of our club.
The Rotaract Club of Zambia Catholic
University was launched in September 2012 by the
Rotary Club of Kalulushi, who are our sponsoring Club.
The Club started with only 15 vibrant members and by
the end of December 2012 we had about 20 members, and currently
our club membership is standing at 35 members of which 29 are
committed. We have about 13 females
and the rest are males.
On projects, we have done one project
since the club was launched which was an
adoption of the Kalulushi Children's ward.
We adopted the children's ward, which we
have approximated to continue maintaining
for two to three years. The budget for this
project was K900, of which we donated the
following: 10 bed sides stools; replaced four
window panes, 1 bag of oranges, 2 brooms
and 2 mops, and washing pastes.
On the other hand, we are looking for-
ward to do our major project by next year,
which is the Keep Kalulushi Clean Campaign
which we are intending to donate about 12
bins to the community of Kalulushi.
Right now we are on vacation and we
resuming our meetings soon after we reopen
school. We have worked with the Rotary
club of Kalulushi in terms of projects and
recently the Rotary club of Kalulushi under-
took a project dubbed the Malaria II and
we took part in it.
We are looking forward to DISCON in
Nyanga Zimzim and to recieving your support.
Thank you!
BY IPSG TIZA SILAVWE
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ROTARACT CLUB OF ZAMBIA CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY
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Get out of town for the Rotary
DISTRICT CONFERENCE 2014
BY DPRO KAY TERERA
DISTRICT CONFERENCE - MAY 2014
5
reasons
to go to
Nyanga!
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THRILLING ACTIVITIES
Nyanga boasts of an array
of activities to thrill
the adventure
seeker. Choose
between fishing,
mountain-climbing,
sports, horse-riding, hiking
and many more.
R&R (REST AND RELAXATION)
After exhilarating physical and mental exertion relax
to the sights and sounds of the soothing Nyanga
landscape. Nothing quite takes the edge off like a
luminous sunset and the white-sound of flowing
waters.
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PROMINENT SPEAKERS
At the District Conference you will hear presentations from influential people from our region. Engage
in a program that will help you connect with Rotarians and fellow Rotaractors on projects, and allow
you to rub shoulders with prominent leaders like District Govenor Stella Dongo (CEO of TN Furniture Re-
tail), Clive Stockill (Winner of the Prince William Conservation Award), Basil Kransdorff (developer of
ePap nutritional affordable meal supplement) and others. Learn from the best at Discon 2014.
PARTY PEOPLE
Lets face it, fellowship is a HUGE part of Rotaract! Thats
why there are at least two fantastic partying events lined
up. The DGs banquet is standard. And for those that would
like to channel a character from a different time/place,
make sure you dont miss out on the Costume Party.
BREATHTAKING VIEWS
Everywhere you look in
Nyanga there is something
beautiful to feast your eyes on.
Try the granite boulders at the
National Park for example. Or
the incredible flora and fauna.
Either way, you wont go wrong.
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January 31 Deadline for DISCON $100 payments
February 1 Beginning of DISCON $120 payments
February 1 Deadline for Rotaract Clubs to submit
reports for the Outstanding Projects
Awards to DRR Jayne
February (TBA) Potential Rotary Leadership Seminars (PRLS)
February (TBA) Nominations for 2014-2015 DRR
March 12 -16 World Rotaract Week
March 13 Rotaract Anniversary
March 14 Proposed Joint Meeting (Harare)
March (TBA) PRLS continued
March 31 Deadline for Rotary, Rotaract and Interact
Clubs to submit forms for the Presidential
Citation to District Governor Stella Dongo
March 31 Deadline to update membership details
May 21 - 25 District Conference - Nyanga, Zimbabwe
June 1 - 4 Rotary International Convention - Sydney, Australia
June 14 The 9210 Times Newsletter Issue # 2