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Category: The Rotary Foundation

Week 31 – Polio eradication – so close

by Penny03/02/201916/03/2019 2 Comments

As every Rotarian knows, for every £1 which Rotary gives to the campaign to eradicate polio, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation adds a further £2. It was disappointing to learn this week that there are currently 8 countries where…

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Week 2 – Join us at the Classic and Supercar Show!

by Penny12/07/201816/07/2018 Leave a comment

Sherborne Classic and Supercar Show at Sherborne Castle is one of our biggest fundraisers of the year.  Not only that but it is one of the biggest events of its kind in the West Country. This really is an event…

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Polio Eradication, President's Blog, Sherborne Castles Club, Sherborne Classic and Supercars

Malawi Bridge Project

by Graham Scott01/07/201822/09/2018

Thankfully for most of us travelling to work, school or to the shops is an uneventful journey, but children crossing the Milo River in the rainy season to get to school have been risking their lives for years. In 2011…

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Bridge over the Mudi River now complete

by Penny17/12/201417/12/2014 Leave a comment

David Pearson's work with Joshua Orphan & Community Care in Malawi, and funding by our club,  has now reached another milestone as the bridge over the Mudi River has now been completed. Manyenje Bridge has provided easy access to Manyenje Village while the Manyenje…

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Mudi River Footbridge in Malawi

by Penny17/09/201429/09/2018 1 Comment

Good news from Malawi. After a late start due to continuing rains rapid progress has been made in the construction of the new footbridge spanning the Mudi River. The latest photograph from Malawi shows the footbridge nearing completion with only…

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Village Life in Malawi

by Penny08/01/201409/01/2014 2 Comments

While the major construction work was going on in Malawi, there were a number of other projects which David and Marjorie have been working on which have significantly changed lives. Feeding Kitchens Most of the children in the village are…

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About David Pearson – winner of the Times/Sternburg Prize

by Penny05/01/201408/01/2014 6 Comments

We are all aware that David has won this prize but many of us may not know just how much he has done in the past few years, so now seems like a good time to summarise this. After retirement…

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David Pearson wins Times/Sternberg Prize for African aid work

by Penny31/12/201331/12/2013 1 Comment

Congratulations David on winning this award.  We are all very proud to be associated with your work.   Just see the Times Online to find out what this is about. See more about Davids international work on our web site.

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Wine and Cheese Tasting Event

by Penny14/10/201303/12/2013 Leave a comment

Stop Press:  This event raised £580 for the Joshua Orphan and Community Care Trust Sample the Wines of the Iberian Peninsula   Presented by Reg Wilkins In Support of Joshua Orphan & Community Care Trust, Malawi Raleigh Hall, Digby Road,…

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Global Eradication of Polio by 2018

by Penny03/05/201315/06/2013 Leave a comment

This announcement was made this week and I understand that the Bill Gates Foundation is providing one third of the US$5.5 bn required to achieve this goal. RIBI welcomes the pledge of £300m made by the British Government at the…

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The Maize Mill is open for business

by nogwhigham17/03/2013 Leave a comment

More great news from David Pearson. The Maize Mill is open for business

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Latest Update and photos from David and Marjorie – all great news.

by nogwhigham13/03/2013 1 Comment

Malawi March 7 Update

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Greetings from India

by Penny01/03/201315/06/2013 Leave a comment

Hi Everyone Just to let you know that we have had a very successful NID, the Polio National Immunisation Day in India on Sunday 24th March. We were at a very small village on the edge of the town of…

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Polio Eradication, Sherborne Castles Club, The Rotary Foundation

More News From Malawi

by Penny19/02/2013 Leave a comment

We have received two more emails from David & Marjorie Pearson who are still working hard in Malawi. 16th February 2013 We arrived here on the 2nd of Feb and we had 3 days of sunshine, since then we have…

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Update from David Pearson in Malawi

by Penny06/02/201311/02/2013 1 Comment

David and Marjorie Pearson are currently in Malawi and have sent us an update on the Milo bridge project.    Here is an extract describing the bridge project: "Great excitement here about the bridge and it was fantastic to see it…

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