BCC Rotaract in Nepal 2008

BCC Rotaract Trip # 1 to Nepal to meet with and work with Twin Club of Patan Nepal!

Bellevue Community College Rotaract Club and The Rotaract Club of Patan Nepal are twin clubs working together to build a global community...a community full of sensitive people aware of and appreciative of all cultures....because there are so many cultures and so many ways to approach the challenges we all face...together we can build a peaceful world!
The clubs are currently supporting and participatinig in the Nepal/USA Disability Awareness Campaign created by Rob Rose of the Bellevue Rotary...a very meaningful and powerful community building initiative...working to uplift the lives of the differently-abled...
There are many different cultures out there...do you see them all?
Do you care about all of them? The "disabled" are a culture too...think about the challenges you have in life but see the challenges of others too.

This Spring BCC Rotaract is sending 6 more students and two advisors to Nepal once again! We've created an internship where students will journed to Nepal over Spring Break to meet with Rotaracters of Nepal once again and work hand in hand with them as well as many other people working to live a peaceful life and make a difference for all.
When our Rotaracters return, they will craft an internship based in our local community.

Our ultimate vision is to develop leaders that are curious about different cultures, who are sensitive to different abilities and different ways of life, and who utilize their awareness to become engaging global citizens right here in their own community.

Our immediate goals are to serve as valuable partners to the Rotaract Club of Patan as part of the Rotary Nepal/USA Disability Awareness Campaign creating and/or participating in projects that promote disability awareness in Nepal; uplifting the lives of the people we serve with disabilities in Nepal; helping create a meaningful long term social change that will uplift the lives of generations to come in Nepal; and finally, utilizing this learning experience in our own community as we work to create and/or participate in projects right here and now.

Internship Learning Objectives:
Participants will
•Learn about the challenges people with disabilities in the US and Nepal face
•Learn about the people, culture, traditions, and history of Nepal
•Synthesize such topics as Human Rights, Global Compassion, and the micro vs. the macro perceptions of the world around them
•Build greater understanding and appreciation of different perspectives
•Gain a greater appreciation for the work of Rotaract and Rotary International
•Learn how to create and implement projects to increase disability awareness
•Have increased desire and ability to serve their community and foster international goodwill

Final Outcomes:
•Uplift the lives of people with disabilities in Nepal & the USA
•Create a stronger relationship with the Rotaract Club of Patan
•Foster meaningful and lasting relationships connecting students serving their community with BCCs Venture Program and Disabilities Resource Center
•Create projects and events at BCC or EWU @ BCC and the local community intended to create awareness around disabilities
•Create a marketing video and campaign to show how BCC Students are serving as Global Citizens and how contributing to BCC can help support this
•Create a Documentary on the Rotary Nepal /USA Disability Awareness Campaign to be utilized by Rotary, Rotaract Clubs, and Bellevue Community College.

Category:

Nonprofits & Activism

Tags:

• BCC
• Rotaract
• Katie Wilson
• Katie Boudadene
• Bellevue Rotary
• Rob Rose
• TRIFC
• Nepal
• Disability Awareness
• Disabilities