Project Volunteers - FAIM International
Project Volunteers is the name now given to the well established FAIM program which relates to the Fourth Object of Rotary. The first team of 47 Rotarians went to Indonesia in 1964 on a goodwill mission with work as the meeting point.
The concept of volunteers going to a developing country to provide facilities and skills training became so successful that in 1971 FAIM (Fourth Avenue in Motion) became a national organisation.
The Australian Government, through AusAID recognised FAIM and subsequently RAWCS (Rotary Australia World Community Service) as a NGO thus it is eligible for financial assistance for approved projects in recognised developing countries.
Major Projects include:
- Building some 90 schools after cyclone Namu in the Solomon Islands
- Health facilities and a library along the Kokoda Track
- Lenekel Hospital on Tana Island Vanuatu - ongoing
Volunteers are needed on an ongoing basis. Some 300 Rotarians and friends a year live and work with the indigenous people of the Pacific region and beyond.
The concept of spending time in a developing country and connecting with people from differing traditions, cultures, food and the like is an exciting challenge for Rotarians and very rewarding.
Contact us for more information about becoming a volunteer.
