Volunteer for Rotary Family Health Days 2016
The annual Rotary Family Health Days will be held at sites across South Africa over three days from October 12 to 14.
During this time, members of underprivileged communities get access to vital basic health care, including free health screenings and immunisations.
In Boksburg the campaign will be held in Angelo informal settlement,
with the tent to be set up opposite the Exel Garage by the taxi rank, corner Field and Main Reef roads, Lilianton.
Rotary is well-known as the world’s largest volunteer service organisation.
The story of Rotary Family Health Days goes back to one Rotarian, Marion Bunch, who lost her son to Aids in 1994.
Determined to turn her grief into a positive force for change, Marion founded Rotarians for Family Health and Aids Prevention (RFHA) in 2004.
In 2013, RFHA launched the first Rotary Family Health Days event in South Africa. In 2015, Rotary Family Health Days became part of the National Department of Health’s annual programme of activities, with RFHA as the convener and managing partner of the event.
This year, there is a particular focus on adolescent girls and young women as part of the National Department of Health’s strategic plan.
The campaign will therefore fast track efforts to empower young people, especially adolescent girls and women.
If you would like to get involved with Rotary Family Health Days, go to rfha.org.za and click on “how to volunteer”.
Simply fill in the form and Rotary will contact you.
