Day: June 21, 2025

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21 June 2025

We were privileged today to have our Guildford MP Zoe Franklin visit us At the REPAIR CAFE.

She was shown around by our project leader and inspiration, Susi Brown. Zoe took an interest in the work we do spending time talking to the repairers, and the Rotary Club of Guildford Wey Registrars, caterers and helpers.

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SHELTERBOX

Rotary Club of Guildford Wey has donated £250 to the Shelterbox initiative supported by Rotary international. The monies were specifically to be used for relief required as a result of the Myanmar earthquakes of the 28th March & the 13th April

People stand past the debris of a collapsed building in Mandalay on March 28, 2025, after an earthquake. A powerful earthquake killed more than 20 people across Myanmar and Thailand on March 28, toppling buildings and bridges and trapping over 80 workers in an under-construction skyscraper in Bangkok. (Photo by AFP) (Photo by STR/AFP via Getty Images)

That the process for importing material aid into Myanmar has its challenges. There are few organisations set up to do it, and those that are don’t necessarily have the capacity or experience to cover large volumes.

We are working with Rotary colleagues and partners to overcome this, and we are exploring all avenues.

It appears that most organisations here are in a similar position. There is a great deal of collaboration, and information sharing taking place to enable all actors to implement projects.

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