DiK continue to be badly affected by Covid19. The Store operation has been modified to handle this and we have been prudent in our activity. When cases have been high, we reduce activity to essentials.
Shipping worldwide continues to be a challenge, but so far, countries in our region are faring fairly well. Costs have risen, but the shipping schedules are manageable.
Club shipping funds have been significantly reduced. The other serious worry is that some Clubs are no longer thinking about DIK projects.
One bright spot is that there is an increasing focus on the environment within Rotary and the realization that DiK is Rotary’s main recycling project in Australia. We have the opportunity to get more support from people who care about the environment. There will also be a push next year for getting more people involved in hands-on projects. We need to highlight the opportunities that DIK offers.
In 2020-2021, our district clubs have shipped 16 containers to Timor Leste, 2 to Uganda and 2 to Congo. D9780 shipped a container to Zimbabwe. This small effort is due to COVID restrictions, lack of ships, berths and club funds which has seen DiK repurpose 1200m3 of material less than usual.
A project is planned where clubs can contribute a small sum to support a multi club container rather fund a container individually. This should be available soon.
For more information speak to David Dippie.