| Dream catcher |
![Dream weaver]() Michelle Frechette believes in her exchange
students. “I look at the kids we select for Youth Exchange as being able to solve long-term global problems,” says Frechette, the Youth
Exchange chair for District 5520, which covers parts of New Mexico and Texas, USA. Read her story.
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| Exchange stories in the news |
In 1962, Yoko Miyakazi applied to be Australia’s first
Japanese Rotary Youth Exchange student. Read her story as she
looks back at this milestone after 50 years. Last year, Mark Wilson
traveled from Cambridge, England, to South Africa on a New Generations Exchange. Read his reflections on the experience.
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| Register for the YEO Preconvention
Meeting |
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Join other Rotarians
involved in the Rotary Youth Exchange program at the Youth Exchange Officers Preconvention Meeting, 4-5 May in Bangkok, Thailand. The meeting provides
an opportunity for volunteers new and old to join friends, discover new ideas, and make connections for future exchanges. Learn more.
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| Changes in travel insurance requirements |
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At its January meeting,
the RI Board revised the minimum requirements for Youth Exchange student travel insurance. The Rotary Code of Policies has been revised to reflect
this decision, and the new code has been emailed to all districts and multidistricts . The revised minimum requirements include these provisions:
- Door-to-door coverage from the time students leave their home until they return home, inclusive of any personal travel before and/or after the
exchange
- 24-hour emergency assistance services
- Minimum levels for critical coverage areas, including medical/dental, medical evacuation,
and legal liability
- Where local laws require that insurance be
purchased in the host country, the insurance must meet the limits and benefits set forth in the code.
- Dual insurance should be avoided unless agreed to by all parties.
The Board also confirmed that these requirements are
to be implemented regarding all insurance plans not already arranged. Insurance that already has been secured for students currently
on exchange or preparing for exchange in 2012-13 is not subject to the revised requirements.
For more information, see section 41.060.10 of the latest Rotary Code of Policies. Send questions to youthe...@rotary.org.
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| Do you have the latest Youth Exchange
directory? |
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The Youth Exchange
directory is updated and emailed out quarterly, but the most current version can be downloaded anytime from the Youth Exchange workgroup site. All
district and multidistrict chairs can visit the site by clicking on the Rotary Workgroups tab on their Member Access profile. Note: In order to sign in, district and
multidistrict chairs must use the same email address they used when they registered for a Member Access account.
If you help administer exchanges and do not have the most recent directory, contact your district or
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| Meet the 2012-13 Youth Exchange Committee |
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RI President-elect
Sakuji Tanaka has appointed a Youth Exchange Committee to guide and advise the RI Board on the program during the 2012-13 Rotary year. Committee
members are:
- Francisco L. Araújo, chair, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil (D-4500)
- Vikram B. Sanghan, vice chair, Rajkot, Gujarat, India (D-3060)
- Danielle M. Baltus, Lessines, Belgium (D-1620)
- John M.
Brodbeck, Springdale, Arkansas, USA (D-6110)
- Kenji Sakurai,
Musashino, Tokyo, Japan (D-2580)
- Alan D. Wylie, Seabrook, Texas, USA
(D-5890)
Contact information for the committee will be included in the July Youth Exchange Officers Directory. |
| Our newest certified countries |
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Congratulations to
Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda in District 9200, which have been certified to participate in outbound-only exchanges. The
Eritrea portion of the district is currently not certified. See the current list of noncertified districts.
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| Latest Rotary Code of Policies |
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Get answers to your
Youth Exchange questions in the Rotary Code of Policies (PDF in
English). Please note that the section pertaining to Rotary Youth Exchange has a new number (41.060). Other relevant sections include Youth Protection
(2.110) and District Finances (17.060). Translated versions of these
sections are available on the Rotary Youth Exchange Workgroup site, which district and multidistrict chairs can visit by logging on to Member Access or by emailing youthe...@rotary.org.
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| Get ready for Global Youth Service Day |
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![Global Youth Service
Day]()
Join millions of children, teens, and young adults to change the
world through service on Global Youth Service Day, 20-22 April. Issues like health, education, hunger, poverty, disaster
preparedness, human rights, and the environment can seem overwhelming. But on Global Youth Service Day, young people in over 100 countries on six
continents will take action by educating others, volunteering in their communities, advocating for change, and giving back.
We encourage all New Generations participants to get involved. Find ideas and resources, see
what's happening around the world, and register your project at www.GYSD.org. |
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