Every year thousands of young persons between the ages of 15 and 19 years participate in Rotary’s Youth Exchange Programme.
Youth Exchange students spend a week or more with families of the host club in another country. These young ambassadors bring the world closer together by learning about the host country, its culture and ideas. While learning, the students also give insight into their native country.
Exchanges occur between any two countries where there are Rotary Clubs.
The San Fernando Rotary Club has recognized the importance of the programme and, mainly through the efforts of Rotarian John Ferguson over the last ten years, arranged exchanges through ten Rotary Clubs.
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Year |
Exchange Club |
Number |
|
1985 |
RC Grenada RC Georgetown, Guyana |
3 3 |
|
1988 |
RC Valle de Caracas, Venezuela |
3 |
|
1989 |
RC Georgetown Central, Guyana |
2 |
|
1991 |
RC Barbados South RC Paraiso, Caracas, Venezuela |
4 4 |
|
1994 |
RC Grenada East |
2 |
|
1995 |
RC St. Vincent RC Georgetown, Guyana |
2 2 |
|
1996 |
RC St. Lucia |
4 |
Photos
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Exchange students – Caracas
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Club President Dr. Mike Kangaloo with two students for the student exchange.
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Club President R. de Freitas and four students picked for the Caracas and Barbados visit in 1990.
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Students from Trinidad, Caracas and Barbados who met at the farewell function at the end of the 1990 Youth Exchange.
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Club President Dr. Mike Kangaloo and the four students who visited Georgetown, Guyana in 1990.
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Club President S. Soodeen, Rotarian John Ferguson and the Grenada East exchange students visit with San Fernando Mayor Mrs. Hazel Rogers-Dick at her office in 1994.
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1995 exchange students from St. Vincent and Guyana are flanked by Rotarian J. Ferguson (left) and President G. Singh (right) at a dinner function.
