In Gear | Rotary in Southern New Zealand In Gear - Issue 3 | Page 60

It’s something that’s been
around forever, and it’s
growing. It’s so, so wrong,
everyone should know
about it, and everybody
should be doing something
about it.”
Georgia Kerby,
Dunedin Rotaractor
see it and really connect with organisations first
hand, and see the poverty and the issues, I just
understand it so much more.
“Once you’ve been involved with it, you really can’t
ignore it and forget about it now.
“I’ve always been interested in heritage and this
type of humanitarian work, but I’d never really
considered it a career. But just going and doing
it, I want it as part of my life, so I’m looking at
internships in this area – I want to go back to
Thailand and Cambodia, and Michael does as well.
“I think it was coming back here and realising I
wanted it to be part of my lifestyle … I just can’t
ignore it, I just want everything I do to go, in some
way, toward alleviating international issues.”
Rotary Club of Dunedin Central
David Black (team leader)
Rotaract Club of Dunedin
Georgia Kerby
James Heath
Lauren hay
Lucy Northwood
Harry Dennis
Rachel Lee
Rotary Club of Gisborne
Michael Ramsay
Rotaract/Rotary Club of Pakuranga
Philippa Loseby
Khyati Shah
Rotaract Club of Norwich (UK)
Alexandra Bannon
And, Georgia shares David’s vision of Rotary taking
a leading role in bringing an end to child sex
slavery. Dunedin NRG
“What we did is such a tiny little starting place – it’s
such a big thing for us personally, but, in terms of
Rotary, this should just be the start. This should be
a major Rotary project. Non-Rotarian
“It’s like polio. It’s something that’s been around
forever, and it’s growing. It’s so, so wrong,
everyone should know about it, and everybody
should be doing something about it.
“I think it’s definitely something Rotary needs to
take on board.”
Shannon Clarke
Mark Clarke
Abdul Dean (long-time sponsor)