Rotary Overseas Recycled Playgrounds
Rotary Overseas Recycled Playgrounds
Location/Club: Flemington-Kensington, 9800, Victoria, Australia
Keywords: CIRCULAR ECONOMY, Recycled Playgrounds, AUSTRALIA, Victoria, 9800, Flemington-Kensington
Description
OUR WHY
Millions of dollars of good quality school and council playground is sent to landfill, yet there are children in developing nations who never experience the joy of a playground to develop their skills and have funOUR HOW
We get playgrounds that are at teh end of their lifecycle in Melbourne and using volunteers and plaground manufacturers, repair and repurpose them so they can then be shipped for installation in a developing nation with teh assistance of local Rotary Clubs
OUR WHAT
We supply a playground, coded and ready to install at no cost, to local communities and schools in developing nations. The as new, safe playground equipment brings joy to children and helps provide exercise that improves their mental and physical well being.
BENEFITS
- We give children the gift of joy from simple play
- We keep plastics and metals out of landfill
- We engage manufacturers with the chance to give back
- Councils appreciate the ‘green’ effect and schools appreciate giving to children
Project More Info
The RORP story continues to grow and has now expanded across Victoria to encompass all Rotary Districts and has seen shipped 4 containers to Sri Lanka and individual playgrounds to other countries.
Our sincere gratitude to Laurie Fisher at DiK for his unfailing support and patience with loading, shipping and the truck.
We are exceedingly grateful to the support of Barb Champion at Play Australia; John Arena at Arena Gardens Playgrounds, Robert Garoffolo at Adventure Plus Playgrounds, Fred Haig & Rebecca Hiel at OmniTech Playgrounds.
There are now 25 councils involved and we have also partnered with a number of schools. Each donor pays a small fee to contribute to shipping costs.
Individual “cells” have arisen at Ivanhoe District 9790 and Frankston-Mount Martha District 9820 where those Rotary clubs manage their own contacts, harvesting and delivery to Donations in Kind.
A scoping plan is taking place to commence shipment to Nepal through one of our members and costings and connections re being explored.
Scalability
We have developed the systems and processes to replicate in any district by any club.
Volunteers Wanted
Rotarians and non Rotarians are invited to participate in a number of roles including photographing equipment, coding elements, assisting with removal, collection and transport to Donations in Kind, packing into a container. Liaising with councils and schools
Financial Support
While donating councils make a small contribution in lieu of landfill, shipping costs to some countries are very expensive. Donations to assist with this would be appreciated and you could choose a country.
