Activities of La Jolla Golden Triangle Rotary Club Nov. 2002 to present
Starting in November 2002 Past District Rotary Governor Steve Brown has made six tips to Afghanistan; Rotarian Fary Moini was also in Afghanistan during those trips often in advance helping with logistics and has made a separate trips as well. Although short visits have been made to Kabul, Brown’s and Moini‘s activities have been centered in Jalalabad.

Highlights of accomplishments to date include:
• Building a school; levels 1-12; present enrollment 2,800 students including 800 girls
• Providing financial support for female teachers at the school
• Establishing a V-SAT computer lab at Nangarhar University
• Establishing a V-SAT system at Nangarhar Public Hospital
• Establishing a V-SAT system at Nangarhar Medical School
• Establish a V-SAT computer lab at the Rotary school in Jalalabad
• Sponsoring the Chartering of the Rotary Club of Jalalabad
• Assisting the Rotary Clubs of Kabul, Logar, and Heart
• Bringing Six professors from Nangarhar University to San Diego for the month of May 2005—Three medical professors, two ESL professors and one agriculture professor
• Establishing a Sister Cities relationship between San Diego and Jalalabad and bringing Jalalabad Mayor Arsalai to San Diego to foster this relationship
• Establishing a Sister Schools relationship between the Jalalabad Rotary School and Doyle Elementary School
• Working with San Diego State University to put together a World Bank funded Contract (approx. $2M) for capacity building at Nangarhar University emphasizing ESL and IT.
• Arranging for the NU Chancellor to visit San Diego regarding the above mentioned contract
• Arranging for the shipment of $2.5 M (wholesale value) of unexpired medications to be distributed in Jalalabad
• Sending two ultra sound machines to Nangarhar Public Hospital
• Building an International Learning Center and a guest house on the Nangarhar University Campus
• Purchasing pediatric equipment for Nangarhar Teaching Hospital
• Sending 12,000 English Dictionaries to Afghanistan
• Assisted in the funding of a micro-credit project in Nangarhar Province
• Assisted in the funding of equipping a women’s development center in Jalalabad
• Arranging for two short term scholarships from University of California San Diego for Nangarhar University medical professors to take on-line ESL classes for the medical profession
• Arranged for two Nangarhar University English Professors to enroll in Master’s Degree programs at Central Michigan University and at University of San Diego.
• Facilitating World Bank funded Partnership between SDSU and NU with the emphasis on civil engineering and construction. Approx. $2M
• Arranging for funding for all of the forgoing

Activities in the formative stages include:
• Arranging for the infrastructure necessary for all components for a “turn key” IT system supporting certain facilities at Nangarhar University
• Establishing a “Peer to Peer Program for connecting professionals in the medical/public health fields in Jalalabad with public professionals around the world... Key components will include providing medical ESL on line; IT infrastructure and training and development of the peer to peer relationships
• Appling for US Dept of State Grant—Global Connections and Exchange Program—to connect high school students in Jalalabad to high school students in San Diego using theinternet.
• Finding funding and human capital to support the forgoing.

My website is being updated but details about some of these activities can be found at WWW.SteveBrownRotary.com

Thank you for your interest.
Steve Brown (858 692-3310) StephenRBrown@att.net Fary Moini 9858) 610-1174 FaryM@att.net