Low Cost Shelters

 An Aussie First

The Low-Cost Shelters was an initiative of
Glen Kinross Pres R I 1997-98

Glen’s theme was “Show Rotary Cares – for your community, for our world, for its people”

Over ten thousand houses (low cost shelters )have been built in 18 countries

Forty two Low Cost Shelters built at the Heather Kinross Rotary Shelter Bangladesh were completed and opened on the 10th March 2010 by Kalyan Banerjee during a visit to Bangladesh. Kalyan Banerjee will serve as the RI President 2011-12. These Low Cost Shelters were built to commemorate  Glen Kinross’s tenth anniversary as RI President.

To celebrate Glen Kinross’s 50th year in Rotary, as a district project,  it is planned to build a further 40 units at a cost of US $2,000 a unit. This construction will be supervised by PDG M Jamlaudin (Jamal) and the Rotary Club Narayanganj Midtown RD-3290. Jamal has confirmed there is a need and that space is available for these forty Low Cost Shelters.

Each unit will display a plaque naming the Benefactor or Rotary Club.

The value of the scheme goes far beyond the acquisition of buildings.
 “It is a life-changing experience for some of the world’s most underprivileged people“ Harold Sutcliffe (Rotary Club of Hamilton.