Tourists taking snaps of the Houses of Parliament got a little something extra in their photos during the weekend of 21st February, when Rotary illuminated the iconic building with the words End Polio Now. Continue reading ‘BBC News 24, Interview with Gautam Lewis, 21st Feb 2009′
Newshour also heard from Nigeria, one of the countries where the polio virus still thrives and from Gautam Lewis, a British pilot and a polio campaigner who suffered from polio as a young child in India. Gautam has spent the last few years assisting Rotary International in their vision for a polio free world.
Listen to the debate, courtesy of the BBC (25 mins 29 secs) / first broadcast 21 February 2009 ( we have added a slideshow to go along with the radio debate)
Continue reading ‘FITA Press: Ridding the world of polio; BBC World Service’
Gautam Lewis is an ambassador on behalf of Rotary International for the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, which was set up in 1988 and has immunized many millions of children against the virus.
Gautam himself contracted polio when he was 18 months old living in the twin city of Howrah & Kolkata in India. At the time one in five children in the city died of the virus. Gautam not only survived, but went on to have an eventful career in the music industry in th UK before setting up a flying school providing free training for disabled people.
From street to advocate, this is his story as told to Ruby Russell… to read the rest of the story please visit foto8.com by clicking here…
ROTARY INTERNATIONAL’S POLIO AMBASSADOR RECEIVES “ASIAN WHO’S WHO†CHARITY AWARD 2008
Gautam Lewis who has been back to India where he was abandoned as a child to take part in Rotary Internatioal’s mass polio immunization campaigns has received ‘Asian Who’s Who’ Charity Award 2008.
The Award was presented to Rotary International’s Polio Ambassador Gautam Lewis at Asian Who’s Who International’s 21st annual book launch and awards ceremony which took place at a glittering gala dinner in London’s Dorchester Hotel, Park Lane, on Friday, 24th October, 2008, attended by more than 300 guests, including Asian business tycoons, politicians, peers and celebrities.
Gautam Lewis said: ‘I started of life abandoned on the mean streets of Kolkata because of polio and as an adult have gone back to help eradicate polio. To receive this Award is a great honour and I would like to acknowledge everyone at Rotary for the work that is being done to end polio. I am accepting this award on behalf of all of the Rotarians and people involved in this global goal to eradicate polio.’
BBC News Channel had exclusive live coverage of the event, including live broadcasts and interviews with Award winners and guests. Presenters Matthew Amroliwala and Riz Lateef hosted the event.
This is an article in November 2008 issue of The Bulletin – The British Polio Fellowship will be having their 75th anniversary later this year.
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