Mickey O’Brien, senior Kaurna Man, welcomes Rotary members to Kaurna country during a July 2021 event launching the Rotaract Club of Adelaide City, South Australia, Reconciliation Action Plan. By Katey Halliday, Rotaract Club of Adelaide City, South Australia, Australia, and a member of Rotary International’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Taskforce As a leading community service…
A woman in Uganda uses a new tippy tap to wash her hands in front of a latrine built by Rotary members. By Chris Roesel, a member of the Rotary E-Club of WASH, District 9980 Chris Roesel I am a Rotary member and the son of a Rotarian, and grew up in rural Georgia, USA,…
Anniela Carracedo took part in a 2019-20 Rotary Youth Exchange from Venezuela to Mississippi, USA. By Anniela Carracedo, member of the Rotary Club of Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, USA, and a Rotary Youth Exchange Alumna When I decided to become a Rotary Youth Exchange student, I had no idea how much it would change my…
More than 40 gifted young musicians from Ukraine are continuing their education through the Phoenix Music Academy in Dortmund, Germany. By Alexander Ostrovski, a member of the Rotary Club of Dortmund-Romberge and director of the Phoenix Music Academy Having grown up in Crimea, when it was both a part of the Soviet Union and then…
Members of the Rotary Club of Yumbe, Uganda, participate in a community clean-up project in Achiba village. By Helene Dudley, past president of the Rotary Club of Coconut Grove, Florida, USA My eyes filled with tears as I attended a Zoom meeting of the Yumbe, Uganda provisional Rotary Club discussing a service project they were…
Members of the Rotary Club of Budapest-Margitsziget, Hungary, with supplies they collected for Ukraine. By Beatrix Turner, Rotary Club of Budapest-Margitsziget, Hungary My Rotary club wanted to do our part to help the people of Ukraine after hearing about the terrible war in their country. We were honored to be able to join three other…
By Randy Bretz, Rotary Club of Lincoln, Nebraska, USA Martha and her family will receive a home thanks to the efforts of the Rotary Club of Lincoln, Nebraska, working in partnership with Habit for Humanity. A woman from Africa and her six children will soon have a new home in Lincoln, Nebraska, thanks to our…
By Eric Liswaniso, member of the Rotary Club of Ndola and the Rotaract Club of Lusaka, Zambia One of the most frustrating things about malaria is the preventable suffering it imposes on families. The death of a child or a parent, the loss of work, or economic stability can be devastating. I lost my parents…
By Gundula Miethke, Specialist, Regional Content and Communication • Europe/Africa at RI Headquarters in Evanston, Illinois, USA “Imagine Rotary” is the 2022-23 presidential theme that RI President-elect Jennifer Jones revealed on 20 January. She is asking Rotary members to dream big and take action: “We all have dreams but acting on them is a choice.…
The social media team from Rotary at Global Citizen Live in Paris. From left Pauline Amiel, Tamara Gojkovic, Hanh Minh, and Mona Mousa. By Tamara Gojkovic, past president and treasurer of the Rotaract Club of Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina Before I joined Rotary, I had only heard of it by name. I didn’t know…