By Michel P. Jazzar, past governor of District 2452 (Lebanon) I will always remember 14 May 1973 for two reasons. First, NASA launched Skylab. And second, a very instrumental meeting took place that would shape my future in Rotary. On that day, I met with the late Dr. Wahib Nini, a past district governor, who…
By Martin Cohn, Rotary Club of Springfield, Vermont, USA For more than a decade, members of Rotary District 7870 (New Hampshire, Vermont, USA) have been helping residents of Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. The district’s service projects have ranged from making upgrades to the local nonprofit radio station, to providing laptops for students, to…
Women in Uganda take part in Magenta Girls Initiative training. By Jennifer Montgomery, Rotary Peace Fellow and Co-Founder, President and CEO of Magenta Girls Initiative. Someone wise once said that discomfort is the price of admission for a meaningful life. My experience as a Rotary Peace Fellow has taught me that stepping out of your…
A health care worker conducts a community meeting for Together for Healthy Families in Nigeria. By Rotary International staff You may have heard the term “theory of change” but not really known what it is. You may have even dismissed it as academic jargon. But a theory of change is an important part of our…
Omameh By Ifechukwude Rex Omameh, 2023-24 president of the Rotary Club of Blouberg, South Africa In July, I became the youngest president in the history of my Rotary club, and the first president of color. It was while I was sitting in the audience at the Rotary People of Action: Champions of Inclusion concert in…
In darkness, the artwork develops an unforeseen three-dimensionality, and a punk head appears like a whole universe. By Meral Alma, Rotary Club of Düsseldorf-Schlossturm, Germany I was born in Germany and raised amidst a tapestry of diverse cultures – Turkish, Arabic, and German. Today, I view these varied cultural imprints and experiences as a profound…
By Badara Dafé, Rotary Club of Dakar Soleil, Senegal Badara Dafé Polio is a very coercive and disabling disease. But as a polio survivor, I’ve been able to draw extra motivation from the disabilities the disease left me with. It gave me a taste for effort and hard work. I was able to turn what…
Cam Stewart Mikostahpinukum (Red Morning) By Cam Stewart Mikostahpinukum (Red Morning), a member of the Rotary Club of Calgary East (District 5360) and one of six members honored by Rotary International as Champions of Inclusion While an officer with the Calgary Police Service in 2000, I attended an Aboriginal Justice Camp where I first learned…
Kateryna, middle, with Nancy and Patrick Curley. By Dr. Patrick Curley, assistant governor District 7730, and past president and president-elect 2024-25, Rotary Club of The Friendship Knot The Rotary Club of The Friendship Knot is an e-club in District 7730 and is unique in that its focus is the integration of Rotary International and World…
Tristan Warren and Past President Lorna Cochrane work on a home for Habitat for Humanity in May during the women build project. By Laurie Harrison, president of the Rotary Club of Norfolk, Virginia, USA Prior to May 2023, my main construction experience consisted of building an Adirondack chair 28 years ago for a Father’s Day…