A Gift of Life heart surgery recipient, the child’s parents, and doctor. By Magdalen R Leung, Rotary Club of Richmond Sunset, British Columbia, Canada, and a member of the Health Major Gifts Initiative Advisers committee Magdalen R Leung Through my participation in global grants from The Rotary Foundation, I have seen how the lives of…
Shin Tae Byull, a member of the Rotary Club of Cheongju Dream, Chungcheongbug, Korea, adjust the helmet of his riding partner at the start of the 24-kilometer ride. By Seoha LeePhotos by Seongjoon Cho Early one morning in late October, members of the Rotary Club of Cheongju Dream, Korea, gathered with volunteers at Mushimcheon River…
Students in Umudike Central, Abia State, Nigeria wait for class to begin. Pad A Girl assures that female students do not have to miss class due to feminine hygiene issues. By Ada Wikina, international service chair, Rotary Club of North Cobb, Georgia, USA As a young girl growing up in Nigeria in the 1960s, I…
Rotaract members at the Global Citizen Live event in Accra, Ghana. By Tetteh Kojo Boampong Adesa, charter president, Rotaract Club of Accra-Airport I would never have thought I would get so much enjoyment out of a concert and be so exhilarated to be part of leading the charge for global change. Before the Global Citizen…
Alejandra Rueda By Alejandra Rueda, 2008-10 Rotary Peace Fellow, University of Berkeley When I became a Rotary Peace Fellow in 2008, the presidential theme was Make Dreams Real. My dream was to support the Colombian countryside by improving the quality of life of farmers and, in turn, to achieve a more responsible use of nature…
Rotary club members (standing from left) Laurell Richey, Ashley Kasprzak, and Charlene Santala Gearing visit Kate Gordon (in bed) with Richey’s pet alpaca. By Ashley Kasprzak, president of the Rotary Club of Twin Peaks, Colorado, USA Rotary members in Colorado showed what it means to create a welcoming club experience of comfort and care, one…
Ernest Afun of the Rotary Club of Accra East and Chinazo Asunwa of the Rotary Club of Accra Legon East during the Global Citizen Festival in Accra, Ghana. By Julian Andoh, president of the Rotaract Club of Accra-La East, Ghana I was standing at the Black Star Square, a large public space in Accra, watching…
Mohan Kumar, right, leads discussion sessions in his club designed to let everyone share their ideas. By Mohan Kumar, charter president, Rotary Club of Bangalore Prime, India I was given the opportunity to establish a plan aimed at increasing diversity, equity, and inclusion in our club as the chair of our DEI taskforce. We have…
By Edward Hicks, a member of the Rotary Club of Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA I first became acquainted with The Rotary Foundation and its Fellowship for Undergraduate Study Abroad in 1970, as a sophomore at the University of Oklahoma. My faculty adviser suggested I apply for the fellowship. Little did I imagine how much it would…
Members of the Rotary Club of Deonar, Maharashtra, India, during a club social outing. By Jaee Bhilare I am a student at Amity University in Mumbai, India. I have routinely been taking the bus from Pune to Mumbai for the past two years. But a few weeks ago, I had the most unexpected journey. My…