Founder of the Global Water Safety and Drowning Prevention Rotary Club, Eve Fraser, is on a mission to ensure every child can swim before they finish primary school. By Amy Fallon “It was Plato who said a man is not learned unless he can read, write and swim,” says Eve Fraser, the president and founder […]
Each year, The Rotary Foundation awards up to 100 fellowships to the world’s most dedicated and brightest professionals to study at Rotary Peace Centres, located in universities around the world. Through training, study and practice, Rotary Peace Fellows become leaders and agents for peace and conflict resolution. Ten of the Peace Fellows study for their […]
Rotary District 9510 is lending a hand to Ukraine, with the help of friends, fellow Rotary members and The Rotary Foundation. At the heart of Rotary is fellowship and service. The Rotary District 9510 New Dawn Ukraine Project demonstrates the power of this in difficult circumstances in villages around Kherson, east of Odesa, Ukraine, that […]
By Dr David Marshall AMChair, District 9705 Vulnerable Youth ProjectRotary Club of Canberra, ACT I looked into the sunken, bloodshot eyes of a desperate 13-year-old boy and felt helpless. This young lad had been evicted from his family home as they could no longer handle his pubescent behaviour. The despair and anguish he exuded was […]
The ‘Finish the Fight Against Malaria’ campaign has initiated a new event to raise funds for malaria work in the Western Pacific Region. March Against Malaria (MAM) is for individual clubs to engage with the local community to raise awareness of the need to eliminate malaria. Malaria is a global – and personal – disease, […]
SCARF Illawarra is a program supported by the Rotary Club of Gerringong Sunrise. SCARF helps refugees in Wollongong and the Illawarra build a sense of belonging and navigate the practical and personal challenges of starting a new life in Australia. The program is organised by the Multicultural Communities Council of Illawarra. The council realised that […]
Commissioned by Auckland Council Public Art and the Rotary Club of Pakuranga, NZ, Pakuranga’s latest public artwork – Ngā Manu by Dion Hitchens – graces the Rotary Walkway at Sanctuary Point in the Bramley Drive Reserve. Auckland Council public art manager Hayley Wolters said Dion’s five-metre stainless-steel kinetic sculpture boasts three large koru/wing forms that […]
By Greg Hooper, Rotary Club of Murrumbidgee Canberra, ACT The Rotary Club of Murrumbidgee Canberra has been operating the Floriade Gnome Painting Project for nearly 20 years. It has been a major public relations venture for Rotary as well as a significant fundraiser. Since its inception, the project has grown from painting a few hundred […]
Santa’s sack of simple hygiene gifts for Rotorua women and children in need were delivered in December 2023, thanks to a project run by the Rotary Club of Rotorua Passport. This is the fourth time the club has run the project, with more than 100 gift packs delivered to Te Wāhi Whakaora Rotorua and District […]
Kiva is a project of the online Rotary E-Club Serving Humanity. The club falls under District 9705 even though it has members from different locations and backgrounds. When the club was formed in 2016, all members believed it would benefit them to build a relationship together assisting less fortunate people in countries other than where […]
Towards the end of 2023, the Rotary Club of Claremont, Tas, once again hosted its lucrative annual fundraising afternoon tea to support local charity Cambodian Rice Run with its efforts to assist impoverished families in Cambodia. The organisation was founded in 2017 by Marita and Todd Tarrant, who wanted to make a direct impact by […]
Simple Steps Solutions Inc. is a pilot program of the Rotary Club of Knox, created for the sole purpose of providing funding for mental health counselling in the Knox area. The organisation is for people who live, work or study in the City of Knox and would benefit from having access to counselling. It is […]