By Steven Sundstrom, Regional Grants Officer This project began in 2019, when the Rotary Club of Casablanca El-Fida, Morocco, and District 9510 submitted a vocational training team application to improve rain-fed agricultural productivity in Morocco. This was based on a community assessment conducted by Rotarian Barry Mudge during a visit to Morocco in 2018, with […]
Assisted by a $2,000 district grant, the Rotary Club of Devonport South East, Tas, is helping transform healthcare in remote communities in Uganda. A Community Health Day held at Namawanga Health Centre in Mbale, Uganda, has shown the remarkable impact of cross-continental collaboration on improving healthcare in remote communities. The event, organised by the Rotary […]
By Steven Sundstrom, Regional Grants Officer Many Rotary Down Under readers will be familiar with Rotary: Give Every Child A Future (RGECAF), which aimed to immunise the most disadvantaged children in the South Pacific against rotavirus, pneumococcal disease and HPV, and strengthen the local health systems to create a sustainable vaccination program for the future. […]
By Steven Sundstrom, Regional Grants Officer To succeed at community assessments, projects must accomplish the community’s goals (and not just your club’s). Each year, Rotary members volunteer their time and expertise in service to the communities where they live, and to communities around the world. It would be an ambitious task to try and count […]
The recent detection of variant poliovirus type-2 isolates in environmental samples and the confirmation of a 10-month-old child who has contracted polio in Gaza is a stark reminder that as long as polio exists anywhere, it is a threat everywhere. The ongoing crisis in Gaza has contributed to reduced routine immunisation rates and an increased […]
Jessie Harman, Chair, Rotary Foundation Australia “It was The Rotary Foundation that made the difference – that proved to everyone, once and for all, that Rotary really is a powerful vehicle for change.” My vision for The Rotary Foundation is woven deeply into my vision for Rotary in Australia – people of all ages and […]
By David Anderson, Regional Rotary Foundation Coordinator As the charitable arm of Rotary International, The Rotary Foundation taps into a global network of Rotarians to fulfill the mission of our Foundation. These Rotarians invest their time, money and expertise into the Foundation’s priorities and projects, transforming your personal giving and club contributions into projects that […]
By Melinda Fountain, Areas of Focus Manager, Programs & Member Engagement In a bold move to amplify its global impact, Rotary International has unveiled a comprehensive realignment of its Area of Focus strategies with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This strategic shift demonstrates Rotary’s commitment to addressing pressing global challenges while enhancing its […]
Dennis Shore, Rotary Foundation Trustee November marks Rotary Foundation Month, a time to recognise and celebrate the powerful role our Foundation plays in advancing world understanding, goodwill and peace. The visionary leadership of Arch C. Klumph, the sixth president of Rotary International, created what we know today as The Rotary Foundation. The mission of our […]
A photographer documents progress and promise on the road to stopping polio for good. By Jean-Marc Giboux As a freelance photographer, I was looking for a great story for the new millennium when I read an article in the Chicago Tribune in 1997 about the drive to eradicate polio. I noticed a local connection: Rotary. […]
A son recalls his father’s great medical achievement – the development of the first ever polio vaccine – and the moment he experienced that breakthrough first-hand. By Dr Peter L Salk, Illustrations by Cristian, Barba Camarena I have been president of the Jonas Salk Legacy Foundation since its founding in 2009. As you can imagine, […]
Attending the Rotary International Convention in Calgary is a way to support peace. When you walk the House of Friendship, meeting fellow members and learning about clubs’ concerns, you add to international understanding. Members spread peace when they write their hopes on paper cranes that they suspend from the peace tree in the Peace Park […]