Rotary clubs in Australia and New Zealand have contributed to the largest-ever Rotary Foundation Grant to fund vital healthcare equipment on the world’s largest purpose-built NGO hospital ship, operated by Mercy Ships.The Global Mercy launches in 2021 and will double the NGO’s healthcare impact throughout West Africa by providing six surgical specialities, as well as […]
Our key international project to celebrate the 2021 centenary of Rotary in Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific, Rotary Give Every Child A Future, is now underway. Working in partnership with UNICEF, it is introducing three vaccines into nine Pacific Island countries. Raising funds to complete this project is a priority. Diseases such as pneumonia […]
The opportunities to work with and assist communities within the scope of Rotary’s seven Areas of Focus are endless. Projects can be big or small, span a few days or several years, involve a handful or a horde of people, be local or international. But for every project’s differences, there are some elements that remain […]
By Barry RassinPresident, Rotary International 2018-19Trustee, The Rotary Foundation I would like to share a story of hope from Malawi, East Africa, where Esther and I had the opportunity to visit a local school. Rotarians showed us the two toilets and water pump they had put in the school using a global grant.They had matching […]
Multiply the impact of your GIVING Our apologies! It turns out we’ve only been telling you half the story about the benefits of contributing to the Foundation’s Annual Fund. You probably know that with the Annual Fund’s ‘Share’ feature, half of your contribution is used by the Foundation to fund programs like global grants, while […]
In May 2018, the Victorian State Government announced they would be giving Victorians the opportunity to acquire one of 134 retired W Class trams. The Rotary Club of Diamond Creek, Vic, was approached by the Diamond Creek Country Fire Authority (CFA) and the Diamond Creek Men’s Shed to put in a joint submission to acquire […]
Bucking the trend in declining numbers, District 9640 is thinking outside the Rotary box to attract and retain a youthful new membership. For years we have discussed, debated and workshopped how to grow Rotary membership. However, year after year on July 1, we see a steady decline of members across Australia and New Zealand. Some […]
PDG Bob Aitken AMRI End Polio Now Coordinator, Zone 8, 2020-21Rotary Club of Lower Blue Mountains, NSW World Polio Day is an opportunity for Rotary clubs and members to promote the significance of the Global Polio Eradication Campaign totheir communities. If world leaders could broker peace along the Pakistan/Afghanistan border, Rotary’s dream of a polio […]
The Rotary clubs of Hills-Kellyville, NSW, and Allahabad Elite, India, have partnered with The Leprosy Mission Hospital, Naini, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India, to fund a mobile medical clinic for early detection and treatment of leprosy for patients in rural areas of Uttar Pradesh. In 2005, India declared that it had eliminated leprosy as a public […]
Having successfully completed a school building project in Timor Leste several years ago, Ian Toohill, of the Rotary Club of Eltham, Vic, was looking for a new international venture. As the club’s international director, Ian approached friend Graeme Kent OAM, CEO of NGO Aussie Action Abroad (AAA). He had been to Nepal several times with […]
When footage of last summer’s devastating bushfires reached the people of Lae in Papua New Guinea, the community rallied together to support their Aussie neighbours. By Jordan FennellPacific Beat / ABC News When Andy Thorp heard his Rotary club in the seaside town of Merimbula, NSW, was being sent a donation from people in Papua […]
After months of #isolife, Rotaract Australia is getting on the front foot, actively seeking to engage with Rotaractors and Rotarians across the country through its new podcast. Chats by Rotaract Australia aims to fill in the gap left by dozens of cancelled in-person networking opportunities caused by COVID-19 and connect Rotaractors, Rotarians and clubs doing […]