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In 2012, Penelope Vos, now a member of the Rotary E-club of Greater Sydney, received a message from Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo: “Ĉu vi povas helpi nin?” The writer was a member of a tiny local charity, Solidareca Bonvolo (SBV), supporting the poorest orphan children by paying their school fees. The founders […]
Rotary DCaf was first launched as a pilot study in November 2018. It was the brainchild of a group of Rotarians on Sydney’s North Shore, who wished to provide a fun and safe social space for dementia sufferers. The team came up with the catchy name and a plan of how it would come together, […]
By Kylie Hatfield When then Rotary International President Jennifer Jones visited Nepal in December 2022, she stopped by The Didi Foundation, one of only two organisations to receive a visit during the whirlwind trip. Described as “such an honour” and “inspiring” by The Didi Foundation’s founder, Jan Pryor, Ms Jones’ visit highlighted that the charity’s […]
After a three-year hiatus, the highly anticipated Cross Country Challenge returned to the Hills in September 2022. This has been one of the flagship fundraisers for the Rotary Club of Castle Hill for many years but, sadly, has been in hibernation due to the challenges of COVID-19. It was like welcoming a friend back from […]
This year will see the completion of the Rotary Club of Mosman’s first scholarship awarded to a successful student through the Harding Miller Education Foundation. With each full scholarship supported by a donor, or donor organisation, Harding Miller matches the scholarship – so two for one! The Harding Miller Education Foundation was established in 2015 […]
For nearly three decades, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has been embroiled in violence. Millions of people have been killed, and an estimated 5.6 million others displaced by civil wars, local feuds, and cross-border conflicts. That’s why Rotary E-Club of Greater Sydney member Lucy Hobgood-Brown, who grew up in the DRC, decided it was […]
The Rotary Foundation has just introduced a new kind of grant for deployment in Australia and Brazil – Corporate Social Responsibility Grants, or CSR Grants. The goal is to attract financial backing for Rotary projects from for-profit organisations. CSR Grants combine the simplicity of a District Grant and the scale of a Global Grant. The […]
District 9685 is a proud supporter of Blue and Yellow Hearts, a charity supporting displaced Ukrainians as they settle into life in Sydney. The Rotary Club of Kincumber first became involved in supporting Blue and Yellow Hearts through a donation of six Ukrainian quilts made by local women from Days for Girls Avoca Beach. While […]
The highly acclaimed global World Press Photo Exhibition, which is seen by millions each year, returns to Auckland, NZ, for the first time since 2019 to showcase and celebrate photojournalism and documentary photography of the past year. The annual exhibition, which is seen in over 60 cities around the world, now includes Tāmaki Makaurau once […]
Harnessing the power of working collaboratively, six Napier Rotary clubs have turned a grand idea on paper into reality, with the creation of more than 50km of pathways and cycleways around the Hawkes Bay city. In 2002, then Councillor Barbara Arnott had the vision to provide Napier with a comprehensive system of safe pathways circumnavigating […]
Two pilots will fly a single engine Cessna aircraft around the world to raise awareness and funds for Rotary’s End Polio Now campaign, stopping in Darwin, Cairns and Brisbane this July. By Anne Matthews The Around the World Flight to End Polio is an initiative of Rotary Districts 5970 and 6000, which are located in […]
Protecting our oceans from waste has been the focus of the Rotary Club of Tauranga Sunrise’s environmental program recently, installing drain socks on two major storm water outlets that drain into the beautiful Tauranga Harbour. Club Director Michelle Beaton says the drain socks (sausage-shaped nets) were fitted over the two outlets towards the end of […]