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...
On a mission to do good in the world
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...
Chasing polio
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...
The shot heard round the world
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...
A global peace gathering
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...
They called it impossible. He didn’t listen.
Inspired by Australian Rotary International President Sir Clem Renouf, then District Governor John Sever convinced Rotary and the world to believe in polio eradication. The infectious disease specialist died in April at the age of 92. Here we pay tribute to his pivotal role in polio eradication. By Peter Ross...