The inspiring Jennifer Jones, a member of the Rotary Club of Windsor-Roseland, Canada, has been nominated to become RI president for 2022-23, a selection that will make her the first female to hold this office in Rotary’s115-year history. This is a ground-breaking development for Rotary, a traditionally male organisation, which...
A sprint to the finish line to reach $50m polio goal
Special thanks to all district teams in Australia and New Zealand who allocated 20 per cent of district designated funds (DDF) in their original The Rotary Foundation plan for 2019-20 – or recognised the shortfall in polio giving and tipped DDF residue into End Polio Now fundraising at year’s end....
A lifeline to Ai-Maulin
A roadway to a remote hillside village in Timor-Leste, funded by Rotarians half a world away, has provided a lifeline for the 500 residents of Ai-Maulin.Until recently, access to the small, remote village of Ai-Maulin, nestled on a hilly slope in the limestone high country of Timor-Leste, was only possible...
The gift of sanitation
Two years in the making, two remote Philippine villages now have access to toilets, thanks to the combined efforts of several Australian clubs and districts and the Rotary Club of Intramuros, Manila. As you approach the village of Sitio Kawayan, in a mountainous area north of Manila, the first thing...
A real-world example of ‘Rotary Connects the World’
Prior to the COVID-19 crisis, a visit to New Zealand by a group of Indian Rotarians provided a real-world example of Rotary Connects the World.“Did I hear someone speaking Marathi [Indian vernacular language] just now, or am I imagining it?” asked visiting Rotarian Aparna Mahajan.“Yes, I was speaking in Marathi,”...
New playground installed for special needs kids
During COVID-19 lockdown, members of the Rotary Club of Burleigh Heads, Qld, together with the Currumbin Community School for special kids, installed four pieces of state-of-the-art playground equipment in the Gold Coast school’s grounds. The Explorer Net Mount Gingera, Whirly Go-round (for wheelchair users), Revolving Sand Table and Bed of...