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...
Building capacity in Nepal
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...
Breaking the cycle of domestic violence through education
In response to the rate of domestic and family violence in the community, the Rotary Club of Ballina-on-Richmond, NSW, has partnered with the Ballina Domestic Violence Liaison Committee to identify the best way forward in organising and delivering preventative programs to educate the community about domestic violence, respectful relationships and...
Rotary unlocking Africa’s next top coders
Rotary is enabling a ground-breaking social enterprise that trains capable youths from poor backgrounds into world-class software developers. Madagascar doesn’t often feature in the headlines. Many of us will quickly associate it with a series of animated hit movies. Others may recall a biodiversity hotspot containing five per cent of...
Highlighting Rotaract and Rotary District Partnerships
Rotaract, Rotary? Is there a difference you may ask? With the most recent elevate Rotaract announcement from Rotary International, there has never been a more resounding reason to say, ‘we are all Rotarians at heart’. Co-District Rotaract Representatives (DRRs) Alastair Sharpe and Kimberley Kerslake are the figure heads for Rotaract...
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...