Service in Action

By Azka Asif, Rotary Service Connections Staff

International service opportunities allow members to make new friends around the world while empowering a community in need. What is one way to dive into international service? By attending a project fair! Project fairs are the perfect way to make a global impact.

Project fairs are regionally hosted events encouraging international service and collaboration. Fairs provide life-changing opportunities for attendees to learn about the host region, make new friends, and connect with clubs in need of international partners. Fairs highlight club and district projects while helping attendees gain a better understanding of the local communities’ most pressing needs.

Consider attending one of these upcoming fairs to immerse yourself in international service:

• Multiclub Workshop
  9-11 September
  Palermo, Italy
  www.rotary-mcw.com
  Contact: Leonardo De Angelis
• West Africa
  19-26 October
  Port Harcourt, Nigeria
  www.rotarywestafricaprojectfair.org
  Contact: Gabriel Toby
• District 4400 (Ecuador)
  11-13 November
  Cuenca, Ecuador
  www.rotaryecuador.org
• Uniendo America
  26-28 January
  San Salvador, El Salvador
  www.uniendoamericaprojectfair.org
  Contact: Hector Castro
• Colombia
  3-5 February
  Cartagena City, Colombia
  Contact: Aura Stella Cardona

Any club representative or Rotary member interested in supporting an international service project can attend a fair. Project fairs give visitors the chance to develop a relationship with Rotary members in another part of the world and see firsthand how a community would benefit from an international collaboration.

If clubs in your district are looking for international project partners, contact your district leadership about hosting a local project fair. Write to the Rotary Service Connections team with any questions!

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Related:

• Reflections from the 2016 Uniendo America y Project Fair in Tegucigalpa, Honduras
• West Africa Project Fair exhibits the power of Rotary