Category: Service Activities and Resources

Grow your club’s impact and members’ engagement through Rotary Community Corps

May 25, 2023

By Rotary Service and Engagement Staff The Rotary Community Corps program was created in 1986 with the purpose of empowering communities to address their needs by developing and participating in sustainable service initiatives. Rotary International established the following goals for the program: A Rotary Community Corps (RCC) is a team of non-Rotary members who work … More Grow your club’s impact and members’ engagement through Rotary Community Corps

An innovative global grant unites clubs over the needs of girls’ sanitation

May 18, 2023

By Becky Smith, member of Pine River Valley Centennial Rotary Club, Bayfield, Colorado, USA My name is Becky Smith and I am a Past District Governor in Rotary District 5470, which is located in Colorado, USA. During my term as district governor, I shared a vision with the district’s Board of Directors that would involve … More An innovative global grant unites clubs over the needs of girls’ sanitation

Use Rotary’s District Resource Networks to increase your project’s impact

April 27, 2023

By Rotary Service and Engagement staff Do you know there is a Rotary resource that provides advice to plan and implement sustainable and more impactful projects? Through your District’s Resource Network, your club can connect with experts within Rotary’s areas of focus and beyond, including members of Rotary Action Groups and The Rotary Foundation Cadre of Technical Advisers. … More Use Rotary’s District Resource Networks to increase your project’s impact

Take advantage of these Rotary Action Group Resources to Galvanize Your Climate Action

April 22, 2023

By Pat Armstrong, Chair, and Yasar Atacik, Chair-elect, Environmental Sustainability Rotary Action Group (ESRAG) Pakistan’s catastrophic 2022 floods, Europe’s deadly wildfires, and the titanic cyclones slamming Africa are just three examples of the rising toll of disasters justifying the urgency of the Synthesis of the Sixth Assessment Report (AR6) issued by the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel … More Take advantage of these Rotary Action Group Resources to Galvanize Your Climate Action

Every day is World Water Day for the WASH Rotary Action Group

March 22, 2023

By Lisa Talley, WASH-Rotary Action Group Marketing and Communications Chair The WASH Rotary Action Group (WASH-RAG) supports and ensures sustainable, long-lasting, clean water, sanitation, and hygiene programs to communities in need. In 2007, WASH-RAG was formed to help local Rotary and Rotaract clubs find international projects and global partners, ensuring sustainability by providing technical advice … More Every day is World Water Day for the WASH Rotary Action Group

Vocational Service: nurturing more responsible, sustainable, prosperous communities

January 19, 2023

By Ellina Kushnir, Service and Engagement Manager at Rotary International   Vocational service, embedded in our history and guiding our future, is the foundational cornerstone of Rotary. As Rotarians and Rotaractors, we hold a dual responsibility: represent our occupations within our club and exemplify the ideals of Rotary in our professional work and workplaces. Vocational service … More Vocational Service: nurturing more responsible, sustainable, prosperous communities

Rotary + Academia: Growing Win-Win-Win Opportunities

January 5, 2023

Learn how local universities and Rotary clubs can be valuable partners in service By Elaine Hernandez, Ph.D. & Luis R. Torres-Hostos, Ph.D., members of Mission Rotary Club, Texas, USA In our quest to understand the critical needs of our communities and to identify actions that our club can take in response to these needs, the … More Rotary + Academia: Growing Win-Win-Win Opportunities

The Rotary Action Group for Addiction and Prevention can help your club fight drug abuse and addiction in your community

December 22, 2022

By Rotary Action Group for Addiction Prevention Do you have a drug addiction problem in your community? The Rotary Action Group for Addiction Prevention (RAG-AP) can help. We are a group of Rotary-affiliated specialists who help clubs and districts develop community action plans for the prevention of addiction and illicit drug use. This global problem … More The Rotary Action Group for Addiction and Prevention can help your club fight drug abuse and addiction in your community