Category: Service and Project Partnerships

The Rotary – Ashoka partnership solves problems, creates leaders, and changes societies

March 16, 2023

By Carrie Golden, Manager of Service and Project Partnerships at Rotary International “Hunger is the greatest problem I’ve ever seen, and it’s the problem I fear the most,” says Rotarian and Ashoka Fellow Jude Chimdi Ohanele. Ohanele reflects on his childhood in Nigeria where systems were not properly harnessed to secure the food system. In … More The Rotary – Ashoka partnership solves problems, creates leaders, and changes societies

Bring solar power to Habitat homes

February 16, 2023

Leverage the Rotary-Habitat for Humanity partnership to increase your club’s impact By Dr. Liz Henke, Habitat Solar Lead for Renewable Energy Task Force (RETF) of the Environmental Sustainability Rotary Action Group (ESRAG) and member of East Chapel Hill Rotary Club, North Carolina, U.S. If your club cares about affordable housing and wants to increase the … More Bring solar power to Habitat homes

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

Rotary International-Peace Corps Week highlights ways this partnership promotes peace around the world

December 15, 2022

By Rotarian Wick Rowland, Ph.D., Niwot Rotary Club (Colorado, USA), Returned Peace Corps Volunteer, and board member of Partnering for Peace. The second annual Rotary International – Peace Corps Week, which took place 19-23 September 2022, explored a range of issues in peacebuilding, from high-level institutional challenges to the detailed workings of several projects on … More Rotary International-Peace Corps Week highlights ways this partnership promotes peace around the world

Rotary and Mediators Beyond Borders International Partner to Train Community Mediators

November 17, 2022

By Lina Stahl, Mediators Beyond Borders International In 2019, a small group of visionaries from four Rotary districts in Zone 22, Southern Africa, approached service partner Mediators Beyond Borders International (MBBI) to build social cohesion throughout the region by training a cohort of 100 community mediators to celebrate the Rotary’s Centennial on the African continent. … More Rotary and Mediators Beyond Borders International Partner to Train Community Mediators

Recognizing the equity gap: informal settlements are being left behind

October 3, 2022

By Anne Myers, Senior Director, Advocacy Campaigns, Habitat for Humanity International More than thirty-five years ago, the United Nations General Assembly took an important step in promoting the idea that everyone deserves a decent place to live by declaring that the first Monday in October would be World Habitat Day. This World Habitat Day, we … More Recognizing the equity gap: informal settlements are being left behind

2022 Rotary-Peace Corps Week: Peacebuilding on the Ground 

August 25, 2022

By Partnering for Peace, a group of Rotary members and Returned Peace Corps Volunteers  The service partnership between Rotary International and The Peace Corps is the focus of the second annual Rotary-Peace Corps Week taking place 19-23 September 2022. Partnering for Peace (PFP), a group of Rotary members and Returned Peace Corps Volunteers, is hosting … More 2022 Rotary-Peace Corps Week: Peacebuilding on the Ground 

Rotary clubs and Habitat for Humanity Brazil partner for access to water 

June 28, 2022

By Carrie Golden, Rotary Service & Engagement  Earlier this year, Rotary members from Caruaru Sul in Pernambuco, Brazil, and Johnson City, Tennessee, United States, received a global grant for a humanitarian project, “Water for Lives,” which they are undertaking in cooperation with Rotary’s service partner Habitat for Humanity International’s Brazil Office (Habitat Brazil). The project … More Rotary clubs and Habitat for Humanity Brazil partner for access to water 

ShelterBox’s response in Yemen

February 17, 2022

By Victoria Ifould, International Giving Executive, ShelterBox ShelterBox and Rotary members have a mutual concern about the rising levels of global displacement and a shared passion to support those whose lives are torn apart by disaster and conflict. When war and conflict destroy homes and displace people, shelter is one of the essential building blocks … More ShelterBox’s response in Yemen