Basic Education & Literacy – Service in Action

Your favorite stories from 2016

December 30, 2016

As we head into the new year, we’re taking a look at back at 2016. Here are your five favorite stories from this past year (based on views): Rotary offers many programs that allow you to engage with fellow members and make new connections outside your club and district. Learn how to make the most of … More Your favorite stories from 2016

Combining vocational service and fellowship

June 20, 2016

By Dr. Charles Grant, Rotary Club of North Shore (Houston), Texas, USA, and Chair of the International Fellowship of Rotarian Educators Last year when I received the June issue of the Rotarian magazine, I noticed the listing of all the Rotary Fellowships. Before then, I wasn’t that familiar with fellowships, I thought … More Combining vocational service and fellowship

Get involved in WASH in Schools

October 13, 2015

By PDG Sandy Forster, District 5810; Water & Sanitation Rotarian Action Group Board of Directors The young girl shyly holding my hand took me on a tour of her school – similar, yet strikingly different, from the schools I knew at home, half a world away. The students were eager to have a visitor and … More Get involved in WASH in Schools

South African projects advance literacy and basic education

February 20, 2014

By Mary Jo Jean-Francois, Area of Focus Manager for Basic Education & Literacy There is absolutely nothing that makes my job better than visiting Rotarian projects and seeing the faces of children light up because of one simple thing: they are learning. Who am I and what incredible job do I have, you ask? My … More South African projects advance literacy and basic education