By Stacey Chikoto, member of the Rotaract Club of Toronto, Canada This year seems to have flown by so fast! Time flies when you’re having fun with Rotaract and before you know it, the end of the year is upon us. December is not only a month of holiday celebrations around the world, but it … More December is about more than the holidays
By Martin Taurins, Chair of the Rotarian Action Group for Multiple Sclerosis Awareness (RAGMSA) and member of the Rotary Club of Gisborne, Victoria, Australia When my son Jacob, a budding musician, was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) at age 20, my wife Diana and I didn’t know anything about the disease. Our world changed when … More Why the Rotarian Action Group for Multiple Sclerosis Awareness (RAGMSA) was formed
By Rotary Service and Engagement Staff 400 million people in the world can’t afford or don’t have access to basic health care resulting in misery, pain, and poverty. Which is why Rotary members are devoted to fighting and preventing diseases. From setting up temporary clinics, blood donation centers, and training facilities in underserved communities to … More Celebrating Rotary’s commitment to creating a healthier world
By Jessie Dunbar-Bickmore, RI Programs staff Rotaract clubs around the world are dedicated to making their communities healthier. Here are just a few examples of how Rotaract clubs are improving their communities through disease prevention and treatment projects: The Breakfast Revolution As a club of doctors and medical students, the Rotaract Club of the Caduceus in … More Rotaract members are committed to preventing diseases
By Rita Aggarwal, Rotary Club of Nagpur, India; Rotarian Action Group for Mental Health Initiatives Board of Directors Priyanka had been feeling depressed since she was in Grade 9, but did not understand her predicament. Her grades were falling, she was losing interest in friends, getting irritated and sleeping a lot. She was skipping school … More Rotarians addressing mental health
By John Wahlund, Area of Focus Manager for Maternal and Child Health & Disease Prevention and Treatment This year, 2015 ushered out the United Nation’s Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and introduced the new Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for the period 2015-2030. Rotary International’s Area of Focus goals and policies in Disease Prevention and Treatment were a … More Rotary continues to fight diseases and make strides in health care
By Azka Asif, RI Programs staff Rotary’s commitment to creating a healthier world goes beyond the eradication of polio. Although our top priority is ending polio, Rotary members are devoted to fighting all diseases and providing services to the one in six people in the world who can’t afford to pay for health care. Rotary … More Rotary’s commitment to building healthier communities
By Marion Bunch, Founder & CEO of Rotarians for Family Health & AIDS Prevention It’s so hard for me to believe that in its fifth year of service, the Rotary Family Health Days campaign will reach a milestone goal: thousands of Rotarians and our partners will have served over a million citizens in Africa with … More Rotary Family Health Days bring preventative health services to millions of African citizens
Historias de servicio de alrededor del mundo
Histórias do mundo rotário
전세계의 봉사 스토리
世界で行動する人びとの体験談とストーリー
• Storie rotariane dall'Italia e dal mondo •
L'action rotarienne dans le monde
Geschichten und Berichte aus aller Welt
Service in Action 