By Ariel Miller, member of the Rotary Club of Cincinnati, USA and member of the Environmental Sustainability Rotarian Action Group Rotarians in Ecuador are planting trees while raising new awareness of how to restore a ravaged watershed in the foothills of the Andes. They’ve united in a global grant project that combines reforestation with teaching … More Restoring an Andean watershed
By Octavio Jarrin R., member of the Rotary Club of La Puntilla, Ecuador and Keith E. Axtell, member of the Rotary Club of Marin Evening, United States An assessment of mathematics teachers in Ecuador showed they received little training in content preparation and teaching techniques. This resulted in teachers with little motivation and enthusiasm when … More Transforming basic education in low income schools
By Azka Asif, Rotary Service and Engagement Staff Dr. Vasanth Prabhu from the Rotary Club of Central Chester County (Lionville) in the United States and Galo Alfonso Betancourt Criollo from the Rotary Club of Santa Rosa in Ecuador have been working together on humanitarian projects for over ten years. They first met at the District 4400 (Ecuador) … More Ecuador Project Fair leads to a long-term international partnership
By Doug Armey, Past President of the Rotary Club of Fresno, CA, USA, and Ecuador Project Fair exhibitor In the time it takes you to read this article, five children will have died from water related illness. Over two billion people lack access to clean water. Impure water is responsible for approximately 80 percent of … More Connecting for clean water at the Ecuador Project Fair
By Adelita Hernandez, Rotary Programs staff As part of my job here at Rotary, I connect online with Rotarians from all over the world but nothing replaces face to face interaction. I recently had the opportunity to attend the 10th Annual Ecuador Project Fair in Quito, Ecuador. The three day event gave 22 local clubs a … More Making connections at the X Ecuador Project Fair
By District Governor-elect Manuel Nieto, District 4440 Before arriving at the 2013 Ecuador Project Fair to find a new international project to support, David Dowd and Mike Quillen from the Rotary Club of Birmingham Sunrise, Alabama, USA, made a stop in Calhuasig to visit the completed water project they first began supporting during the 2012 … More Support international projects at the Ecuador Project Fair
