Tag: global grants

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

Changing the world through the business of sanitation

March 25, 2019

By Ben Tidwell, The Rotary Foundation Global Grant Scholar Imagine that you are a mother or father, trying to support your young family in a time when the economic conditions in your region are challenging. You need a good job, but you are living in a small town where there just aren’t enough jobs anymore. … More Changing the world through the business of sanitation

A look inside the Uniendo America Project Fair

November 6, 2018

By Azka Asif, Rotary Service and Engagement Staff Earlier this year, I had the opportunity to attend the Uniendo America Project Fair. Uniendo America is the original project fair, started 25 years ago by Rotarians from the United States and Central America to support projects in Central America. The annual event, organized by Districts 4240 … More A look inside the Uniendo America Project Fair

Mechanical cow brings needed nutrition to children in Guatemala

April 25, 2018

By Narayan Murarka, Suzanne Gibson, Mary Holcomb, and Mark Gibson, Members of the Rotary Club of Barrington Breakfast, Illinois, USA At 54%, Guatemala has the highest malnutrition index in children younger than 5 years of age and has the highest chronic malnutrition index in Latin America and the Caribbean. Malnutrition in children increases the risk … More Mechanical cow brings needed nutrition to children in Guatemala

Global grant partnership started with a project fair visit

February 7, 2018

By Ellina Kushnir, Rotary Program staff In 2015, Pieter Koeleman from the Rotary Club of Campbell River in Canada traveled to Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire, for the annual West Africa Project Fair. Throughout the week-long event, Pieter was immersed in local culture, visited and participated in Rotarian-led service projects, learned about local priorities and gathered information … More Global grant partnership started with a project fair visit

The 11th Multi-Club Workshop brings together members to support communities in need

November 6, 2017

By Leonardo de Angelis, Founder and Coordinator of the Multi-Club Workshop This past September, 47 Rotarians, partners and relatives representing 20 clubs, seven districts and six countries arrived in London for the 11th Multi-Club Workshop. The Multi-Club Workshop annually gathers representatives from various participating Rotary clubs to propose and plan projects they could implement together, while promoting fellowship … More The 11th Multi-Club Workshop brings together members to support communities in need

Prioritizing women’s and girl’s health through Rotary and Peace Corps

April 14, 2017

By Katie Northcott, Rotary Global Grants Scholar and Returned Peace Corps Volunteer “Je ne sais pas quoi faire”. I don’t know what to do. Six words that can define any experience with an unintended pregnancy, especially for a teenager. In this case, I was standing in front of a 16-year-old Burkinabe girl who had participated … More Prioritizing women’s and girl’s health through Rotary and Peace Corps