Tag: partnerships

ShelterBox success in minimizing environmental impact

June 5, 2023

Why ShelterBox is a thought leader in environmental protection By Rotary Service and Engagement staff Rotary’s partner, ShelterBox, is an international disaster relief organization that provides emergency shelter and other essential aid to people affected by seismic, weather-related, and conflict-related catastrophes like famine and war. Since being founded in 2000, ShelterBox has helped to shelter … More ShelterBox success in minimizing environmental impact

Take action with Rotary and the Institute for Economics and Peace to empower women

March 8, 2023

By Rebecca Pursche, Institute for Economics and Peace (Sydney Office) “We must learn from our past mistakes, or else risk making them again” – Regional Director of the Strategic Initiative for Women in the Horn of Africa, Hala Al-Karib, during her 13 September 2021 briefing to the Security Council on the Sudan. In the face … More Take action with Rotary and the Institute for Economics and Peace to empower women

What I Gain from Ashoka and Rotary, and How We Can Work Together

January 26, 2023

By Lynn Price, Ashoka Fellow and member of the Rotary Club of Denver Southeast Growing up in foster care, I held the label of foster kid destined to failure. To make matters worse, my older sister and I lived in different homes. Brothers and sisters fight, argue, and tease. Yet, they are the first to … More What I Gain from Ashoka and Rotary, and How We Can Work Together

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

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 

Discover new horizons in Houston

May 31, 2022

By Christina Sweeney, Rotary Service & Engagement staff If you’re joining us at the 2022 Rotary International Convention from 4-8 June in Houston, Texas, United States, get ready to hear inspirational speeches from keynote speakers, participate in a variety of service-related breakout sessions, and make new friends in the House of Friendship. Read about a selection … More Discover new horizons in Houston

Partnerships that save women’s lives

May 5, 2022

By John W Townsend, PhD, Chair of the Rotary Action Group for Reproductive, Maternal and Child Health According to the United Nations Population Fund, despite a nearly 50% drop in global maternal deaths in the past decade—from over 300 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births to around 150 maternal deaths per 100,000 births—there are still … More Partnerships that save women’s lives

International partnership helps establish maternity clinic in Uganda

April 14, 2022

By Larry Hutchings, member and past president of the Rotary Club of Clayton Valley/Concord Sunrise, District 5160, California On 31 March I was at home in the San Francisco Bay Area, wishing I could be with my Rotary friends in Uganda. They were dedicating the new Pediatric wing of the Nsawo Village Maternity Clinic that … More International partnership helps establish maternity clinic in Uganda