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It’s eight in the morning on the island of Oahu, and Waikiki Beach is already bustling. People are clustered in the sunny patches between the shadows of the beachfront hotels: families
Read moreIt’s eight in the morning on the island of Oahu, and Waikiki Beach is already bustling. People are clustered in the sunny patches between the shadows of the beachfront hotels: families
Read moreDr Pia Skarabis-Querfeld speaks about Medizin Hilft, the organisation
Read moreIn a short period of five to six years since Rotarians took on the mission to make India literate, “amazing progress” has been made. “We have trained over 47,000 teachers and this has impacted over seven million students. Realising that e-learning is the engine driver of the
Read moreFor justifiable reasons, one of the highlights of the Hamburg
Read moreOne of Rotary’s core values is diversity; “we must reflect every part of humanity. Diversity ensures that Rotary represents all voices and speaks in every language. That includes age, sexual orientation, gender, race, ethnicity and abilities.” As RI President Barry
Read moreRI General Secretary John Hewko had thousands of delegates at the Hamburg Convention cheering lustily when he announced that for the first time ever RI had concrete numbers to quantify the volunteer hours that Rotarians put into community service — and the number is a whopping 45
Read moreEach RI convention has its special moments and is unique in its own way. For me the defining and most memorable moment of the Hamburg convention will be the closing session when a band performing Abba’s most memorable songs including Dancing Queen and Mama Mia had the
Read moreDescribing the service rendered by Rotarians in South Asia and the region’s performance in membership growth and TRF giving “exceptional”, RI President Barry Rassin said
Read more1 What was your first convention? It was in 1988 in Philadelphia. I took my mom, daughter and wife, so it was a family trip as well as an excuse to go to the Rotary Convention. I went to a couple of sessions,
Read moreFrom gender equity to Rotary’s focus on building resilience in communities for sustainable development, New Zealand’s former Prime Minister Helen Clark engaged
Read moreThe excitement and energy in the WinS Target Challenge programme in India is so high that “our model is being used in countries outside the pilot such as Mexico, Philippines and Uganda. More recently, RIPE Barry Rassin appreciated the group handwashing demonstrated by students when he visited some schools here,” said
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