enero 2017

As was fitting for a meeting that has been all about peace, the 2013 Rotary International Convention in Lisbon drew to a close Wednesday with RI President Sakuji Tanaka recognizing a Rotary club that has spread Rotary’s message of peace in «a very unique and effective way.»
«This year I challenged every Rotary club to conduct activities to enhance peace in their community,» Tanaka said, in introducing the presentation. «Their response has exceeded my wildest expectations, and I offer my sincere thanks to all of the Rotarians who promoted Peace Through Service every day in ways big and small…

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Growing up in an affluent suburb of Chicago near Lake Michigan, Connor Kenehan never had to worry about a lack of clean water. But when a class assignment opened his eyes to global disparities in water access, he decided to help those who do.
Kenehan founded an organization called Well Being after researching water and sanitation issues for an eighth-grade project at Deer Path Middle School in Lake Forest, Illinois. Four years later, he has turned the assignment into a platform to raise funds for clean water efforts. “Living in an area with great access to fresh water, we take it for granted…

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The following Rotarians will serve on the 2013-14 Nominating Committee for President of RI. The committee is scheduled to meet on 5 August 2013.
Zone 1 — Masahiro Kuroda, Rotary Club of Hachinohe South, Aomori, Japan
Zone 3 — Teruo Inoue, Rotary Club of Senri, Osaka, Japan
Zone 5 — MEMBER: M.K. Panduranga Setty, Rotary Club of Bangalore, Karnataka, IndiaALTERNATE: P.C. Thomas, Rotary Club of Nilgiris West, Tamil Nadu, India
Zone 7 — Robert K. Crabtree, Rotary Club of Howick, Auckland, New Zealand
Zone 9 — Kyu-Hang Lee, Rotary Club of Anyang East, Gyeonggi, Korea
Zone 11 — Catherine…

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Robert Zinser understands numbers. The economist and retired president for Asia at chemical giant BASF has spent his life analyzing and predicting future trends. So when he initiated a five-year, $3 million pilot project to reduce infant and maternal mortality in Nigeria – a country with the second highest mortality rate in the world – he was doing more than just betting it would make a difference. He knew it would.
“In Nigeria, 70 percent of births are home deliveries. If the labor goes on too long, a woman can suffer a fistula,” an injury that often results in a stillborn baby, causes…

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Rotary District 3080 has created a disaster relief fund to help victims of the recent devastating floods throughout the northern state of Uttarakhand, India. Thousands of local residents have been displaced and local Rotarians are working with the ministry of health to provide funding and relief supplies.
The district has established a service fund to raise money for relief efforts. If you are interested in donating, contact Past District Governor Chetan Aggarwal ([email protected]) or Assistant Governor Prabhjit Singh ([email protected]). If you are interested in sending relief…

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Ask most 14-year-old boys about their favorite sports, and they’ll be quick to name a particular team or player, recall a memorable game, or describe the position they’d like to play when they grow up.
Samalla Halidu, a young polio survivor, had a different response for Past RI President Rajendra K. Saboo when the two met at a hospital outside Abuja, Nigeria: “Will I be able to stand?”
In December, Saboo led a 10-day medical mission from India to Nigeria to help hundreds of children like Samalla. Funded partly by a $50,000 Rotary Foundation grant, the team of 19 doctors and six nonmedical…

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What is Rotary? Have you ever struggled with an answer to that question? You’re not alone. How do you describe an organization that is so many things to so many different people? It turns out that we had the answer all along.
In research conducted over the past two years, we heard the same message from our members: Rotary brings together friends, family, and community leaders to create positive, lasting change in our communities and around the world.
To help carry that message into the 21st century, a fresh, modern look and inspiring and inviting voice was created. You can see these changes…

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Australian Bruce French has been eating locally for 35 years– long before it became a culinary trend. Now he’s working with Rotary members to help countries struggling with food security do the same.
French founded the not-for-profit Food Plants International, which maintains a database of 25,000 edible plants that includes descriptions, lists of countries and climates where they grow, photos and drawings, and cooking methods.
“There are thousands of nutritious plants, but people don’t have any information about them,” says Buz Green, an agriculturalist and member of the Rotary Club of…

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Welcome to your new Rotary website. We’ve heard from many corners that Rotary needs a faster, improved website that makes it easy to find what you’re looking for and helps you get your Rotary business done.  We listened – and we hope you’re as excited as we are about its clean, modern look and state-of-the-art features.
The site reflects valuable input from Rotary members like you–plus some new ideas we’ve developed to help you get more out of the site. The result is a website that’s organized around what you need to connect with leaders, exchange ideas, and take action in your community and…

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You’ll find Rotary clubs in small towns and big cities across the globe. It’s where like-minded professionals and community leaders come together to exchange ideas, take action, and make new friends. See why Rotary is their choice–and why you should make it yours–for creating positive change at home and around the world. 

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