Eight Namibian men walk through the desert.  In the radiating heat, four of the men hoist an injured man up on a stretcher.  The remaining four men walk alongside the stretcher waiting for the first four to get tired.  Once the men are near collapsing, they switch off, and continue along the unpaved road. This is the way Namibians living in rural towns travel to a hospital.  These people have neither access to transportation nor enough income to charter private vehicles; however, recently, things have changed. Today Namibians are able to reach health care facilities from the most isolated places –...

There is no better way to kick off Fall than to become a volunteer for Rotary!  The Rotary Volunteers Program fosters active volunteer participation at home and abroad, drawing upon the spirit of the community and global service that lies at the heart of Rotary International’s (RI) mission.  Rotarians volunteer to utilize their individual, professional skills, and to share their expertise wherever help is needed locally or worldwide. The program increases awareness of the many volunteer opportunities.  Rotary clubs can register their projects or themselves as world volunteers with Rotary International. For...

Peter Seenan, a 2007-08 Ambassadorial Scholar in Delhi, India, says his favorite part of his experience was “giving presentations to numerous Rotary clubs and being invited to be a part of their incredible work, undertaken across the vast city of 17 million inhabitants.” The project provided packages of supplies donated by Rotarians to children at a school founded and supported by local Rotary clubs. Each child received a package that contained a sweater, packet of biscuits, and a candle. The boy in this photo is receiving one of the packages. To read more about the project and the...

The tsunami that hit Sri Lanka in 2004 damaged or destroyed more than 187 coastal schools.  District 3220 raised more than US $12 million to build 25 new schools.  The district received aid from The Rotary Foundation, Rotary clubs from around the world, and other organizations.  “My school is a beautiful place,” says Imesha Udari de Zoyza of her newly built school.  More than 22 schools are back in service, which provides for about 12,000 children who were affected by the tsunami.  To read more about the project and the original article from Rotary International visit: Reclaiming Schools...