Ripples of change generate a wave of hope
Members of the Rotary Club of Apharetta, Georgia, at a social event By Katie Rocco, past president of the Rotary Club of Alpharetta, Georgia, USA I began my year as…
Serving is the best medicine
Murilo found the support he needed in Rotary and Rotaract to deal with his medical challenges. By Murilo Araújo, 2022-2023 president of the Rotary Club of Pacaembu and the Rotaract…
Three ideas to promote mental health in your community
By Claudia Urbano, Rotary Service and Engagement staff
Service companion club grows membership
A service-based companion club model tripled membership within a year. It’s been an amazing transformation. Within the first year, the club tripled its membership to 63. Even more exciting, women…
Participate in meaningful service experiences with Rotary
By Rotary Service and Engagement staff As we celebrate Membership month, consider ways to cultivate or support effective service projects to empower communities locally or abroad. Below you will find…
A fundraiser that attracts new members
Proceeds from the barn sale have doubled since the pandemic. And volunteers have discovered that working in the barn is a great way to socialize. We also discovered that working…
Geo-tracking system enhances polio response in Congo
Geospatial Tracking Systems have a critical role to play in the monitoring of vaccination teams during polio outbreak response campaigns. With support from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the…
Extraordinary chains of coordination to detect poliovirus amidst Sudan’s conflict
One of the first tasks they took on was to find ways to detect the possible spread of an outbreak of variant poliovirus that was confirmed in December 2022 after…
Tanzania
Status: affected by circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus 2 (cVDPV2) Polio this week in Tanzania One cVDPV2 case was reported in Rukwa making it the first in the country. A cVDPV2 was…
GPEI delegation concludes visit to Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, JULY 21, 2023 – A high-level delegation of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI), including the Polio Oversight Board, visited Pakistan to discuss the impact of political transition on…