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Rotary helps disaster victims

Rotary helps disaster victimsThe Rotary Foundation and Rotary clubs are helping communities battered by severe weather and earthquakes. How to contribute Four Rotary Foundation donor advised funds have been set...

Movie tells inspirational polio story

'Breathe' details life of British polio survivor Robin Cavendish, who contracted the disease in Kenya in 1958 By Dave King, Rotary International in Great Britain and Ireland [embedded content] As...

Cellphones power disease fight

Pakistan and Nigeria replace paper-based reporting with fast, accurate cellphone messaging By Ryan Hyland Photos by Khaula Jamil Mobile phones and simple text messaging may be the keys to victory...

Rotary gives $49.5 million to help eradicate polio

Rotary gives $49.5 million to help eradicate polio and challenges the world to continue the fight to end the disease EVANSTON, Ill. (Oct. 17, 2017) — With just 11 confirmed...

Somali refugee spreads peace as Rotary fellow

Manitoba honors Rotary Peace Fellow for public achievement By Paul Engleman Refugees who come to Winnipeg often end up living in areas that are predominantly inhabited by indigenous people.  “Newcomers...

Where polio hides

The discovery of the poliovirus in Nigeria last summer shocked eradication efforts. Here’s how Rotary is making sure it doesn’t happen again By Erin Biba Photos by Andrew Esiebo For...

How Rotary clubs are celebrating World Polio Day

From red ponchos to pub crawls, Rotary clubs are coming up with a variety of ways to promote polio eradication in October By Arnold R. Grahl In eastern Ontario and...

Five things to know about polio

5 things you might not know about ending polio The road to eradicating polio has been a long and difficult one, with Rotary leading the fight since 1985. Going from nearly...

It takes a community

Mobilizing more than 200,000 volunteers across 92 countries, the Rotary Community Corps expands Rotary’s reach by bringing the knowledge and talents of local people to projects in their communities. (more…)