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Rotary Voices

Stories of service from around the world

Breaking the silence: Interact project supports mental health in Bangladesh
By Suhana Rahman Shukonna, past president of the Interact Club of Dhaka, Bangladesh, and coordinator of Project Talk Hope My journey in Rotary began when I became the charter president of the Inter...
Posted: November 19, 2024, 4:37 pm
Mr. Privilege teaches about hunger, poverty, and the power of creative storytelling
By Jason Browne In September 2024, I found myself in an unexpected situation: I was “held hostage” by an entity whimsically named Mr. Privilege. He forced me into a disaster simulator where my wate...
Posted: November 7, 2024, 7:47 pm
Japanese sport turns trash pickup into a competition
By Hiroyasu Goami, Rotary Club of Fukushima, Japan In Japan, picking up trash is a sport. SpoGOMI, or Sport x Trash Pickup, began in Japan in 2008 and involves teams competing to pick up the most t...
Posted: November 5, 2024, 10:52 pm
Online Rotaract club empowers women in Afghanistan
By Martin Parnell, Rotary Club of Cochrane, Alberta, Canada In April of 2023, I met David Falconer, a high school principal from Cochrane who works in Calgary. Falconer is founder of “Classrooms Wi...
Posted: October 31, 2024, 7:18 pm
Rotary club’s plastic cleanup leads to new benches
By Martin Cohn, Rotary Club of Springfield, Vermont, USA Last year, I read about a project conducted by the Capital City Sunrise Rotary Club in New Hampshire, USA. The club collected plastic film a...
Posted: October 29, 2024, 8:40 pm
Why World Polio Day is my favorite day
By Jeffrey Walsh, Rotary Club of Bloomington-Normal Sunrise, Illinois, USA I am a former Army medic and a returned Peace Corps volunteer. I joined Rotary recently, and I am excited to be part of an...
Posted: October 22, 2024, 6:55 pm
My Rotary Youth Exchange – transforming pain into purpose
By Gregor Baum In 2016, at the age of 17, I traveled from Frankfurt, Germany, to La Paz, Mexico, on a Rotary Youth Exchange. The vibrant colors and rhythms of Mexico were the backdrop for this tran...
Posted: October 18, 2024, 5:53 pm
The intersection of literacy and peace – transforming lives one child at a time
By Vasanthi Ranganathan, a member of the Rotary Club of Ambattur, India; Rotary Positive Peace Activator; member of The Rotary Foundation Cadre of Technical Advisers, and member of the India chapte...
Posted: October 16, 2024, 9:05 pm
In Appalachia, resilience isn’t just a tool – it’s a value
By Kiran Singh Sirah, 2011-13  Rotary Peace Fellow Hurricane Helene rained sadness and pain for 600 miles across our region with catastrophic impact. In parts of Tennessee, across the mountains in ...
Posted: October 11, 2024, 4:33 pm
Simple acts of kindness have profound impact on India street vendors
By Jignesh Pandya, membership chair for Rotary District 3131 and a member of the Rotary Club of Bibwewadi Pune, India In the heart of Maharashtra, India, in the districts of Pune and Raigad, street...
Posted: October 10, 2024, 9:49 pm

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