Rotary International News

Albert Bourla's story of how his parents survived the Holocaust provides a vivid picture of the Jewish experience in Thessaloniki. His story has important lessons today for all of us in our very troubled world.

Second woman nominated as Rotary International presidentEVANSTON, Ill. (January 24, 2023) — Stephanie Urchick, member of the Rotary Club of McMurray, PA, USA, will become the second woman to take office as president of

ShelterBox: A desire to help, a global relief partner, opportunities to respond after disastersShelterBox, an internationally known disaster relief organization and one of Rotary's key partners, originated as a Rotary club

6 Rotary members honored as People of Action: Champions of InclusionTheir commitment shows how inclusion makes an

Expand our Reach: A Conversation with Katey HallidayMeet Katey Halliday. A member of the Rotary Club of Adelaide Light, Australia, and a charter member of the Rotaract Club of Adelaide City, Halliday serves on Rotary's Diversity, Equity,

RI president-elect announces 2023-24 presidential theme: Create Hope in the World.

Learn how Rotary clubs are taking action in the United States, Canada, Portugal, Kosovo, and Fiji.

Rotary clubs across the UK are tackling loneliness through efforts that connect older people with college students or provide meetups for people with memory issues and their caregivers.

The Rotary Club of Kotor, Montenegro, celebrates its history and cultural heritage through its fundraisers and projects.

Ten couples or pairs will get the chance to experience a specially curated weekend in Edinburgh, Scotland, hosted by 2023-24 Rotary International President R. Gordon R. McInally.

Action Plan: Programs of

An Afghan refugee’s struggle to acclimate to life in Minnesota led him to establish a Rotary Community Corps to help other Afghan newcomers.

Reach across a border: Rotary experiences help you build international goodwillRotary International, a name we're all familiar with, wasn't always on the Rotary letterhead.In 1910, five years after the first Rotary club was founded

Learn how Rotary clubs are taking action in the United States, Mexico, Germany, Italy, and India.

Backed by Rotary’s Programs of Scale award, Partners for a Malaria-Free Zambia confronts a worldwide malady at the local level

A club in Washington’s wine country uses a novel approach to keep glass out of the landfill.

Leveraging expertise with AshokaRotary’s partnership with Ashoka brings together the vision of Ashoka’s social entrepreneurs with the local expertise of Rotary members to inspire innovation that can solve problems, create leaders, and

During the COVID-19 pandemic's initial U.S. wave in 2020, Detroit, Michigan, was one of many cities where first responders and medical personnel needed more personal protective equipment. A Rotary club in India learned about the situation and contacted its longtime partner, the Rotary Club of

For a long time, the incredible amount of knowledge within Rotary that could help clubs create more effective and sustainable projects was scattered and difficult to access. The creation of district resource networks has remedied that.People can think of the resource networks as "in-house

Rotary and Habitat for Humanity International attract the same kind of service-minded people, and the partnership between these organizations encompasses an array of areas where housing intersects with Rotary's main causes.This includes access to clean water and sanitation, community