Improving maternal and child health in Uganda

By Past District Governor Ronald Smith, member of the Blue Bell Rotary Club, District 7430 (USA) I began planning a vocational training team with my son Ryan in 2006, who at the time was a medical …

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Making a sustainable splash at the Rotary International Convention

Service in Action

By the Water & Sanitation Rotarian Action Group (Wasrag)

As we quickly approach the Rotary International Convention, the Water and Sanitation Rotarian Action Group (Wasrag) is reflecting on the past seven years hosting our annual World Water Summit preceding the convention.

The yearly event has helped us explore important themes within Rotary’s Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) area of focus, forge service partnerships, exchange challenges and project success stories, build lifelong friendships, and recommit our efforts to addressing one of the world’s most pressing concerns: universal reliable access to clean water and sanitation.

If you’ll be in Seoul, Korea, for the 2016 RI Convention, join us on Friday, 27 May, for the 8th annual World Water Summit where we’ll explore the theme Sustainable Strategies; Sustainable Solutions within the WASH sector.  Register today to secure your spot and take advantage of early bird registration fees. Like Wasrag on Facebook for the…

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Making a sustainable splash at the Rotary International Convention

By the Water & Sanitation Rotarian Action Group (Wasrag) As we quickly approach the Rotary International Convention, the Water and Sanitation Rotarian Action Group (Wasrag) is reflecting on the…

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Seaside sessions on leadership and peace in Sri Lanka

A bridge over peaceful waters

How I learned to stop worrying and love social media

Building my kizuna with Rotary and Japan

Rotary’s commitment to saving mothers and babies

By Azka Asif, Rotary Programs Staff Everyone everywhere has the right to the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health. However, gender-based discrimination often undercuts this rig…

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Rotary’s commitment to saving mothers and babies

Service in Action

By Azka Asif, Rotary Programs Staff

Everyone everywhere has the right to the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health. However, gender-based discrimination often undercuts this right. It causes women to be more susceptible to sickness and less likely to obtain care, for reasons ranging from affordability to social conventions keeping them at home. *

Through projects focused in maternal and child health, Rotary members are committed to reaching United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goal 3: Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages.

Each year, at least seven million children under the age of five die from diseases, malnutrition, poor health care, and inadequate sanitation. To help reduce this rate, Rotary members provide immunizations and antibiotics to babies, improve access to essential medical services, and support trained health care providers for mothers and their children. Nearly 80% of maternal deaths can be prevented with access to…

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Collaborate with Rotary partners to further your Water and Sanitation projects

By Chandra Palmer, Rotary International Area of Focus Coordinator Throughout the developing world, access to clean water and sanitation is far from common. Rotarians work with cooperating organizat…

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