Celebrating success with the Rotaract Outstanding Project Awards
30 Jan
By Erika Emerick, Rotary Programs for Young Leaders Staff
Every year, Rotaract clubs around the world develop innovative solutions to community challenges. Rotary International recognizes these high-impact, sustainable projects with the Rotaract Outstanding Project Award.
Through 1 February 2018, Rotarians and Rotaractors are invited to nominate their best Rotaract project from the past year for an award. One club and multi-club group receiving top honors will each be awarded US$1000.
Last year, over 300 projects were nominated across 52 countries. Get inspired for your award nomination by learning more about outstanding projects from 2016-17.
Single-club and multidistrict winners:
- Single club: The Rotaract Club of the University of Moratuwa in Sri Lanka launched a three-year project to improve lives in the rural community of Ranugalla. During the first year, the club opened a library and science lab for the local school and helped prepare students for college entrance…
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Adding vocational service to our project
26 JanBy Jerry Kallman, Past President of the Rotary Club of Ridgewood, New Jersey, USA
Rotary’s guiding principles were developed to provide Rotarians with a unifying common purpose and direction. The Avenues of Service have always served as a foundation for our relationships with other members and the type of action we take in the world.
For the past nine years, the Rotary Club of Ridgewood has been supporting students of Kishermoruak Primary School in the Maasai Mara Reserve in southern Kenya. I came across the school during my quest for international service; since 2008, we’ve invested in the school, its students, teachers and the community through various joint projects.
To truly embody the Avenues of Service, I wanted to incorporate vocational service and grow our projects by empowering others through training and skill development.
Empowering women
In partnership with the British non-profit organization Bees Abroad, we started offering bee-keeping…
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Your expertise can help change lives
24 JanBy Paolo Pasini, Member of the Rotary Club of Rimini, Italy and Past District Governor of District 2072
Throughout my many years as a Rotarian, I have had the opportunity to serve in various leadership positions. Currently I am the District International Service Chair (DISC) for District 2072 and the End Polio Now Zone Coordinator for Zones 12 and 13B. Through these opportunities, I have learned so much about Rotary, and have been able to pass along my knowledge to fellow Rotarians. Professionally, I am a psychologist, and work on innovative ways of recruiting talent for a company producing machinery for sorting fruits and vegetables.
Last July, 15 other Rotarians from six continents and I were selected to attend a workshop to learn about the responsibilities of District International Service Chairs at the RI World Headquarters in Evanston, USA. Through this three-day workshop, we learned about the various tools and…
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