New reports of poliovirus cases and positive environmental isolates this week: Afghanistan: three WPV1 cases and four WPV1-positive environmental samples. The most recent case was on October 24, 2025. There were 13 cases in 2025. Benin: no cVDPV2 cases and two...
The HUB
2024-25 Rotary Alumni Global Service Award Recipient
Pushpi Weerakoon first earned a bachelor of law and a postgraduate diploma in international and commercial law from the University of Buckingham in the United Kingdom. Then, she went on to obtain a PhD in peace and conflict studies with a diploma in peace studies and...
Register for New Orleans Zone Institute
Registration is open for our August 27-30 Zone Institute in historic New Orleans. We'll be staying at the Hilton New Orleans Riverside, located at the foot of Poydras Street, next to the Riverwalk, Paddleboat Creole Queen, only a block from Canal Street and the...
January 28th Polio Update
New reports of poliovirus cases and positive environmental isolates this week: Afghanistan: one WPV1 case and five WPV1-positive environmental samples. The most recent case was on October 20, 2025. There were 10 cases in 2025. Algeria: no cVDPV1 cases, no...
Independence Mardi Gras Funraiser
(No, that's not a typo in the headline.) In this month’s Rotary magazine, there’s notice of an event coming up on February 28th and sponsored by The Rotary Club of Independence, MO (D6040). Each year, the club hosts this Mardi Gras celebration featuring food, fun,...
January 21st Polio Update
New poliovirus cases and positive environmental isolates this week: Germany: Two WPV1 positive environmental samples and no cVDPV2-positive environmental samples. Nigeria: Nine cVDPV2 cases, one cVDPV2-positive environmental sample, and five cVDPV3 cases. Pakistan:...
Newest Peace Center Opens
Rotary's newest Peace Center at Symbiosis International University was inaugurated this week on January 26th. The Center is on the University's Lavale campus in Pune, India. Offering a fully-funded one year postgraduate diploma program in Peace and Development...
January 14th Polio Update
New poliovirus cases and positive environmental isolates this week: Democratic Republic of Congo: No cVDPV1 cases and three cVDPV2 cases. Pakistan: No WPV1 cases and 7 WPV1-positive environmental samples. There have been no reported cases in 2026 and there were 30...
Peace Centers Webinar
Rotary is establishing our newest Rotary Peace Center in India, the first in South Asia and a significant expansion of Rotary’s global peace education network. This new center will welcome its first cohort of fellows early next year. It will equip peacebuilders to...
Create Lasting Impact
Earlier today at Rotary’s International Assembly in Orlando, attendees received Rotary International President-elect Olayinka H. Babalola's message to "Create Lasting Impact". Acknowledging that “As members of Rotary, we share a vision of a better future,” he said...
January 7th Polio Update
New poliovirus cases and positive environmental isolates this week: Pakistan: No WPV1 case and 36 WPV1-positive environmental samples. Tanzania: No cVDPV2 cases and 2 cVDPV2-positive environmental samples. You can get the latest statistical updates at:...
H2H Project Fair
You are invited to attend the District 4140 (Mexico) Global Grants 2026-27 preliminary project fair on Friday, January 9th at 7:30 pm Eastern (6:30 pm Central). Several proposed global grant projects for 2026-27 will be presented. PDG Steve Hopper (D6460 IL) will be...
















