New poliovirus cases and positive environmental isolates this week (December 17th was the last previous GPEI update. The most recent update included only Somalia.) Somalia: One cVDPV2 case and one cVDPV2-positive environmental sample. The number of cVDPV2 cases this...
On December 11th, members of Rotary International joined representatives of the United Nations to observe the 80th anniversary of the signing of the United Nations charter. Leaders from both organizations reflected on and reaffirmed the principles the UN stands for....
Looking for eye-catching content for your club's social media pages? Some clubs are taking video at their service project and posting it. Others are posting professionally-created videos from Rotary. Both are great way to share videos to help more people understand...
Disaster Aid USA has launched Phase Two of its Hurricane Melissa Jamaica response, and the needs are immediate. During Christmas week, it partnered with Uprising City Church Jamaica to deliver food packs to 150 families who are still recovering. At $40 per family,...
Rotary International's Youth Advisory Council is the international body that advises the RI Board of Directors on our youth programs and shapes their future. It is comprised of three current Interactors or Interact alumni, three recent RYLA alumni, and three recent...
In his autobiography, Paul Harris said, "“Everywhere there were people but nowhere a familiar face" in describing the loneliness and social isolation that he and others had experienced when away from friends and family. He said that in creating Rotary he wanted to...
Pakistan reported fewer than half as many cases of polio in 2025 than in 2024. Pakistan's National Emergency Operations Centre for Polio Eradication, reported 30 cases in 2025, down from 74 a year earlier. No new infections have been reported anywhere in the country...
New poliovirus cases and positive environmental isolates this week: Afghanistan: The most recent confirmed polio case in Afghanistan was reported in October. The number of WPV1 cases in 2025 is 9. There were 23 in 2024. Chad: One cVDPV2 case, two cVDPV3 cases and no...
A small annual project started in 2007 by Lee’s Summit Sunrise Rotary Club (D6040 MO) to support a single charity, has grown over ten-fold to raise as much as $220,000. "Empty Bowls/Feed Lee’s Summit" now involves all three of the city's Rotary clubs and benefits five...
New poliovirus cases and positive environmental isolates this week: Afghanistan: The most recent confirmed polio case in Afghanistan was reported in October. The number of cases in 2025 is 9. There were 23 in 2024. Angola: Two cVDPV2 cases and no cVDPV2-positive...
Even if you know the answer, there are probably lots of members in your clubs and districts who don't. There's a good chance many clubs would like to increase their participation in International Service, but can't sponsor a project on their own. They can find...
Cyclonic Storm Ditwah was a catastrophic tropical cyclone that recently hit Sri Lanka and Southern India. Heavy rains and landslides resulted in at least 638 deaths, 18 injuries, and 191 people missing. Flooding and landslides destroyed 4,517 homes and damaged 76,066...
