People of Action
Rotary magazine covers a wide range of fascinating features, exclusive interviews and inspiring human interest stories from across the world of Rotary.
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People of Action: Rotarians help Ukraine
A selection of stories showing the lengths that Rotarians in Great Britain & Ireland have gone to help those dealing with the conflict in Ukraine.
Recycled laptops help isolated students
A project in Wales is helping to provide laptops to children with limited or no access to online tools during lockdown.
Preloved and Reloved
The QE Interact group based at the Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form College in Darlington is usually a very active, hands-on group but Covid has challenged how they have done things this year.
Plant trees for a better world
Rotarians in these isles are currently developing a portfolio of projects to stimulate increased environmental action. Paul Keeley from Newcastle Gosforth Rotary explains what they are trying to do.
A one-man recycling machine
Rotarian Samy Wassef is a one-man recycling machine who is making sure that valuable resources don’t end up in landfill.
Step forward to tackle footwear poverty
Rotarians from over 40 clubs in north-west England are raising awareness of footwear poverty by encouraging friends, neighbours and families to collect footwear which would otherwise end up in landfill sites.
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Feeding the 7,000
John and Chris Philip initiated a project in Tanzania providing schools with the knowledge and resources so breakfast could kick start the day, three times a week. With the help of local teachers, their dream is proving a reality.
Making a difference in Pune
A Rotary global grant has allowed Welsh Rotary clubs to invest in a hygiene project in the city of Pune.
A perfect partnership
Bognor Hotham Rotary, backed by Extra Cover, enabled children to be collected from rural areas to grasp the opportunity for education.
It’s all pants!
Travelling twice yearly, a group of specialists in their sector have been providing international support for medical services and schools.
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
Sir Nicholas Winton - Oscar Winner Sir Anthony Hopkins Stars As The Holocaust Hero And Rotarian In His Latest Film
Winter 2024
Growing Rotary: A vision for the future
October - November 2023
A New Dawn
August - September 2023
Loneliness - The Most Terrible Poverty
June - July 2023
Ukraine - One Year On
April - May 2023
Rotary's Rock Solid Foundation
February - March 2023
Rotaract: The Present & Future of Rotary
December - January 2023
Queen Elizabeth II 1926-2022
October - November 2022
Poliovirus in the UK - should we be concerned?
August - September 2022
Homes for Hope - Giving shelter to Ukrainian families
June - July 2022
We stand with Ukraine
April - May 2022
Saving the children of MedellÃn
February - March 2022
It's time to wake up to Climate Change - Rotary at COP26
December - January 2022
What hope for polio in Afghanistan
October-November 2021
Rotary lends a helping hand
August-September 2021
HRH Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh: a friend of Rotary
June-July 2021
Shaping the road to recovery
April-May 2021
Living in the Plastic Soup
February-March 2021
Peace Advocate Project: A step in the right direction
December 2020-January 2021
Africa's Finest Hour: Historic milestone reached in global battle to wipe out polio
October - November 2020
Captain Tom: A nation salutes an inspiration
August-September 2020
COVID-19: Saluting Rotary's Heroes
June-July 2020
Being Frank about mental health
April-May 2020
Australian bushfires: How Rotary is helping to rebuild from the flames
February-March 2020
Scavenging to survive
December 2019-January 2020
Why should a child go hungry?
October-November 2019
Winning the hearts and minds of organ donors
August-September 2019
From source to sea: The fight against plastic pollution
June-July 2019
Modern slavery: It's closer than you think
April-May 2019
My son was groomed online and murdered
February-March 2019
War & Peace: How Rotary's future was shaped by the Great War
December 2018-January 2019
Rotary behind bars: Rehabilitation or punishment?
October-November 2018
Dementia: Why it is Britain's biggest killer
August-September 2018
Golden Eboni Lights up Gold Coast
June-July 2018
Dolly in Dreamland
April-May 2018
Sammi's bid for Games glory
February-March 2018
How Hollywood is tackling the issue of polio
December 2017-January 2018
It's Strictly Dementia
October-November 2017
Martin Bell: Back on the frontline
August-September 2017
The lasting legacy
June-July 2017
Feeling the love
April-May 2017
Born Free: Saving our Endangered World
February-March 2017
Peace Fellows
December 2016-January 2017
Crazy mad dreamer
October-November 2016
Literacy opens the world
August-September 2016
The Prince's Trust
June-July 2016
The fight against the Zika virus
April-May 2016
Facing the Floods
February-March 2016
Bringing World Peace to Nations
December 2015-January 2016
Africa Polio free for one year
October-November 2015