On August 5th, Rotarians from over 50 clubs converged in the Volta region for a remarkable day of service and inspiration. With health screenings, educational initiatives on Bilharziasis, and planting 1,000 seedlings to protect land from encroachment, the Rotary Club of Akosombo Dam City and Accra-South embodied this year’s theme of “create hope in the world.” Read more about this incredible day of community, health, and growth.
VOLUNTEERS
Value of Rotary volunteering
A special report prepared for Rotary International by the Johns Hopkins Center for Civil Society Studies estimated the value of Rotary member volunteer hours at $850 million a year.
Past District Governor Robert F. Atta (DG 2002-2003 Rotary Year in District 9100)
He led in the organization of the first ever RI PolioPlus Partners visit to Ghana in 1998, and was the Chairman of the Ghana National PolioPlus Committee of RI
Rotary works to alleviate refugee crisis
The statistics are staggering. More than 28,000 people are uprooted from their homes each day as a result of war, oppression, and poverty. That’s nearly 20 people per minute.
President-elect Rassin on where Rotary has been, where he hopes to lead it
When Barry Rassin arrived at Rotary headquarters in Evanston at 4 a.m. for his first full day as president-elect, his security card wouldn’t work in the elevator. Just the day before, in a whirlwind process, he’d been nominated to fill the vacancy of Sam F. Owori, who had died unexpectedly in July.
Address by President Fitnat Adjetey
Trees are engines for economic development providing high nutrition foods for humans, animals, wildlife and insects, sustainable building materials and fuel, canopies in urban areas to cool, reduce energy use, absorb pollution and increase property values.
Rotary Family Health Days programme targets 50,000 beneficiaries
Accra, Oct 14, GNA – The 2016 Rotary Family Health Days (RFHD) programme is to be held from 20th October to 22nd October, on the…