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01/02/2012 - Local Rotarians ready for India polio mission
Photograph: Once immunised, children's little fingers are marked with purple dye to show they have been protected. Nearly 50 Rotary members from across Great Britain and Ireland are flying to India this month, to immunise millions of children against polio. The trip is particularly poignant as India... -
17/01/2012 - Rotary beats $200m polio fundraising target
Photograph: A child in Lucknow is protected against polio. Photo by Jean-Marc Giboux. Rotary clubs in Great Britain and Ireland, and the rest of the world, have succeeded in raising USD$200 million in new funding for polio eradication.The fundraising milestone was reached in response to a USD$355 mi... -
12/01/2012 - Rotary celebrates India’s first polio-free year, but cautions the job is not yet finished
Photograph: The life-saving vaccine administered by Rotary and its partners. Picture by Jean-Marc Giboux. Rotary members in Great Britain and Ireland and across the world are cautiously celebrating a major milestone in the global effort to eradicate the crippling disease polio. India, until recently... -
12/01/2012 - Haiti, two years on
Photograph: One of the tent cities set up after the earthquake. Courtesy of ShelterBox. Two years ago today, an earthquake measuring 7.0 on the Richter scale hit Haiti, claiming thousands of people and destroying communities.The tremors hit Port-au-Prince and surrounding areas. Rotary clubs in Great... -
09/01/2012 - Rotary five head to Rajasthan
Photograph: The GSE team get ready for Rajasthan The Taj Mahal, camel trekking, a tiger sanctuary and a traditional Hindu wedding are just some of the incredible sights about to be experienced by a group of young professionals from Cornwall and Plymouth. The team of five, all aged between 25 a... -
05/01/2012 - RIBI Young Citizen awarded MBE
Photograph: A delighted Kirsty receives her RIBI Young Citizen Award from Konnie Huq at the RIBI Conference, 2009. 21 year old Kirsty Ashton inspired many during the 2009 RIBI Conference when she was presented with an RIBI Young Citizen Award for her fundraising work for When You Wish Upon a Star. N... -
05/01/2012 - Nicole’s Legacy
Photograph: Nicole Dryburgh, RIBI Young Citizen Award winner 2008, is the focus of a moving BBC documentary, Nicole's Legacy.RIBI Young Citizen 2008 Award winner Nicole Dryburgh, who died in May 2010, is being remembered in a BBC documentary which has been made by BBC producer and Rotarian Eve Conwa... -
02/01/2012 - Nyumbani team ready to help orphans
Photograph: Alison Stedman with colleagues and children. The youngsters have new hope thanks to Nyumbani. Nyumbani Scotland is one of many projects supported by clubs throughout RIBI. The charity’s volunteers fundraise all year round to provide education, healthcare, support and a brighter fu... -
24/12/2011 - Merry Christmas and thank you
As another busy year draws to a close, Rotary International in Great Britiain & Ireland (RIBI) would like to say thank you to everyone who has supported, participated in and helped the many life-changing and exciting Rotary projects in these islands and overseas.Whether it is the New Generations... -
21/12/2011 - Rotarians urged to help typhoon hit Philippines
Photograph: The Philippines have been hit by disaster before, this ShelterBox image from 2009 shows a village destroyed by disaster.Flash floods triggered by Typhoon Washi, coinciding with high tides, have caused widespread devastation across the southern Philippine island of Mindanao, killing hundr...
