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17/08/2010 - Rotary clubs keep up Pakistan relief effort
Photograph: Water Survival Boxes in Islamabad Rotary clubs across Great Britain and Ireland are keeping up the fundraising effort for the Pakistan flood survivors. An estimated 20 million people have been affected by the floods which stretch south along the Indus river from the North West District t... -
11/08/2010 - Pakistan Flood Appeal
Rotary International in Great Britain and Ireland (RIBI) is launching an appeal to help the hundreds of thousands of people affected by the Pakistan floods. Donations to the RIBI Donations Trust Pakistan Flood Appeal will be used to aid the long-term rebuilding of communities in the affected areas. ... -
04/08/2010 - Rotarians respond quickly to Pakistan floods
Photograph: A family finds shelter in a ShelterBox tent. Image courtesy of ShelterBox. Across Great Britain and Ireland, Rotary clubs are working hard to raise funds following the devastating floods in Pakistan. In the immediate aftermath of this natural disaster, victims are looking for shelter, wa... -
29/07/2010 - Major polio milestone reached
Today (30th July 2010) marks one year since the Horn of Africa was declared polio free with Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda having reported no wild poliovirus cases for more than 12 months.The outbreak in 2008 resulted from an outbreak of the wild poliovirus type 1 in the border area of southern S... -
29/07/2010 - Life through a lens
Every year, our young photographers capture moments on camera which mesmerise and amaze.This year was no different. As judges in the RIBI Young Photographer competition looked through the many submissions, the wealth of talent in Great Britain and Ireland came into focus.The RIBI Young Photographer ... -
22/07/2010 - The Big Society and Rotary
Following the announcement by the UK Government of the details behind the concept of the Big Society , Rotary International in Great Britain & Ireland (RIBI) is investigating ways of collaborating with this initiative. It is recognised that key messages within the Big Society echo the principles... -
22/07/2010 - Rotary emergency vehicles save lives in Albania
Photograph: Rotarian Peter Robinson and members of the Cornwall Fire & Rescue service who helped prepare the Land Rover for Albania.Just days after arriving in Albania, a Land Rover sponsored by the Rotary Club of Bodmin and donated by the Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service, was called into actio... -
07/07/2010 - Geriatric Geronimos
Photograph: The sky's anything but the limit for this "chuting star" and his team. Brian Mitchell takes to the air with his buddy. The self titled Geriatric Geronimos from the Rotary Club of Dunfermline are walking on air after their self-funded tandem skydive at Strathallan Airfield in M...
