Clean water and sanitation is a human right. When people, especially children, have access to clean water, sanitation, and hygiene, they lead healthier and more successful lives.
We don’t just build wells and walk away. Rotary members integrate water, sanitation, and hygiene into education projects. When children learn about disease transmission and practice good hygiene, they miss less school. And they can take those lessons home to their families, expanding our impact.
How Rotary makes help happen
Rotary has issued a global challenge to its members, asking them to work collectively to improve education quality and access — particularly for girls — by working with communities to improve teacher training, curriculum, and water, sanitation, and hygiene facilities.
The Object of Rotary is to encourage and foster the ideal of service as a basis of worthy enterprise and, in particular, to encourage and foster:
FIRST: The development of acquaintance as an opportunity for service; (We refer to this as Fellowship)
SECOND: High ethical standards in business and professions; the recognition of the worthiness of all useful occupations; and the dignifying of each Rotarian’s occupation as an opportunity to serve society;
THIRD: The application of the ideal of service in each Rotarian’s personal, business, and community life;
FOURTH: The advancement of international understanding, goodwill, and peace through a world fellowship of business and professional persons united in the ideal of service.
"Good food + plentiful libation divided among wonderful friends = great fellowship! That formula works every time and it did again for the Rotary Club of Gros Islet on the evening of Friday 2nd March, 2018. With over 50 members, guests and friends in attendance at the RCGI Trivia and Games night, every one was divided into six teams with names chosen by the teams such as Enigma, Satellite, ABC2, Super Six, The Winners and Ravindra.
The questions ranged from world history, Rotary facts, pop culture, music, international flag recognition and math. However, the most pressing question echoed by all teams throughout the night was "Where did Joel get these questions from???"
In the end, in a nail biting finale, team Ravindra came out on top with a total of 72.5, just point 5 over the second placed team Enigma which accumulated a total of 72. Team Super Six came in third with 67 and the not so elementary ABC2 in fourth with 65.5. The Winners misrepresented with 61 points and the Satellite were way out there with 56!
There were ambitious vows to hit the books, devices, etc to study hard and redeem reputations by the next event!
Special thanks to Harmony Suites for hosting; to the members of Rotary Club of Saint Lucia and the RCGI Satellite Club members, Rotarcat Club of Gros Islet members, and many of our own members who contributed and participated; guests and friends of the Rotary Club of Gros Islet and to PN Joel and PE Lenita for putting everything together. Look out for Round Three coming soon!
Rotaract clubs bring together people ages 18-30 to exchange ideas with leaders in the community, develop leadership and professional skills, and have fun through service.
In communities worldwide, Rotary and Rotaract members work side by side to take action through service. From big cities to rural villages, Rotaract is changing communities like yours.
What’s involved?
Rotaract clubs decide how to organize and run their club, manage their own funds, and plan and carry out activities and service projects aligned with causes that are important to your community. Rotary club sponsors offer guidance and support and work with your club as partners in service.
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March 12th to 18th World Rotaract Week