By Immy Julie Musoke Nakyeyune, Published in Rotary International

A mist was rising over the meadow when I arrived early in the morning at Nyakishumba with members of my Rotaract club, brimming with excitement for the day ahead. Located in the hilly Kabale District of western Uganda, Nyakishumba is colder than most of the surrounding region. 

Published in Seattle 4 Rotary Club

This is the season. The holidays present both challenges and opportunities for community service organizations to put smiles on the faces of those who need them most. In Seattle, Rotarians formed a partnership with two local agencies to create a “synergy” of goodwill, holiday cheer, and smiles.

By Joe Williams, December 13, 2017, Published in Rotary International

Most people in the United States take electricity for granted. Only if a powerful storm hits and it is taken away do we get an understanding of what it is like to depend entirely on the sun for our light.

There is, however, a significant population in the heart of the United States that lives their lives with only the sun to light the way.

December 13, 2017, Published in UN.org

Three months after two category-5 hurricanes tore through the Caribbean, thousands of children across the region still need support, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Wednesday.

By Ari Honarvar, December 8, 2017, Published in Yes! Magazine

More than three dozen women and children sit in a circle inside the conference room of a public library in El Cajon, California, each holding a hand drum on their laps. No one is speaking.

I stand in the center and ask who in this group of Afghan, Iraqi, and Syrian women has suffered loss. Several hands go up. I then ask: “Who would like to volunteer to express their feeling of loss, using the drum as their voice?”