The month of February in the Rotary calendar is 'Peacebuilding and Conflict Prevention Month'. Of course, it is also the month of Rotary’s 120th birthday anniversary and the connection is entirely appropriate.

Within a matter of hours of the December 2024 Vanuatu earthquake, Rotarians began to work with teams on the ground to assess the damage and the need. But when Rotarians began looking at accessing a Rotary Foundation Disaster Response Grant, applications for these grants had closed. There were insufficient funds in the account.

The current U.S. administration is withdrawing the U.S. from the World Health Organization (WHO) and has announced sweeping changes to the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) ordering a near-total freeze on all foreign aid.

The February 2025 Regional Leader Insider eNews has an insightful article “Increasing Paul Harris Society engagement’ by Chrissy Swartz, the Regional Rotary Foundation Coordinator Specialist in Evanston.

Six Districts across the Zone have come together with DDF on a WASH project in Cambodia that also received a Directed Gift as well as funding from the World Fund. The Global Grant was approved in May and by November, the grant was complete and the final report submitted.

Applications for the 2026 Rotary Peace Fellowships are now open until 15 May 2025.

Tasmania’s Rotary Club of Sandy Bay will hold its 25th annual World Peace and Understanding Dinner on 24 February 2025.

Whilst many readers will be aware of the Ride the Rails event that is held on the Sydney rail network in October, there is also an event across the Tasman to raise awareness of the need to end polio as well as raise funds. It’s called the Auckland PAT event.

We provide a snippet of information about the Foundation, 'Foundation Moments', in a form that can be readily used by clubs and districts in their newsletters, web pages, social media pages etc.

Days after the December 2024 earthquake that struck Vanuatu, members of the Rotary Club of Port Vila soon found themselves responding to the needs of the affected community. In doing so, they became the largest suppliers of pure drinking water to a community of 7,000 people. It was no small task – and it didn’t just involve providing water to humans.

Please checkout The Rotary Foundation Zone 8 - 2024-25 TEAM; names, contact details and every Team Member's photo.