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The Refilwe Project

For over 15 years, the Rotarians of Richmond Sunset Rotary Club and Rotary International have provided financial and hands-on volunteer support to the people in need living in and around the informal communities of the Lanseria area of Johannesburg, South Africa.  Funds raised by Rotarians have been instrumental in providing for educational, developmental, nutritional, health and shelter needs of the underserved communities in the area.  Rotarians, Interactors and youth volunteers have traveled from Richmond, BC to Lanseria to help deliver the humanitarian support, build goodwill and make a real difference in the lives of young families facing challenging economic and social circumstances. While directly helping South Africans in need, this multi year project has also been an excellent leadership development experience for those Canadian youth who participated, enabling and equipping them in terms of their higher education and career progression.

John Yap, Rotarian

Ending Polio Worldwide

When Rotary started the campaign to eradicate polio there were 350,000 cases of polio in 125 countries every year. Today, we have reduced polio cases by 99.9 percent, and just two countries continue to report cases of wild poliovirus: Afghanistan and Pakistan. Because of the efforts of Rotary and its partners, nearly 19.4 million people who would otherwise have been paralyzed are walking, and more than 1.5 million people are alive who would otherwise have died. The infrastructure we helped build to end polio is also being used to treat and prevent other diseases including COVID-19 and create lasting impact in other areas of public health.