How to build a better city

How to build a better city

by Ariel Miller At the age of 28, Rotaractor Carlos Montoya heads the Integrated Transport Department of the North Zone of the State Government of Chihuahua, which serves principally for Ciudad Juárez, the most populous city in the northern Mexican state of Chihuahua....
Rotaractor’s nonprofit breaks new ground for energy justice

Rotaractor’s nonprofit breaks new ground for energy justice

By Will Nichols, e-Rotaract Club for the Environment I began volunteering at the Durham Habitat for Humanity Restore the summer after my freshman year of high school. It was a wonderful experience. Not only did it satisfy my parents urging me to get out of the house,...
Miyawaki forest celebrates history and native plants

Miyawaki forest celebrates history and native plants

By Catherine Endicott, Judy Maccully, and Sarah Philips, Environmental Rotary Club of the Puget Sound, Washington State, USA Have you ever seen the stars align for a service project? Imagine 100 no-shows and then 100 people showing up unexpectedly, transforming the...
Building a Green Culture for Rotary

Building a Green Culture for Rotary

Our Journey as the First Eco Cause-Based Club in Africa By Jane Maonga, Founder and Charter Member, Lavington Eco Rotary Club Lavington Eco is building a green culture for Rotary as Africa’s first eco-Rotary Club. I’m writing to share our experience as a road...
Cape Cod Proving Ground

Cape Cod Proving Ground

By Ariel Miller, ESRAG Newsletter Editor For over thirty years, Brian Braginton-Smith has been urging the United States to change course to prevent climate calamity.   Working from the storm-battered Massachusetts coast where he grew up, this American Rotarian has...
Tools to Restore Sustainable Living

Tools to Restore Sustainable Living

By Nilam Bedi, PhD, ESRAG Cadre Liaison to The Rotary Foundation The accelerating impacts of climate change are driving increasingly urgent calls to action, with the goal of sustainable living at their core. Sustainability means living within the limits of the planet...