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Rotary in the news |
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 Rotary
and the United Nations
Global Compact have recently
agreed to deepen their
collaboration, encouraging
Global Compact local
networks and Rotary clubs to
seek a stronger alignment
through joint activities and
programs. The announcement
was made during
Rotary-UN Day at
United Nations headquarters
on 7 November. "Through
discussion, collaboration,
and joint cooperation,
Rotary clubs and the United
Nations Global Compact can
foster high ethical
standards, universal
principles, and tangible
humanitarian successes,"
said Rotary International
General Secretary Ed Futa.
"Together, we can work for
the benefit of all."
Read the full announcement.
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Use video to share your
project |
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The
Rotary Club of Alexandria
Cosmopolitan, Egypt, Rotaractors,
and the Rotarian Action
Group for Population Growth
and Sustainable Development
have been addressing poverty
through a comprehensive
development project that
includes microcredit,
literacy, and family
planning efforts. The
Rotaract Club of Alexandria
Cosmopolitan, which has been
working with Rotaract
District 1860 (Germany)to
help support women in
Alexandria, has helped
document these efforts on
video. Watch and
share this footage to show
others how clubs around the
world are making a
difference. |
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World AIDS Day is December 1 |
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Is your club or district
involved in AIDS education
or prevention projects, or
is it working on other
humanitarian efforts to
combat the AIDS epidemic?
Begin planning your media
pitch through a press
release, op-ed piece, or
letter to the editor so you
can publicize your efforts
in time for 1 December,
World AIDS Day. |
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Local corporation supports
Rotary district |
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District 9350 (Angola;
Namibia; South Africa)
partnered with an innovative
out-of-home media company
with a corporate social
responsibility program to
place
Humanity in Motion
public service
announcements (PSAs) in
about 24 Cape Town, South
Africa, supermarkets. The
PSAs, which were placed at
no charge, receive an
estimated two million views
per month. Seeking out a
local company that promotes
corporate social
responsibility is just one
way clubs and districts can
place Humanity in Motion
materials free or at a
discounted rate. What
creative strategies have you
used to place Humanity in
Motion PSAs? |
Did you know that Rotary
PR Tips reaches more
than 6,000 people in 115
countries from
Afghanistan to Zimbabwe?
It's a great opportunity
to learn how the media
works and how other
cultures promote their
projects. What PR tip
would you share with
readers? Send it to
pr@rotary.org.
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