Category Archives: Six areas of Focus

Rotary – Fight Hunger in Your Community

Dear Rotarians: According to the UN World Food Programme, nearly one billion people live in chronic hunger today—around one in seven people on earth. Deprived of proper nutrition, malnourished children are especially vulnerable to common diseases such as measles and … Continue reading

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Tools available for Global Handwashing Day!

This was received from Katie Carroll, Secretariat Coordinator Global Public-Private Partnership for Handwashing Global Handwashing Day is coming up on October 15 and the Public-Private Partnership for Handwashing with Soap would like to inform you of a new series of … Continue reading

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House of Commons, Ottawa, World Water Day

Please find below a statement made in the House of Commons by Larry Bagnell of the Liberal Party, with the help of RESULTS Canada, yesterday in honour of World Water Day, March 22, 2010:

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Project idea – 1st nations community

Rotary Club of Bowmanville, ON, Launches First Nations Initiative In November 2008 the Hon Paul Martin was quoted as saying “Aboriginal Canadians do every bit as well as other Canadians, depending on their level of education……” The single most important … Continue reading

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Maternal and Child Health in the USA

According to a recent report from Amnesty International women in the US have a greater life-time risk of dying of pregnancy-related complications than women in 40 other countries.

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