1, July 2019 – Rotary Annual Report 2019 People Of Action

Vic Grosjean Featured in Rotary Annual Report

In 2018, six members of Rotary and Rotaract were honored as People of Action: Young Innovators during Rotary Day at the United Nations in Nairobi, Kenya. These trailblazers were recognized for their commitment to sparking transformation through innovation:

Albert Kafka, of the Rotaract Club of Wien-Stadtpark and Rotary Club of Wien-Oper, Austria, launched Intarconnect, an online platform for establishing mentorships and encouraging service across generations.

Charlie Ruth Castro, of the Rotary E-Club of Sogamoso Global, Boyacá, Colombia, leads a program that teaches vocational and business skills to women in prison in Colombia.

Christina Hassan, of the Rotary Club of Calgary Fish Creek, Alberta, Canada, launched the nonprofit FullSoul, which trains midwives and supplies safe, sterile childbirth equipment to hospitals in Uganda.

Paul Mushaho, of the Rotaract Club of Nakivale, organized a Rotaract club in a Ugandan refugee settlement. The club conducts service projects in the camp and fosters a sense of family among the refugees.

Shadrack Nyawa, of the Rotary Club of Kilifi, Kenya, travels to remote areas of the country to provide toilets and hand-washing stations to schools in need.

Vic Grosjean, of the Rotaract Club of Melbourne City, Victoria, Australia, started the Ocean CleanX company, which is developing technology to monitor pollution and remove it from waterways.

‘Catalysts for change’, 2019 ISSUE, 1 July 2019, by Rotary International, on ‘Rotary Annual Report 2019’, Rotary’s People of Action: Young Innovators.

• https://www.rotary.org/en/annual-report-2019/who-we-are

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