Rotary Matters, a weekly program on community radio station Triple H 100.1 FM profiles the many worthwhile international and local causes, projects and people who make Rotary happen. Rotary is a worldwide service organisation with 30,000 active Rotarians in Australia.
Listen to the inspirational stories live at 3 pm on Fridays or enjoy past episodes.
Bicycles for Humanity collects and repairs bicycles which are then shipped to communities in the developing world, empowering the recipients to travel, to work, to get to school, to set up a small business, to get to medical support, food and water. David Tucker Chair of Bicycles for Humanity WA explains.
What is it like to take the helm as President of a Rotary Club? Recently appointed Helene Brunker explains what her club offers, the rewards it brings and her plans to engage more widely with the local community.
Oliver Hadi spent an intensive residential weekend on the Rotary Youth Program of Enrichment developing motivation, life skills, self image and self pride . Fiind out what happens on the course, the challenges to be overcome and the ultimate rewards.
Sydney school girl Tilly Colville spent a year in Brazil under the auspices of the Rotary Youth Exchange program. We find out where she went, what she learned, the people she stayed with, the food, the customs and the culture. A memorable experience which will last all her life.
We meet Karen Kendall, Australian, now resident in Addis Ababa where she has founded an orphanage to provide care, hope and comfort to hundreds of homeless children. Her wisdom and experience has led to the deinstitutionalising of other homes and a juvenile remand centre. Her work is supported by Rotary.
The remarkable story of Karo Haltmeier from Kenthurst Rotary Club and her vision to build a small dental clinic in a remote village on the Sepik River, Papua New Guinea. Funds were raised, the building is close to completion and will soon provide oral health services to a wide community in this developing part of the world.
Thanks to Beecroft Rotary the monsoon rains in India are captured and retained to assist down stream agriculture. A local community receives hygienic compost toilets vastly improving sanitation and health. Niranjan Deodhar explains.
What are the main challenges facing Rotary right now? Incoming District Governor, Niranjan Deodhar paints his vision for the year ahead, the challenges and how they will be met.
The Joey Joy Flight has enabled hundreds of disabled and disadvantaged children to experience the thrill of flight in a modern jet plane. But how does this all work and who puts it together? We learn about the role of Turramurra Rotary Club and Pathfinders the Qantas staff charity. Steve Buchanan from Qantas takes us behind the scenes of this extraordinary and highly memorable experience.
What must it be like to give birth in a mud hut on an earth floor? This is the dangerous situation for millions of mothers in developing countries. But thanks to the work of Zonta, assisted by community groups like Rotary, a simple but effective, hygienic birthing kit is now being assembled and sent to women in need and their birth attendants.
