Harpenden
SUPPORTING THE LOCAL COMMUNITY
Rotary in Harpenden support local people of all ages by organising and running community events and activities, and raising funds for charitable purposes.
International
ROTARY’S IMPACT ABROAD
Rotary responds to natural disasters around the world with temporary shelters and access to potable water. We also fund health and education projects in developing countries.
Rotary’s campaign to rid the world of the debilitating disease polio reached another milestone when the World Health Organisation certified Africa as wild-polio free. Only in Pakistan and Afghanistan does the wild poliovirus remain endemic.
Connections
COMBINING OUR SKILLS TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE
With members from all walks of life, we meet regularly to talk, share ideas and develop events and opportunities to help our community.
Latest news
Modular homes revive Ukrainian village
Local Rotarians pictured with one of the 124 temporary modular homes that have helped to house residents of Moshchun, a village near the Ukrainian capital, where Russian bombardment destroyed or severely damaged 70% of the buildings.
Their appeal to other Rotary clubs brought support from 12 countries including Britain. Our Ukrainian Quiz Night, held in November, raised funds for furniture and other household essentials.
Ready to receive
Some 19 months ago Rotary in Harpenden took on a project to raise funds to equip a new operating theatre being built at the Kyengera Women’s hospital in Wakiso, near Kampala, Uganda.
We had the task of raising the equivalent of US$5,000 to get the $30,000+ project off the ground.
How the Big Give helped thousands in Malawi
Pump Aid, the charity dedicated to bringing the benefits of clean water to African countries, was one of the main beneficiaries of the funds raised by Rotary in Harpenden’s Classics on the Common show last July. It has now found a way to double the value of that donation.