Friendship Boxes – children helping Ukraine children
Friendship Boxes are filled with educational and recreational items by local junior schoolchildren, with the help of parents and teachers, and delivered to Ukraine in time for Christmas. There, local Rotarians distribute the contents to children most affected by the war.
As with most of our international giving, the money or goods are handled by Rotarians in the UK or by Rotarians and other trusted agencies in the receiving countries. That way, we know our aid will reach the people who need it.
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US$60,000 scholarship for post-graduate study
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Each Rotary club in these two districts can put forward one applicant to apply for a grant of up to US$60,000 for a postgraduate student to study in Melbourne, Australia, in 2026.
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Just a few of the many photos we have received from Rotarians in Lviv, a major city in west Ukraine, where our first Friendship Boxes, filled with educational and recreational items, were delivered in time for Christmas to children most affected by the war.