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| March 2024 | Engaging the next generation of Rotary leaders |
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 | | Interact Club of Kuen Cheng High School awarded Best Video of the 2023 Interact Awards | Each year, over 15,000 Interact clubs across the world are driving positive impacts within their communities. To celebrate their hard work, Rotary International hosts an annual campaign: the Interact Awards.
This year, Interact clubs were asked to “Promote Interact: Create a promotional video, photo, and/or essay that raises awareness about Interact and shares what being an Interactor means to you and your Interact club.” The 2023 Interact Awards encouraged more participation than ever before, with Rotary International receiving 596 submissions!
Earning the title of "Best Video" is the Interact Club of Kuen Cheng High School, Malaysia! View the Best Video, Best Photo, and Best Essay submissions on Rotary's Service in Action blog to learn what Interact means to Interact clubs across Malaysia, the United States of America, and Egypt! | |
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| | Webinar: Become a Champion for Youth | Rotary’s youth programs, Interact, RYLA, and Rotary Youth Exchange, introduce young people to service and develop leadership skills. When Rotarians and Rotaractors learn to engage with youth in a way that makes young people feel seen and heard, young people develop a life-long relationship with Rotary. Learn directly from Rotary’s Youth Advisory Council during this webinar on 15 May at 10:00AM (UTC-5). By the end of this session, you’ll be able to: - Understand how young people find Rotary and become involved
- Explore the barriers to youth participation and find strategies to overcome them
- Develop a plan to create continued engagement with youth members and alumni
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| Rotary Youth Exchange: Your passport to adventure | For more than 40 years, Rotary clubs have been sending students abroad with the aim of promoting international understanding and friendship through Rotary Youth Exchange. Youth Exchange students often say their experience abroad was the best time of their lives. Being part of the program can be life-changing for the Rotary members who host students as well!
Read the article for real-life stories from Youth Exchange participants and members alike. |  |
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| Take action this Global Youth Service Day | | Global Youth Service Day, 26-28 April, is the largest youth service and civic action event that celebrates youth and their communities working together for the common good. Learn ways to join the celebration and honor the service impact of Rotary’s Young Leaders! |  |
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| Apply for a Rotary Peace Fellowship by 15 May | | Rotary offers fully funded master’s degrees and professional development certificate programs for young professionals with three to five years of experience in peace and development. They study at premier universities around the world, gaining knowledge, skills, and global networks to be effective peacebuilders. Learn more about this unique opportunity and apply now or in future years. |  |
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| | | World Immunization Week is 24-30 April | Help Rotary raise awareness for polio eradication and the importance of vaccines during World Immunization Week on 24-30 April. As a Rotary member, you have played a critical role in helping us reduce polio cases by 99.9% since 1988, but we know our work isn’t done until we end polio for good. You can find a variety of resources to help spread the word on the End Polio Now Resource Center. |  |
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| | | Have an upcoming youth programs event? | Are you hosting or attending an upcoming Interact, RYLA, or NGSE event that is open to the whole Rotary community? Tell us about it!
E-mail us at youngleaders@rotary.org to have your event featured in the monthly Young Leaders in Action newsletter "Upcoming Events" section! Please include the name, date, and website and/or applicable information about your event to be featured. |  |
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| | 24-25 May 2024
Youth Exchange Officers Preconvention
Singapore
14-16 August 2024
Nex Gen RYLA International Facilitator Training
Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Do you have an upcoming event to add to this list? Email us at youngleaders@rotary.org. | |
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