Economic & Community Development Month
Over 795 million people (or 1 in 9 people in the world) do not have enough to eat; 60% of the world’s hungry are women and girls; 70% of the world’s poorest people live in rural areas and depend on agriculture and related activities for their livelihood.
The Rotary Foundation enables Rotarians to invest in people by creating sustainable, measurable and long term economic improvements in their communities and lives.
In the last year our District approved four global grants to address this Area of Focus. The Rotary Club of Langley Central has a food security program developing a plantain farm in Liberia; the Everett Club has a greenhouse project in the Dominican Republic; led by the Abbotsford-Sumas Club seven clubs collaborated and are expanding a wheelchair factory in Guatemala; and the Fidalgo Island Club has an extensive economic development program in six Mayan villages in Honduras.
Rotarians are People of Action – and the Rotarians in District 5050 are very active in improving lives around the world. Thank you!
